Year 3 - 5 Class
This term certainly hasn’t gone the way we had expected, but the Year 3-5 class have still managed to achieve a lot! In English we practiced writing narratives and persuasive texts. A popular topic among the class was ‘homework is unnecessary’ so naturally, they were given the task of convincing each other why it is necessary (HAHA) They took on the challenge and did a great job. Students have also enjoyed meeting the VCOP characters this term and have been able to improve their writing using our VCOP board.During our HASS lessons earlier this term, students chose an island to research, and then created PowerPoint presentations on their iPad. They then used the nifty mirroring capability on their iPad to project their presentations onto the Interactive whiteboard to present to the class. Some of the islands we learned about included Hawaii, The Maldives, Greenland and Norfolk Island.
School Sport
In week 2 we headed down to Quorn to participate in the QAS Swimming Carnival. The fact this didn’t need rescheduling was very exciting! Sierra Wiltshire came away with a trophy for winning the best swimmer for her age group! Sierra was then chosen to compete in the state swimming trials. Congratulations Sierra!In week 5 Year 4-7 students competed in the SAPSASA Basketball carnival in Port Augusta. The boys team were the youngest team in the competition and didn’t come away with any wins on the day, however they enjoyed being able to compete and worked well as a team, improving each game. The girls were able to come away with one win on the day which was very exciting!
Basketball
The Year 6-9 group went to Port Augusta in week 6 where they took part in some Aquatic sports. They got to do canoeing, surf skiing, snorkelling and my favourite, sailing! The kids had a blast and did a fantastic job.
The MNSEC Carnival has been cancelled for now, however I would like to congratulate Bek O’Neill, Tayla Mcinnis, Jack Allen and Annabelle Allen for being selected to represent our school.
Other cancellations this term included the SAPSASA football and netball carnival and our Volleyball clinic. We will aim to reschedule if possible later in the year.