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Month: August 2018

Lego Engineering in the 5/6 Level

Lego Engineering in the 5/6 Level

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In 5/6 level we have continued the Lego Engineering program this term as part of building STEM into our learning at Holy Trinity. Last week one of the projects we built was a rescue jeep. We learnt about how a winch is used to pull different vehicles out when they get stuck in mud, water or sand. As well of having fun we learnt how when the winch works by itself when we added a battery. When most of the groups completed their model they worked on trying to improve it by pulling a heavier load or making the winch work faster. Here are a few of the students in 5/6 D in action……

 

 

Softball Summer Sport

Softball Summer Sport

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On the 9th August, 2018 the 5/6s were chosen to represent our school in Summer Sports Round Robin against other schools in Softball.

In our first game for the boys team the scores were 1-3 an we lost by two home runs.  In our second game for the boys, the scores were 7-0 and we played a really good game winning by 7 runs. In the last game for the boys it was a really tough one because the scores were 1-13 and we lost by 12 home runs. So in total the boys team for softball won 1 and lost 2 games.

In the Girls team competition they won both of their games for this day. The first game they won 7-0 with 7 home runs more than the other team. In the second game the Girls team played they won by 5 with the scores 9-4.

We are lucky enough to play a second day of competition in a couple of weeks on Wednesday 29 August.

Here is a few of us in action …..

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5/6 Summer Sports Tennis

5/6 Summer Sports Tennis

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Last week the 5/6s were were lucky enough to have their first summer sports day. They had a choice to play tennis, softball, volleyball or cricket. I will be telling everyone about how we did at tennis.

In the first game the boys A team played against Sr Bernadette’s and we won 7 to 4. In the next the Boys A team went up against Wattleview and we lost 1 to 11. In the third match HT played against Knox Gardens and we defeated them 11 to 1.

In the boys B team games HT played against Wantirna South, they won against us 4 to 7. After that was HT vs Wattleview again, we lost 0 to 12. There was then HT vs Scoresby, and we won 10 to 2.

In the girls A team games HT lost their first game against Wattleview 0 to 12, won their second game against Scoresby 10 to 2 and their third game against Knox Gardens 10 to 2.

In the girl B games HT won their first game against Boronia 7 to 5. The other two games were against boys teams with one game against St. Bernadette’s boys which ended up 6 all but on a count back they won more points altogether meaning they won the match. In their last match they played Wantirna South Boys and lost 3 to 9. The girls B team will automatically play in a final in our next round.

Overall the 5/6s had a lot of fun participating in tennis summer sports.

3/4 Science Incursion

3/4 Science Incursion

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On Monday the 13th of August, the Grade 3/4’s were lucky enough to have a Scientist from Melbourne University come and do some amazing science experiments with us.

Ms Pike spoke with us about the forces of gravity and then demonstrated those forces using an egg, toilet roll, carton and a cup of water! (All things you could find at home!).

She then told us about an experiment called “elephant’s toothpaste” where some students got to volunteer to help her mix yeast and water, as well as food colouring, dishwashing liquid and hydrogen peroxide into a bottle. The result was fantastic. Here it is in action!

Our Preps are flying in Digitech

Our Preps are flying in Digitech

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Our Prep students are working hard on their touch typing skills using Typing Tournament. This program teaches the students to use all of their fingers (on both hands) when using the keyboard. I would encourage all students to try to log into this program at the following site ….. https://goo.gl/vsdhsY

Here is a few more of our Prep students in action …..

 

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Art Room Fun

Art Room Fun

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Grade One and Two students have been investigating drawing insects and using water colour paint to colour them. They only received red, blue, yellow, purple, white and black paint and mixed and blended to create some beautiful colours and tints. What a creative and talented bunch 😃

Preps in Digitech

Preps in Digitech

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In term 3 the Prep students are learning to log on using an individual username and password (instead of the generic one that they all used at the beginning of the year). This means that logging on takes a bit longer because each student is required to type in a few more letters but they can also get to use their own Google accounts a lot more.

One newer program that the Preps are beginning to use is called Typing Tournament which is an online program designed to develop touch typing skills. As part of this program the students complete a series of activities working towards completing a touch typing test. The program is very engaging and it tracks the students progress as their skills develop.

Here are a few of our Prep students in action …..

 

5/6 level Movie

5/6 level Movie

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On Tuesday all of the 5/6 level watched the movie Apollo 13 as part of our Inquiry topic for this term where we are learning about space. During the movie we all had to take notes and afterwards we had a quiz to see how well we listened and understood what was happening. We all were shocked when it looked like the 3 astronauts were not going to make it back to Earth.

Everyone enjoyed the movie and I think we all learned a lot about space and particularly about how difficult it is to be an astronaut.

Look out for these great new books in the library

Look out for these great new books in the library

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We have been adding to our fiction book collection so make sure you check out the new book display stands when you visit the library.

Included in our new books are several copies of The 104-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths.  We were lucky enough to  have an autographed copy of this book donated to the library by Zach Davy from 5/6D.  A big thank you goes to Zach! Will you be lucky enough to borrow this copy?

For Adrian Beck fans (there are many at HT and St Mary’s since his visit in July) look out for  Speccy-Tacular AFL stories – short stories about footy by Adrian and other fabulous authors. We also have several new copies of Alien Zoo … Good as New! – the second Alien Zoo book. Don’t forget you can reserve a copy if they are all out on loan?