Newsletter Thursday 23rd November, 2023

We the staff of St Patrick’s acknowledge the traditional owners, the Kulin nations, of the land on which we learn and play.

We pay respects to the Aboriginal Elders, past and present, who are our teachers.

We thank them for taking care of children and country for countless generations.

 5RS Class Newsletter

Reading/Inquiry -

In this term, we have been reading a book called George's Secret Key to the Universe. The book is about a kid named George who had Earth activist parents and one day decides to visit his neighbours house because his dad told him not to go there. He finds himself a friend called Annie and her dad Eric, who is a scientist. He has the world's most powerful computer called Cosmos which can send them into space. But there is a common enemy between George and Eric named Dr. Reaper which seems not nice but is nice to George once he finds out that George knows Eric. Dr. Reaper plots a plan to steal Cosmos for himself.

We are reading this book because we have been learning about Space in Inquiry. We have learnt about our place in the solar system and about different celestial objects.

We have used Space as some inspiration for artworks:

Writing - Poetry

This term we have been reading and learning about different types of poems, including Limericks, Ballads, Belonging to me poems,etc. We learned that couplets are usually used in songs without us knowing. In case you didn't know, Couplets are poems that have 2 lines and the same syllables in each line. We read a poem called “The man from Snowy River, which was made by Banjo Paterson, and made in 1982. Attached are some of the Ballads that we have done.