Specialists News

Auslan News

Over the past fortnight in Auslan classes, all students have been learning many Animal signs to build their sign bank. Signs to practise at home together include…

Farm – farm, animals, farmer, tractor, pig, cow, bull, dog, cat, fish, frog, duck, goose, chicken, rooster, rabbit, donkey, mouse, horse, lamb, and sheep.

Sea – sea, animals, water, fish, starfish, turtle, seahorse, crab, shark, whale, dolphin, octopus, jellyfish, and seal.

Zoo – zoo, animals, koala, kangaroo, echidna, platypus, monkey, wolf, butterfly, gorilla, zebra, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, bear, lion, tiger, panther, crocodile, snake, and lizard.

Students may remember just some or all of these new signs. I encourage the practise for fun at home, and we will continue to practise these signs over the coming weeks in class.

Some of the vocabulary we are learning involves fingerspelling, so I am attaching a copy of the Auslan Fingerspelling Alphabet again today, for you to use at home. Students who don’t have access to a printer are encouraged to ask me for a hardcopy of the Auslan Fingerspelling Alphabet to take home.

Please use the attached Fingerspelling Alphabet poster to practise fingerspelling the following words: sea, seal, seaweed, coral, and zoo.

Mrs Riordan.

Sport/Phys Ed News

Senior School Athletics Sports

Congratulations to all involved in the Senior School Athletics last week. We enjoyed perfect weather conditions for this action packed day on at the Flora Hill Complex. It was fantastic to see so many students participating to the best of their ability and enjoying themselves. The students participated in their age groups and completed eight events with an optional 800m at the end of the day. Every student who participated scored points toward their individual ribbon and their House. Our Champion House will be announced at Assembly tomorrow.

The highlight of the day was the House 4 x 100m relay which was also won by Savage House. It was great to see the students cheering on their representatives in a wonderful display of team spirit. 

Congratulations to the following students who were Age Champions for their respective age groups. These students will receive their medallions at our Assembly tomorrow.

*Perfect Score (24 Points)

I would like to thank the SGPS staff for all of their work to ensure this was such a smooth running event.

District Athletics

Some students will now go on to represent the school at the Deborah District Sports on MONDAY the 19st of June. These students have been informed of their selection and will receive specific information (including a timetable of events), via Compass in the coming days.

Sandhurst Division Soccer

Congratulations to those students who have been selected in our Soccer teams to represent the school at the Sandhurst Division Championships next Thursday 8th June.

This event is held at the Epsom/Huntly Recreation Reserve. Specific information for this event has been sent home to selected students via Compass.

Loddon Mallee Region Cross Country

Good luck to Charlie F who will be represented Spring Gully Primary and the Sandhurst Division at the LM Regional Cross Country in St Arnaud next Tuesday (6th). This event features the best distance runners from North West, North Central and Central Victoria. The top 12 runners from this event will be invited to the State Cross Country Championships later in the year.