A Lens on Learning
Students have continued working very hard on their learning and we have had a few exciting things happen over the last week.

Louise Dobson – Olympian Guest Speaker
We were fortunate to have a visit from Louise Dobson, who represented Australia at the Olympic Games in both Atlanta and Athens. The students were very excited to hear about Louise’s experiences in hockey and her drive and passion to achieve her dreams. She spoke to the students about setting goals, persisting, ‘giving it your all’ and seeking support from those mentors around them. She also spoke of her Olympic gold at Atlanta in 1996 and her Commonwealth Games bronze medal in Manchester in 2002. She was a very inspirational speaker who delivered an important message relevant to all.

Badminton Sporting Clinics
On Monday the students were very excited to participate in the first of four Badminton clinics. The sport of Badminton was a first for most of our students and so it was great to see them challenging themselves when trying something new. There were many giggles and shuttlecocks flying in all directions. We are looking forward to seeing the children’s skills in and knowledge of Badminton develop over the coming weeks.

Year 3/4 Gold Poetry Writing
Year 3/4 have been investigating different forms of poetry. Earlier in the week they were reading and writing a variety of limericks.

Once there was a really weird guy,

Who flew in the dark night sky.

He was ever so rude,

and got turned to food.

That really strange guy became pie.

Jack

I once found a very ugly cat,

Who was sitting on a cozy mat.

She fell on a dart,

Then broke someone’s heart.

That silly old cat on a big mat.

Summah

There once was a wise and old owl,

Who lived with a very big scowl.

He would not stop scowling,

And was always howling.

People called him the old owl.

Vivienne