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