Welcome to our week 10 Newsletter

Hi Carrum families,

We can't believe there is only one week left! How exciting, but also sad.
In our last few exciting weeks we have many things still to enjoy.

Last Thursday we had an open afternoon to showcase our learning, thanks to our families and other classes for visiting.

Last week our marine ambassadors were lucky enough to swim with some dolphins and see some seals and had a great day out.

We know the 1\2s enjoyed their mini beast incursion learning all about creatures and more. 
Our school also had an environment day that Ruby in year 6 organised for the whole school with different activities and prizes. Thanks to the leaders that worked hard wih her on this day

For an end of year celebration the year 5\6s  and their teachers went to the gravity zone which was so much fun! 

On Thursday we had an amazing Christmas concert and a big thank you to Miss Chivotti for all her hard work arranging that for us! The Christmas songs were spectactular!

Next Wednesday the year 6s also have their bike ride to Bicentennial park.

On Monday the 15th of December its' the grade 6 graduation which will be a sad but an exciting night for our year six parents and families.

It's so exciting that there is only one week left of school!! Soon the year sixes will be off to their high schools! How crazy is that? We know you will miss us!

This is also our last newsletter piece for the year, we hope you have enjoyed reading our front pages.

What type of photos do elf's take?

Elfies!

Cienna and Mason your vice school captains


Have a great week

From your Captains Mason and Cienna

 A Wonderful Celebration of Creativity – Our First Art Show

We are thrilled to share how successful our very first Art Show was! It was a fantastic afternoon filled colour, creativity, and community spirit. The school came alive with the incredible artworks of our talented students, and it was heart-warming to see so many families come along to celebrate and admire their children’s artistic efforts.

From painting and drawing to sculpture, clay and mixed media, every piece displayed the imagination and hard work our students put into their creations. The pride on the faces of both students and parents was a true highlight!

A huge thank you goes to our amazing Art teacher, who brought the show to life with her vision, organisation, and passion. We also extend our appreciation to our wonderful Student Art Team, who played an important role in preparing the displays and supporting the event on the night. Their leadership and enthusiasm helped make the Art Show a true success. We were also lucky enough to borrow the display boards from Patterson Lakes too so we thank their school also. Miss Chiovitti's brother volunteered to pick these up and drop them off in his van-we know she owes him a nice dinner now,

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this special event one to remember. We’re already looking forward to the next celebration of the arts at our school!

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Interviewed by Mason and Cienna




                               

5/6 Inquiry 

In 5/6  we have been doing Adapt, Survive, and Thrive. We have all chosen one animal to research and adapt to a new environment.  

Our Favourite Part

Our favourite part of this whole adventure, is that we got to make our projects for a full school day (which is a full 5 hours!). In that school day we made two dioramas and one big, great trifold. We were so lucky that Mrs Blane brought clay to make the new adapted animals and she also provided the cardboard that we used. Some other things that people enjoyed are making their new animals, not only creating their posters but decorating them too. I can surely tell you that the teacher’s favourite part of this whole unit was watching all the kids, not only being creative but having fun at the same time!

By Eden and Taylor

What Did The 5/6 Classes Do For Inquiry? 

In 5/6 for Inquiry we have been learning about different animals and their adaptations. The adaptations we have been learning about are structural, behavioural and physiological. We had to choose one animal and adapt it to a new environment. Before we could make up the animal we had to research some other animals that live there and their adaptations. For example I chose the Dingo and I had to move it to the Pacific ocean which was very challenging! My favourite part about the project was creating and making our adapted animal, I created a diorama!

By Kalina Olszewski          

What did the 5/6 ‘s do for inquiry?

In 5/6 for inquiry, we have been doing a unit called Adapt, Survive, and Thrive, and it is about animals. We have all chosen an animal that we are interested in, and researched everything about it. The 5/6‘s then chose a new habitat to put our animal in. We had to then research all the animals that live in that new habitat. We gave our animal some of the adaptations that those animals had, to help our animal survive. We gave the animal some structural, behavioral and physiological adaptations, so we had then created a new animal. The 5/6‘s spent a whole day on Monday, creating beautiful projects to showcase for you on Thursday after lunch at 2:10!  We made trifolds, posters, diaramas, clay models and all kinds of things that presented our original animal, its new habitat and all the adaptations we gave it.

What was my favourite part? 

My favourite part of this unit was definitely creating my project. I made a trifold, and two clay models. I loved how fun it was, and that I could use my creativity during this exciting project.

What did I learn?

I learned a lot! I now know all about what adaptations are, and that there are structural, behavioral and physiological adaptations. Structural adaptations are things on the outside of an animal that help them survive in their habitat. Behavioral adaptations are things they choose to do, and physiological adaptations are things that are on the inside. I also learnt everything about the Hippopotamus, which was my original animal, and I am now very knowledgeable on animals. This was definitely one of my favourite inquiry units!

By Saskia

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