Week 9 and 10 of Term 2

KAYA,

Can you believe we have only one week left of term 2? Then we will be halfway through the year. 😵 I cannot believe it! 

It has been a very busy two weeks. Full of dance concerts, cross country and unfortunately the flu! Over the last week the flu has taken hold of 6H and 6M. I really hope everyone is feeling a lot better for the last week of school and are ready to come back to class. 

Well done to all the students who took part in OLC Cross Country, it was a great day and the rain stayed away until the end, what more could we ask for? Well done to all our winners and to everyone who showed resilience and determination and tried their best! I was so proud of all the Year 6 students that took part on the day. 




Well done to Mrs Haines, on another very successful dance show! Actually, show is probably not the right fit of word, it was an EXTRAVAGANZA! A massive well done to our Year 6 students that worked backstage, on set design, on costumes, music and choreography, you should all be very proud. It really was the greatest show! Even with a broken trampoline! 😆


Our Learning:
Writing: This week, we will be completing our good copy of our persuasive text "Children under 13 should be banned from social media".  Once this is complete we will be starting our hot task research for our brightpath writing task, "booger flavored bubblegum is a must". Students can decide to write in support of the statement or against. Next term we will be moving into information writing tasks, whilst exploring our class aboriginal totems. 

Math: Last week, we started our summative math investigation. This investigation tasked the students with creating a board game that includes four types of fraction based math sums; adding and subtracting fractions, equivalent fractions and fractions as decimals. The students had to plan, design and create their board game. Then they will need to play their board game this upcoming Wednesday with a peer and evaluate and reflect on this. The students will post their design and their evaluation and reflection on Seesaw - so, watch this space! 


Minecraft Project Design and Presentation - Update 
Wow! That is the first word that I have to describe the students effort, design and creativity that they harnessed when creating their sustainable minecraft worlds. The students put in a mammoth effort and I was truly blown away! I have only 2 more groups to watch tomorrow, then I will finalize my decision of the 5 groups that will represent OLC in the competition. It is going to be very difficult as they were all AMAZING! 

Pen Pal Letters 
This week, we completed our pen pal letters to the elderly pen pals in Cape Care. The students showed their value of Compassion in their huge efforts and energy and created beautiful cards, letters and keyrings. We hope our pen pals love their gifts as much as we loved creating them. 💓




Important Dates for Term 2 2023 
  1. Monday 26th June - Veggie Stall before school 
  2. Wednesday 28th June - Year 6 Parish Mass 
  3. Friday 30th June - Mr Lee last day of school celebration 
  4. Friday 30th June - End of Term 2

Homework - Due on Monday:
Please remind your child that their homework is due tomorrow. Please advise them to bring their diary and for it to be signed.

Makey Makey Controllers:
Students have designed and will be making their Makey Makey controllers on Monday.  Don't forget to bring all the materials required to make them.




Thanks for your ongoing support. 

The next blog will be available at the start of term 3! In the meantime, have a wonderful break with family, friends and fun times! 

Mrs Hurst

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