Eatons Hill SS – Orange 6

It has been a busy start to the new school year for Orange 7. Yes, only one year left before they head off to high school!

The main units for the year have been introduced:-

SOSE – Our Place In The World

HPE – Media and Messages

SCIENCE – An Interest In The Future

TECHNOLOGY – Creating A Business

Other activities are:-

VOLLEYBALL CUP – Friday, August 27 at Craigslea State High School.

READING -Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park

WRITING -The Narrative using Figures of Speech which were learnt last year.

DRAMA and THE ARTS – The Puppeteers

HPE -The World Game

SPELLING – Weekly tests

MATHS – Maths Challenge, Problem Solving, Designing a Cross Country Course.

It should be a great year!

Thanks to the P and C  for our air conditioned classroom! It is fantastic!

All students from Orange 6/7 are invited to participate in the Creative Communities special performance on Friday, 19 June. The students will perform their Dance routines from last Thursday, namely Contemporary, Hip Hop, Cheerleading and a War Cry. They performed with great enthusiasm on Thursday, and this will offer parents an opportunity to view the performance if you missed out due to other commitments last week. Please remind students to return all permission notes asap.

This term, Orange 6 is studying Democracy and we are looking at events which helped shape democracy in Australia. The main focus will be a study of the Eureka Stockade and the culmination of the unit will be a ‘Living Museum’ where the students will form groups and perform part of the Eureka story. Groups will also ‘live ‘ in a miner’s tent for the day.

Orange 6-7 will be performing their Dance segments on Gathering on Thursday, 4th June. We are covering four Dance-Movements:- Contemporary, Hip Hop- Rap, Cheerleading and a War Cry. All parents are most welcome to come and see part of our Health- PE and Arts program.

A huge congratulations to Sullivan who has been crowned the Year 6 Champion speller, after correctly spelling 25 difficult words and a tie break of another 7. Well done! Good luck now for the big challenge against Mr Campbell and 2 of the teaching staff. We had a good class result of a 92% average for the Spellathon based on 4 different Spelling lists, including extension lists. All that is left is to collect the money for your efforts.

Students of Orange 6 had a very successful day at the end of Term 1 with their Survival Day based on the book, “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen. I had been reading the book to the class during Term 1with the children demanding to hear the end of the book in the final stages. It is a book which is the first in a series and is based on many real life experiences by the author. He is a Canadian author who has even participated in the Iditarod dog sled race 3 times! I am presently reading the sequel to the class – “Hatchet, The Return”. It was a great team effort by everyone on the day in the making of shelters and other items associated with the book. One of the best comments came from one of the boys at the start of the day… “Mrs Bourke, these are the days that we will remember!” It doesn’t get better than that!

The students were asked to write a description of their favourite place. Below are some samples:-

The smile on his face was like the rough sea calming down to a silent ripple of water. (Cassie)

The shafts of light shimmer through the canopy like a beam of light piercing through darkness as a jagged sword does to its victim. (B)

Serenity fills the home with a happy, safe feeling like a spirit here to stay. (Alex)

The patches of plants protruding out of the ground almost seem to be calling me to help them to grow. (Giselle)

…the kissing sound of the coffee machine as the steam is being blasted into the milk jug and also the sound of chattering customers reminding me of school gatherings. (Sullivan)

The frangipanis sway to the tropical songs sung by the Hula dancers practising for the Full House concert tonight. (Mikayla)

Our excursion to the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium was an enjoyable experience. The students were placed into groups with a teacher or parent. Thank you to the parents from Orange 7 who attended and helped out. It was most appreciated. We sketched part of the grounds before entering the Skydome, then answered questions on different aspects of Space in the Foyer and the Gallery. After this, we were shown the night sky and given information about the galaxies amongst many other interesting facts.

A big thank you to Mrs Mastro for her great organisation!

Homework is given out on Mondays and is a combination of English, Maths and Reading. All work is due on Friday morning.

Each week, the students have a list of words to learn for the week

Personification