Year 6LS have been learning about Tangrams. They watched a video on a website to learn how to make the seven pieces of a tangram.
As they watched, they learnt that tangrams are an ancient Chinese puzzle. They made shapes from a square, different sized triangles and a parallelogram. Some shapes they found easy to make while others were more difficult.
Here is another site where you can learn more!
Here is a site that tells a football story using tangrams.
To learn more about angles, faces, vertex, edges and so much more - visit Scootle and enter the Student PIN Access code Mrs S emailed to you!
To learn more about the different properties of shapes, visit Cool Math.com
Try this site as well - A Maths Dictionary for Kids
Rainforest Maths can also be explored.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Mary MacKillop Canonisation
A very important event will take place on October 17, 2010 in Rome. Mary MacKillop will be recognised as a Saint.
The Church does not make a saint – it recognises a saint.
Canonisation is the act by which the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, declares in a definitive and solemn way that a Catholic Christian is actually in the glory of heaven, intercedes for us before the Lord and is to be publicly venerated by the whole Church.
To read about the Journey to Canonisation, click here.
Today, August 26, students from every class gathering in prayer at our Mass to celebrate the life of Mary MacKillop. It was a moving celebration of prayer and thanksgiving.
Fr Chris reminded us that Sr. Mary MacKillop opened her very first school in NSW in neighbouring Penrith on the corner of High and Evan Street many years ago. When the parish of St Nicholas of Myra was established, Sr. Mary MacKillop's school no longer existed. A new school was opened - our school!
We are very proud that Mary MacKillop will be our first Saint.
Thank you Fr. Chris for being with us at our very special Mass.
The Eucharist nourishes us on our journey
Students in Year 6 have been reading about The Last Supper. They have located the passages in The Bible by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
They have been looking at how some artists have represented this very important event.
Students were asked to draw their own version of The Last Supper and to write a description of why it was drawn the way it was.
As we have studied the unit, we have attended Mass on Wednesday morning to remind us that it is here that we are nourished.
Our unit concluded with the Mass on August 26 to celebrate, as a school, the upcoming important event in the history of the Catholic Church in Australia - Mary MacKillop's Canonisation - the time when Australia will have its very first Saint.
They have been looking at how some artists have represented this very important event.
Students were asked to draw their own version of The Last Supper and to write a description of why it was drawn the way it was.
As we have studied the unit, we have attended Mass on Wednesday morning to remind us that it is here that we are nourished.
Our unit concluded with the Mass on August 26 to celebrate, as a school, the upcoming important event in the history of the Catholic Church in Australia - Mary MacKillop's Canonisation - the time when Australia will have its very first Saint.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
1st in NSW
Congratulations to students in 6NC who have won 1st place in the Mathematics Association of NSW competition for completing an investigation all about cars. Congratulations to their teacher Miss Collins as well.
Year 6 are very proud of you.
Year 6 are very proud of you.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Video about our school
Four students in Year 6 recently learnt just how long it takes to produce a video.
Firstly, you need to plan the video. A mind map of what could be included is important. It takes lots and lots of conversations to come up with a plan you all agree upon.
Next, you need to work out what images the group wants to include. Sometimes you find out that people do not want their photos taken. At other times, you realise you need to find 'just the right software' to do what you want.
Once you have the images and the other text, you need to spend time resizing the images so the file does not get too big. (If you want people to watch the video, you need to be considerate of others. The file cannot be too large.)
Once you have the images and the text, you select a background. Sometimes the one that you want to use just isn't available at the time so you need to have a second option.
Selecting the 'right' music is important. It needs to match the message on the video.
Then you put everything together and discover that some of the text is missing....time to go back to the 'drawing board."
Finally, it all comes together and you can feel great pride in your achivements. You also begin to realise just how it takes to make videos and movies for the TV!
Firstly, you need to plan the video. A mind map of what could be included is important. It takes lots and lots of conversations to come up with a plan you all agree upon.
Next, you need to work out what images the group wants to include. Sometimes you find out that people do not want their photos taken. At other times, you realise you need to find 'just the right software' to do what you want.
Once you have the images and the other text, you need to spend time resizing the images so the file does not get too big. (If you want people to watch the video, you need to be considerate of others. The file cannot be too large.)
Once you have the images and the text, you select a background. Sometimes the one that you want to use just isn't available at the time so you need to have a second option.
Selecting the 'right' music is important. It needs to match the message on the video.
Then you put everything together and discover that some of the text is missing....time to go back to the 'drawing board."
Finally, it all comes together and you can feel great pride in your achivements. You also begin to realise just how it takes to make videos and movies for the TV!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
The Dot
Year 6 have spent time discussing the book "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. You can read the story by clicking on the video.
It is a story of a young girl who lacks confidence and, with the help of a teacher, discovers that she does have a talent.
The best part of the story is when Vashti shares her new found confidence with a small boy.
Year 6 created their own 'dot' artwork which will be uploaded here soon.
Please take to time to visit our blog again and read the comments written by our students over the next week .
It is a story of a young girl who lacks confidence and, with the help of a teacher, discovers that she does have a talent.
The best part of the story is when Vashti shares her new found confidence with a small boy.
Year 6 created their own 'dot' artwork which will be uploaded here soon.
Please take to time to visit our blog again and read the comments written by our students over the next week .
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