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Level 2 Open Night
The Grade 2’s had a fantastic and extremely successful Open Night
and parents loved moving around the various work stations set up in
the room. The night gave students the opportunity to teach their
parents some of the things they have been learning throughout the
year. The work stations included a spelling journal activity, a
reading corner where parents were asked questions using the thinking
hats, a writer’s corner, a maths activity to determine how much your
name is worth and the mini laptops to show off our fantastic ICT
skills and digital portfolios. To top it off, parents were able to
watch a slide show showing the story of Grade 2 so far. It was an
extremely enjoyable night for all!
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Garden Awards
We hosted the Garden Awards judge to showcase our gardens.
Thanks to Ms Casonato and students who impressed the judge with
their presentation and tour of our school as well as enjoying
muffins made with our own produce - eggs and silver-beet. We
sometimes don’t realise what a great environment we have here at
Sandy East with the wonderful garden developments. Our next
venture is in the front garden where we will develop a learning
environment for our Developmental and Inquiry Curriculum to be
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Japanese News
Grade 1 and 2 students have been using mini whiteboards to
practice writing their hiragana characters. Now the students know at
least 20 hiragana, they are starting to write some useful words.
They learnt classroom objects in Japanese. Keane Sensei
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Grade 1/2 Woodwork Incursion
The grade 1s and 2s had a woodwork incursion. We made a
windmill, it was hard but fun. We had to listen carefully first
when we got a piece of wood and we traced it on another piece of
wood. We cut it with a saw then stuck it on a block. We put a
nail in the block then got a stick and put it on some wood. Mine
couldn’t spin around so I needed hot glue. We used a hammer and
a saw. We also had to use some nails and glue. It was fun
putting the nails in the wood. We needed an elastic band for
spinning it around too. By Georgie |
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Prep - Grade 2 Swimming
We saw the end of the Prep-Grade 2 Intensive Swimming
program. The program was a great success and was enjoyed by all
participants. The last day was especially exciting as the children
enjoyed games and relays to practice their skills. Well done to a
brave Mrs. Casonato-Pal and Mrs. Castrillon who shook aside fear and
cold and joined the children in the water - to much enjoyment and
laughter!
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Swimming
The Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 children have been
swimming at Mentone Grammar Pool. We have all been having a
wonderful time learning about different water safety skills and
perfecting our swimming strokes. We would like to say a big thank
you to all the parents who have come to help and support us over the
week. Your time and dedication are greatly appreciated.
When we arrive at the pool we get into our groups and we sit on
the edge of the pool waiting for our swimming teachers. Will the
water be warm or cold today we wonder? Some of us are given kick
boards and we are swimming down the pool. It is fun to dive down to
get the brick from the bottom of the pool. We all like doing dives
at the end of our lesson. Our swimming teachers are really nice to
us. It is time to get out of the pool, dressed and on the bus for
our journey back to school. I like our swimming lessons - they are
awesome! From Maddy and Aren |
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African Drumming
A typical chilly May morning was transformed into a hot,
tropical West African Drum and Dance Fiesta! The students had
fun learning about African culture and did themselves proud with
amazing drum rhythms and dance moves. By Geoff R. |
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Education Week
To celebrate Education Week, we enjoyed fun Literacy and
Numeracy activities across the school. Students were broken up in
multi-age groupings P - 2 and 3 - 6 so they could help and learn
from each other. Students were involved in activities such as Nin
Nin or Math millionaire and literacy games such „What am I?” or
Cracking Codes. Not only did the children have fun but they got to
know others within the school better.
A great day was had by all!
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What a big change we have seen!
We sadly had to say goodbye to our chickens, but we
would like to tell you all about what happened while they were
here! It all began on Monday 2 weeks ago. We were doing our maths when there was a knock at the door. Our 10 eggs had
arrived. We were told that the chicks were due to hatch on
Wednesday but if we were really quiet we might be able to hear
them making "cheep, cheep" sounds inside their eggs! The eggs
had to stay in the incubator where it was 38 degrees, because
this makes the shells soft and much easier for the little chicks
to hatch out of. Wednesday was such an exciting day at SEPS!
Chicks hatched in all of the Grade 1 and 2 class-rooms. That
morning we came in and saw the big crack in the egg, we watched
very patiently and finally a leg popped out followed by an
exhausted little chick! All of the others followed quickly.
Unfortunately some of our chicks didn't make it. It was sad, but
we were feeling very lucky to have 7 healthy, strong, fluffy
chicks to look after. We have been amazed at just how much they
have changed every single day. They eat so much and are starting
to get proper feathers now. They eat and drink all day! We have
taken lots of photos and videos and they have been a fantastic
learning tool for our topic of "lifecycles". They are much
bigger and their soft, fluffy down is starting to turn into
feathers. We really enjoyed looking after the chicks especially
when we got to hold them and give them fresh food and water
every day. The teachers all thought that we did a fantastic job.
We were sad to say goodbye, but happy that some of our school
families have adopted the chicks so we will still get to hear
all about their adventures! By Grade 2W |
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Dinosaur Diggers
Grades 1s and 2s had a wonderful experience when "Dinosaur
Diggers" came to SEPS. The visiting presenters taught the children
lots about dinosaurs. They even had a chance to dig for fossils!
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Junior School Expo Sports
The Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students enjoyed a
fantastic morning when they took part in the Expo Sports
carnival with children from Black Rock Primary. The children
learnt new skills and consolidated ones they already have in a
fun program, using some fabulous state of the art equipment. The
SEPS teachers were very proud of the way our students had a go
at everything, helped each other and behaved themselves.
A HUGE thank you to all of the wonderful parents who gave up
their time to assist with the running of activities, the cooking
of our yummy barbecue lunch and supporting the teachers to
ensure the day ran so smoothly. Also thank you to Brumby’s
Sandringham and Coles Sandringham for their generosity on the
day. |
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Grade 1& 2 Excursion to Science Works
Grade 1 and 2 travelled over the Westgate Bridge to
Science Works. We have been learning about our place in space this
term, so it was a great opportunity to learn more about this topic
with a trip to the Planetarium at Science Works. We all really
enjoyed the day and we got to have a play in the general viewing
area, sports works, Nitty Gritty Super City, the House of Secrets
and of course the Planetarium. It was a great day and all of the
students were extremely well behaved and represented our school with
pride. Here is what some of the students said about the excursion:
“I like the planetarium because I learnt where Jupiter is in the
sky” Thea B.
“I got to race against Cathy Freeman in sports works and I beat
her. It was awesome!” Jack B.
“When you rode a bike a skeleton showed you how your bones work. It
was a bit scary” Jenny K.
Well done to all the students who attended, we all had a great time!
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The Veggies are for Us - Thanks to the
Scarecrows!
There is a new addition to the veggie patch this
week with Grade 2 students finishing their scarecrows in Art class.
Students went outside to stuff scarecrow body parts with hay. Boots
and a straw hat were just the perfect finishing touch! What do you
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Scarecrows for the Veggie Patch
In Art class, Grade 2 students have started to make Scarecrows
for the veggie garden! This week, students sewed hands, eyes, a
mouth and a head. Helpers were
really impressed with the sewing skills! |
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Chook Art
The chook shed has continued to be a point of
daily interest to our SEPS students. The chooks are laying lots of
eggs and exhibiting personalities all of their own. This week the
chooks featured as a not so still life sketching activity for Grade
1 and 2 students. First the children went on a journey to the chook
shed. Their task to follow was to sketch a chicken, focusing on the
small details such as feathers, eyes and feet. |
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Grade 1 & 2 Rippon Lea Excursion
Grade 1C and 1P went to Ripponlea. Our hosts for
the day were Martin and Lindy who showed us around. We went on a
guided tour of the inside of the house and we saw where the servants
work and what their chores were. Lindy, who dressed in period
costume to represent a working servant, showed us many things that
were used 100 years ago.
Martin took us in his time machine back to the year 1887 when the
Sargood Family lived at Ripponlea. The family consisted of 12
children and we saw their playthings including dolls and lead toy
soldiers. We played old fashioned games on the Ripponlea lawn such
as skittles, hula hoops, iron hoops and croquet. We had a lot of fun
running on the lawn. After lunch we went on a nature hunt called -
creature catcher. This involved children heading off in different
directions looking for markings on posts. We had to find twelve
animals. A fun day was had by all. (By Grade 1C)
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Grade 2 Olympic Presentations
We have all been glued
to our TV’s in our spare time to catch a glimpse of the Olympics,
especially all of the Grade 2 students. Our project for the Olympics
was to pick an Aussie athlete out of a hat. From there, during the
two weeks we had to research all about our athlete. We had to find
out what sport they played, when their events were in the Olympics,
what place they came in their event, any previous Olympic glory and
some quirky things as well.
Since the Olympics have finished, we have been
using this week in Grade two to present all of our information and
findings to the rest of the year level. Mr. Casey and Ms Gau let us
choose how we wanted to present it. We had a choice of a poster, in
our homework books or using the electronic whiteboard with a word
document or PowerPoint presentation. Our presentations have been
fabulous and we can all see the amounts of work and effort that have
been put into the presentations and homework projects overall. |
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Olden Day Style
Grade 1 & 2 students have been learning about “Now and Then” and
were fascinated when Merv, one of our community reading volunteers,
brought along his 1928 Austin Morris 7 for them to look at. Merv has
owned the car since he was 17 and told the children he looks after
it like it is a child! The children were able to see how cars have
changed over time and were amazed at the differences to the cars
their parents drive today. Mrs Casonato-Pal was allowed to sit in
the drivers seat - but wasn’t allowed to take it for a spin!
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MCG Excursion - Grade 1 & 2
All of the grade 1s and 2s studied the Olympic Games and integrated this with our topic for
the term – A Journey Through Time. To celebrate these two topics, on
Monday 28th July we all went to the MCG to learn about our sporting
past and present, with an emphasis on the Olympic games.
During the day we were lucky enough to view the new National Sports
Museum, have a play in the interactive games section, listen to
Larry Sengstock (The 1984 Australian Basketball captain) talk to us
about competing in the games, and finally tour the MCG, getting into
the changing rooms and walking out onto the sacred turf of the
ground.
The day was a great success and very beneficial to all that
attended. Well done and thank you to all of the teachers and parents
who helped out and to all of the children who were fantastic and
well behaved. " Sam Casey |
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Grade 1 and 2 Open Night
A very successful night was held for our Grade 1s and 2s. The evening started with the children entertaining their
families and friends with a variety of songs and reports around the
topic of “Our Beautiful World”. Grade 1s delighted everyone with
their frog masks, reminding us how fragile our environment is. Grade
2s used their “Thinking Hats” to tackle environmental issues.
Visitors then enjoyed time to look in their children's classrooms
where the children showcased their work and all the wonderful things
happening in the classroom.
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School Tree Day
As part of the Schools Tree Day, students in
grades 1, 2 and 3 were part of a special tree planting activity.
Magnolia trees were planted in the sanctuary part of our school
garden as a memorial to two of our parents, Mr Phillip Bracchi and
Mr Adam Beck, who tragically passed away, in separate incidents,
earlier this year. This week also saw the next phase of our veggie
patch project - planting of seedlings. Andrew Newton assisted grades
with planting their veggie boxes on Monday and Tuesday.
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Level 2 Ceres Excursion
On Thursday the Grade 1 & 2s went to Ceres
Community Environment Park for an excursion. The children have been
learning about “Our Beautiful World” and Ceres affirmed the many
ideas about the environment. The children were involved in
activities where they learnt about Rubbish & Recycling, Modern
Houses, Bees and Pond Life & Fishing. It was fantastic to see all
the grade 1 & 2s mixed together to share and enjoy this special day. |
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Active After Schools Communities - Circus Skills
Some of our students from Prep to Grade 2 have been participating
in the Active After School Circus Program. Every Monday after school
these students enjoy a healthy snack, then learn and develop their
Circus Skills.
They have been practicing their juggling, balancing and
coordination. They also use devil sticks, hoola hoops, diablos and
lots of other fun circus equipment.
Thank you to all the teachers who have given up their time to
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Grade 2s “Our Community” Topic
The grade 2’s have celebrated the end of their integrated
topic “Our Community”. As part of a homework project each child
constructed a shop they would like to see in an “Ideal Community”.
To get a true feel of what our community would feel like, the grade
2’s designed and built Kidztown, which was then put on display for
their parents to come along and view last Wednesday.
All of the children were extremely proud of their work throughout
the topic and being able to showcase their final product to their
families and friends was a big buzz.
The teachers would like to thank all of the Grade 2 children
for all of their hard work and persistence throughout the topic and
also thank all of the parents who presented talks in the classroom,
those who helped out and on excursions, and the parents who came and
viewed Kidztown last Wednesday. |
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Grade 2’s visit to Sandringham.
Grade 2, along with the teachers and some parents, went for a
long walk to Sandringham because we are learning about our
community. We left the school, crossed the road at the old fire
station and walked along Bluff Rd until we got to Bay Rd. We stopped
at different places in our community as we walked. Some of these
places were doctors’ surgeries, an aged care facility, dentists, a
plant nursery, John Batman Gardens and a child care centre. Once we
reached Sandringham town centre we saw lots of shops. There were
restaurants, cafes, fish and chip shops, milkbars, supermarkets,
bakeries and a health food shop. We also saw hairdressers, a pet
store, the Post Office, banks, clothes shops, butchers, a video
shop, drycleaners, a chemist, a newsagency and a hardware store.
Then we walked past the Library and Coles. After that we went to the
Rotunda at Sandringham Beach where we all ate our snack. We then had
a play on the play equipment
at the park. Finally we all had a long and tiring walk back to
school.
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GRADE 1-2 OPEN NIGHT
We had an open night where parents were invited
to watch the students and then visit the classrooms to look at
the students work.
"Our class did a performance. We did
a dance, our poem and our folk dance. I was really
nervous and I kept smiling and I giggled a bit too. I thought I did
pretty well. It was a good feeling. I got used to it after a few
minutes. I had so much fun. When I got into the classroom I tried to
make the most interesting picture. I did that with Shannae. When I
got home I was so, so tired." Portia |
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"Grade One and Two did a performance. We all did
a poem. Our poem was called Lions and Tigers. I was nervous but
excited too. I think every body had a good time."
"I had a good time. I like dancing and everything else but most of
all I enjoyed it. I hope my mum and dad liked it. Also, I hope all
of the parents liked it." Edi
"I enjoyed learning the folk dance because it was fun. I liked doing
the dance and the poem. I liked watching the other grades.
It was fun because we got to work with other people in time with the
music. I liked the poem. It was called Lions and Tigers."
"I like the folk dance called La Vinca. I liked La Vinca the best and I liked saying "Lions
and Tigers". It was fun." Alex |
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GRADE 1-2 Arts Centre Excursion |
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"We saw lots of plays. My favourite was Ali
Baba and the Forty Thieves. There were other plays like The
Fishermen and the Demon. We saw other schools too. When we were
going back to school Edi and I talked about the play." Jack
"We went to the Fairfax Theatre in the Arts Centre. We watched
different stories. It was fun to see it live. It was funny to see
the two brothers acting out to be dogs because they came around
squirting water from pistols. It was fun and I recommend it for
other people. I am sure that others would like to see it." Loren |
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"We went to see a show about
The Arabian Nights. Before the show started on the stage there were
blue lights. My favourite story was The Fisherman and the Demon. My
favourite part in the fisherman was when he was going to throw the
bottle but the Demon keeps on talking to him. I also liked the bit
when the girl starts to dance.
I recommend it for other people to watch. It was one of my favourite
shows I’ve ever seen. My other favourite part is when they chop her
head off then she starts to sing a song. The bit when the boy says
“Open Sesame”, then the door made out of rock opened magically then
he steals some gold." Gabby |
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"Went to see The Arabian
Nights in a bus. I think they did seven plays. I liked all of it but
my favorite play was Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves."
"The grades ones and twos went to the Melbourne Arts
Centre to see some of the Arabian Nights stories. It was very good
and very funny too. My favorite character was the king and he was
very mean and greedy. The most favorite part for me was very funny.
It was when these boys were pretending to be dogs and used water
pistols to pretend to wee. The show was very good and I enjoyed it."
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"Grades one and two went to the
Melbourne Arts Centre. We saw Tales From The Arabian Nights. My
favorite character was Shaharazad.
Shaharazad told strange and amazing stories to impress the king so
he would be a good man. There were a few different stories like :
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Fisherman and the Demon and
other stories. I really enjoyed it." Julia |
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