Protecting Antarctica

Check out his interesting infographic outlining the importance of protecting the Antarctic environment.

found here

Week 9 Reflection

It's been a great week! We've been busy learning about measurement in Maths and completed our weather task. This week we also farewell Miss F, our student teacher. Thanks for all of your hard work over the past 3 weeks, we hope you enjoyed teaching us!

'3 weeks have gone so fast and it is time for Miss F to go back to University :( I have had an awesome time in 6A learning all about Antarctica, making dream catchers during Harmony Day, estimating, measuring and converting lengths and working our way through the Weather Task! I am very sad to leave but maybe I will be back one day! I hope you all have a fantastic rest of the year with Miss Affleck!' - Miss F 

Did you enjoy watch the iBrainstorm Show at Sunshine Ave?

I hope you all have a relaxing Easter weekend with your family. See you Tuesday!

Baleen & Toothed Whales!

We worked in inquiry groups to research the similarities and differences between toothed and baleen whales. We used Notability to organise our research and presented our findings in a range of ways using Art Set, iMovie, Pic Collage, Explain Everything and Visualize. Here's a snapshot of what we came up with!

By Amelia

By Shayna

Week 8 Reflection

We've had a fantastic week - the highlight was definitely Harmony Day!

We were lucky enough to be involved in a range of activities including craft, cooking, art, martial arts, and dancing! We also got to listen to Cartsen and Mrs O'Keefe give us an insight into what it was like growing up in Germany and Russia. It's amazing how different school can be in different countries!

Thanks to Miss Hassell for organising such an amazing event!

What was your favourite Harmony Day activity and why?

Harmony Day

Check out Miss Hassell's Harmony Day Blog for more info!

Measurement

We've been investigating how to measure and convert Length, Capacity and Mass. 

In maths groups we estimated and measured length.

Shayna used Notability to record her measurements.

Jack created these Converting Measurements posters using Visualize.

Killer Whales

Check out these fantastic Killer Whale artworks created in Miss F's lesson using ArtSet.

Great work Jess, Will & Neta!

Week 7 Reflection

Another week has flown by! Can you believe it's almost Week 8?!

Congratulations to everyone who represented the school at NCIS Soccer Championships in Armidale - Miss Arnold was very proud of your performance both on and off the field.

Did you enjoy your swimming session this week? 

What has been your favourite in class activity?

Are you looking forward to Harmony Day next Thursday?

Rain Gauges!

We set up our rain gauges today - I wonder if we'll get any rain over the weekend?

Something To Think About...

Antarctic Explorer Research Task

Click here for more detailed information on you Antarctic Explorer Task. Once you have decided on an explorer to research, please post a comment with the name of your explorer - don't forget to include your name too!

If you have any questions please leave a comment on this post and I'll get back to you.

Get started on your research! I can't wait to see what you come up with...

Wind Socks!

This week we finally got a chance to test out our wind socks on the top oval!
It was so great to see how creative everyone got with their use of materials. Well done!

Week 6 Reflection

We've had a huge week! Congratulations to everyone who competed at the NCIS Swimming Carnival in Lismore on Tuesday and good luck to those who will be traveling to Sydney for the NSWCIS Championships. Well done to the Rugby boys who represented the school in the Casuarina Cup and placed a respectable 4th on the day. In class we've been busy writing information reports and applying the rules of divisibility. We also welcomed our student teacher, Miss F, who will be working with us for the next three weeks! 

What has been your favourite activity this week?

Divisibility Rules!

Need to know about divisibility? We're quickly becoming experts and are here to help!

Test us out by leaving us a question as a comment. (Eg. Is 456 divisible by 3?)

Challenge us with large numbers - we're pretty clever!

Whale Research

Baleen whales (Humpback, Southern Right, Blue, Sei, Minke) and toothed whales (Sperm, Killer/Orca) visit Antarctica to feed in the summer. Choose one and use these sites to help you complete your Baleen Whale Organiser or Toothed Whale Organiser with your group.

Australian Antarctic Division

Enchanted Learning

Australian Museum

Whale Facts

Cool Antarctica

Defenders of Wildlife

Penguin Artworks

Rockhopper Penguin portraits created using oil pastels and watercolour paint.

Emperor Penguin sketches using lead pencil created by Amelia, Jade, Neta and Evie.
Check out this great YouTube clip showing how!

Check out Ebony's beautiful Emperor Penguin chick created in Art Set.

Week 5 Reflection

Did you enjoy your first swimming session at the pool today?

What other activities have you enjoyed doing this week?

Seal Research

Use these resources to assist you with your research. 

Don't forget to use the Antarctica Wildlife Research Scaffold to ensure you have appropriate information.

Leopard Seal

The Animal Files
National Geographic
Australian Antarctic Division

Crabeater Seal

Cool Antarctica
Australian Antarctic Division
Kid Cyber
Travel Wild
Animal Diversity Web

Penguins On An Iceberg

Can you identify the type of penguins in this clip?

Thanks to Kaden for the link!