Clean Up Australia Day is March 2nd. At school we will be cleaning up on Friday 28th February.
Each grade has been assigned an area and Year 6 children will be delivering information to all the classes. Let us know how it goes.
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Every morning a group of kookaburras gather in the trees beside the school.
Last Friday Year 6 helped the environment by planting more trees in our school. We enjoyed this very much and even continued during our recess.
Do you believe it is important to plant trees? Why?
Tree Planting on PhotoPeach
Last Wednesday a great group, Jack Selwyn, played at our assembly. They played original and past hit songs. They thoroughly entertained us!
Make a video of your own at Animoto.
A state funeral was held this weekend for Dr Yunupingu (The family has requested that in line with Yolngu cultural protocols that the first names of the deceased are not to be used until further notice.) in the Northern Territory. Kevin Rudd attended and it was open to everyone.
He was the first Indigenous school principal in Australia. He introduced a ground breaking method of teaching both Aboriginal and western education – both ways.
He was the first Aboriginal territorial to gain a university degree.
He was named Australian of the Year in 1992 for his work in promoting understanding among Australians.
He formed a band with other family members.
Read the story of Treaty and find the lyrics here. He performed Treaty at the Arias last Year when Yothu Yindi was inducted into the Aria Hall of Fame by Paul Kelly and Peter Garrett who collaborated on the song.
Australian Story has a Message from Dr Yunupingu.
He will be remembered as a great Australian.
Your next expert talks to other classes are coming up soon. Harmony Day is March 21st. You can watch these videos on the website if you can’t view them here.
Post information you can use here.
Today Year 6 spent the afternoon giving talks to other classes about Clean Up Australia Day. The children spent time researching , practising and making posters.
Tell me what you thought of it.
The Moreton Bay Figtree has been completely “debranched”. This is how it looks now. The area is a lot brighter without the shade of its branches. What would you say it looks like now? Can you use a simile?
No branches left
The final cut
Lopping has been continuing and the tree now has few branches. What do you think?
