Today we learnt what NAIDOC stands for- ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. Once we learnt about what NAIDOC symbolises we were able to listen to Little Yarns, please see link for further information.
www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/programs/little-yarns/naidoc/104057312?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared. Please see photos of us listening by our camp fire. This is a tradition the Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use. 'From the 26th to the 28th of June the grade 5 and 6 students embarked on an adventure to Camp Manyung. It was a very fun and thrilling experience for us. WE participated in many fun activities such as the Giant Swing, the Flying Fox, the Leadership Challenge, Marine Discovery and more. I think everyone that came to the camp would agree that the food there was divine and the dessert was even better. Now we would like to show you a short video of our amazing adventure. Enjoy.' - Emily Simcox As part of our weekly Respectful Relationships lessons we learn to build social skills including developing our personal strengths, communication skills and interpersonal skills. A great example of this is playing games! Here are photos of students playing engaging, fun board games!Thank you to all the families and students who participated in Crazy Hair Day 2024. Not only did we raise money through gold coin donations, we had a lot of fun showing off our crazy hairstyles! See the Year 5 and Year 6 photos!
YYLC students have been learning all about 3D shapes, cross sections and nets. Last week students made 3D shapes from playdoh then cut them to see which 2D shape cross section could be seen. They also played a visualisation game "3 lies and 1 truth" to understand which nets matched to the 3D cube.
Students have been very busy researching a significant Australian event. After developing their own questions about the event, students used the internet and books to find facts and details. They then designed and created a poster and diorama, which will be used when presenting to peers in our very own class museum. See the photos of the fabulous creations!
A huge congratulations to all of our cross country participants! Many of our Year 5/6 students travelled to Kilmore Race Track to compete against other students in our district on Tuesday 14th May. The weather was unexpectedly sunny making it a great day to cheer on all our team mates. Although the track was very tough and very long, all students gave 100% with quite a few qualifying for the next level of competition. Well done to everyone involved!
Congratulations to all our Year 5/6 students who competed in the District Hockey Gala Day. The competition was held at Plenty where expert volunteers umpired and coached the kids in what was a new sport for many. The day was filled with fun experiences for all!
This term we have been focussing on learning a variety of strategies to complete addition and subtraction problems. Students estimate answers, work out an answer in their head before completing a learnt strategy in their workbook. Here are some examples of students working with real life numbers by measuring heights and working out differences between themselves and other.s
Last week our school captains represented Mernda Park PS at the Anzac Day Ceremony in Laurimar, laying a wreath on behalf of our students, staff and school community. In the classroom, we took time to reflect on Anzac Day and what is means to each of us through acrostic poems.
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