Year 3

2017

Our highlights this year include…

Zoo Camp

Lion King Musical

Indigenous Art Excursion

Having fun with friends

Doing Oral Presentations

Designing and building ‘Personality Islands’ from the film ‘Inside Out’

Performing at Assembly

Reading ‘The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’

Making slime and writing procedures

Yoga

Walkathon

Hoop Time

Balloon Rocket experiment

Picasso inspired self portraits

Swimming Program

Poetry writing

Creating comics

Specialist classes; Japanese, Performing Art, Art, P.E.

Movie Night

Working with both Year 3 classes

Excursion to North Road playground

Researching using the Chromebooks

Golden Time

Writing animal Information reports

Making Zoo Brochures

Designing Robots with Mr Johnson

Designing ‘Inside Out’ characters

Making our First Eucharist

Year 4

'The GRANNY'

Probably the most nerve racking game of basketball in our lives. Thoughts rushing through our minds of ‘can we make it a repeat of last semester?’ Starting 5 were Tom, Reuben, Ned, Donovan and Nicholas. Before we knew it, the game had started. We were the underdog because we had only played one term in this league and never played this team before. The team we were playing were top of the ladder but going into this match we were quietly confident.

Heading into the last quarter, the nerves started kicking in more than ever. Everyone but Ned that was in the starting 5 was off. Elwood started to come back strong and it forced Jane, our coach, to call a timeout. Then luckily, we pushed away. In the end it was a good win and we won The Granny. Also it being our last game for the Bayside Sharks, we were all over the moon that we had won.

Well done to: Callan and Ethan also from St James and Thomas H and Flynn J from Gardenvale Primary school.

Year 1

Highlights

We have had a very busy year filled with lots of learning and highlights. Let’s start with the First Semester. We went to see David Hockney Exhibition at the National Gallery…....now that was fun.

We were so inspired that we created our own artwork and wrote poetry. We also learnt lots about Spiders and were able to investigate our own questions about them. We also went on a ‘Spider Hunt’ around the schoolyard. Did you know that we have lots of spiders at school??!!

In Year 1 we love to read, especially Roald Dahl books. We read The Twits, Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox and Pelly and Me. We also made puppets based on the characters in the story. Some of us even played ‘Mr Fox’ games outside at playtime. Writing has also been fun in Year 1. We have written our own stories and shared them with the class, some children even made a stopmotion movie. Some of them have been very long!!!!

Semester Two we went off to Science Works as our focus was Space. We learnt lots when we were there. We really loved creating our own books and turning our classroom into a rocket ship. In Mathematics we loved to work with big numbers and were pretty good at it! Consonant Clusters, Japanese Day, Assembly, The Musical, counting teeth, Speaking and Listening, apple peeler, ‘Star of the Week’ and Miss Whiffen’s shop were also some many things we loved to do in Year 1.

We had a great Year and we look forward to being in Year Two

Year 2

Highlights

Leni: My highlight has been reading with Mrs Dodds every Monday. I also liked when we got to choose brain power for Maths

Abbey: My highlight has been choosing brain powers in Maths

Caroline: My highlight was the Sports Carnival

Eliza: My highlight was going to our excursion to Science Works

Natalie: My highlights have been playing with my friends and meeting new people.

Angus F: My highlight has been drawing in my drawing book with Mac

Amelia: My highlights have been Maths in the classroom and with Mrs O’Dea. I have also liked playing with my friends

Jamie: My highlight has been Daily 5

Lorenzo: My highlights have been having a great teacher and making new friends at St James

Sam: My highlights have been playing basketball and cricket in Sport.

Angus J: My highlights have been playing sport with my friends at lunchtime and with Mrs. Kidman and having the best teacher.

Alex: My highlight was performing our Skips concert in front of the whole school.

Yve: My highlight has been Performing Arts because the Lion King is one of my favourite movies.

Callum: My highlights were the Sports Carnival, playing with my awesome friends and having the best teacher.

Ella: My highlight was the Sport Carnival.

Grace: My highlights have been reading and playing with my friends at recess and lunchtime.

Olivia R: My highlights have been playing with my friends and learning new things.

Pia: My highlights have been the Sports Carnival, playing with my friends, doing the Lion King with Mrs Kennedy and having the best teacher ever.

Mac: My highlights have been drawing in my drawing book with Angus F, playing with my friends and meeting Lorenzo.

Sumire: My highlight was dressing up for Book Week and St. James Week.

Mia: My highlight was going to Science Works.

Olivia V: My highlights have been doing Skips before school, having the best teacher and reading every Monday with Mrs. Dodds.

Lachie: My highlight was the Athletics Carnival because I came first in every event.

Millie: My highlight this year has been meeting new friends.

Venetia: My highlight has been playing with my friends, having a great and wonderful teacher and practising for the musical.

Year 6

ANNUAL STUDENTS v STAFF NETBALL MATCH

Such a fun match, the 2017 Year 6 students put up a good fight, but the teachers were undefeated yet again. The Johnson Hyslop combo worked a treat. Everyone played well as we worked through 6 quarters of Netball, in the blazing sun. Thanks to Miss Coelli for scoring. Teachers rule in 2017!

A special Thanks to Jade E , Ava P and Miss Nelson. .

P.s. Mrs Ferrari would like to add that having participated in 11 Annual Students v Staff Netball Matches (as both umpire and player), the staff have yet to lose a match. Just saying.........

Foundation Lost Tooth Club

This year the Tooth Fairy has been very busy collecting teeth from the Foundation children.

Children have prayed throughout the year for their wobbly teeth and have been part of the Wobbly Tooth Club.

The children are growing up fast and losing their teeth!

In Foundation this year some children haven’t lost any teeth while others have lost a few.

Ciara has lost 5 teeth this year.

Violet-1 tooth Jack -9 teeth

Jackson- 3 teeth Noah-2 teeth

Will -2 teeth Harvey-1 tooth

Zoe-4 teeth Emily-4 teeth

Jenny-1 tooth Olivia- 6 teeth

Lexi-4 teeth Sophie- 1 tooth

Lulu-2 teeth Aurelia- 2 teeth

Federica-1 tooth Isabela- 1 tooth

Charlotte- 4 teeth Marko-3 teeth

Nikki, Charlie, Nieve, Talia, Patrick, Angus and Katie haven’t lost any teeth this year!

Foundation Reflect on 2017

Violet-I have loved art. We use pencil to outline our drawings and pastels to colour them in.

Will- I liked acting out ‘The Three Little Pigs’ .I liked working with my group and being the third little pig.

Emily- I loved Foundation 100 days celebrations. We made necklaces with 100 fruit loops. They were delicious.

Harvey- I have loved starting school and making new friends.

Lucinda- I have liked reading and writing. I liked the story ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’.

Olivia- I liked the swimming carnival. I liked the noodle race. It was fun.

Patrick-I liked when we acted out the ‘Three Billy Goats Gruff’ play. We worked in groups and acted out the story. It was fun.

Federica- I have liked making new friends. I only came to St James in term three and I love it.

Nikki- I liked having my birthday at school. I brought in cupcakes and they were yummy.

Charlotte- I like practicing for the school musical. I’m excited about the concert because I like the singing and the dancing.

Jackson- I liked pyjama days and grandparents day. They were fun.

Talia- I have enjoyed my buddies Ava and Oliver. They have been kind to me all year.

Aurelia- I have loved super Maths groups, book week and making new friends.

Charlie-I enjoyed sleeping on the bus after our swimming lessons. I was tired.

Nieve- I have really enjoyed art. I liked drawing the giraffe and the lion. It was fun.

Marko- I have enjoyed the swimming lessons and the swimming carnival. I really enjoyed floating in the life jackets. It was fun.

Zoe- I have enjoyed meeting and making new friends. I love playing with them on the playground.

Jack-I have enjoyed working with Lego during our STEM times.

Katie- I have enjoyed my buddies Amy, Emma and Claire. They have helped me in class and on the playground. I will miss them next year.

Jenny-I have enjoyed doing art with Mrs Hyslop. I liked making a handprint in clay. The clay was cold and squishy.

Noah- I have enjoyed learning the song and doing the actions to the song ‘Hakuna Matata’. I am excited about being in the concert.

Ciara-I have enjoyed coming to St James. It is different to my other school. People are my friends and they let me play here.

Lexi-I have made new friends and playing with them on the playground. I like it here.

Isabela-I have enjoyed learning to read and write. I love being in Mrs O’Dea’s Super Maths Club.

Angus-I enjoyed the ‘Shared Stories’ writing. My writing is in a book that is in the library.

Sophie- I loved when the Easter Bunny visited our classroom. He left our class a letter and there were white bunny footprints all over the classroom.

Year 4

WONDER

Last Wednesday, Year 4 went to Dendy Cinemas to see Wonder. It was AWESOME! It was an amazing opportunity to go as a class and celebrate the end of the year. We loved Wonder because it made us feel sad, happy, angry and annoyed all at the same time. It explored themes of bullying, difference, jealousy and friendship. We had a few favourite sayings in Wonder and two of them were: 1. Don’t try to blend in when you were born to stand out and 2. When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind. We had a great time reading the book in class.

Year 4

Highlights

In Year 4 have had an extraordinary 2017 filled with lots of excitement! We have had such an action packed year, its hard to know where to start. A highlight for us was Bike Ed camp to Maldon. It was such a great opportunity to develop new friendships. Another highlight has been preparing for the musical where we have grown in confidence. Seeing Wonder at the cinema was an awesome way to end the year with a heartwarming story. Can't wait to see what Year 5 in 2018 holds.

Highlights from 5N 2017

Will

This year in 5N I really enjoyed everything, but especially doing the Lion King production, I love going to rehearsals with my friends, as well as making new friends from Year 6 because of the Lion King. Another amazing thing about this year was inter school sports, for my sport I chose footy and loved playing with my friends while playing a fantastic sport.

Saskia

This year in year 5N I really enjoyed everything and I loved making new friends and having a chance to participate in lots of experiences that I have never done before. One of my favourite things about year 5 was camp. Going to Merricks Lodge. Working with different people, doing lots of different activities and experiencing new things. The activities we did were surfing, a 20m tree climb, kayaking, orienteering and snorkeling, which was my favourite! At camp we were taught a lot of things, teamwork & cooperation.

Chilli

This year in 5N I have really enjoyed everything and feel I have had a big chance to grow. One of the things that I enjoyed this year was our space unit. We spent a few weeks learning about space and then had an incursion. We learnt about stars, asteroids, planets, satellites and more. Another thing that I enjoyed was having a buddy to look after. My buddies Issy and Keely taught me a few things like how to play Mums and Dads, how to play tiggy and how two look after 2 crazy Year Ones.

Issy

This year in Year 5 I especially enjoyed our day camp to Sovereign Hill. On our excursion we had the the opportunity to gold pan, explore Sovereign Hill, go in an old gold mine and play a gold rush simulator game. My favourite part of Sovereign Hill was definitely buying lots of lollies from the old lolly shop. In preparation for this excursion we had been researching and learning about the Australian Gold Rush in class. We wrote diary entries from the perspective of someone living during and at the Australian Gold Rush. Because of this of this excursion and learning topic I have gained much more knowledge about Australian history and have had an extremely entertaining and educational experience.

Miss Nelson

This year I absolutely loved the Lion King. Seeing all my students try their hardest has warmed my heart and made me extremely proud! What an amazing experience for both students and staff.

Highlights in 5B

In 5B I have enjoyed Performing Arts and the Lion King, it has been quite a great experience. Another highlight of year 5B has been the teacher and my classmates, they are all so supportive and I love being around them because of that. I’ve also enjoyed learning about leadership, I enjoyed the interviews, Superspeak and just leadership in general. Last but not least, my personal favourite, camp, I loved all the activities and how we went in groups and got to sleep in cabins instead of a tent! - Tilly A

In Year 5B the one of the main elements of school I enjoyed was the Tournament of Minds because it opened my understanding to different types of problem solving and working with people I wouldn’t normally work with. Another highlight in year five was getting the chance to do BIDMAS relays because we got to incorporate sport into our math. For me a pinnacle in the school year was reading Harry Potter. - Ginger C

I have enjoyed everyday, every hour and every second of being in 5B. I made a lot friends and met new people that were in other grades. One thing that i'm really proud of is finishing my letter application for leadership, it was quite stressful but at the end it was really worth it. On the topic of leadership I'm very happy I am a Social Justice Captain next year. Oh and don't get me started on camp!!! We did so many fun activities like, canoeing, tree climbing , treasure hunts and much more. Life in 5B has been amazing. - Charlie B

This year in 2017 I loved camp. I loved camp because I met new friends there. I loved the snorkeling and seeing a pufferfish, which I was a bit scared of! We also got to jump off a pier. Stella was scared so I helped her jump off it. When we were jumping off it we did some model poses and it was funny as! - Lucy A

My biggest highlight during year 5 has been TOM (Tournament Of Minds). I enjoyed this the most because it was challenging and fun at the same time. During this task we faced lots of challenges like what countries to use, how to make the costumes and how to make the final Kandian dance. What I enjoyed about it was seeing the final product and presenting it in front of judges at Deakin University. - Dana Z

This year there has been many moments and memories to cherish and enjoy. Going on camp has to be one of my favourite things we have done this year. I loved all the activities we did such as snorkeling, kayaking, surfing, tree climbing and so much more! In my activity group I made so many new friends and learnt so much about myself I didn’t already know. - Chloe L

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