sCHOOL Cross country

OUR YEARLY CHALLENGE. Our goal is our focus.

Do you run a cross country each year? How does it make you feel?

Jemma reporting:

I am running in Fendalton Park, onto my last lap, I have nearly run 3 kms and boy am I tired! I am feeling the pain as the stitch sets in and takes over. Now I am nearly there and people are cheering for me as they watch me. Coming up to the finish line all sweaty and thirsty, I have an extra surge of energy. ‘Vivid’ marks my skin as I am given my number, 105 as my placing.

Meg was kind and gave me some of her water to drink and I gulped it down like finding a hose in the dry desert. I feel that I did well because my goal was to get in the top ten for Year 7 and I think that I have achieved that successfully. Next year my goal will be to run the track without stopping and to bring a drink bottle. What a silly thing to forget!!!!

Today 70M have been learning about Claymation. We learnt that it is any animation done using a character, or characters, created out of clay.

Our Maker Space teacher showed us how to make clay move by taking a lot of photos and making them into a video using IMovie. It was lots of fun working together and building up a story in a creative way. It was amazing how many photos we had to take. We had a lot of laughs when we shared them with each other. We enjoyed being creative Our next aim is to build onto what we learnt today and create a Mathematics teaching video for our Multiplication and Division strategies.

Yesterday we had a newspaper treasure hunt with the aim to increase our knowledge about parts of the newspaper. We learnt to recognise different sections, e.g the editorial. Paper covered our classroom floors as we scavenged and hunted for information. 

Please enjoy our video about our learning.

Friendship isn’t a big thing — it’s a million little things. 
Our little things are our little Year 3 and Year 4 buddies. Our time with them is so special.

On Monday, the first day of term, we were shocked to walk into the classroom and discover it a jumble of mismatched desks and shelves. After assembly, Mrs O’Meara informed us that we were going to re-organise the layout of the classroom ourselves. We split into groups and began drawing, sketching and discussing various layouts, all with their pros and cons. Eventually, each group made a good copy of their best design, and we moved the furniture around to try each one out. We then had a hands-up vote with our eyes closed. The winning plan was a square shape of desks, with an entrance/exit in each end. Most of the girls were happy with this design, but we will try it out for two weeks to make sure it is an easy and efficient layout. We have had lots of fun trying out different designs and layouts, but we’re sure Mrs O’Meara is happy we’ve finally made a decision!