Limerick Wall

In Literacy all classes have been looking at a range of poetry styles.
A limerick is a style of poetry usually with a bit of humour attached.
Have a go and post your own on the wall.

http://padlet.com/wall/seniorunitlimerick

Week 3 here we come

It has been a whirlwind start to the term and I think I am only just catching up. With so much going on I hope I can remember it all.

The Year 6's created disaster packs last week and the information about them can be found here:
http://seniorunit.blogspot.com.au/p/emegency-survival-packs.html

The Year 7's continue with preparing for Exhibition and with it being a week and a half away the Year 7's won't have spelling homework for the next 2 weeks.

The Dance team is in full swing and practice is on Monday at lunchtime in the Hub.

Bike Ed has been a success so far. Cow Corner is smelling more like a bike shop than a work area but storage has provided for more opportunities during bike sessions. For information on what the children have been doing check out our Bike Ed page.

Faith Challenge practice has taken off with the event fast approaching on November 15

This Friday is the Amazing Me night at the school. It is a couple of sessions looking at ourselves and human development. We encourage you to come along and join in an informative night.

This week is Miss Butter's last week in the Senior Unit and we wish her all the best.

I will leave it at that for now. Check back for further updates.

Exhibition

This term sees the Exhibition move into full gear. The Year 7's are busily working on their topics and getting themselves organised.

To start Exhibition the children had to create their own Central Idea and Lines of Inquiry. These are essential to knowing what to do and find out.

We thought it would be great to share these with everybody.

Uniform Change of Days

With our Bike Ed sessions happening on a Tuesday we have modified our  uniform days to better suit the needs of our week.
Sports Uniform: Monday, Tuesday and Friday
Formal Uniform: Wednesday and Thursday
This will be happening for the first 7 weeks of the term.

Welcome to Term 4

Welcome back to all for Term 4
The term has started off with a bang and things are moving rapidly. There is news to share.

First of all congratulations go out to Mr H and his wife on the birth of their son. Aidan Dwayne was born on Saturday. I am sure the proud Dad will be in some time to share his joy. Following on from this Mr H has 3 weeks off to spend time with his new family and coming to fill the void is Miss Alice Butter. Miss Butter will be taking the class for this time and she is a welcome addition to the Senior Unit.

Things that are happening:
-Dance group starts week 2 in the Hub at Lunch on Tuesday. From then it will be Monday Lunch in the Hub.
- Bike Ed on Tuesdays
- Year 7's are working on Exhibition
- Year 6's are working on Disasters

Keep checking back for more info as this week goes on.

Bike Ed

Bike Ed starts this week. Through newsletters last term we communicated about children who would be able to bring bikes along. Storage of the bikes is possible. The children will need to bring helmets too if they have them. It will be a great experience over the next 7 weeks to increase our bike safety. Parents who said they were able to help out will be contacted by the end of next week.

Sessions

Morning - 6/7S

Between Recess and Lunch - 6/7J

Afternoon- 6/7H

Disasters Assignment!!

Investigate further a form of disaster we have identified in order to show how people/communities responded to the disaster.

Demonstrate your understanding by writing an information pamphlet.
Include:
 - What the disaster is.
- How the disaster originated.
- How it affected the community.
- How individuals and communities responded.
- What could have been done differently for a better outcome?

Student Led Conferences

 

Thanks to all the people who were able to come to the Student Led Conferences. It was great to see parents and children talking about the learning together.

We have set up a wall for you to leave comments about the night. Join the conversation.

http://padlet.com/wall/studentled2013

 

Concert Wrap-Up

c/o the Newsletter

CONCERT WRAP UP!

A huge thank you to everyone who came and flew with the 4-7 students who put on an outstanding concert full of in-flight entertainment. We had an excellent attendance of approximately 450 people between both the Wednesday matinee and Thursday evening performances. It was a fantastic production with all students showcasing many of their gifts and talents. The in-flight entertainment started with 4/5 Newton and Siviour putting on a musical of Jack And The Bean Stalk. Miss Lytwyn's class presented A Tricky New Fool, full of aspiring jesters trying to impress the Queen. Miss Ross’ class performed So You Think You Are the Master Fiction Talent Factor Idol, a talent show where book characters battled it out to see who could take the ultimate prize.

After the in-flight refreshments were served, the senior unit students put on a late show with Luke and Halfback Darby. Starting off were some girls dancing the Can-Can. We then found out the Top 10 Four Square rules at Immanuel, followed by mime artists from the Hueppauff Academy Of Arts at the bus stop, Minnie The Moocher with some talented singers and then Things To Do With Random Objects (A Frisbee and Pipe). To finish the senior unit’s performance, there was a late night story from grandpa. Closing the evening was the entire years 4-7 cast singing Lean On Me.

A massive thank-you to all the parents who helped out the classes in preparation for the concert - whether it was painting and constructing props, sewing costumes or cooking. Thank-you to all the class teachers who helped students to learn their parts and organize their class and also thank-you to all the other staff who helped out at the evening performance. Finally, a huge thank-you to all the students who performed and made it a fantastic concert along with the helpful flight attendants who ensured the flight ran smoothly. Without everyone's contributions the concert wouldn't have looked as good. We really appreciated all your hard work!

We can't wait to see what the R-3 students put on next year!

By Nikeisha (on behalf of the Flight Crew)

 

Student Led Conferences

Student Led Conferences are being held this Thursday from 3:30-5:30. These conferences are a wonderful opportunity to share in your child’s learning. At a student-led conference, your child has an opportunity to spend some individual time with you or other family members. They will be able to share their work around their classroom, in their Learning Journey folder and take part in some games or activities with you.

We invite you to come to the Senior Unit and see what we have been doing.

Student Initiated Learning

During the school year students initiate their own learning and through this gain a deeper understanding of the topics covered.
We love to share the work they do so as they come to us we would like to share it with everyone.

With our disasters unit we have had a website created to share about disasters.

http://worldcatastrophes.weebly.com/

Check it out and as more comes in we will post that too.

How The World Works

 

Units of Inquiry ar kicking into full swing now that Concert is over.

The Year 7's have been talking topics for Exhibition and have agreed upon 6.

It will be interesting to see when their investigations lead.

 

The Year 6's are talking disasters.

The Central Idea is...

Disasters destroy lives and challenge people’s ability to survive

 

The Lines of Inquiry are ....

Extreme events create disasters (natural and man-made)

Disasters impact on communities in various ways

Preparation and response to disasters continues to evolve over time

 

It will be an interesting topic to investigate.

Post your thoughts on the wall.

http://padlet.com/wall/htwwdisasters

 

The Results Are In

The results of the natural disasters pole is in with Tsunamis being voted the most dangerous.

New poll is up. Have a say by having a vote.

Concert 2013

Concert is over for another year and we would like to thank everyone for their support and work to help it all happen. The children did a wonderful performance on both ocassions and showcased their performing skills.
We would like to hear what you thought of the show. Tell us what you enjoyed, thought was funny or  where we could improve.
For this we have created a wall to share thoughts on. Post and tell us what you think.

http://padlet.com/wall/concert2013

 

 

Housing Assignments more added.

Just an update that more assignments have been added to the housing assignments page.

http://seniorunit.blogspot.com.au/p/uoi-housing.html

Bike Ed

Way2Go Bike Ed in coming to our school!

Sponsored by the Department for Transport Energy and Infrastructure the way2go Bike Ed program gets students active on bikes and teaches a variety of theory and practical road safety skills.Immanuel Lutheran school has been awarded with way2go Bike Ed programming for our "continual commitment to road safety and rider education within the school curriculum" by Bike SA. Selected students will be participating in way2go Bike Ed in weeks 1-8 of term 4 this year. So keep an eye out for the permission slips we will be sending home and be careful on the road around the school ground during this time.

 

$50 Challenge Stalls

The stalls were set up today for the $50 challenge and the children are ready to sell. Stalls will be around tomorrow night for you to purchase some of their products.
Here are the stalls.

 

 

 

Stalls will also be open at the Friday markets until the end of term or until sold out!

 

Another website in the making.

http://www.cardsonacob.weebly.com/

$50 Challenge

The $50 Challenge groups have been working hard at making their products and will have them for sale at both sessions of the concert.
The challenge the groups have had is to create a product and sell it to make their $50. Any money they earn over that they have decided to donate to charity.
They have created a range of products. Check them out.

 

 There is also a website where you can see some of the key rings.

 http://razziekeyrings.weebly.com/index.html

A Busy Time of Year

 

It is a busy time of the year and this week is no exception.

With concert this week and the focus on practice and refining it has been decided not to do spelling this week.

All things will be back in place next week when we go back to some sense of normal.

Concert

 

There is still time to get some tickets to the performance. Look forward to seeing you there.

Blast Cricket

On Thursday the 5^th of August a group of 16 students (a girls team and a boys team) went to Trinity to play a modified cricket carnival against other school teams from around the area.

 The boys played well after adapting to the new rules and won their first game of the day making a total of 239 in 8 overs. They then went on and were undefeated at the end of the day. At the presentations, the boys were announced the premiers and now will be heading to Adelaide to play other winners from other regions sometime in term 4.

The girls played extremely well for the majority of the group had never played cricket before. The girls played three games for the day and won all three. At the presentations the girls tied for first place but they had to split the win on average runs and wickets and sadly came second out of 7 school teams.

 It was a great experience for everyone who went and the boy’s team can’t wait for their next trip to Adelaide oval.

Well done to all who participated.

Unit of Inquiry

Today we began looking at our new Unit of Inquiry. Our focus is on How the World Works and for this Unit we have broken into Year 6's and Year 7's.
The Year 7's have begun looking at Exhibition and what that will entail.
The Year 6's have started to look at a topic on disasters.

To support our learning and continuing to inquiry into the topic a WonderWall has been started on Disasters.It can be found here: http://padlet.com/wall/htwwdisasters

Come along and have a say

Monday Fitness Poll Results

The poll results are in for our Monday Fitness.
Just Dance was the most popular with 46% of the votes while Ball Games came in second with 36%.
We may see more of these activities in the future.

Check out our new poll and have a vote.

Lightning Jack

During book week some of the Senior Unit students read a book called Lightning Jack. They wrote reviews for the book and they can be found here:
http://seniorunit.blogspot.com.au/p/lightning.html
Check out what they had to say.

Housing Assignment Page

Our latest Unit of Inquiry assignment has been a great challenge for the children. The children have used a range of different methods to present their work and we want to share it with you.
Check out our page of assignments and see what has been accomplished.

http://seniorunit.blogspot.com.au/p/uoi-housing.html

We hope you enjoy what has been produced.

Change in the Plans

Tomorrow children will need to wear sports uniform (Tuesday 20th of August.) This is to support with concert practices as we start to get it cranking.
No UOI on Tuesday it will be concert Senior Unit Rotations.


Can Can girls bring skirt and leggings.

Book Week 2013

Book week 2013 begins this week. This Friday the children have an opportunity to participate in the school dress up. While not officially mentioned in the school newsletter, Senior Unit students are able to dress in a costume of a book character.
The Senior Unit teachers discussed with the children what would be appropriate and what wouldn't. We reminded the students that jeans and a tshirt etc is not enough. (It isn't a casual day)
For those who want to participate, enjoy and we look forward to seeing great costumes.

A link below has been added that shows the books that have been short listed for 2013.
http://cbca.org.au/shortlist2013.htm

Also in the School House (up the top) the Book Fair will be running. If you would like to get some books check it out.

Extended Learning.

As part of extended learning in the Senior Unit some children have been involved in the $50 challenge. It is a great challenge for children to display some entreperneurial skills as they try to reach a goal of $50.

You can check out the website here
http://clubkidpreneur.com/

We hope to keep you updated as the children continue their ventures.

Unit of Inquiry

A marking guide has been added to the Housing Estate assignment page.
The guide will give you an understanding of how the assignment will be assessed.
If you have any questions please talk to one of the Senior Unit teachers.

Assignment due next Tuesday.

Spelling

Just informing everyone that there is NO SPELLING this week. This is during Week 4 and will also occur in Week 8.
Children have been encouraged to focus on Mathletics and the Unit of Inquiry Learning at Home sheet this week.

Thankyou!!!

 

Crows Visit

On Friday afternoon we had a visit from an Adelaide Crows. Mitch Grigg came to the school and spoke about his first games, what it's like to be a part of the Crows and also answered some questions form the children.
It was interesting to hear about what it takes to be an AFL player.
Prizes were awarded to a class and a student for completing a food journal.
An informative way to end the week.

The Results are In

The results from the last poll are in and Unit of Inquiry has proven to be a favourite subject of many.
You can check out the new poll and you have 2 weeks to vote.

Welcome to Term 3

Welcome back to a new term. We hope you had a relaxing time and enjoyed the time with your children. This term is again a busy one with many events happening. We look forward to keeping you informed as the term progresses.

What we are Learning!!!

Unit of Inquiry
The first part of this term we are continuing to focus on our population unit. The central idea for this Unit of Inquiry is: Population growth requires consideration and management to be sustainably developed. Children have been looking at how populations grow and the reasons behind the growth. Investigating these factors have helped the children continue to develop their understanding of population issues. As we continue the unit we will be looking at population sustainability and management. If you would like to add to our population wall feel free. It can be found here:
http://padlet.com/wall/seniorunitpopulation

Literacy
In literacy for the first part of this term we are looking at Narratives. The children are going to be writing stories and a range of different ways. As classes we are all contributing to a class narrative in the form of a Choose Your Own Adventure. Each class is coming up with a story and then will continue the story and have multiple endings. It will be an interesting experience.
Reading continues to be a key part of our literacy program. Children are encouraged to continue nightly reading and when they complete a book to do a lexile quiz. Children over 1000 in the lexile program need to complete 2 book reviews to put on the kids talk books website.
The website can be found here: http://kidstalkbooks.weebly.com/
Check it out and read some of our reviews.

Numeracy
Continuing to develop our mental computation skills and use of the four operations is a major focus this term. Knowledge of the times tables will continue to be a vital skill the children need to know and we ask that you encourage your child to practise these daily.
Data analysis and and graphing is also a large part of this term. The children will be creating, recording and interpreting data in a range of different ways. Also we will be investigating linear equations and cartesian planes.
Children are encouraged to continue with Mathletics. It can be found here:
http://www.mathletics.com.au/

It looks to be an exciting term and we will keep you informed as it progresses.

Extended Learning

Students are encouraged to learn not just in the classroom. If children are doing this we would like to share it with everyone.
To help with this sharing there will be more pages added to our forum.
So keep a look and check them out.

Here is the first
http://seniorunit.blogspot.com.au/p/whaling-watching.html

Countess de Segur

Countess de Segur
her full name is Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina
Countess de Segur was a French writer of Russian birth.
Born: 1799, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Death: 1874 at 75
Spouse: Eugène de Ségur

She and her husband had 8 children. Children are one of the main themes in her novels

Novels Written:
Un bon petit diable
Les Malheurs de Sophie
Diloy le chemineau
Mémoires d'un âne
Jean qui grogne et Jean qui rit
Le Mauvais Génie
François le bossu
Les Caprices de Gizelle
Pauvre Blaise
La Fortune de Gaspard
Quel amour d'enfant !
Les Petites Filles modèles
La sœur de Gribouille
Blondine
Après la pluie, le beau temps
The novels of the Countess of Ségur were published from 1857 to 1872- 15 years

Countess de Segur was famous for French Literature
She is best known today for her novel Les Malheurs de Sophie ("Sophie's Misfortunes"). The action takes place in a castle in the French countryside during theSecond french Empire
The Countess de Ségur wrote her first novel at the age of 58.

In 1814 the Rostopchine family left Imperial Russia for exile, going first to the Duchy of Warsaw, then to the German Confederation and the Italian peninsula and finally in 1817 to France under the Bourbon Restoration. In France, the father established a salon, and his wife and daughter converted to Roman Catholicism.

Supposedly, her family could trace their ancestry back to the Mongol aristocracy of Russia's Golden Horde. Her father 'Count Feodor Rostopchin' was lieutenant-general and, later, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia. In 1812, he was governor of Moscow during the invasion of the Grande Armee under Napoleon I of France.

One of her most popular novels was Les Malheurs de Sophie ("Sophie's Misfortunes"), The first book in the Fleurville trilogy.

By Charli, Maggie and Mr Davies

One50 Dance

On Monday the 17th of June we had One50 dance come to our school. They did 2 dances for us then they taught 1 of the dances. I enjoyed getting taught the dance because they said "You can do the dance your style." Meaning that we have unique ways of dancing. After getting taught the dance we split off into groups to make up a dance of our own. This part was the best because we got to choose our moves for the dance, but we also got to see the dances other groups had. It was pretty funny watching some grouops dance. The One50 were vibrant and full of energy. I would love to see them again sometime soon.

By Arianna

 

If you want to know more check out their website here.

 

http://www.one50.com/

 



New Wall, what questions do you have?

This week will be the start of a new Unit of Inquiry. To help us get started there is a new wall for everyone to post there questions. For more information check out the wall here
http://padlet.com/wall/seniorunitpopulation
Here is a picture to give you an idea of what to expect.

Kids Talk Books

Our Kids Talk Books website is becoming more populated with reviews of books read. Drop by and take a look at it here
http://kidstalkbooks.weebly.com/

Check out part of a review

The Friendship MatchmakerBy Randa Abdel-Fattah
Book Review by J.S

Have you ever wanted a friendship that will last? Well I think that I have found the solution, she’s Potts Court primary school’s official Friendship Matchmaker and her name is Lara Zany. When somebody needed to mend their friendship get a new friend or even just a bus friend they all went to Lara. Until one day .........

To read the rest check out the website.

Japanese Anime

This term the Senior Unit students have been creating cartoons in Japanese. They have worked on creating a script and drawing in Anime style if they chose. Here is an example of some of the strips they made.