What did you learn in the holidays?
Welcome back to our last term. It will fly by very quickly but we still have lots of exciting things to do. During the holidays Mrs Thomas and I have both been doing some thinking about you and the...
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WOW what great comments girls, it is amazing to read of all the things that you learned about in the holidays. It just goes to show that learning can take place anywhere and any time. I am sure that...
View ArticleAustralian Bush Ballads
This term we are learning about the poetic form of a ballad. We have learned that a Ballad is a poem in which tells a story. A narrative poem. We know that all ballads follow rhythmic pattern usually...
View ArticleUsing Social Media to communicate
Well here we are on the bus to Bathurst. The girls are quiet and the traffic is low. The sun is shining and we will reach our first stop in an hour or so. For the first time in the history of an...
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Day one- Jenolan Caves
We are all safely in our nice motel style bedrooms at the Bathurst Goldfields after a good journey through the mountains via Jenolen Caves. We took a tour of Lucas cave which was both educational and...
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Life on the Goldfields
We are learning about life on the goldfields. That miners lived in tents when they first arrived. That the first houses were made of wattle and daub. That the first gold miners ate possums, they then...
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Should we be using your phone to help you learn?
Many educators these days are arguing that mobile phones and other digital devices such as i-pod touches and i-pads should be allowed in classrooms. They say that school children should be able to use...
View ArticleYear 5 go surfing
WOW, what a great day we had on Monday. the weather was perfect, the lifeguards were too and we hit the surf. Enjoy our animoto about our trip to Manly for our surf education day.
View ArticleIf you were the teacher what would you change?
Thank you to all the parents who took the time to respond to our survey and write us messages regarding Year 5. If you have not yet completed your ‘homework’ the survey will remain open for a while...
View ArticleArt inspired by Sidney Nolan
5M were lucky enough to enjoy two art lessons with talented a art teacher. They considered the work of Sidney Nolan and his series of art works on the life of Ned Kelly. Enjoy our slide show which...
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