“La musica fa respirare-music makes you breathe” (Alda Merini) This week we have been looking at the importance of musica, comunita`, famiglia and being insieme (together). We’ve explored how the Italian people used music as a tremendous source of support and reassurance during their first period of isolamento. From their balconies Italians sang, played instruments, […]
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5/6 Neighbourhood – The kids have been enjoying taking part in a range of sports and activities which have been chosen by them. There has been excitement to use the basketball rings again this week! 3/4 Neighborhood – The 3/4s did a terrific job reading their activity plan instructions (planned by their peers), worked in
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Visual Art – Collage and Connection ‘Collage is putting bits of pieces of paper together to make a big bit of paper’ Hattie Yr 1 If each little bit of paper is like one of our stories, and bringing each little piece of paper together is like bringing all our stories together. ‘This will make
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Ciao a tutti…throughout the school we are having a wonderful time exploring the beauty and cultural riches of Bella Italia. We’ve seen Il Colosseo e il Panteon a Roma, le gondole e i canali a Venezia, and this week have been amazed by La Torre Pendente (di Pisa). Students are intrigued by this gravity defying
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‘Trees are the largest manifestation of the life-force we see. No two trees are the same, like us. We’re all a little bit different inside and look a little bit different outside. You notice that more in winter than in the summer… Trees become friends.’ David Hockney Last week we realized that many students held
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Term 1, week 1 (remote learning) During the 5/6 Webex meeting in week 1, we discussed some ideas for activities that we could do keeping 2 key points in mind – physical activity and having fun. The gym is not being used for sport at this stage due to the restrictions, but we are fortunate
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Collage and Connection: This term we examined collage and connection. We reflected on our lives during lockdown and what it has meant to be isolated from friends and family and not have the freedom to travel around. To begin the process, we looked at artists and how they can help us to reflect on our
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Buongiorno a tutti! This week students have engaged in a reflection of their term’s Italian learning. Students have indicated that they have enjoyed their explorations of Italian food, culture, and associated language and have particularly relished the opportunity to have agency in their learning, choosing ways in which to present their discoveries and growth. We’ve
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Junior School: The children have been learning some traditional Indigeonous games. waayin – A game involving the identification of animal tracks diyari koolchee – A game where ball is rolled and rebounded off the wall to hit the target luka-pul pul – A find the object game jillora – A ball spinning game The 3/4s