Grade 5T - The Fabulous Fives @ Menzies Creek P.S.

NOT LONG TO GO! It is nearly time for our Taste Sensation Market. Everyone has been working hard and getting their research completed and our highly unusual TV advertisements filmed! They are certainly very individual. We have had a few hiccups along the way with music difficulties and some retakes but we are sure they will be fun to watch even if they are bit different to our original ideas!

All students have been busy finding suitable foods to share at our market. All students have been asked to bring in a list of ingredients they may need and to give me a copy of their recipe. I would like all ingredient requests by Friday 5th December.

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone at the Market on Thursday 11th December. Students will need to be at school at 5.30, with their delicious foods and our market stalls will be open for business at approximately 5.45.

SEE YOU THERE!

WOW! The fete is over for another year and it was a lot of fun. Everyone helped to make it a special day and lots of fun was had by all. We would like to say thank you to all the people who contributed to the day and made it such a success. The stalls, food, entertainment and fireworks were fabulous. Now we have raised some more funds to spend on special things for our school! WELL DONE EVERYONE!

CURTIS:  Wow the school fete was awesome. Michael, Ben, Harry and I and some other kids had lots of fun on the rides. They were awesome too. I reckon the grade 5T stall was the best . It was called lucky squares. I think it was the best fete ever plus the fireworks were great. The explosions gave a bright colour in the sky it was a beautiful scene. I liked the fireworks so much i can’t wait till next years fete!

It has been great to see the way everyone has “taken up the challenge” and is working so well on their My Restaurant Rules activities. We have been busy researching about different countries, finding out about their culture and cuisine and putting together some great group projects. All students will be presenting their work on Thursday 13th November. The class have also been creating some wonderful business cards and menus for their restaurants. They have been very creative.

This week we have also been revising work on perimeter and area as well as taking another look at certain areas of fractions, decimals and percentages. There has been lots of work happening, including some great narrative writing and mosiac art creations too.   WELL DONE EVERYONE!

We are back after a fabulous five days at Camp Coolamatong! Everyone paticipated so well in all the activities, from rock climbing, abseiling, archery, mountain bike riding to bush cooking and canoeing. It was a great experience and the Coolamatong staff made us feel very welcome. The food was great and the sporting and game facilities were great too. The boat trip to the 90 Mile Beach was a real highlight for everyone. We hope you enjoy reading our comments about camp and looking at the photos. If you would like to read further details about our camp experiences, please read the camp recounts that will be on display in the corridor.

Harry: I thought that camp Coolamatong was awesome! The activities at Coolamatong were great and i loved the bikeride. The staff were really nice to us and we were nice to them too. When i got to Coolamatong I thought this was going to be a really bad camp but when i went and met the staff and looked around the place it wasn’t that bad. The food at Coolamatong was really nice and i liked the ice-cream. I had the best time at Coolamatong i want to go back there next year!! =D

Kea: Camp Coolamatong was great! My favourite activity was the abseiling wall. It was scary but really fun! I also liked the bushcraft. The food was delicous and I learnt a lot too. The bike ride was fun too. I was afraid that a snake would bite me, but that didn’t happen. My favourite bit on the bike ride was going over the jumps. On the boat ride I took some really good photos of the water. We went to a place near the 90 Mile Beach to have lunch. At the place we played with a soccer ball. That was fun. After lunch, we walked through this really weird looking forest like area to get to the 90 Mile Beach. When we got on the sand we played an awesome game called fox holes. Unfortunately, my awesome heart sunglasses broke. I felt sad!!! Later on that day we had redfaces. When I was doing it, I injured my hand badly and had to go to hospital. That was not fun! The hurting the arm part was not fun but I really enjoyed the rest of the camp!

WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME AT COOLAMATONG!

Next week we will be off to camp! Yippee! Camp Coolamatong is a lot of fun and everyone should have a fabulous time. It will be great to try some new adventures & challenges together. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE RETURNED YOUR CAMP & MEDICAL PERMISSION FORMS. It will be important to also think about hay fever and asthma medications too.

Not long to go! Hope all the fabulous RED FACES acts are ready!

Welcome back for the final term! It is great to see the enthusiasm and excitement surrounding our  ‘My Restaurant Rules’ unit. The classroom was a buzz of noise and drum rolls today, as the groups were announced and the countries chosen! Your responses and attitude were very positive. Grade 5 have certainly taken up the challenges so far. What a great start!

Remember to regularly keep in touch with our blog and wikispaces so you are kept updated on what is happening, any tasks to complete and other related news.

HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE TERM!

The third quarter is over and now we can look forward to the final siren at the end of term 4! Oops! Must be finals fever!

Thank you grade 5. You have worked so well and completed a great term’s work. I am very pleased with the way so many of you have stepped up and proven what great workers you are and great SCARF students. WELL DONE! It was a very busy term and I hope you will enjoy a restful but fun filled break over the next two weeks.

As I mentioned to you last week, we have some sensational activities planned for you in term 4 and I know that you will ‘take up the challenge’ and do your best to finish off well in the final quarter. Our unit- My Restaurant Rules, will be a lot of fun. We have our camp to Coolamatong on the 20th October and many other special activities planned.

Have a wonderful holiday every one. Be safe and happy.

Mrs T.

In grade 5T we have been looking at abstract symbolism and cubism style art inspired by Pablo Picasso and other artists. Using the data projector we looked at lots of examples and discussed what we could see. Some people thought that the actual content of the art was hard to see. Some people thought that the work was colourful and unusual. We thought some paintings were very simple and not very life like. We could see that the artists tried to show some different emotions including sadness, shame and confusion. Most of us had fun having a go at creating our own art work using a similar style. Some people found it a bit of a challenge but the end results were very creative!.

If you would like to see further examples of our fabulous work, please come and view the work on display in the corridor and classroom.

Wow! What a great week we have had. The Father /Special Friend & Daughter night and Mother/Special friend  & Son Breakfast were great. It was fabulous to see so many people involved throughout both events. There were lots of hamburgers, salad and icecream consumed on Monday and Friday’s breakfast was a feast! Pancakes galore! Everyone seemed to be having a great time and enjoying the opportunity to chat and share some special time together.

It was also fabulous to see the wonderful reading and game sharing between all the grade 5’s and their buddies! Super efforts everyone.

Our comments on special activities:

The breakfast was great we all liked it. Tom H

The mother son breakfast was really fun! We all made our superheros but mum had to go early because she had to go to work to teach her students. So i walked mum to the car and i started to play with my friends outside on the basketball court. Philip

I had fun with my Dad at the dinner. We did lots of fun stuff. My Dad is Mr. Incredible and he is always there for me. Alana

 Grade 5’s also had another wonderful Japanese class with Masami. Click here to hear them singing a favourite Japanese song.

THANK YOU grade 5! I was so pleased with the wonderful effort many of you have put in to your homework activities. The family trees, video interview, powerpoint presentations, character profiles and sport origins were great. Keep this up girls and boys. It certainly shows when you put in time and effort on your projects. It is important to aim high and do your best and feel proud of your finished piece of work.  You are all such capable students,  so don’t leave your projects to the last minute and rush to get them in. I am really looking forward to seeing your next activities.