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.

Crows Visit

On Tuesday and Thursday this week we had a visit from the Crows. They came to talk to us about healthy eating and exercise. As part of the Live Right, Feel Bright program the children received a booklet to fill out. In this booklet they need to fill in about what they eat daily and also the exercise they do. It is a great opportunity for children to monitor their food intake and exercise as well as reflecting on this.
We encourage the children to have a go and keep track. The Crows will be back later in the term to see how things went.
The Bible encourages us to eat healthy in the story of the Fiery Furnace in Daniel. Jesus also says in Matthew 4:4