It has been a busy and exciting fortnight in the land of 5/6 — filled with excursions, new experiences, and plenty of fun! Hear from some of our students about the adventures we have been on!
Lego Robotics Excursion.
Written by Oliver and Anneke.
Last Thursday, 20 students went to Swinburne University to the Wantirna campus, for a program called Lego Robotics. We competed in partners, who were our pairs for the whole day. We had to code our robot to move forward and backwards and to lift stuff, push and drop stuff by using Lego pieces. We had nice staff from the university who guided us throughout the day. The students that won the prize for the points in the challenge were Rory and Hunter. The winner of the innovation project, building our ideas out of Lego, we were given a topic to build on, was Anneke and Oliver. It was a fun day out.
“Coding the robots to complete the tasks”-Archie
“I loved working with my partner to code and build!”-Anneke
“I loved everything on the day and working with my partner to figure out all the stuff we had to do”- Oliver 
“Being able to code, build and compete with others and with my friends.” -Leo
“Destroying the challenges :)”- Aidan
“I liked making the arms for the robot.”- Leonard
“I liked using the extreme calculus math even if it destroyed my mind and now I’m back in prep:)”- Abbey
Art Centre Excursion- Bookbinder.
Written by Oliver and Anneke.
We went to the Art Centre to see a show called the Bookbinder. It was about a boy who worked as a bookbinder and then he ripped the fabrics of a book and fell into a jug of water. Then he was in the fabrics of the book he broke. He found his way to the page of the book that he ripped out. Then he sewed it up with a string of hair, a knife of human bones and a needle sharp as a tooth on which the page shall be sewn. It was an interesting play. And a fun day out.
“I loved how the actor was suited the role and how the play kept me intrigued. I liked it.” – Oliver
“I liked how the person who told the story was completely insane.”-Anneke
“I liked how he made us feel like we were in the story.” Tom
“I loved how he showed the story with puppets and different objects.” – Rory
“I liked the use of the props and lighting. Those aspects really helped to immerse me into the story.”- Emily
“I really liked how it immersed us in the plot and the storyline and I liked how it was a little bit dramatic but it felt so real.”- Addie
“I liked the art centre because with all the props it helped you emerge into the story and really get it.”- Larni
Melbourne Museum and IMAX Excursion.
Written by Oliver and Anneke.
It was a long and crazy bus ride to the city. When we got there, we started off by going to the museum. We saw an exhibit about the gold rush time, a dinosaur one and a bug’s life one. In the gold rush time, we saw the Welcome Nugget, Cobb and Co Carriage, olden day radio, tv, old music source, and lots of dioramas. In the dinosaur area we saw the triceratops walk and we saw lots of bugs on display and we learnt all about them. Then we went to IMAX to see Australia 3D. It was about Australia in the past. It was a fun day out in the city to learn all about history.
“I loved learning about all the different things about Australia and our past along with dinosaurs and bugs. And I loved IMAX as well. Though after my eyes hurt. But it was fun.”- Oliver
“I loved seeing all the different exhibitions we got to go to and I learnt lots of new things.”-Anneke 
“My favourite part about being at the museum and IMAX was learning about Australia’s history with my friends”-Tom
“I loved the 3D movie, it was very educational and engaging”-Rory
“I liked the 3D movie and the museum was very chaotic” – Abbey
“I really liked it because it was very creative and the IMAX was very educational.”-Reece
We also had our girls’ footy gala day! On Monday, we took 32 Grade 5/6 girls to compete against other schools. Our Badger girls stepped out of their comfort zones and demonstrated fantastic teamwork, resilience, pride, and sportsmanship throughout the day. It was wonderful to see the girls encouraging one another, trying their best, and representing our school so positively. We were incredibly proud of their efforts and the way they supported each other both on and off the field. Plus, our new sports guernseys looked fantastic!
Back in the classroom, we have completed the drafts of our narrative writing pieces based on our endangered animals and have now begun our informative writing pieces on the same animals. To support our research, we visited the Sanctuary to observe the animals up close and ask questions to deepen our understanding. The students showed great curiosity and enthusiasm throughout the visit, and we can’t wait for you to read their finished pieces!
Our Inquiry projects are also well underway! Students have formed their groups and selected which part of the Gold Rush timeline their diorama will focus on. We are excited to watch these creative projects come to life over the coming weeks!
We look forward to another wonderful fortnight in 5/6!
