Ukeleles

Michael Jackson and his son Tom came to our school on Tuesday . Thye showed us all about the ukelele and also other instruments . Some of the Year 6 children played and then they gave the ukeleles to the teachers and they had to play too. We had a really good time and Mr Jackson told some jokes . It was fun .

Our trip to the Aquarium

On Friday the whole school went to the Portobello Aquarium for the day to do research.It was a windy road there but we stopped to look around and have food at Macandrew Bay and the Happy Hens Park.When we got there we went into a room with lots of chairs. A woman told us what we were going to do. Then our group went to see the baby sharks and after that we went to the room beside the touch tanks and looked at a crab. The male crab had a light house on its tummy.Then we went to see the sea anemones. After that we went to the rocky shore and lifted rocks. Finally we went back to school.

Olivia

Book Character Day

The whole school dressed up on Friday for Book Week.We had a parade and it was fun to see all the different characters.

Going going gone

We walked up North Road to watch the demolition of the Jonathan Rhodes Kindergarten. It was really interesting because the digger smashed down the walls and the roof. It didn't take very long.

Soccer

We have been really lucky because we have had soccer most days this week .We get to play games and practise our skills with Mark and Mike from Tech . We have improved and have really enjoyed ouur afternoons playing against each other.

Research

As part of our study about weather we have looked at keeping warm. For homework we found out about animals that live in really cold climates

We are making mittens so that we will have warm hands when the frosts come ! Using the sewing machine was fun but a bit tricky. We used a pattern and chose some nice colours of polar fleece.

Playground Changes

Mr Harvey has been busy painting new shapes on our playground.They are really colourful and look fun to use .Thank you Mr Harvey.

Great Homework

Well done Liam .Your homework was the best this week as you thought about your setting out and also used colour .Well done .

Hall Alterations

Four weeks ago some builders started renovations on our hall. The builders have used up a lot of the room inside so we don't have much room for physed so we have to do it outside. It is hard work for the builders. They use lots of different tools. I think the hall will look great when it is finished.

Molly

Swimming

Over the last two weeks we went to DNI Pool to do swimming. My swimming teacher was Aleisha and she was a very good teacher because she let everyone have a turn going first. I need to work on my backstroke and frog kick. I learnt how to do lots of freestyle and not stop and just keep on kicking and kicking. I did 11 laps up the rope and down the wall. The best part was doing the laps because you can do what ever you like.

Justice

Cross Country Run

On Friday the whole school ran the Cross Country . We had to do it at school because of all the rain and the wet grounds. First the little kids ran .They did some fantastic running .Then the bigger kids ran a longer track.The kids who weren't running sat and cheered everyone on. The Cross Country is really fun to run in.

Austin

Technology Challenge

We have been working on some technology challenges with our college teachers ,Mr Eaton and Miss Kannemeyer. The first one we did involved us making a shelter for three people if there was an earthquake . We had about half an hour and only a few sheets of newspaper, tape and string. We had to think about rolling paper to make it strong . We all made differently shaped shelters and some groups worked well together.

Better Biking

We had a really fun time on Monday riding our bikes and going over road rules .Some of us found that we weren't as good at some things as we thought we were!!! We practised hand signals and stopped at the lights. We also had challenges where we had to ride really slowly and in small areas .

Bike Safety

Constable Sommerfield has been working with us looking at parts of bikes and how to ride them safely.He has talked to us about helmets and how to have them fit properly .

Guinea Pigs

Lucy brought her guinea pigs to school on Thursday .They were really cute .Lucy told us all about how to look after them.She talked about what they like to eat and how she keeps them clean.We really enjoyed meeting her guinea pigs.

Our trip to the Gardens

We walked to the gardens as part of our study on plants. We went into the glasshouse and looked at all the plants that need heat and water. We had some questions to answer and interesting plants to find. The other group was looking round outside and inthe alpine area.After that we walked up to the Meditteranean area and had lunch in the shade .It was really hot anad we were tired from all the walking!We walked up through the rhododendrons and then through the native area. Finally we walked home .We had fun and learnt a lot about different plants and where they are best suited to survive.

Cricket

We had two fun days playing cricket against other schools .The year 5 and 6 went one day and the year 3 and 4 group went the following Tuesday.We played well and really enjoyed it.

Books

We have been looking at the books written by Anthony Browne. He has written and illustrated lots of books . Some of his stories have really interesting pictures in them . One we liked was "Piggyback" where everything ended up with pigs in it .

Beach Education

On the 16th February, rooms 2,3 and 5 went to St Kilda Beach for beach education.We worked in the club room to begin with and we learnt about different waves and safety rules. When we went into the water it was really rough and we got dumped by the waves.We had a great time and enjoyed the day.Thank you to the parents who came along and to the life guards for making the day so good.

Changes

Over the holidays two buildings were shifted at school and the builders are busy getting them ready. Where they were taken from is going to be landscaped and made into a nice area. The painters are still working on the College Block and it will be really good when we can use our library again.