What's Happening

Laptops

All parents and students are reminded that as per the student computer usage agreement, students are required to put their laptops in their school bags when travelling to and from school.  

Learning Experiences

BTN Response Questions - 11th September 2015 

1.    What has Hungary done to stop people coming in without permission?

2. Why do experts say it is important we have a range of different feelings?

3. Some people think she shouldn’t be our Queen. Why?

4.  What do experts say is the most important thing about training kids for future jobs?

5.  Why is the experiment focused on people living together in a small space?

What's Happening

Tissues for the 5/6 Neighbourhood

Can members of the 5/6 community bring in boxes of tissues as our supply for the neighbourhood is beginning to run low.

Thank you in advance.

The 5/6 Team

Learning Focus

Numeracy
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
Earlier in the inquiry the 5/6 students had identified climate change as their top concern for the future. They soon found that they didn't understand the problems associated with climate change, especially what the greenhouse effect is. So we embarked on a project to find out what causes the greenhouse effect and what contributes to it becoming the human enhanced greenhouse effect. This lead to the students developing new understandings about their own contributions to the global problem of climate change.
The next step is for students to recognise areas of their life that consume the most energy and think of ways to reduce their energy consumption. They have begun to look at ecological footprint calculators, such as the following:
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/globalfootprint/index.asp
http://www.earthday.org/footprint-calculator
The students are now involved in creating their own ecological footprint calculator, drafting questions that will help them to achieve their own specific goals relating to their energy use.
The students have recently been given feedback on their efforts so far:

Remember these things:

• Is your goal clearly measureable? If not, rewrite your goal, to make it measureable and clearly achievable, and make sure that your questions match up with your goal.
• Answers to your questions should give you as much detail as possible, so instead of
  ‘very often/often/sometimes/rarely’ for how much time do you spend playing electronics, try ‘2-3 hours per day/1 hour per day/2-3 hours per week/1 hour per week ’
• Your questions should relate strongly to your goal, so if your goal is to ride your bike more often, make sure that your questions focus on finding ways to do this.

The students have been encouraged to discuss this project and the development of their understandings with their families. The students are very keen to find ways to reduce their ecological footprints!

Learning Experiences

View the image and respond to the questions below.

1  What’s the purpose?

2 What’s the subject matter (topic)?

3  What does this picture want you to believe about the topic?

4. What has the author done to achieve this?

5.Who is this text aimed at? (Target audience?)

6.What’s the message?

What's Happening

Science and Sustainability Committee

At today's assembly three members of the Junior School Council Science and Sustainability Committee made an announcement to build awareness of the impact waste is having on our environment.  Well done to those students.  This announcement ties in to the Science Week activities the school has been running.

What's Happening

FINAL ITINERARY

5 DAY CANBERRA CAPITAL TOUR

SCHOOL: PRINCES HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL

DEPARTURE: MONDAY 24^TH AUGUST, 2015

COACH #1: 50 STUDENTS & 5 STAFF

MON 24th       AUGUST               SCHOOL/CANBERRA                                   (D)

At 7.00am, students assemble at school for a 7.15am coach departure. Our travel today is via the Hume Highway to Albury for lunch (group supplies own lunch today). Then it's on via Yass and the Barton Highway to Canberra for four nights’ accommodation at the Capital Country Holiday Park. Following a 6.30pm dinner, we have use of the conference room for our own activities.

TUE 25th    AUGUST       OUR NATION'S CAPITAL                                      (BLD)

            7.00AM          Breakfast

8.30AM          Australian Institute of Sport      

·         90 min Sports Experience

10.30AM        National Museum of Australia - Self Guided Tour

1.30PM          Royal Australian Mint

·        60 minute Guided Tour

            3.00PM          High Court of Australia

·         45 minute Guided Tour

            6.00PM          Dinner

7.30PM          Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre

·        “Swim & Slide” Session

WED 26th      AUGUST            THE POLITICAL STATE                                         (BLD)

7.30AM          Breakfast

9.00AM          Parliament House - Tour

10.00AM                                            - PEO/Education

11.00AM                                            - Hospitality

1.30PM          National Gallery of Australia

·        60 minute Guided Tour

3.00PM          National Capital Planning Display

·         60 minute “Imagining the Capital” Program

4.30PM          Electoral Education Centre – GROUP A – 20 students & 2 staff

·         90 minute Session

            6.30PM          Dinner

8.00PM          AMF Bowling

·        1 x game of bowling + shoe hire

THU 27th    AUGUST        LIVING LESSON                                                     (BLD)

7.30AM          Breakfast

9.00AM          National Science & Technology Centre - Self Guided Tour

 1.00PM          Australian War Memorial – Self Guided Tour

4.30PM          Electoral Education Centre – GROUP B – 30 students & 3 staff

·         90 minute Session

            6.30PM          Dinner

FRI 28th   AUGUST          CANBERRA/HOME                                              (BL)

This morning after a 6.30am breakfast, we board our coach and farewell Canberra. Expected arrival back at school is approximately 6.00pm.

FINAL ITINERARY

5 DAY CANBERRA CAPITAL

SCHOOL: PRINCES HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL

DEPARTURE: MONDAY 24^TH AUGUST, 2015

COACH #2: 50 STUDENTS & 5 STAFF

MON 24th      AUGUST           SCHOOL/CANBERRA                                              (D)

At 7.00am, students assemble at school for a 7.15am coach departure. Our travel today is via the Hume Highway to Albury for lunch (group supplies own lunch today). Then it's on via Yass and the Barton Highway to Canberra for four nights’ accommodation at the Capital Country Holiday Park. Following a 6.30pm dinner, we have use of the conference room for our own activities.

TUE 25th        AUGUST       OUR NATION'S CAPITAL                 (BLD)

            7.00AM          Breakfast

8.30AM          Australian Institute of Sport      

·         90 min Sports Experience

10.30AM        Parliament House - Hospitality

11.00AM                                            - PEO/Education

12.00AM                                            - Tour

3.00PM          National Capital Planning Display

·        60 minute Guided Tour

4.30PM          Electoral Education Centre – GROUP A – 30 students & 3 staff

·         90 minute Session

6.30PM          Dinner

8.00PM          Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre

·        “Swim & Slide” Session

WED 26th AUGUST   THE POLITICAL STATE                          (BLD)

      7.30AM          Breakfast

9.00AM          National Museum of Australia - Self Guided Tour

11.30AM        National Gallery of Australia

·        60 minute Guided Tour

1.30PM          Royal Australian Mint

·        60 minute Guided Tour

            3.00PM          High Court of Australia

·         45 minute Guided Tour

4.30PM          Electoral Education Centre – GROUP B – 20 students & 2 staff

·         90 minute Session

            6.30PM          Dinner

8.00PM          AMF Bowling

·        1 x game of bowling + shoe hire

THU 27th AUGUST           LIVING LESSON                                                 (BLD)

7.30AM          Breakfast

9.00AM          National Science & Technology Centre - Self Guided Tour

 1.00PM          Australian War Memorial – Self Guided Tour

            6.30PM          Dinner

FRI 28th AUGUST     CANBERRA/HOME                                          (BL)

This morning after a 6.30am breakfast, we board our coach and farewell Canberra. Expected arrival back at school is approximately 4.00pm.