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Celebration of Learning

Year 3 Science

This term, Year 3 are exploring the fascinating world of rocks, soil, and minerals in Science! So far, we have been learning about the different types of rocks and how they are formed. This week, we became geologists—using magnifying glasses to carefully examine various rocks and classify them based on their features. It was an exciting and hands-on experience, sparking curiosity and wonder about the natural world. We can’t wait to continue our rocky journey!

Year 4

Year 4 students are reading Birrung the Secret Friend by Jackie French, a historical fiction novel set in early colonial Australia. The story follows Barney Bean, a young convict, who forms a secret friendship with Birrung, a young Indigenous girl. Through their bond, the novel explores themes of empathy, resilience, and cultural understanding. The class engages deeply with the novel, discussing how the characters overcame their isolation and differences. The novel provides opportunities to explore the challenges faced by Indigenous Australians and convicts during the colonial era, enhancing students’ historical understanding.

Weekly activities around this class novel include summarising historical facts about Australia, identifying the main idea from each chapter, vocabulary and diary recount writing. Students are participating in lessons where they use the main ideas from each chapter and turn them into a diary recount, taking on the character of Barney Bean. This week’s chapter was about Barney Bean experiencing and celebrating his first Christmas with the Johnson family.

Birrung the Secret Friend not only enriches the students' literary and historical knowledge but also fosters important lessons in empathy and cultural respect.

Year 5 

This week, our Year 5 class celebrated International Mother Language Day! We had a fantastic time learning about the different languages spoken in our classroom, including Chinese, Hindi, Māori, German, and Indonesian.

Students shared words and phrases from their mother languages, taught each other how to say greetings, and even wrote their names in different scripts. We also learned why it’s important to keep our home languages alive and how they connect us to our cultures and families.

It was a wonderful reminder that our classroom is full of rich languages and traditions. We loved celebrating what makes us unique while learning from one another!