Great Aussie Bush Camp!

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For three days we went to the Great Aussie Bush Camp. Not everyone went to the Great Aussie Bush Camp, but most people did. We did activities like Archery, Dual flying fox, canoeing and my favourite, the Giant Swing.. When I did the giant swing the staff were talking about going out of your comfort zone. When we were doing canoeing we went to the creek. I enjoyed the great Aussie bush camp. Nathanael.

Non-Campers

The Non-Campers did lots of things like art, party planning, finding outdoor games, rotations and art. In the rotations we did reading, Lego building, origami, weaving and board games. The Non-Campers had a lot of fun. 

Term 3 Drumming Performance

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NAIDOC 

Celebrations

   Window Art

Wontakalowa! That's 'hello' in the Awabakal language. We have been learning about and celebrating the culture of our First Nations People. 

Through stories and art we have learned about Aboriginal symbols, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, and we created our own symbol compositions. Our artworks welcome visitors into our 'ngurra', our camp or special place, and they tell the story of each class member's own ngurra. 

During NAIDOC day, we learned to weave bracelets as Aboriginal children would. 

Our mini hanging canvases 

Learning to weave

Practising weaving  

Peer Support

In the middle of Term 2 the whole school started

peer support. Every Wednesday afternoon the school  

goes to off to peer support. In peer support we are in groups

with people from kindergarten up to year six. There are three groups in each classroom. In our peer support groups we

work together on our worksheets, then after that we get a 

bit of  free time to play a game together. 

Peer support goes for about 45 minutes. In peer support we have a lot of fun and get to know different people.

BY KEIRA. B AND ABBY. S             

Police Talk

Last Thursday on the 5th of August, someone special came to our school called Officer Daren Fleming. He came and talked to the school about safety on social media. You have to be 13+ or 16+.

He can get to know peoples' details. For example,on Facebook if you search up peoples' details it will say where they live and you can know their number plate and  know who they are!

Daren also showed us his weapons such as O.C spray, baton and he had a gun but he was not allowed to show us it.


By Matilda, Daneby & Lauren

ANZAC Display

In Term 1, Mr Jefferies brought in a massive ANZAC display to share with our school. We learned that ANZAC stands for: Australian New Zealand Army Corps. We saw old money, wartime phones, toilet paper, bayonets, a telescope, war diaries and letters, medals and uniforms. Mr Jefferies talked to us about the experiences of the ANZAC troops in WW1 and WW2.

We are thankful to Mr Jefferies for bring his display to share with us and we look forward to learning more next year.

S2G

Look at Jacob dressed as a WW1 soldier

Looking at an authentic uniform

Mr Jefferies demonstrating a shell 

Term 1 Excursion

On Thursday term one week eleven, Stage 2 went on an excursion to the Newcastle museum, Maritime Centre and we went on a walk around Honeysuckle.We went on this excursion because we are learning about places then, now and tomorrow in history.

We arrived at the museum to eat our fruit break and then part of stage two went on the honeysuckle walk.

After our walk part of stage two went into the Newcastle museum.Our group went in the science experiment room.

Then our group went into the maritime museum and we watch a video on a shipwreck and walked around to looked at all the things that were there.

Thank you to all the parents that helped we had an awesome day!

by Abby

Kaihem doing a kick-flip

Eliza in the Honey Suckle sculpture

Skye and Caitlyn at the Newcastle mural

Eliza and Keira at the Newcastle mural

Daneby in the Honey Suckle sculpture

Jacob helping Shaye get a drink!

Belle pulling the wrong chain, poor Abby