Class News/Learning & Teaching
Year 6JM News
Students in 6JM have been learning about the properties of 3D shape and experimented with creating drawings of 3D shapes on isometric paper and digital geoboards - and eventually straws and modelling clay.
Their learning culminated in a project to research pyramids and create an information poster and 3D model. Students were able to research pyramids from the following ancient civilizations.
- The Pyramids of Egypt
- The Pyramids of China
- The Pyramids of Cambodia
- The Nubian Pyramids
- The Pyramids of Mesoamerica
- The Pyramids of Peru
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Livia M
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Year 1 News
Olden Days Dress Up
This term, the students have been delving into the past to consider how things have changed over time and throughout generations. They have been learning about family and school life and how some aspects have changed and some have remained the same. Last Tuesday, the students immersed themselves in the past with an Olden Days experience.
They dressed up and participated in olden day games.
Camp Experience
The Year 1 students will be participating in their Camp Experience, "Under the Big Top" this evening. The students are remaining at school until 7:45pm, enjoying a range of activities, pizza dinner and a movie.
Year 4 Incursion
On Tuesday 25 October, Year 4 had an incursion about the body. It was wonderful! We met Dr Leung, an expert on the human body. Firstly he talked about the hospital he works in. Then he showed us two diagrams and took some parts out. We learnt about the heart, lungs, brain, sugar levels, liver, intestines and skin. Did you know that your skin is the largest organ in your body? We got to pass around the different organs to see them all. The only organ that we couldn't pass around was the skin! We learnt so many new, cool things such as, one lolly bag is about 40 teaspoons of sugar!! Maybe Halloween isn't so healthy after all! Another crazy fact is that you don't just have veins, you have arteries. Veins and arteries are everywhere in your body, because your whole body needs blood. Wait...I made a mistake! There is only one place that doesn't get blood - the cornea, a part of the eye! The day was really fun and everyone enjoyed it!
By Beatrix G (4TH)
On Tuesday the 25 of October, Dr Leung came to visit Sacred Heart to talk to us. He came to talk to us about the environment, food, health and where he works.
He told us that most of the food on this earth is wasted. Also, most electricity comes from fossil fuels when burnt. Did you know six out of one hundred Australians eat the correct amount of healthy food? He said that there are 7.7 billion people on this planet. He told us about the periodic table that includes calcium and sodium.
One of the most interesting parts of information Dr Leung taught us was health. He taught us about healthy foods such as fibre, vegetables, fruits, protein and dairy. They are all the foods of the healthy eating guidelines. If you eat unhealthy food like chips and lollies you will have high cholesterol and fatty liver. We also learnt about the brain, the stomach, the heart and blocked arteries. This was fascinating.
We really enjoyed Dr Leung coming to our school because he taught us a lot.
By Joel M, Noah S, Maya D and Otis B (4EO)