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In 1A we have been exploring the past by investigating objects many of us have never seen before like VHS tapes, records, cassettes and an old Atari console. We were fascinated by these items, asking questions like “How did people play games on this?” and “Why are some records big but some are small?”

We read a newspaper from 1983 which advertised 6 litres of ice cream for only $4.49! We wonder why nothing is that cheap anymore?

We also compared photos to today’s pictures and examined vintage books. This inquiry sparked excitement and curiosity about how technology and storytelling have changed over time.

In maths this term we have jumped into our statistics investigation. Together we’ve practiced asking questions, tallying answers, and interpreting graphs. Some highlights have included recording our scores in ‘Five Pin Bowling’, graphing our guesses in a game of, ‘Who is this baby?’ and surveying to declare Chicken Crimpy as 1B’s official favourite Shapes flavour!

This term in History we are exploring past, present and future.

We have learnt that we all have personal timelines, starting at our birth. We have studied shoes from 100 years ago up to the shoes we now wear. We have recognised that shoes tell a story of how things have changed We discussed how shoes may change in the future. The designs we came up with were both creative and innovative.                              

The Penguin 150

At the end of Term 3, 1C students undertook a collaborative art project to enter into “The Penguin 150” Art competition. All students worked very hard at creating a variety of collage penguins, until we had 150 Penguins. These were then stuck on to a large banner saying PENGUIN and students created speech bubbles for the penguins to be talking about important places in Penguin. On Thursday 24 October, some members of the class and their families attended the Winning Entries Presentation and received a 2^nd Place award in the K-2 age category. Well done 1C!

2A and 2B have been busy during art with Mrs Johnstone making Spring flowers, drawing peacock feathers, frogs, black and white zentangle designs and using a wide range of different materials and equipment.

The current project is using clay to make snails and Christmas ornaments. After rolling out the clay students were able to press a doily into it to make an interesting design on their ornament.

Year 7 – Chemistry

The Year 7 students have been learning about mixtures and particle theory in their Chemistry Unit.

Our final assessment is writing up the Laboratory Report to explain the learnings from the Bucket Challenge practical.

This practical required students, in groups, to separate sand, water, salt, leaves, rocks and paperclips.

Year 8 – Biology

Identifying microscopic organisms through the safe use of microscopes has been the focus as Year 8 students begin their Biology unit. Exploring the similarities and differences of the organelles of both plant and animal cells will be our next steps of learning before the production.

9 Science - Chemistry

Students have been finishing off their chemistry unit by learning about the three types of radiation. They will be working on an assignment for which they are required to research the real life applications of radioactive elements.

10 Science – Exams!!

For the first two weeks of term, year 10s have been studying for and completing their first science exam. Now they will be learning about Newton’s laws of motion before completing their final unit for the year in which they will learn about Origins of the Universe.

Connections was the theme of the overnight camp at Paton Park for our Year 8 cohort on Tuesday and Wednesday.     

Students slept in dormitory accommodation, planned, prepared and ate their own meals in groups and connected through activities facilitated by staff.

Bushwalking, shelter building, creek jumping, abseiling, trivia night, campfires, card games, soccer, cricket, monkey bar basketball, table tennis, bench ball and having plenty of conversations, explains why our Year 8 students returned to school hot, happy and connected.

A huge thank you to Mrs Van Essen, Mrs Wade, Mr DeRuyter and Kate for supporting the students whilst at camp, and the various teaching staff who assisted in many ways back at school.

Reflective Poem

Vacuum cleaner broke,

Out came the smoke,

Backyard cricket,

But failed to hit the wicket,

Funny jokes were spoke.

Sticks thrown in DeRuyter’s hair,

He gave us a mean stare,

Funny bedtime stories,

Ate too many lollies,

But did not care.

“My highlights of camp were connecting and talking to others. I liked abseiling – I was scared at first but then I did it and it was so fun. I liked cooking different foods. Spotlight was also fun, being in the dark and scaring people was funny and another opportunity to hang out with friends. I would do a camp like this again.”

On the camp

On the camp that we’ve just been,

everyone was singing ‘Fe!n’

there was a concert in the bushes,

at midnight, the teachers' shushes.

That’s what happened on the camp just been.

The School Camp

The nice, warm campfire was quite bright,

Spotlight gave me a big fright,

Abseiling was fun,

Getting burnt by the sun,

But the best thing was the Fe!n concert at night.

Camp Reflection

The Fe!n concert in the bushes

Nitro’s alarm he quickly shushes

Soup’s warnings, all nineteen

On the bus singing Fe!n

On the abseiling crates the wind shooshes

Thursday 7 & Friday 8 November

We are excited about presenting our production ‘Beauty and the Beast – A Bloomin’ Good Tale’ at the Ulverstone theatre in Term 4 2024.

Our next order for production t-shirts and hoodies for staff and students will be placed when we have recieved at least 30 orders. The shirts will be black and hoodies will be black or blue with the production logo on the front and the option of first name, surname or character name on the back. The cost of the t-shirt is $27. The cost of the hoodies is $60 or $65 with name.

T-shirts and hoodies can be worn to rehearsals, casual clothes days and outside of school.

Band members, backstage crew and ushers are encouraged, where possible, to wear the production t-shirt as part of their outfit for shows (plain black clothing is required if this t-shirt is not purchased).

Orders can be made via the Qkr.

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