Students in LA 2-6 worked on designing and creating either a wooden catapult, water wheel or pull-along toy. First students researched these technologies and learnt about the forces and energy involved. Students looked at many images in books and online to help them plan their own design. Next they drew a labelled design on A3 paper that clearly showed how their model was to be constructed. Students then set about creating a working animation of their model using Phun (software). They also made their designs out of wood. Here are some Phun designs students created.
Well done to the choir. You were fantastic on Saturday night. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you after three terms of hard work. It really paid off. Last night I went and watched Hayley fromTerri’s class perform in the Troupe and Sachi sing the solo for Oye. They were both fantastic and did our school very proud. Well done!
“Visit at least 5 blogs from the participant list and leave appropriate comments. Keep a record of what you said…”
Thanks to Mr Toft in Ottawa Canada for suggesting his students look at our class blog. Start by checking out his class of year 5 students. Remember to leave an appropriate comment and tell them where you come from. Leave a link to our blog also. Once you have left 5 blog comments make a comment here telling us where you visited.
Last week 74 year 6/7 students enjoyed four days at Woodhouse Scouts Camp in the Adelaide Hills. Students in LA 2-6 have written and recorded podcasts of their experiences at camp which are linked to below. Students who were unable to attend camp have recorded news broadcasts of other recent interesting activities.
Congratulations to the students in LA 2-6 for their commitment to the 40 Hour Famine. Students are taking action to help 900 million people across the globe who do not have food security. As of Wednesday this week we have raised just over $1000, well on our way to our target of $1500. Thanks to all those people who have supported us.
Well done to all the students in LA 2-6 who are participating in the 40 hour famine this weekend. For those of you going without furniture, talking or electricity you only have 3 hours to go. I am feeling very hungry now and can’t wait for 12:00 noon. It was hard sitting at the soccer last night watching my mates eat chips, hamburgers and hot-dogs. Write about your experiences over the last 40 hours on the 40 Hour Famine Page.
I hope you and your families all had wonderful holidays. We are in for an extremely busy term. Make sure to regularly check the new calendar on the right of this page for upcoming events. You will notice that our camp and choir performance are listed so far. This week alone we shall have a visit from the South Australian Police Band and a soccer clinic. Next week we have several parents coming in to run a practical workshop for our “Parent Talent Quest”.
This term we shall be learning about all things medieval. Students shall learn about the feudal system and some students may select to build a working catapult or water wheel as part of Engquest; a science and technology program.
We began working on partitioning in maths today. Partitioning includes fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios. Parents please ask your children to share what they are learning about in these topics with you.
Keep posted to find out what other interesting activities are happening this term.
