Parliament 2015

Year 7's it is time to form a parliament for 2015 and you are all needed. Check out the
Parliament 2015 page for further details on what you need to do and also what roles we have.

Unit of Inquiry

On Wednesday we began our first Unit of Inquiry unit for the year.
Our Central Idea for this Unit is

Cultural and Environmental Factors affect the Human Body.

In this unit we will be investigating the human body and how it works. We will also look at what impacts on our bodies, how we can look after them and that global health is all our responsibility.

We would like to start the conversation and have a wall where this can happen. Be involved and have a say here:

http://padlet.com/benj/whoweare67

We look forward to seeing what you have to save.

Parent Information Evening

It was great to see so many make it to our Parent Information evening tonight. We hope it was an informative session and that we were able to answer any questions you may of had about being in the Senior Unit. If you still have some questions feel free to contact us and we will endeavour to answer them. We look forward to meeting with during the Parent Teacher meetings beginning very soon.
It will be an exciting year in the Senior Unit.

Lego Day Success

Today saw our first community celebration of the Lego Brick. We had a fantastic response with children and families bringing Lego models to share and excellent mini figure designs. We in the Senior Unit would like to thank everyone who got involved in the day. Everything is Awesome!

Lego Community Day

Dear Parent/Caregivers

As part of building our school community the Senior Unit will be hosting a celebration of the unique construction toy, “Lego.”  Wednesday the 28^th of January sees the anniversary of the Lego brick being patented in 1958 and we would like to celebrate this auspicious occasion.

The theme for the day is “Let’s Build” and children will have a chance to build with Lego and have some fun creating.

To help us celebrate this day and add to the community feel we would love for children to bring in a Lego construction they have made. This construction will be displayed in the shelter to provide everyone a chance to see the great building that has occurred during the holidays. Constructions will be displayed and watched over by the Senior Unit teachers and can be collected at the end of the day to be taken home.

There will be a range of other activities that children can do throughout the day as we build our school community.

We look forward to an awesome day!

The Senior Unit Teachers

Alice Butter, Ben Jones, Jared Semmler

The New School Year

The new school year is nearly here and it all begins on Tuesday. Firstly, congratulations to all those who have managed to get here from the previous blog. It is a good place to start in the Senior Unit to keep up to date with all the news, events and going ons. Lets get down to some business.

Book Collection
It was great to see families on Thursday for the book collection. It was amazing to see how everyone has grown and also to here the exciting holiday stories. We ask that you cover the books and name them to help them have a long life and home. If unsure of what to name books just leave it and we will sort it out at school.

Parent Information Night
Our Parent information night will be on Wednesday the 28th of January. It will begin under the shelter at 6.45pm and will run for about half an hour.
The Senior Unit information sessions will be from 7.25pm to 7.55pm and repeated from 8.00pm to 8.30pm. We look forward to seeing you on this night.

Parent Teacher Sharing
Our Parent Teacher sharing is occurring on 3 dates, Tuesday the 10th of February, Thursday the 19th of February and Thursday the 26th of February. We look forward to catching up on these nights for a chance to talk about goals for your child this year. If you have been unable to organise an interview please let us know dates that suit so we can organise a time.

First Day of School
The first day of school is on Tuesday (tomorrow) and begins at 8.55am. Children need to be in the classrooms ready to start the day. Students are to wear Formal Uniform on Tuesday. You are welcome to come into the classroom from 8.40 to meet the teacher again if you want.

Opening Worship and Praise
This will be held under the shelter on Friday the 30th of January at 9.00am. All are welcome to join us as we begin our school year.

Fun Family Night Get Together
On Friday the 13th of February there will be a Fun Family Night. It will be a great chance to meet families and have some fun together as a school community. The night will run from 6pm till 8pm and we look forward to seeing you there.

That is all for now but continue to check back here for more information.

Welcome to 2015

Welcome to the Senior Unit for 2015. On this blog we look to keep everyone updated on what is happening in the Senior Unit. Information from important dates, assignments, upcoming events and achievements can be found here. Being a part of discussions and having a say is important and we encourage you to comment and join in our online discussion.

Here are some dates of note

Book Pick Up - Thursday 22nd January 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Come in and pick your books up for the year and have a chance to meet the teacher.
This will occur in the Senior Unit. We ask that you bring a plastic or calico bag to place your stationary in as you collect it.

First day of School - Tuesday 27th January 2015

Have something to say feel free to put a post on our wall. It can be found here
http://padlet.com/benj/seniorunit2015