3C Limericks
A limerick is a 5 line poem that rhymes with aabba. Lines 1, 2 and 5 have to rhyme with each other. Our teacher wrote a limerick for our class which we wrote in our work books. You can make limericks...
View ArticleKoala Lou by Mem Fox Readers Theatre
Stage 1 EAL students recently spent two lessons creating a readers theatre performance around the book Koala Lou by Mem Fox. Pyke from 5N re-read the book to them and they then had a sequencing task...
View ArticleStorypath Unit -The Parade – Stage 1
Why do communities have parades? What makes people of various cultures special? Students explore the cultural diversity of their community by creating a story about parades and becoming the parade...
View ArticleLittle Red Riding Hood meets Goldilocks and the Three Bears
2-O have been busy writing poetry based on fairytales and Mrs O’Donnell decided to create a play inspired by her students’ work. This is the result Here is an introductory explanation of the play by...
View ArticleCharlie & the Chocolate Factory 1H
1H have been studying the novel Charlie & the Chocolate Factory written by Roald Dahl. It has been a wonderful experience with all the students engaging with the fantastic activities their...
View ArticleVirtual Antarctic information reports
As part of their English information report unit students from 5M also had to complete a virtual element by building the Antarctic animal they had been researching. They then needed to capture and...
View ArticleThe Human Body Stage 2
Stage 2 have recently finished the ‘Human Body’ unit of learning. The students created powerpoint presentations, quizzes, completed virtual activities, visual art and written projects. They were...
View ArticleLester & Clyde 2M
Two fat green frogs live together in a pond. One day when old Clyde was asleep in the sun, young Lester decided to have some fun. This is a story about the pollution caused by humans and how it impacts...
View Article6M The Simpsons Exposition
On Thursday 6M wrote a draft response to a letter about a television show called The Simpsons written by a mother called Betty Boo. This mother thought the show was terrible and unacceptable and wrote...
View ArticleDigital Technology and the Australian English Curriculum
Wakjira’s Self-Nominated Learning Project: A virtual Domino’s The challenge as educators is how we view and challenge ourselves, eliminate prejudice and develop and enrich our pedagogy to embrace...
View ArticleAugust 6th -1945 – Nagasaki and Hiroshima Bombings by 6H
The Hiroshima Bombings Dangerous and devastating People having trouble Communicating. Full of fright Unable to fight Shocking and painful surroundings Concrete hits the ground pounding It was 1945...
View ArticleStage 1 “The Learning Zone” English Project
2M are taking part in the following English/Minecraft project. It is hard as they must learn how to navigate the space, keyboard control keys and read at the same time. This is also tricky when you...
View Article2B MinecraftEdu English Project
2B worked hard today to develop their skills in navigating a keyboard and mouse with two hands, whilst completing another Learning Zone activity in MinecraftEdu. This time students’ had to build a...
View Article1L Blogging with K/1L from Merrylands East Public School
As part of our Thursday Minecraft literacy project this week students from 1L responded to a blog post from Asma, a student at Merrylands East Public School who has just started blogging with her K/1L...
View ArticleOut of the window we saw…
We have been reading ‘Where the Forest Meets the Sea’ and ‘Belonging’ by Jeannie Baker. We put the two books together and thought about weaving some beautiful trees. First we drew the landscape onto a...
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