Year Level News
Year 1 Fairytale Fiasco Incursion
To support their current Unit of Inquiry exploring how people express themselves through stories, last week the Year One students were transported into ‘Upside Down Fairy Tale Land’, where everything was backwards. Below are some reflections from the Year 1 students!
On a rainy wet day, the big good wolf felt in a very helpful mood. He was going to help the three little pigs today. The first little pig's house was a big mess, so he cleaned the house until it was sparkly clean. Then he went to the second pig's house, the second pig said my tap's not working. So the wolf said, 'I will fix your tap'. And he did. Then the wolf asked, 'Can I do anything else for you?'. 'Yes please'. 'What is it?' asked the wolf. 'Can you clean my bathroom?'. 'Yes!' said the wolf. 'I would love to do that' the wolf said. So then the wolf set off to the third pig's house. The third pig said, 'Can you make my bed very neat?', 'Oh yes' laughed the wolf. And he did it as the pig said. 'Oh, thank you so much' said the pig. 'No worries' said the wolf. Ella-Rose F (1A)
On a beautiful sunny day there was a nice wolf. He wanted to do some jobs for the three little pigs. He went to the first house. The good wolf helped him fix his house. Then he went to the next house. He got his broom and mop. He cleaned the house up. He also fixed the dishwasher and the laundry and the sink, also he fixed the house. Then he went to the next house. He knocked on the door. He said, 'Will you have a cup of tea with me?' The pig said 'Yes', and they had dinner. Tom M (1B)
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Little Red Riding Hood and a very caring and kind wolf. 'Where are you going little girl' said the wolf. 'I am going to my grandma's house because she is very old and ill, that's why I am giving her some treats'. The wolf thought the little girl was kind like him. The little girl kept on walking but the wolf secretly was still following her. She turned around and saw the wolf and said, 'What are you doing here Wolf?' 'Sorry, I just wanted to ask you something'. 'What?', 'Is your grandma okay?', 'No, she is ill, I already said that'. Heidi N (1C)
In the woods there was an enormous cave. In that gloomy (glome) cave there was a wolf. He saw someone move (mow) houses. He went to the first door, a pig bit his finger 'ouch' he said. Knocked on the next door. No answer. He knocked on the next door...to be continued...Klaus J (1D)
Year 3 Aboriginal Virtual Reality Incursion
Last week the Year 3 students were lucky enough to have a Virtual Reality Aboriginal Incursion - here's what the students had to say about it!
Today we had the VR incursion. It was amazing. We met a lady called Sarah. She told us how to use the headsets and we learnt about the Dreamtime. We watched a clip of Aboriginal spirits and beliefs. We found out that there are different dances for boys and girls and some for both and all tribes have different dances. You could tell from watching the dances that the culture was very different to ours. They were definitely not doing the Chicken Dance! At the end we played a game where you had to find food. If you turned your head, you would walk in that direction. We also learnt that the Aboriginal people told stories using words, music and dances. I learnt so much and it was soooo fun! Eloise Borlenghi (3A)
On Tuesday, 4th June the Year 3 children had an incursion about the aboriginal people. We learnt that they have different tribes in different areas of Australia. They didn’t eat what we eat. They ate many different things like witchety grubs, termites, seeds and many more things. We played a game where we had to find bush tucker. Bush tucker is what they eat. Elizabeth Finnis (3A)
Today we did the VR incursion. We learnt about the Aboriginal people. We saw a tribe in Queensland dance three dances. Before that we learnt about the Dreamtime and how spirits created the world. One of the most famous ones is The Rainbow Serpent. At the end we played a game to find bush tucker. Bush tucker is what the Aboriginal people ate. If I had to rate the incursion, I would give it a ten out of ten. Oskar Edwardes (3A)
Year 5 Exhibition
Yesterday (12 June), the Year 5 students presented a very mature, enthusiastic and passionate 'Natural Disasters' exhibition. All classes visited throughout the day and the Year 5 parents attended after school.
Congratulations to the Year 5 students and teachers on a fantastic Expo!
The Amazing Race - Year 6
Last Monday (3 June), Sandringham College provided our Year 6 students with the opportunity to discover life at secondary school as part of their Transition Program. Students participated in a typical secondary school style lesson and spoke to the secondary students directly about their transition experience. The morning concluded with the 'Amazing Race' - a joint problem-solving activity around the campus involving the Year 6 & 7 students.
