Specialists News
Auslan News
Welcome to Term 2 of Auslan!
For Term 2 start-up we have been doing a little bit of revision of Term 1 topics including: basic greetings, colours, fruits, and feelings. Students are doing well remembering a lot of the signs we have already learned. Keep practising and revising our Auslan topics and signs from Term 1!!
This week:
Grade Preps have been learning some new signs for farm animals.
We are practising the farm animal signs through the song: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm!" and making a mini book with Farm Animals to sign.
We are doing some drama activities to practise our farm animal signs and acting out the farm animals that Mrs R or a class mate is signing! The new signs we are learning about the farm include: farm, animal, farmer, tractor, cow, sheep, lamb, duck, bull, pig, horse, dog, cat, donkey, mouse, goat, rooster, chicken, rabbit, goose, frog, and fish.
See if your child can show you some of the signs they are learning!
Grades 1-6 are learning about deaf culture within the deaf community. Classes are creating posters to educate others in our school community about different behaviours, attitudes and the way the deaf community interact with one another.
Mrs Riordan.
Sport/Phys Ed News
Sandhurst Division Cross Country
Congratulations to all of our students who represented the school at the Sandhurst Division Cross Country Championships yesterday. Over 2500 students from 65 schools across the region converged on the Bendigo Racecourse for this annual event. Recent rain had made the track particularly challenging this year and it was great to see our boys and girls pushing themselves to their limits. They should ALL be proud of their efforts.
The highlight of the day was the performances of Charlie F (11 Years) and Jed H (9 Years) who finished 1st in their respective elite ‘Blue Group’ race. Both of these races had over 150 competitors. Charlie will now go on to represent the school at the Regional Cross Country Championships in St Arnaud on Tuesday the 6th of June (note - only runners from the 10 to 12 Years BLUE Category get to compete at Region). We wish him all the best.
Special mention to the following students:
Isabella J – 4th in the 9 Years Girls BLUE event.
Lottie Mc – 5th in the 9 Years Girls BLUE event.
Taj W – 18th in the 10 Years Boys BLUE event.
Will Mc – 19th in the 12 Years Boys BLUE event.
Alana B – 19th in the 12 Years Girls BLUE event.
Tessa W – 2nd in the 12 Years Girls RED event.
Emma Mc – 14th in the 12 Years Girls RED event.
A huge thanks to Billsy Maher for helping me and the Bendigo Primary Schools P.E Committee run the day.
Senior School Athletics Sports
The Senior School Athletic Sports (Grades 3-6) will take place on MONDAY, May 22nd at the Flora Hill Athletics Track on Retreat Road. It will be an action-packed day, full of sporting fun. Students will participate in their age groups and complete in eight events with an optional 800m at the end of the day. The events are; 100m, 200m, shot put, discus, high jump, long jump, triple jump, hurdles and 800m (optional).
Students will walk to the track from school with their teachers and the first event will begin at 9.30am. They need to wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Students are to come in their uniform as normal and they will receive a coloured vest to participate in that will represent their House Colours. The students must also bring a cut lunch, snacks and plenty to drink. There will be no canteen facilities.
Consent for this event will soon be available via the Compass Parent Portal. There is no cost. Parents and spectators are most welcome to attend. Further information (including a timetable of events), will be sent home via Compass in the coming weeks.