CLGPS Room 2

Week three has been full of excitement!

In science, room 2 simulated some mining with the help of birdseed. The aim was to use tweezers to mine “resources” from the environment (container of birdseed). Groups could cash in their resources at any time to make as much money as possible, however the prices fluctuated due to supply and demand. We then had a great discussion about all the challenges that can implicate the mining process.

In HASS we have just been introduced to a new assignment. Using the Dollar Street website, we have been looking at a range of families across the world. We will be using this resource and others to compare the liveability of our own locations and that of a family across the world. Today we used an excel spreadsheet to graph the average monthly income of some of these countries across the world. The assignment sheet has been attached, however this will be an in class task.

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As a part of our Child Protection Curriculum, the topic of discussion this week has been abuse. It is a rather sensitive subject but students have created a safe environment within the classroom for questions and discussion. Please remind students that the content of discussion should not be treated as a casual lunch time chat. If students have genuine questions or concerns they are encouraged to speak to their parents or a teacher. It is likely that students might become curious and have follow up questions. It would be greatly appreciated if you could have a conversation with your child to ensure they are feeling comfortable about the topic and know they can come to you for information if necessary.

Notes

Year 6 – A note went home today about year 7 uniforms for next year. The uniform company will be coming into school on Wednesday of week 5 to size students for their shirts and jackets. It would be great if the year 6s who are attending next year were at school this day, thanks.

Year 7 – A note regarding year 7 graduation has gone home today. It outlines the schedule for graduation night, Wednesday 12th December (Week 9), as well as the payment form for graduation dinner.

Transition Days

With the numerous transition days for schools coming up, it was be great if you could let me know what date your child will be attending theirs. Either by passing on the information with the student, emailing, or writing a note in the diary. This way it helps with programming of lessons and I can avoid necessary things being on a day with a large number of students away.

Thanks 🙂

Well we are two weeks through already but there is a lot to get through before we start celebrating with holidays again!

HASS

As a part of our Place and Liveability unit students will be comparing aspects of their lives to others around the world. Already this term we have had discussions about some things that impact liveability. In preparation for our project it would be great if students could begin to take photos of their community. Housing (can even be a hand drawn house plan), local surroundings (shops, transport, education, sports or hobbies, nearby facilities). The aim is to determine the things that improve or impede liveability. We will use these photos for our assignment therefore they need to be accessible from school either through BYOD, USB or email.

HOMEWORK

Please don’t forget that the homework task ‘Music with a message’ inquiry, is due this Thursday. Students will be presenting them on Thursday or Friday this week.

PUPIL FREE DAY

A reminder that Monday of Week 4 this term is a Pupil Free Day.

TERM 4 Overview

Attached is our term 4 overview. Please be mindful that we will be covering the Child Protection Curriculum this term. This often sparks follow up questions at home. Please let me know if you have any questions or issues.

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Thanks 🙂

This and next week’s homework is an Inquiry into Music with a Message (this year’s concert theme)

It will be due next Thursday and presented in the form of a speech. Over the next week we will be focusing on oral language techniques to assist students in presenting speeches. This is particularly important for year 7s who will be giving a speech at graduation.

Attached is the task outline.

Thanks 🙂

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Hi everyone

Just a heads up that I will not be in tomorrow (Monday week 2). Students will need to bring their diaries to school Tuesday to be signed by me and homework will be explained on Tuesday as well.

Thanks 🙂

And just like that the holidays are over again! Hope you’re all ready for the busy term to come.

Please remember to:

• sign Diaries for the last week of term 3.
• Bring hats to school and wear sunscreen as the days get warmer
• Chat with your child about behaviour expectations heading into this last term, especially year 7’s. Often within these last couple of months students can begin to derail with the excitement of High School around the corner. Rick already said his bit at the end of last term so a friendly reminder from myself and parents would be great too. Let’s finish this year on a positive note 🙂
• call the office, or email me, with explanations for absences

See you all tomorrow!

Happy holidays everyone. A restful break is well deserved after the busy term. What a way to finish off with the Festival of Choir and our ancient Egyptian exhibit. Thanks for everyone that managed to come along on Thursday evening to see our students’ amazing work.

See you all on Monday in two weeks!

Welcome back for another busy week.

Sports day recap 

Congratulations to Jackson on a great win last Friday. It was a nice way to finish off the week. A big thanks to our House Captains who put in a great deal of effort and time over the last month or so. I can safely say I am still recovering from the teacher relay!

Ancient Egypt night 

Hopefully everyone has received an invite to out Ancient Egyptian Museum Exhibit.

It will be a wonderful display of the students’ work across all year 6/7 classes.

Enrolment intention slip

Can year 6 students please return the yellow enrolment intention slip as soon as possible.

Homework

Just a reminder that the HASS homework task is due next Wednesday. I have poster paper ready for students to collect tomorrow. There will be an hour provided on Friday for students to work on these posters in class.

Student Led Conferences

Thank you to all the families that came in last week. It was great to touch base with everyone and the students enjoyed the opportunity to share their work and take on the role of a teacher.

That’s all for now 🙂

Hi everyone

I hope you’re enjoying the weekend so far. I just have a couple of bits of information.

Student Led Conferences are this week coming. I have 12 families that haven’t booked in a time to come in, however the online booking system closed on Thursday night. Can you please email me with a preferred time Jessica.Roberts824@schools.sa.edu.au

The following times are available:

Monday (3:30-4:00 one session free OR 4:00-4:30 OR 4:30-5:00)

Tuesday (3:30-4:00 two sessions free OR 4:00-4:30 OR 4:30-5:00 OR 5:30-6:00 OR 6:30-7:00 OR 7:00-7:30 )

Wednesday (3:30-4:00 one session free OR 4:00-4:30 OR 4:30-5:00 two sessions free)

Thanks to all who have booked in a session.

Homework – On Thursday I sent out a homework task that is Due Wednesday of week 10. This is an assessment task as a part of our History unit and there will be no class time set aside for this other than the time already taken to go through the task. Although it is to be presented as a visual display, students can use technologies to type their information in order to help with neatness and organisation. I will supply poster paper for students. Many assignments throughout high school will require students to complete as a homework task so here is s a rough guideline to keep students on track:

• By the end of week 8 students should have sourced some information based on their inquiry questions, highlighted or taken notes on the key points. The library also has good resources that students could borrow in our Tuesday borrowing time. A list of resources needs to be noted.
• Throughout week 9 students should be constructing text, relevant to the questions developed, in their own words either directly onto their poster or typed up ready to transfer.
• Throughout the 3 weeks, students might begin to draw their chosen god. This will be a good opportunity to break up the research and reading. Remind students that this is not the main point of the task so should be given the least amount of time in comparison.
• Week 10 should be editing and final construction of their display poster.

I have attached the task sheet. Part 2, creating 3 inquiry questions, requires students to answer them as well not just create them. There has been some confusion as it was not stated clearly.

Thanks for your support on this.

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Have a good weekend!

PAT testing will take place tomorrow from 8:50am-9:50am and next Thursday at the same time. Please encourage students to come into class to get ready for the day as soon as the doors open so that we can be in the computer room as quickly as possible.

Any students who are absent will do a catch up test with a supervising at another time.

Thanks

Well the term is disappearing in the blink off an eye.

This week is already half way through with a much needed long weekend ahead 🙂

Student Led Conferences

Next week (week 8) are student led conferences. You should have received a note that looks like this

Please follow the prompts to make an online booking for your time to come in.

Homework

This week’s homework is an Adelaide Show Maths task. Students must complete two out of the three tasks. It is due next Monday.

Some students are yet to finish their Historical Journal assessment task and may be completing this at home as well. These were due today.

Thanks 🙂