Year 4 Camp

Year 2 Night Sky Experience

Last Wednesday we came back to school at dusk to extend our learning about the universe we live in. Mr Jenkinson and Mr Janke brought 2 different telescopes to help us see the stars. One telescope we looked through and the other telescope sent pictures to an iPad for us all to see at the same time. We were able to see Alpha Centauri through the telescope, a satellite and even the International Space Station. Will, Kaity, Amelia, Taylor and Evelyn helped us make straw rockets, marshmallow constellations and served our pizza dinner. Miss Price’s moon rocks were sizzling the next day as we made craters in them!

‘I liked making the moon rocks because they started off cold and soggy but then turned hard. I also liked seeing the scorpion constellation!’ Millie

‘At space night looking through the telescope was the best because we could see Alpha Centauri. The we saw the International Space Station fly over and the Southern Cross!’ Oliver

‘It was exciting to watch a satellite move across the sky!’ Maya

‘It was so cool when we looked through the telescope because I saw two stars shining bright and they had orange, purple and blue around them.’ Poppy

‘Making straw rockets and launching them was super-duper fun!’ Tommy

‘I liked making star constellations out of marshmallows because they looked cool and like the shape in the sky.’ EK

‘I’d never seen through a telescope before, so it was really exciting to see the stars.’ Will 

‘I liked looking through the telescope to see the two really shiny stars and I saw blue and red flickering around them.’  Ruby

THANKYOU, THANKYOU, THANKYOU to Mr & Mrs Jenkinson, Mr Janke, Mrs Bennie, our senior students, and our teachers for giving their time and expertise to extend our learning in such a fun way!

Year 3 visit Ningana

Our visit to Ningana 

On Tuesday the 3 September, Year 3 students and their teachers decided to go to visit the residents at Ningana. Together, we all put in lots of effort towards making cards and bringing presents to brighten their days. We met lovely people and we heard lots of stories about their childhood. We asked things like what school did you go to, where are you from, where did you live, and the most important one was what is a memory from your childhood that makes you happy. Throughout the day, there were smiles, laughs, and even a few kisses. The smiles on their faces were beautiful. There was even one lady who had been a teacher at our school for thirty-one years. We heard from many residents that the cane was only given to boys and not the girls! After a couple of hours of fun and kindness, we said goodbye and went back to school. From this experience, I learnt that the love that we can share is more important than presents and acts of kindness can change the world. 

By Maddie Meacle-Lyell 

Our visit to Ningana 

On Tuesday the 3 September, year 3 visited Ningana. There we met the lovely Ningana residents. There was a heartwarming person who was named Patricia. My heart was full of sadness and thoughtfulness when Leo and I gave her the gifts because she cried. She cried because she rarely gets to see her children. It was very sad when she told us that her father had gone to war and had never returned. It was lovely when she said she loved horses and when she said her horse would put it’s soft neck around her head. Patricia mentioned the teachers were very mean and some were very nice. Patricia said to me that she said to her parents I want to marry a farmer, and she did. Proudly, Patricia said if you are down in the dumps, just put your nose in a rose and you will be a bright spark. 

By Clare  O’Donnell

Under 8’s Day

Lost Property in the Pavilion

Please collect ASAP. These items will be donated to St Vincent De Paul if not collected.

Kristen Bennie