Week 6

Well week 6 is here and things are still moving along at a quick pace.
Before we look at the week ahead lets look back at what happened last week.

Monday
On Monday we have some of the Year 7's start transition visits. This group went Faith to have a look and hear about what they will be in for next year. From all reports it was a great day for all involved

Wednesday
A group of 17 Senior Unit students went to Adelaide to play in the T20 Blast Cricket cup. We had 2 teams competing (1 girls and 1 boys team) The students played well and while they didn't win the competition they accounted for themselves well and I am sure they will be back in 2016 to have another go.

Thursday
A small group went to Xavier transition on Thursday. The students who went had a great time and it provided them with a chance to met teachers, previous Immanuel students and ask questions as they prepare for High School.

Friday
A another group of students went to Xavier for a transition visit and Senior Unit students also competed in the Faith Challenge day held at Faith. This athletics event is for Lutheran schools in the district. The students who participated in this event did an excellent job and showed great sportsmanship and a competitive spirit. Through great work the team came first on the day making back to back wins for the school. Well done to all those involved.

Now onto this week.
This week is a pretty normal week for the Senior Unit. On Monday the Stained Glass Window assignment is due but the rest is a regular school week. There are a few things still to think about.

Year 6's have the opportunity to apply to be a member of the student leadership team for 2016. The applications are due on Friday and we encourage you to apply. Check the criteria below.

Year 7's
We are still looking for 4 photos from everyone. It has been great to get so many in so far but we would to have them all by the end of week 7. Keep them coming.

That's all for now.

UOI Assignment

Sorry Seniors

Here is the details of the latest assignment.
I have heard great things so far about the artefacts people are making

Unit Of Inquiry – How We Express Ourselves.

Reproduce an Aboriginal Artefact

Create a reproduction of an Aboriginal artefact and complete an information page/s on your artefact.

1)    Uses of the artefact by the culture. (Function)

-         Key questions/Key concepts to guide your information.

2)    How was the artefact created (Form)

-         Tool/s used to make the artefact

-         Reasons for the way it was made this way.

3)    How does the artefact reflect beliefs and traditions of the culture? (Connection)

Due Date: Wednesday Week 4 Term 4

Exhibition Snap Shots

Here are some snaps of the Exhibition by the Year 7's



Space Exhibit



Military Exhibit



Architecture Exhibit



Hospital Exhibit



Animal Exhibit



Music Exhibit



Mental Health Exhibit



Mental Health Exhibit



Technology Exhibit



AFL Exhibit



FIFA Exhibit

Term 4

This term has started off at a crazy pace with lots of activity going on in the Senior Unit. With that being said the blog has taken a bit of a back seat but now it is time to get back into it.

 

Here we are at the start of Week 3. With only 7 more weeks left in the year there is still plenty to keep us busy. This week is no exception. Before we delve into this week lets reflect on the previous 2.

 

Exhibition was a great success for the Year 7's. Over the last 2 weeks they have completed their research and created an exhibit to show what they had found out. It was an excellent way to show their learning and skills they have developed over their time at school. On Wednesday we had the Exhibition night which provide the Year 7's an opportunity to share their knowledge and hard work with family and friends.

It has been a wonderful experience and has shown of the talent of the Year 7's.

 

Not to be out done, the Year 6's have had a big focus on government and have been looking at change and conflict and how it impacts on laws. They have looked at different events from history and how these have influenced this change.

 

Saturday saw the Senior students participate in the School Fair. Well done to all involved and the creativeness of the trash band.

 

This week will see things returning to some sort of normalcy. Home classes will be working together again and we will be starting our last Unit of Inquiry for the year. This unit begins on Tuesday with our excursion to the Museum and St Peter's Cathedral. It will be a great journey and chance to explore items of cultural significance.

 

More to be revealed as the week progresses.



The Week Ahead

Things keep moving along and this week is no exception. Here is a run down of the week ahead.

Unit of Inquiry
This week we continue our new units of inquiry. The Year 6's are looking at government and how they works.
The Central Idea is:

The Lines of Inquiry are:

On Thursday the Year 6's will have a chance to visit parliament house to explore more about government. This is an all day excursion and we ask that you follow the guidelines on the note provided last week.

While the Year 6's are away, the Year 7's will be continuing to work on their exhibition. This week they will be finishing creating their Central Idea and Lines of Inquiry. From here the exhibition really begins.

Friday is the Blast Cricket. This is taking a different format this year but it is expected a number of students will be participating in this activity. More information will come to hand this week. Stay tuned.

Friday is also Subway lunch.

Have a good week and watch out for more information.

Concert Reviews

Concert has come and gone for another year and some of the Senior Unit have had a chance to reflect on the experience. Here is what they have to say

Concert Review 2015

 

 

 

School Photo Day

Just in case you missed it, school photos are this Thursday. A note went home tonight about what to wear and about payment of photos. It should be pretty quick and painless process that will produce great pics.

Check out the Story

At times we like to put on some of the work we have been doing in the Unit.
Here is an example of some students work in the form of a book reading.
We hope you enjoy.

Upper Primary Concert

 

 

This week concert is in full swing. Here is a run down of what will be going on.

Uniform: Wear your sports gear all week. This will provide better changing opportunities when it is time to costume up.

Homework: There is no spelling this week but we still expect you to read and complete your 1000 points on Mathletics.

Tuesday: Concert Dress rehearsal between recess and lunch. Make sure you bring your costume to change into. Also there will be library time in the morning and UOI in the afternoon.

Wednesday: Matinee performance of the concert. Expected to finish about 2.30pm

Thursday: Concert night. More information to come on meeting times.

A note went home today detailing drop off and pick up spots for the Thursday. We look forward to a great performance this week,

Author Visit: Rosanne Hawke

On Friday we had a visit from the author Rosanne Hawke. This happened on Friday afternoon and involved the 4 -7. It was great to hear about her writing experiences and the adventures she has been on that has influenced her writing.
It was a great opportunity to find out how an author operates.
For more information on Rosanne Hawke visit her website.
http://www.rosannehawke.com/

Week 6

Well Week 6 is here and there is plenty happening. Lets take a look and see what is going on.

Concert
The Gala Awards night is shaping up with rehearsal of the opening number in full swing. This week will see more practising and organising of the class items.
Costumes: We have talked about what to wear on the night and that it needs to be formal like wear, that can be performed in. Think about if you are doing cartwheels or bending over and if your clothes are going to work. If you need hints, ideas come and talk to us.
Also this week we will be filming scenes so bring in the clothes you need for those scenes, this will be discussed as the week goes on.
The Stage is Set!

 

 

SAPSASA Athletics
This Tuesday students will compete in the Athletics carnival. We wish all the students the best and look forward to hearing about the great sportsmanship and competition.

Book Week
On Friday we had a great book week parade and it was awesome to see all the costumes people wore in honour of a book character. Well done to everyone involved in the costume design and creation. For more book week information check out the winners here: http://cbca.org.au/winners-2015.htm
Here are some cryptic photos of costumes from Friday

 

 



Wednesday

Kidpreneur Update

The groups continue to move along in creating a business plan for making and selling their products. Let's look at the groups and what they are doing.

IDK Wood
We are making wood products and selling them to adults. Our profit is going to Breast Cancer charity

Lord of the Key Rings
In our group we are making key rings that are brightly coloured and all the profit goes to the Red Cross Foundation.

Vintage Village
We are making jam and candles. Money raised will be going to the charity SIDS for kids. We hope to get things ready so we can start selling shortly.

Kawaii Crafts and Cakes
We will be selling cupcakes in orders (recess order).
Having a raffle in stall along with coasters and wooden crafts.
At the concert we are selling cupcakes and cookie bags along with some wooden coasters and hanging wooden pictures. We will also have some other nick nacks and a raffle prize.
Our charity is the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation..

Cosmic Cluster Review 2

Do you want an opportunity that will add spice and experience to your life? Well this camp is for you. 

The main things about the camp are intelligence and social skills. Obviously the intelligence is meant to be applied to the new topics, thus creating a new mindset and set of knowledge. Social skills are essential throughout the camp from speaking to people in your dorm to using sufficient manners during meal times. There are many topics including, music, art, drama, forensic science, medieval history and digital storytelling. With most schools you will get to choose the core you would like to be in. These will require thinking, knowledge and optimism, and in the end it is fun as well as interesting in many ways. You will be assigned to a group called a “core”, which you will be with for a chunk of the camp and you will work with them for a common goal and do things from speaking to them to doing the dishes with them, and of course you will get to know them. Early on it is about introducing you and growing confidence but it will unfold into a fully grown excellent social and learning experience. You will be doing things from building to geocaching to solving complex riddles and dilemmas. The operation is situated in a place called Woodhouse, around 2 hours away from Adelaide city. It is fairly remote, far in the country. For some reason it is in winter so it will be rainy and you may not be able to do all of the physical activities unfortunately. The dorms are not luxury but not complete trash. All you get is some bunk beds which people will argue over, a small room and a nearby bathroom if you’re lucky. If you do get a bathroom next to your dorm you will likely be sharing it with a teacher. The food is excellent you will get a good quality course with dessert for dinner. There are a range of selections for breakfast and maybe lunch and all the different foods are great tasting. They also give other food options for those with eating disorders or conditions such as that.

In conclusion it is a great experience for those who would like to learn something that is not provided at school. It is also fun at the same time as achieving this goal. I guarantee that you will find this enjoyable in some way or another. It is like a normal camp except is rarer and hosts more opportunities. It is excellence and elegance in one camp. Do it.

Lawrence G

Cosmic Cluster Camp

Last week 5 students attended the Cosmic Cluster Camp. This is a camp hosted by Lutheran schools in the region to provide further learning experiences for children. There are a range of subjects or "cores" that the children can participate in. Through the week we hope to share some of the experiences the children had of the camp. Here is the first review:

Cosmic cluster camp was a great experience for me and my peers. Our core groups taught us a lot of new skills and it was great to meet other people that have the same interest.

The core groups were – Forensic science, Creative writing, 2D Art, Drama, Medieval Histories and Digital Storytelling.

It was great because each core got to experience something they wouldn’t normally be able to do at school.
My core was Creative Writing, in my group I got to learn about all different types of poetry and learn how to write more advanced narratives using the scenery around us. Some of the poetry I learnt was:

Book Spine Poetry:  It’s a kind of poetry that you don’t really write from scratch – instead, you “find” it by arranging book titles to make a poem. This type of poem can be serious or funny, just like in regular poetry. To make a book spine poem, you would start by moving these books around into stacks with the spines together so that the titles are like the lines of a poem. You would keep moving the book titles around into different stacks until you find the “lines” that go best together to make a poem.

Black-Out Poetry: Also known as newspaper blackout poetry, the author uses a permanent marker to cross out or eliminate whatever words or images he sees as unnecessary or irrelevant to the effect he's seeking to create. The central idea is to devise a completely new text from previously published words and images, which the reader is free to interpret as he wishes.

Thumb Print Poetry: Thumb Print Poetry is a type of descriptive story/poem about yourself or things that you like. You start but taking your thumb print and enlarging it with a printer. You then trace around the lines of your thumb on a separate piece of paper and write about yourself on the lines creating an amazing affect.

Over all this camp was a great opportunity for everyone there and it was not only a way to improve your knowledge but it was an awesome was to meet new people and make some new friends. The staff and students are very enthusiastic about their core groups and are extremely nice people. I would definitely go again. 

Bianca .S

Welcome to Week 5

Week 5 is upon us and the time keeps moving on. Looking ahead this week there are a few things to think about.

Monday - If you baked a cake on the weekend bring it along for the Big Cake Bake. Cakes can be taken to Miss Clark's room in the morning. This is to support the Australian Red Cross.

Monday is also going to see a focus on concert and the practise and development of the Senior Unit item. It will be a creative day.

Friday - On Friday we begin our book week celebration with our dress up day. Children can come to school dressed as a character from a book. There will be a parade and sharing of the costumes.
This leads into Movie Night which is also on Friday. Come along with your family and enjoy a viewing of Shrek.

Check back for more as the week goes on.

Unit of Inquiry

We are full swing in our Unit of Inquiry sessions. This term the Year 7's are working with Miss Butter and Mr Jones, while the Year 6's work with Mr Semmler.

The Year 7's are looking at human interaction in the world and it's influence.

The Central Idea is: Scientific advancements influence change. 

 

The Lines of Inquiry are:

- Ways classification organises diversity

- Impact of human activity on organisms

- Understanding leads to change.

 

The Year 6's are looking at disasters and the influence they have in the lives of people.

 

The Central Idea is: The ability to survive is challenged by disasters.

 

The Lines of Inquiry are:

- Extreme events create disasters

- Disasters impact communities

- Preparation and response to disasters continues to evolve.

 

 

These topics have lead to some great discussion and sharing of information. As we move towards our final pieces of work on the topics we look forward to finding out more about these areas.

Week 4 Already

Week 4 is upon us and there is plenty of things happening in the Senior Unit. I hope to elaborate more on the events and happenings as we go through this week. Usually I have a lot to say but have found myself not getting here to share so I am trying short bits of information regularly.
Let's start with 2 things.

Cosmic Cluster Camp
Cosmic Cluster Camp starts on Wednesday and is a chance for selected students to participate in a camp where they will be extended in an area of learning or interest. It is a great chance to meet people from other schools and enjoy learning together. We look forward to hearing about the experience when they get back form camp. Camp is Wednesday to Friday at Woodhouse.

Club Kidpreneur
Another initiative in the Senior Unit is the Club Kidpreneur. In this a couple groups of students are embarking on running a mini business and are creating products to sell to the public. While the groups create a business they are developing valuable teamwork and organisational skills. Products from this endeavour will be available later in the term.

That's all for now but stay tuned for more as the week goes on.

Reminders

Sports Clothes are to be worn on Monday as it is a sport day.
Make sure you have a novel/book to read. If you need to go to the library you can do it on Tuesday or Monday lunch.
Think that's it!

Set Sail for Term 3

 

Welcome back to Term 3. It will be an exciting term with many different events happening. This term will be a busy one as we start a new Unit of Inquiry and new topics in Maths and Literacy.

Here are a few of the highlights from the coming semester.

 

- Unit of Inquiry: Year 7's will be with Miss Butter and Mr Jones, Year 6's will be with Mr Semmler. Our topic is "How the World Works"

- Maths: A lot of our focus will be on fractions and decimals as well as continuing to improve our numeracy skills

- Literacy:  For writing we will be focussing on Discussions for the first part of the term. We will also be investigating picture books. Premiers Reading Challenge is due this term and teachers will support you in completing it. Continuing to read is important!!

- Concert: Will be in Week 7 and more information will come out about this in the first 2 weeks.

- Cosmic Cluster Camp: For selected Year 7 students.

- School Photos are at the end of term.

 

It will be a busy time for everyone.

 

Year 7's

During the holidays the Year 7 tops have been printed. Your class teachers have the tops and will be able to give them out to you on Monday. Wear a casual top to school and when you get your top you can get changed into them. Here is a sneak peek at the top.

 

Thought it looks good!



We're Back!

Where does the time go? A question that is asked a lot with no real answer, but we are back after a brief absence. Time to catch up on the news and happenings in the Senior Unit.

Firstly lets go back to week 4. This is the week of camp and a great time was had by all who attended. It is always interesting to think about the growing experience camp is and the things we learn from the time away. Here are some thoughts about camp:

Georgia - My favourite parts about camp were:

·         The staff they were really fun and they were very and easy to talk to, they made me laugh.

·         The food was good too. Especially the potatoes that we had for lunch.
·         I really enjoyed the trampolines. Especially when we got long turns because no one was lining up.

Kira - I really enjoyed this camp. We had lots of different activities to do and it was a great bonding experience for friendships. The owners and workers are a bunch of great people and were very accommodating. They made us feel at home and did their best to keep us laughing and entertained. The food was delicious, the beds were comfy and the activities were fun. I found this camp extremely enjoyable.

Saxon - I really enjoyed this camp because we had lots of fun enjoyable activates it brought people and get to know people a bit more and the food was delicious let’s just say it was the best all up I thought it was a great experience and great fun.

Lockie D - I thought the camp was awesome and the staff, food and activities where so cool. I wish I could stay back and go

Lawrence G - I thought everything about the camp was great. From the activities to the staff, everything was good. Keep it up guys.

Lachlan C - My opinion is that your food was spectacular and the staff were nice and supportive and I learnt lots about horses. Camp was a 10/10.

Eden S – Wow, what a great camp! I learnt so much about horses, keeping safe out in the bush and how to shoot an arrow properly. The staff were AMAZING! Humorous and helpful, friendly and fun, and full of surprises! I’m coming back in the holidays.

Ella R - This was the ultimate camp! The activities were well organised and really well planned. The horse riding was new and exciting to the people who haven’t ridden before and at all times I felt safe. The food was spectacular (thanks cooks) the deserts were the best and the tacos were epic.

Here are some artistic camp shots

 

 



 Keep checking back for more.

UOI Year 6 Assignment

Here is the information for the assignment.

http://theseniorunit2015.blogspot.com.au/p/uoi.html

Look forward to seeing what you produce.

Week 3.... can you believe it!

Welcome to Week 3 everyone. It has been a busy start to the term and things have gotten away from the blog over the last weeks but we are back.

Here is the update and information for the coming week and maybe beyond.

NAPLAN
This week sees the NAPLAN testing for the Year 7's. It is a good chance to test the skills they have learnt. We know that the NAPLAN tests aren't a whole measure of what the Year 7's can do but it does help to identify areas of strength and also areas to work on.
The testing regime is like this:
Tuesday - Language Convention and Writing
Wednesday - Reading
Thursday - Numeracy Calculator and Non Calculator
We wish all the best to all the Year 7's this week.

Senior Unit Camp
Week 4 sees us heading off for camp. Information went home tonight about what to take and other information. Make sure  you a read and starting to get yourself organised. We are really looking forward to the camp and the chance to experience this adventure together.
If you want to check out the camp site try doing it here Wirraway
Also have something to say about camp check the new wall here Senior Unit Camp Wall
The packing list will be posted soon in case you lose it.

UOI
UOI this week sees both the Year 7's and Year 6's working on final tasks for this current unit. The year 6's and 7's have helped to design their final tasks with direction and we look forward to seeing the work they produce.

Buddies
Wednesday we will again be having Buddies in the afternoon. It is always a great time with the 2/3's.

Senior Unit Wall has been reset as has other things. Good Luck and have a great week!

Boom Boom Boom, Shake the Room. Welcome back to Term Two

Wow! What a start to the term. It's Thursday already and it has been non stop. We hope you had a great holiday and are well rested for a new term of exciting and interesting work.

This term is set to be a busy one again with many activities occurring. Here a brief run done of some of the things ahead of us in the Senior Unit

Week 2: 6/7 Jones will be on Assembly.

Week 3: Year 7's will be participating in the NAPLAN Testing

Week 4: Senior Camp to Wirraway. Monday to Wednesday. More information can be found here about the camp site. http://www.wirraway.org/
If you have any questions about camp please contact one of the Senior Unit teachers.

Week 6: 6/7 Butter will be on Worship and Praise.

Week 8: Cabaret Night.

That is all for now but have a look around and enjoy.

P.S. The Senior Unit Wall will stand for another week and will then be cleaned. Have a last look before a new wall begins. http://padlet.com/benj/seniorunit2015