Dear Parents and Carers,
Did you know that breakfast actually means ‘break fast’? This is just one of the many interesting facts that we have discussed this week.
This week has been ‘setting’ week as we develop our understanding of narratives and start to plan the settings for our own narratives. We had to think about where our story was going to take place (Optus Stadium – Owen L; a dark rainforest – Ziyu; in a spooky graveyard – Harry), when it was going to take place (in the future with made up creatures – Bessie; in August of this year, because it’s my birthday – Izzy; two years ago in autumn – Sunny W; In 1674, and my story will take place over 6 six years – Maggie), and some descriptive word choices that help us to picture what our setting looks like in our minds (I can hear crackling paper bags – Lewis, I can see bare mountains and volcanoes – Robert; I can smell nice flowers – Molly; I can feel the dew on the grass – Felix).
Next week in the studio students will have the opportunity to start constructing their settings using cardboard, paper, and other things that they may have collected from home. If you have crafty materials that might help us make our dioramas, it would be very appreciated. Also, if students have specific items that would help them create their settings (like pebbles, leaves, bits of cloth, string, sticks, bark from trees, etc), these are things that they could start collecting over the weekend.
This Friday (tomorrow) we will have a Reconciliation Week Assembly where we will be sharing a new version of our national anthem. This song recognises and celebrates all the people in Australia and the Torres Strait Islands, and it communicates that we respect and acknowledge Australia’s indigenous history and people (Lachlan, Bessie, Felix, Wren, Archie M, Banjo, Sam). If the weather is alright, we plan to hold the assembly in front of the Year 1 Neighbourhood next to the new flagpole stand. We hope to see you there!!
P.S. This blog took 32 minutes, 52 seconds, and 10 milliseconds to write.