7:30 Report – Australian teenagers control NASA operations on International Space Station The Space industry in Silicon Valley draws the best and brightest Australian programmers who dream of the stars and top flight tech careers. But few get the chance to control operations in outer-space like this group of Australian teenage boys. http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4405015.htm
Young ICT Explorers Competition 2016 If you haven’t yet heard about the Young ICT Explorers Competition, where have you been!? This competition is free for students to enter from years 3 to 12. To be eligible to enter students are required to create their best Information, Communications and Technology project. Full guidelines, venues and dates
This year the 5/6 neighbourhood has started a living library. Students are encouraged to bring in a book that they have connected with and write a short summary about it. These books are then available for loan within the neighbourhood. The 5/6 Team
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Dear members of the 5/6 community, This year we welcome Jeff and Sarah as new members of the 5/6 team. The term has begun in a smooth and very positive manner which is a great credit to everyone. We look forward to an exciting term with the first big event being next week’s swimming carnival.
We request that students’ bring in their Reader every Thursday. It will assist us to track each child’s progress and allow us to give them positive feedback. Thanks!
As part of our Sun Smart policy, students are required to wear broad-brimmed (minimum of 7cm brim) or legionnaire hats whenever they are outside (eg recess, lunch, sport, excursions) in Terms I & IV. Students who do not have hats will be spending lunch and recess under the covered area outside the Art room /
The Preps borrowed their first book from the Junior School Library on Thursday. The books can are found in tubs organised by colour along one of the walls in the library. The Preps either took a Green or a Blue book home on Thursday. Books do not need to be swapped every night. Good practice involves borrowing a book and reading
Tuesday: Specialist classes · Blue Group: Visual Art and Italian · Green Group: Phys Ed and Visual Art · Red Group: Italian and Phys Ed. Wednesday: Individual Interviews Friday: Specialist classes · Blue Group: Phys Ed · Green Group: Italian · Red Group will have Visual Art. Assembly: 3.00 – 3.30 in the gymnasium