They year is rapidly drawing to a close and we have only 3 weeks of schhol left before we go our separate ways for the long summer break. However, that doesn’t mean we’re slowing down at all, in fact many of our activities are also drawing to an end and the students are seeing theContinue reading Nearly There

Did you know, there’s more computing power in your mobile phone than there was in the module that landed men on the Moon? Well, that’s what they say. The kids of today are living in an exponentially expanding digital world, and to help them build their skills we’ve been doing some very techy stuff (aContinue reading Digital Generation

As a kid I’d sit for hours letting my imagination run wild as I constructed all kinds of vehicles, bridges, cars and much, much more. Now, as part of our STEAM (integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math’s) activities, we’ve been using Meccano in the classroom, the toy I enjoyed all those years ago. MeccanoContinue reading Full STEAM Ahead!

Write a book report on our recent novel study of Dragon Skin. You must include the following headings and write your responses in DETAIL and with accurate grammar and sentence structure. Title of the book. Author’s name. Introduction. Brief idea of what the book is about. Character analysis. Themes and messages. Your conclusion and thoughts.

This task is all about our Dragonpunk projects. Follow the headings below to write a review of the process you went through with the design and making of your dragon. Use the headings below and include photos. Make sure you include all the information and take care with your writing. Was my plan detailed andContinue reading Blogging Task #5

I really wish I’d had this level of talent at such a young age. The artistic talent of some of the students in our class is exceptional and they love to show it off whenever they can – thankfully. The images below were created as part of an Art activity focussed on creating illustrations forContinue reading Great Artists

This term we were engulfed in colourful clouds of hairspray and tutus as far as the eyes could see. Our faction carnival is always an exiting day, and the students go all out to demonstrate their loyalty to their colours (red, blue, yellow and green). It’s an iconic day for the whole school, although thisContinue reading Factiontastic!

As teachers, we love it when a plan comes together. This term, LA14 have embarked on a novel study based on the excellent book by Karen Foxlee called Dragon Skin. The novel is an extremely complex one, full of imagery, symbolism and mature, complex themes. It’s going to stretch all the students, giving them anContinue reading Dragon Term

Shocking news broke this evening as it emerged the last chocolate biscuit had been taken from the fridge. This horrific event was met with stunned disbelief when popular local teacher, Mr Hope, decided to treat himself to a late night snack. “I don’t believe it, I’m stunned,” he was heard to say. Mr Hope triedContinue reading Blogging Task #4

It was wet, miserable, cold and grim, but more than anything else it was FANTASTIC! This week we had our Interschool Lightning Carnival (organised by our amazing Mrs Clohessy) where multiple local schools took part in soccer, rugby, AFL, netball and modcrosse. As usual, I was in charge of the girls’ soccer squad and theContinue reading Soccer Soakers