Week 9 Term 2 - Written by Max, Zayne & Nathan

Kaya,

Wadandi boodja, Wadan Boonar Moort Kaaditjin Wongi, Nitcha Wadandi Noongar Boodja.

Hello, and welcome to the Week 9 Term 2 blog for 6R! Written By Nathan Gilbert, Zayne Bate and Max McClenaughan.

We have been doing a lot of things these past few days! Simulating earthquakes in Science, writing the most informative and well-written Information Reports in English and cooking s'mores using solar in Technologies are just to name a few.

 

⭐⭐Merit Award⭐⭐

Well done to Nathan and Zayne on receiving our 6R Merit Award for week 9.  Both boys have shown an incredible amount of determination and rigor this week in their learning, experiencing success in multiple learning areas. What super stars!

🏆Cross Country Winners🏆

Congratulations to all the people who participated in the Cross Country this week. Here is how it ended up in Year 6...

Boys: 

1st – Zayne Bate
2nd – Mahley Garcia
3rd – Noah Brice

4th - Cameron Spencer  

Girls:

1st – Kirra Chandler
2nd – Rose Rawling
3rd – Sophie Summers

4th - Nina Hutton  

Congratulations to these people who made it to the scoreboard. Also, a huge congratulations to everyone… for just doing it!

🎂June Birthdays:🧁🧁 

Priya- 4th June 

Mrs Ricciardone – 14th June 

 Flynn 16th June

Georgie- 20th June

Happy Birthday to you all, we hope you have a wonderful June and a fantastic Birthday!

 

Learning From Week 9 of Term 2:

Writing:
We have been learning about how to write extraordinary information reports, something different to what we have written in the past. We have placed a large focus on techniques such as, extending vocabulary, elaborating on ideas to develop the sub-topic well, creating cohesive sentences that link to one another and create greater flow, experiment connecting ideas with a variety of transition words and use structures for each paragraph to ensure they are written well. 

Here’s what we did throughout the week:

Monday: Continuing our learning about writing introductions and planned for our own Information report.

Tuesday: Learn about and write a conclusion plan. Also research our South-West animal.

Wednesday: Start writing our draft (We wrote this blog during a writing session)

Thursday: Break

Friday: Continued writing our draft.


Dance

This was our second-last ever school dance lesson, and our last practise for our dance in two weeks! The dance really lives up to its name…


STEM/Technologies

We finished off and used our solar ovens this week! Here are some of the amazing designs that cooked delicious s’mores. On Friday between recess and lunch, we were blessed with sunshine and thus able to put out our solar ovens...we were happy to report back that most of us had melted chocolate and some of us (depending on our design) soggy marshmallows too. YUM YUM!!

Sports Lessons

We have began a new initiative where we, in small groups, will have the opportunity to run a short 30 min sports session on a Friday. This will give us a chance to show off our wonderful leadership, communication, team work and sporting skills, all in one! On Friday we had 3 students (Zayne, Cooper, and Flynn) put together an amazing sports lesson (that we will sadly finish next week, as we did not have enough time) on the game Chair Dodge. It’s a fun game...and the team that I was on won all 3 games!!

All in all, this was a fun and exiting week! STEM, Sports, Writing, Dance… All very fun!

Week 9 Important Information:

💥Choir - Hannay Lane, Reconciliation & Eucharist Mass💥

Thank you to the wonderful parents of the choir children who sacrificed part of their weekend to take their child to the Hannay Lane opening, as well as, the Reconciliation Mass on Saturday night. The choir were an absolute standout and truly brighten up the Mass.

This Sunday 27th June we have the Year 4 Eucharist Mass at 8.30am, and whilst I know it is incredibly early, if anyone is available and able to attend to support the Year 4's in this special sacrament it would be very much appreciated. I look forward to hearing those beautiful voices again at mass on Sunday.

Whole School Mass

This Friday 25th June there will be a Whole School Mass at 10am in the hall. You are more than welcome to join us and help reflect on the theme of 'giving thanks for all that we have in creation'.

OLC Dance Concert - Full Dance Dress Rehearsal

Hi Families! You child is involved in a Dress Rehearsal next Tuesday, 22nd June (Week 10) to prepare for the OLC Dance Concert (OLC Dance Concert is happening on the last day of school, Friday 2nd July Week 11 commencing at 1.40pm).

Please see the following costume requirements below. Please bring costume to school in a bag to get changed into with names on all items (please do not wear to school). All students please wear Sports Uniform Tuesday Week 10. We will be rehearsing in Sports uniform and then changing into dance costumes. For students who are not attending the Dance Concert they do not need to bring costumes 🙂 If you require any further information please email ellie.haines@cewa.edu.au Thank you!

YEAR 6

6H & 6R School’s Out Theme Costume Requirements:

- OLC Leavers shirts

-Sneakers

-Hat- Cap any colour/design

-Funky jacket over the top (denim, leather, sports jacket, blazer, hoodie, wind breaker style etc)

-Any pants/shorts/skirt (with shorts or leggings underneath) of their choice but need to have stretch and move easily

OLC Dance Crew- Year 5/6’s

-Favourite funky outfit (that has stretch/student can dance in) bright colours are a plus!

-If students are wearing skirts please wear shorts or leggings underneath

-No crop tops please

-No accessories that may fall off during the dance routine

-Sneakers

-Hair the same as their class dance

*OLC Crew will be performing first then students will get change into their class dance costume backstage

Character Strengths:

Dear Parents, 

Currently at OLC we are focusing on modeling and observing different character strengths. This week we are looking for people who demonstrate Forgiveness. Can you encourage your child to be the following?

Upcoming Events

1. Full Dance Dress Rehearsal - Tuesday 22nd 8.40 -1pm

2. Walkie Wheelie Waste Free Wednesday

3. Whole School Mass - Friday 25th June @ 10am in the Hall

4.Year 4 First Eucharist Mass - Sunday 27th June at 8.30am

Homework - (Due Friday 25th June) 

Our homework diaries having not arrived as yet. The students will continue using their homework books for now. Thank you to those parents that sign the students work, please ensure you do this especially on a Thursday night before they return to class on a Friday. At times, the students may take home other work that they have not completed in class to be returned completed by a set day and time. 

Home Learning Grid includes:
1. Reading x 20 minutes every night. 

2. Spelling Activities - spelling grid to be completed in homework book. 
3. Mathematics - Times Tables work continued and two Mathletics tasks to be completed. 
4. Three well-being tasks from learning grid.

5. Any unfinished class tasks. 

Until next week!

From Max, Zayne and Nathan