Monday, 16 December 2019

Prizegiving 2019

Congratulations to these outstanding students for working hard and demonstrating the school values. Well done Giselle (Class Rosette), Caitlin (Duffy-Tinkler Music Cup), Kyle (Squire-Strang Art Award) and Alessandra (Wharfe Cup Best All Round Year 6 Girl)!

Sunday, 1 December 2019

Chrome Music Lab



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Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Thursday, 21 November 2019

Rainbow in a glass (Water Density Experiment)

On Monday, Room 2 investigated how liquids with different densities interact. They experimented with changing the density of water by dissolving varying amounts of sugar, then coloured each solution with food colouring. Then it was on to the fun part! Check it out:







Thursday, 7 November 2019

Inquiry - Water Dance

Dressing up for the World Wildlife Fund

Students came dressed as animals or wore animal-themed clothing to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund which helps endangered animals. Check out Room 2's quirky menagerie!



Monday, 4 November 2019

Tuesday, 24 September 2019

1 Minute Movies For Inquiry

As our Term 3 Inquiry draws to a close, the students in Room 1 and 2 created short films about a specific issue related to globalisation. Have a look at the results:










Thursday, 12 September 2019

Thursday, 5 September 2019

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

What Is Globalisation?

This term for their globalisation inquiry, students are learning about a range of global issues. Working in small teams, they discussed how a connected world can have both positive and negative effects. Some students also imagined how globalisation may impact and change the world in 100 years. Here are some of their projects:




 By Kyle, Dafu and Pascal

By Pascal

Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Maths: Doubling and Halving

This week, students in the Yellow group practiced using the doubling and halving method to solve multiplication problems. Here are some video tutorials by the group about doubling and halving:



Thursday, 4 July 2019

Room 2's Rube Goldberg Machine

As part of our Inquiry into functions and simple machines, we designed and built a Rube Goldberg machine. We were inspired by the whimsical devices invented by the likes of Joseph Herscher. We used everyday objects such as cardboard tubes, rulers, marbles and dominoes to create a balloon popper that spanned several tables. Check it out!

Thursday, 20 June 2019

Inquiry: Simple machines

Recently, Room 2 have been learning about the six types of simple machines which make our lives easier. The students chose and analysed an example of a simple machine to learn more about its function. Here are some examples:


by Yusuf



by Alessandra



by Kyle


by Vidur and Hamza

Sunday, 26 May 2019

Thursday, 23 May 2019

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Thursday, 16 May 2019

Inquiry - Analyse the parts of a bicycle


Alessandra and Giselle

Pascal and James