June Edition | T2 | 2021
June Edition | T2 | 2021
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God of the Ordinary
The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how.
Mark 4:26-27
As the liturgical calendar moves from the Easter season back into Ordinary Time, it is a good reminder for us that the movement of the Spirit most often occurs in the mundane and inconsequential moments and places of life. The reign of God is evident in the kind word, the gentle action or the warm embrace. Scripture scholar Barbara E Reid notes: “No action is too small for sowing God’s reign. Faithful everyday choices to scatter the seeds of Christ’s love unleashes a power that can transform the world.”
May the Spirit move us into places, conversations and encounters that will realize the reign of God in our communities. Your kingdom come, your will be done.
Update from the Principal: Eileen Rice
June T2 2021
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The 3/4 Learning Community have been learning about Aboriginal X-Ray art. Aboriginal x-ray art is a traditional style used to depict local animals and stories. The animals are painted showing some anatomical and musculoskeletal features which are important to the artist. This style of art shows a connection to country and an understanding of the relationship between animals and plants.
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Around our Learning Communities!
Around our Learning Communities!
Year 5 Learning Community
Year 5 Learning Community
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page-1-video-attachment-1 (1).mp4Activating both sides of our brain in preparation for a day of learning.
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Year 6 Leadership Team - Music
Year 6 Leadership Team - Music
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page-1-video-attachment-1 (3).mp4After a night of storms and weather chaos last week, Adam's response to no having internet connection was to have a jamming session! Enjoy!
1/2 Learning Community
1/2 Learning Community
2D & 3D shapes! This learning involved naming and labelling commons shapes; it also integrated kinaesthetic learning with mathematics.
1/2 Learning Community
1/2 Learning Community
Belle and Annika have sorted $100 into as many combinations as they could using notes and coins. They added it all up to make $3100!
3/4 Learning Community
3/4 Learning Community
We are learning multiplication and division in maths. This shows that we can divide into equal groups.
National Buddy Day
This week our Foundation and Year 6 students celebrated National Buddy Day. A day when schools around Australia take a stand against bullying by celebrating the importance of friendships.
Year 5 Learning Community
Year 5 Learning Community
Year 5 students took the opportunity to express their learning about the significance of the Stolen Generation during Reconciliation Week by designing their own piece of memorabilia that symbolises their support for the apology. Here are some of the designs.
Year 6 Leadership Team
Year 6 Leadership Team
Congratulations to Sienna, Grace & Aoife who chose to engage with the recent writer's competition established by the Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions Incorporated (BREAZE Inc.). Experiences such as these encourage students to explore different ways to share their voices to a public audience.
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1/2 Learning Community
1/2 Learning Community
We are learning to hear the phonemes (sounds) in words and identify graphs and digraphs.
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During science this semester we have explored the concept that solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and can behave in different ways.
We can:
pose questions to inform a scientific investigation predict what the findings of an investigation might be based on previous experiences decide which variables should be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data.
1/2 Learning Community
1/2 Learning Community
Student-led workshops teaching other students about the Bible and how to use it.
1/2 Learning Community
1/2 Learning Community
Student-led workshops exploring sections of the Bible.
1/2 Learning Community
1/2 Learning Community
Student-led workshops engaging with Scripture.
Year 6 Leadership Team
Year 6 Leadership Team
This week Lily (ACU pre-service teacher) is teaching us about division strategies. Students were invited to practise these at home by engaging with questions like what is 24 divided by 6 or you could make it a bit trickier by asking something like, 6 friends have to share 24 lollies evenly between them, how many lollies would each friend get?
Upcoming Dates & Reminders
Upcoming Dates & Reminders
18th June - NAIDOC Week Launch
21st-22nd June - 3/4 Camp
25th June - Last day of Term 2 - 2.30pm finish
12th July - First day of Term 3
Winter School Holiday brochure 2021.pdfAFL Holiday Camp.pdfBallarat Basketball Holiday Care Term 2.pdfKelly Sports holiday program.pdfPage updated
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