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CELEBRATING WRITING@CSPS

The writing focus for Term 4 has been descriptive writing. Each sub school has focused on a different type of writing. Poetry, descriptions and essays.

Land Of The Lost

It was dead silent, nothing was there; there was there nothing to be heard. No birds singing angelic melodies not even a mouse’s squeak. Only plants and tiny insects thrived. The once city of noise and fun was now forgotten. The brick towers were now covered in chartreuse vines and emerald green moss. The city had been swallowed by nature.

The city was now covered in a rainbow of nature and life had spread in a plethora of ways; there were flowers, carnivorous plants and trees. Nothing could compare to the elegant grace of nature.

Insects fed from all that nature provided them. Insects had invaded buildings of abandonment and silence. Flies, butterflies, grasshoppers and every vermin you could think of was there.

Buildings had started turning into rubble and dust, peoples’ homes destroyed, memories lost and captured in the abyss of vines.

Insects flew eating small pieces of the vegetation, butterflies sipped nectar, bees pollinated the mesmerising flowers. Life was spreading more than it was being swallowed. Soon this vast place would be filled with plants and beauty.

Wind gushed over nature’s beauties making them dance in the cool breeze. The cerulean sky was a ceiling to nature's creation. Life was not lost in this city…

it had grown.

Hayden 5/6A

Australian Mathematics Competition

The Australian Mathematics Competition certificates were handed out at assembly last Friday. Congratulations to all students who participated.

Year 3 - 4 Camp

Middle School camp at Phillip Island Adventure Resort, was a wet but wildly wonderful success. Students braved the weather to participate and challenge themselves to ride the Flying Fox and Giant Swing. They shot arrows and putted golf balls, played ball games and board games. Students, teachers and parent volunteers watched movies, disco danced and performed on stage to applause. Middle School took on the windy lake waters, sailing rafts and paddling canoes before enjoying hot showers, home cooked meals and bunking in warm cosy cabins at night. Fun was had by everyone and the students should be very proud of the way they conducted themselves respectfully at all times. They persisted with new and challenging activities and supported and encouraged friends to overcome their fears.

The food there was great! The food was just yum yum in my tummy. The pasta was so divine! Emerald 3b
We went on the Flying Fox. You had to step off a drop. I did it but I was so scared. The Flying Fox was so fast my face blew up. Kya 3b
The Giant Swing was 18 metres high. I went to the top. It was the best thing I did. Asher 3b
The first thing I did with my Activity group was archery. I nearly got a bull’s eye but the wind changed. Charli 3b
When I went rafting it was so hard; we got about 6 plastic fat straws and about 10 ropes, but when we put it in the water it started to fall apart. We made it tighter and then it started to float. Elyce 3b
I was pretty keen on going on the giant swing at camp last Thursday morning. I had to wait ages and ages. We had to help since I didn't HELP sometime, I was LAST.

I didn't pull myself to the top, it was the others. When I was at the top I almost pulled the WRONG STRING! When I pulled the correct string I fell fast and swung fast. Luckily I had a harness. But still, I was absolutely terrified. Moral of the giant swing? IT's TERRIFYING! SO NEXT time you're at camp and there's a giant swing activity DON'T participate EVER! What adds oil to the fires is that MONSTROSITY is HUGE!!! If your harness came off you would fall to your death. It is just that HORRIFIC!!

Caleb 34a

Grade 5 and 6 Arrabri Camp

The incredible day had finally arrived. The kids’ faces lit up with glee as their joyful parents gestured their final farewells.

The buses jaunted up numerous enormous hills until they reached Arrabri Lodge.

The kids stumbled off the coaches and seized their burly bags from the bowels of the buses.

As they ambled into the central area of the camp, the leaders, Shaun and Luke greeted us prior to taking us on a tour of the grounds.

Moments later we split into our activity groups and commenced doing a range of amazing activities including a giant swing, rope courses and a flying fox.

Along with all the activities we got to experience bush dancing; a folk dance that uses a range of instruments made from basic materials such as wood and bottle tops.

After another day full of activities we went down to the Yarra River and panned for gold! It was amazing to see the children’s faces light up as they found minuscule ‘gold’ pieces in the river bed.

On the final day of camp we headed back via Healesville Sanctuary where the highlight was seeing the Tassie Devils during feeding time and then the flight show involving some spectacular native birds in flight.

Thanks so much to all who helped to make our 2019 Arrabri camp a success. It was a great highlight of our year.

Logan, Marlie and Bailey.

Students Leadership at

Cranbourne South PS

There are many leadership opportunities for students at Cranbourne South PS. Leadership opportunities do not only occur for the Year 6 students. The following are opportunities for students to take on leadership roles:

YEAR 6 LEADERS

School Captain - x 2

House Captains - 8 House Captains, 2 per house

Lively Learning Captains - 5 Captains (2 x STEAM, 2 x Physical Vibe, 1 x Student Liason)

WHOLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Junior School Council Representatives - 2 x JSC per classroom (Yr 1-6)

Sustainability Environment Team - 2 x SET per classroom (Yr 1-6)

JSC students will be selected on our Whole School Step Through day on December 10. Ask your child/children if they would like to be a JSC rep for their class and help them prepare something to say about themselves and why they would be a great leader of CSPS.

Foundation 2020 Step Up to School

So far we have enjoyed three visits from our 2020 Foundations with a focus on literacy, social skills and STEAM. Last Wednesday we enjoyed a bug hunt in the veggie garden with Miss Natalia and Ms Waiti where we searched for ladybugs, spiders, caterpillars and more. We then returned to the STEAM room to construct our own arty crafty insects amongst the coloured paper, scissors, glue sticks and googly eyes. We are loving getting to meet next years new students and look forward to the final Step Up to School session this Thursday.

If parents or carers have any questions regarding their child starting school please do not hesitate to ask myself or Katelyn Watkins on Thursday or please contact the office.

Elaine Doughty, Foundation Leader 2020.

BOOK PARADE

The costumes were out in full force for the Cranbourne South Primary School's annual Book Parade. Super Heroes, Harry Potter and friends, animals and fairy tale characters were all present. It was a fabulous parade and a great day. The Book Fair raffle winners were drawn by the Leaders in Books Hayden S, Ella C and Bree R and the winners were Grace M and Zoe L. Congratulations. Thank you to everyone who visited the Book Fair. Stay tuned for the new books and resources we earned for our school.

Through Generations - Guided Inquiry with 1A, 1B & F1A

One of the essential questions of the Term 4 unit is ‘How has life changed and stayed the same?’

Students in 1A, 1B and F1A were lucky enough to receive first hand accounts of how life has changed and stayed the same when we welcomed three CSPS grandparents to our classrooms.

First up was the wonderful Lynn, who currently has five grandchildren at CSPS and regularly volunteers in the Ready Set Go program and Year 1 Word Work program. Lynn spoke to the students about games that were played when she was young and demonstrated the difference between a set of ‘knuckles’ purchased in 2019 and made of plastic versus the set she would have used as a child which was made of lamb bones form the butcher. The students also got to look at an old camera that had belonged to Lynn’s mother and see how kids a couple of generations ago made their own footballs from stockings stuffed with newspaper.

Next we visited with the grandparents of Nate P from 1B. Jan and Russell used a venn diagram so the students could build a picture of the similarities and differences of going to school when Jan and Russell were young versus now. We discussed changes in how students are disciplined, handwriting, technology and school lunches amongst other things.

The students feedback from this afternoon of activities was enthusiastically positive and we wished we could have had longer to chat with out invaluable guests.

All the teachers and students from 1A, 1B and F1A would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Jan, Russell and Lynn for their time and insight into ‘through generations’.

i sea i care

Hi I'm Reanna, I'm Chloe, I'm Mikayla and I'm Darcy. We are the new i sea i care ambassadors for 2020.

On Tuesday the 19th of November we went to Seals Rock. On the boat ride there it was very bumpy and I nearly went flying overboard! There were lots of other ambassadors from other schools on the boat and I made 2 new friends! - Darcy

As we were arriving the smell of the seals got stronger and smellier. Then as we got even closer we could start hearing them splashing and making lots of sounds. Once we could see the seals we realised how cute they actually were. - Reanna

Here are some fun facts; when a shark is coming towards a colony of seals and the seals feel threatened, about 20 male seals go and scare the shark away. As well as that on the island that we visited there was about 10,000 to 11,000 seals and a group of seals is called a colony. - Chloe

On the way back from seals rock, some of us felt a little bit sick but Darcy was having the time of her life. When we got off the boat I asked if we could play on the sand and collect shells. We all collected shells and it was so fun. Mikayla

Thank you Miss Ryan for taking us on this fabulous excursion!