Today 5G had Watermelon Day! The students participated in Maths activities that were inspired by watermelon and other fruits. 5G named the fruit Walter the Watermelon, Spike the Pineapple and Alpha the Rockmelon. The first part of the day involved the students working in mixed ability groups completing Maths activities and challenges. They had to create a clock face that looked like a watermelon and have the numbers evenly spaced as well as try and find the circumference of each of the fruit. This proved to be tricky as the fruits all had curved surfaces! 5G then took Walter, Spike and Alpha for a swim ( in a bucket of water) to find out their capacity and volume. The students compared each fruit and discussed why each fruit had different capacities. We also investigated the speed of each pieces of fruit by rolling them down different ramps including the big one outside our classroom. The students discussed why certain fruits were faster than others, what affected the speed of each fruit and how we could ensure accurate results. Unfortunately, Walter the Watermelon had a crash and did not survive going down the giant ramp! To finish off the day, 5G created watermelon artworks to display in the classroom singing along to the watermelon song!

Yesterday 5G were very luck to have Ms Qian (Luna’s Mum) come in and teach us some phrases in Mandarin. Ms Qian taught 5G how to pronounce different phrases and sounds, how to write words and about the different types of food  and  festivals celebrated in China. Thank you Ms Qian!

Last week 5G performed their reader theatres for 2G. The students had a fantastic time performing their plays in front of their buddies and their buddies loved seeing them!

This term in Creative Arts, 5G are learning about Drama. The students have formed groups and are working on Reader’s Theatre plays. Each group chose a picture book which they will read and perform for 2G next week. 5G have been working on how to stage their plays so they don’t have their backs to the audience and how to project their voice so their audience members can hear them.

With Term 4 swimming well under way, 5G are having a great time participating in their weekly swimming lessons. Over the last few weeks they have been practicing and learning how to do Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle!

At the end of Term 3, 5A, 5G and 5S participated in a Poetry sharing day and picnic. The students wrote their own poems about nature and shared them with peers in small groups. Some students were even brave enough to share their poems with all the students!

Today Year 5 students had the opportunity to watch some Year 10 Drama students perform poetry. The students saw how written words can be transformed into a performance. The Year 10 students also taught Year 5 some Drama warm up techniques and strategies on how to conquer nerves.

Last Friday 5G went into the city to visit the Botanical Gardens and State Parliament House. In the Botanical Gardens, the students completed poetry activities, taking in the sounds and sights of the gardens. After lunch, the students went on a tour of State Parliament House where the students learnt how laws are made and got to participate in role plays in the actual parliamentary chambers.

5G students participated in the multicultural event ‘Around the World in 30 Classrooms’. The students took their passports as they travelled to different countries throughout the school. Some of the countries 5G visited were India, Russia, Peru and Poland! The students also had the opportunity to see different cultural dances such as hip hop and Bollywood dancing.

This term 5G participated in the CARES Bike Safety Program. The students learnt how to ride a bike safely in the community. 5G students learnt how to set up their bike correctly and some basic road rules to ride safely on the street.