Wednesday, 2 March 2016

What's Happening

If you have come here looking for the 5/6 Neighbourhood Blog, please refer to our new blog at

http://phps56.global2.vic.edu.au/


The 5/6 Team

Thursday, 11 February 2016

Numeracy


Planning a trip to:


  1. You’ll need to catch a tram down Lygon St (corner of Lygon and Pigdon) to Swanston St (Melbourne Central Station stop OR City Square stop).

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

What's Happening

Young ICT Explorers Competition 2016

If you haven’t yet heard about the Young ICT Explorers Competition, where have you been!? This competition is free for students to enter from years 3 to 12.  To be eligible to enter students are required to create their best Information, Communications and Technology project. Full guidelines, venues and dates can be found on the website
http://www.youngictexplorers.net.au/

Friday, 11 December 2015

Learning Experiences

Flexible Solar Cells and more

News: Kirigami steers solar panels
When you’re installing solar panels, it’s important to point them at the Sun. But the Sun isn’t always in the same place – it moves across the sky over the course of a day. If you can aim the panels towards the Sun as it moves, they can produce up to 40 per cent more power than if they are stationary. But it’s hard to aim a big, flat solar panel: especially when it’s attached to your roof.

A team of United States researchers had an idea to solve this problem. Instead of using flat solar panels, they thought they could use flexible solar cells that can bend to face the light.
 
The researchers approached Matt Shilan, a paper artist and engineer, who helped them create patterns based on kirigami: the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting and folding. Starting with paper, and then moving on to a flexible plastic called Kapton, they tested many designs.
 
They found that the best design was also the simplest. It contained many dashed lines of cuts, which opened up into a lattice when stretched out. As the holes opened, the surface of the plastic tilted at an angle: perfect for pointing at the Sun.
 
Once they’d decided on the design, the research team was ready to make the real thing. They took some flexible solar cells, attached them to a piece of Kapton and cut their design. By stretching and releasing the panel, they could aim it at the Sun, collecting 38 percent more power than a normal, stationary panel.
 
It could be a while before you see Kirigami solar panels on a roof near you, though. A lot more research is needed yet, such as finding out how to build a supporting structure, and how to protect the panels from harsh weather conditions.

Follow the link to read more at the CSIRO's Science by email
http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6ae8427d1f6f3b8d6da57d629&id=57292b1848&e=a213b4174b

Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Learning Experiences

Ancient Civilizations

Focus Questions:
·         How did the earliest civilizations begin and develop?
·         How has their development contributed to the world we live in?
·         How did physical geography influence the location and success or decline of early civilizations?
·         What role has religion played in human development from ancient times to modern?
·         How did the people of early civilizations use innovation and technology to meet personal and community needs?
·         Summarise your research information regarding an ancient civilzation you find interesting.
Links to useful websites:

Thursday, 3 December 2015

What's Happening

The Hour of Code

Next week is the official week of the Hour of Code. 

The Hour of Code is global movement with the goal to bring coding to every student in every school. It's an annual event initiated by code.org that runs throughout Computer Science Education Week7-13th December. 

There are a number of resources on the Hour of Code for a variety of levels.

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

What's Happening

Year 6 Graduation Song
2016
(See You Again: Charlie Puth, Wizz Kalipha. Can't Touch This: MC Hammer
Another Brick in the Wall: Pink Floyd,  Forever Young: Youth Group)
(See You Again)
                                                               Em7(F#m7)   G(A)       C(D)    G(A)
(boys)  1   2   3 Oh / oh … oh / oh …  Oh / oh …                 oh / oh …   Oh /

Em7(F#m7)   G(A)       C(D)    G(A)                  Em7(F#m7)         C(D)    G(A)
oh …                 oh / oh …     4 (girls)Oo / oo oo oo oo     /oo - - - - - - - 4 /
 
 C(D)             G(A)
(girls)Oo …  (Tutti) It's been a
Em7(F#m7)   G(A)           C(D)                      G(A)
long   time,         that / you've been my friend. And
Em7(F#m7)   G(A)                            C(D)         G(A)
we'll talk all     about it when I / see you again. We've come a
Em7(F#m7)   G(A)            C(D)               G(A)
long way,           from / where we began.   Oh
Em7(F#m7)   G(A)                          C(D)               G(A)
we will talk     about it when I / see you again, when I
C(D)             G(A)
see you again.

Em(F#m)   G(A)
Hey     2        who knew 4  all the
C7(D7)
years passed through, good times with you
Em(F#m)                       G(A)
Standing with you, 2       talking with you 4 'bout a
C7(D7)
new path 2 and how we'd chat in class and

Em(F#m)   G(A)
laugh.   2  We keep growin' so it can't last.
C7(D7)
Switch up, 2  see the difference, 4   see that
Em(F#m)                  G(A)
those were the days,   friendship forever pays.
C7(D7)
1 Now I see you in a new way 4

Em(F#m)   G(A)
1         2          Aw.  How can we not
C7(D7)
1 talk about family when families all that we got?  Ev-
F#m                                                          A
ry thing I went through,  you were standing by my side.  And
C7(D7)
now you gonna be with me for the new ride. 4   It's been a

 Em7(F#m7)    G(A)         C(D)                   G(A)
long time,          that / you've been my friend. And
Em7(F#m7)   G(A)                            C(D)          G(A)
we'll talk all     about it when I / see you again. We've come a
Em7(F#m7)   G(A)           C(D)               G(A)
long way,          from / where we began.  Oh
Em7(F#m7)   G(A)                           C(D)           G(A)
we will talk     about it when I / see you again, when I
C(D)             G(A)
see you again.  (boys)Oh /

Em7(F#m7)    G(A)         C(D)     G(A)                Em7(F#m7)                   C(D)          G(A)
oh …                  oh / oh …     4 (girls)Oo / oo   oo   oo   oo     /oo                 4  Oh /
 
Em7(F#m7)    G(A)         C(D)     G(A)                Em7(F#m7)                   C(D)      G(A)       C(D)      G(A)
oh …                  oh / oh …     4 (girls)Oo / oo   oo   oo   oo      /oo  - - - - - -  4 / oo  - - - - - -  4 /  




Bridge
C                       C
Oo - - - -    /  Oo - - - 4 /

C                  C/B
Hey     2        who knew 4  all the
Am                                       F
years passed through, good times with you
G                                  A                           F     G/B
Standing with you, 2       talking with you 4 - - - - - -



(Forever Young)
C                        C/B                                            A
     So many adventures couldn't happen today
                      F                                G/B
     So many songs we forgot to play
                    Am                                                F
     So many dreams swinging out of the blue
                            G/B
     We let them come true

C                            C/B                                      A
     Some are like water, some are like the heat
                            F                                            G/B
     Some are a melody and some are the beat
                           Am                                F
     Sooner or later they will all be gone
                                  G/B
     Why don't they stay young?




C                              C/B            Am                   F
      Forever Young, I want to be forever young
G/B                                       Am              F                G
      Do you really want to live forever? Forever, forever
C                             C/B              Am                   F
      Forever young, I want to be forever young
G/B                                      Am                F               G
      Do you really want to live forever? Forever, forever

 Trumpet Duo Instrumental

  C   /   C/B   /   Am   /   F  /   G/B   /  Am   /  F  /   G   /

  C   /   C/B   /   Am  /   F  /   G/B    /  Am  /  F  /  G  /  C  /  G/B  /

C                              C/B            Am                   F
      Forever Young, I want to be forever young
G/B                                       Am              F                G
      Do you really want to live forever? Forever, forever


C                              C/B            Am                   F
      Forever Young, I want to be forever young
G/B                                       Am              F                G

      Do you really want to live forever? Forever, forever