Week 4, Term 3

 This year’s Winter Warm Up is next Friday, 16 August
Students need to bring a mug/bowl and spoon for delicious soups made by parents/carers. Bread will be provided.
We have lots of helpers and slow cookers but need a few extra soups.

If you are able to help, please join the WhatsApp group and let us know.

Thanks! Andrew

SRC Events Calendar 

Week 5  – Winter Warm Up  

Week 6 – Book Week and the Book Week Parade  

Week 9 – CNPS Neurodiversity Awareness Day  

Well, the big ticket item this week has definitely been , drummm roll……………..POTATO OLYMPICS! 

The students have had so much fun, measuring and weighing their potatoes as well as participating in many Olympic events with a maths focus. Check out the photos for the creative costumes and names.  

On an Olympic theme we have also been researching Sporting events and France for our up-coming Inquiry Expo on Monday - we hope you can join us. I think you will have the pleasure of experiencing, archery, fashion, crepes, soccer, art and so much more. 

In Literacy we are looking at declarative sentences and have been writing recounts of events in our lives. In our work with positive relationships we have been beginning our study on gender and identity. 

Bon week-end!  

1 / 2 team 

Friday is here and another week of learning and growth in the Silver Banksia building is in the bank. 

Our classes have started to explore Australian Citizenship, a knowledge unit that will continue for the rest of term. We have read, watched, talked and written about: 

• European settlers and their impacts on Indigenous people and their culture 

•  Indigenous leaders William Barak and Truganini fighting (figuratively) for the survival of their cultures 

• the Forgotten Australians and how trauma can be intergenerational, and 

• how the rights of Indigenous Australians have been recognised through referendums.  

We practiced using semi colons to join independent clauses without coordinating connectives.  

Here is a sample of the powerful senses poems students wrote in response to their learning about Forgotten Australians: 

I feel angry,  

I see strangers,  

l hear a different language,  

I smell mould, 

and worst of all, I taste brussels sprouts. 

• Archie C 

I feel like I’ve been moved to another planet, 

I see sad, feral kids with no idea in the world what's happening,  

I hear the hear the crack of a whip and a hoarse scream, 

l smell unwashed bodies and porridge, 

I taste the bitter sense of defeat.  

This. Is. Where. I. Live. 

• Remy V 

I feel the ragged material of my shirt, 

I see the corrugated iron of the walls and roof, 

I hear the breathing of the other children, barely metres away, 

I smell the sweat and grime of the others, 

I taste the disgusting porridge that I am to force down my throat, or else l will starve. 

• Arlo AR 

I feel scared and powerless,  

I see others who look as if they feel the same as me,  

I hear everything, different emotions, like anger and sadness, I hear crying like mine,  

I smell smells like nothing I’ve smelt before, I smell the defeat and loneliness that others hold hidden,  

I taste the iron in my boiling in my blood.  

• Wren B 

In Maths we have developed an understanding of how to: 

• show probability as a fraction 

• calculate an expected outcome using algebra 

• experimented with chance events to compare experimental outcomes with expected outcomes 

• show the frequency of outcomes as a percentage, and 

• show frequencies on a pie graph 

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Does that sound a bit technical? Well, it involved lots of coin tossing and spinner spinning – and lots of fun and learning! 

Next week’s Citizenship unit will include learning about rights and the idea of policies that limit people’s rights – think the suffrage movement, the white Australia policy, and the assisted migration scheme. In Maths, we will explore 3D shape by contructing shapes, looking at nets of prisms and pyramids and representing 3D objects in two dimensions! 

Have a great weekend everybody, 

Jay, Hannah, Sam K, Liz, Rhys and Giovanna. 

Prep E 

Matteo Tricarico - for the impressive way you are sounding out words independently to write 4 and even five letter words. 

Nina Powney - for the impressive way you have solved sharing (division) problems this week in maths and even helped your classmates too. 

Prep N 

Olivia Dalley - for being a fantastic role model in our classroom by consistently making strong choices. 

Scout Vigo Hede - for your humour, confidence, and smile that you bring to our classroom each day. 

1/2 S 

Annabelle Connors - for the thought and care you put into writing about our Stars of the Week! 

Angus McCarthy - for the passion and enthusiasm that you bring to our BQT lessons. 

1/2 SB 

Georgie Nunan - for the thoughtful and independent way you approach all of your learning tasks. 

Torrie Lyne – for your thoughtful approach to spelling and your excellent knowledge of codes. 

1/2 W 

Tait Eddy - for creating a very cool potato to participate in our Maths Potato Olympics. 

Pranavi Kochengan - for the passion and hard work you put into your reading. It is a joy to listen to you Pranavi. 

3/4 CN 

Jack Bishop - for the way you included describing words in your Big Write. 

Poppy Ryan - for showing curiosity and wonder by asking interesting questions when finding out about Australia's history. 

3/4 H 

Mick Campbell- for your positive attitude when facing any challenge!

Magnus Envall - for asking insightful questions! 

3/4 L 

Sadie Breen - for the time and effort you put into your city multiplication skyline!

Audrey Dunstan - for your abundance of 'wow' words in your writing.

3/4 PS 

Pavin Kochengan - for using strong vocabulary and phrasing in your Big Write. 

Eddie Carson - for using new writing techniques to make an incredible paragraph! 

5/6 HG 

Stella Gill - for the way you have been participating. 

Monique Brown - for working so hard on improving your spelling. 

Whole Class - for being so supportive and encouraging! 

5/6 R 

Pippa Sheedy - for the way you show care and consideration towards friends during challenging times. 

Thomas Say - for helping others in class solve technical problems and understand a new learning platform. 

5/6 J 

Adelaide Gardiner - for your enthusiasm and passion during our class discussion about the Forgotten Australians. 

Abigail Foran - for your hard work in maths and always being ready to share. Uh 

5/6 SL 

Gulliver Ward - for the way you take on challenges in maths. You're a wonderful role model for your peers. 

Lula Tigges - for your excellent use of vocabulary in your BQT writing. 

Indonesian 

George Clark - for making strong choices and being a great listener in Indonesian. Your improvement here is impressive! Bagus! 

Performing Arts 

Nathan McNeil - for the way you demonstrated focus and determination during Performing Arts. 

Lilah Crossley - for the way you got up and performed your scene.