FMH News

Milo’s Birthday Surprise

Congratulations to all of our amazing Foundation students who have worked so hard this semester to learn all of the letters of the alphabet and their most common sounds. We began this journey in term one using the Little Learners Love Literacy program. Milo the monkey is the main character in the program. Each week the students were introduced to 2 letters and Milo’s friends that matched the letters such as Sally Snake, Felix Frog and Ally Alligator to name a few of the favourites. We met each character in a lovely book called Milo’s Birthday Surprise as they prepared to celebrate Milo’s birthday.

 

Last Thursday the students dressed for Milo’s party and each bought along an animal friend from home to share in the festivities. The students wrote about their special friends and shared with each other why they had invited this friend to come along. We played old fashioned games like pass the parcel and pin the cupcake on Milo’s hand. The students followed a procedure to make jelly the day before the party and on the day iced and created Milo monkey cupcakes. We celebrated with a party lunch and sang to Milo. Everyone had a wonderful time.

Year 5 & 6 News

Year 6 Learning Assembly

Chiterchiterchat, everyone was chatting as we waited patiently for the parents to arrive. This term, our learning assembly was going to be on natural disasters. As the learning hub filled with our families, we got excited to start. 

 

We began the assembly by watching a slideshow and congratulating all Year 6 students who did their Confirmation. I remember on the day I was very scared but then I saw the bishop being a bit funny so I had a sudden rush of confidence. It was a very special day. 

 

Then, Mrs Moore was kind enough to put together a video of camp which went for three minutes. Itr was the first time we had seen it, along with our families. Bella and Finn also shared their reflections of camp. 

 

Finally we got into the fun part of our assembly. Our theme for our assembly was natural disasters. We had been researching disasters this term. Each of us were put into groups of two depending on which disaster we wanted to research. We started the research, created a poster, made a diorama, and came up with an experiment to explain our disaster. We put together a two and a half minute presentation showcasing all of this. I worked with Bella and we choose to do tornadoes as our natural disaster. We also got the chance to go on an excursion to Melbourne Museum and saw 2 IMAX movies about natural disasters. It was really fun to watch as I learnt a lot of things.

 

So we headed to our stations to get started on our presentation. We did an experiment which was a tornado in a jar. While doing this, I learnt how to be organised because after each experiment we had to keep filling and tipping out the jars for the next lot of people. We got to tell them lots about our disaster. After a lot of talking about tornadoes we had finally finished and headed back to the front. Mrs Moore then announced all the people who got awards and we cheered them on. The assembly turned out very well and we got to showcase all of our learning to our families and friends.

By Lachlan, Year 6 

Year 6 Learning Awards 

Bella - for always coming to school with a wonderfully positive attitude and confidently sharing your ideas and stories with the class.

Jensen - for being such a strong role model in our classroom, always doing the right thing and leading by example.

Finn - for being a dedicated and hardworking member of our class, consistently striving to achieve your best.

Felicity - for embodying kindness and empathy in all your interactions.

Year ⅚ Excursion to IMAX and Melbourne Museum

What a strange Monday morning! We were ready for the excursion to the Melbourne Museum and IMAX, where we were going to watch some films on natural disasters. We met up at Moorabbin station and then we got on the train together. We got off the train at Parliament station. After a long walk to the museum, we arrived there,  we pulled out our lunch boxes and grabbed our brain food and we ate as much as we could as we wouldn’t be eating again until mid-day. When we finished, we placed our bags on a trolley. Everybody was excited and ready for the experience! 

 

We headed into the Museum and learned about the prehistoric times of the Earth. We were learning as much as we could, looking at the fascinating facts. Everybody loved the 360 degree 3D volcano exhibit where we went into the volcano.

 

Then we headed off to the Bugs Alive section, where things got more gross than informative. We saw many different types of bugs, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. We watched a horrific movie about bugs (or fictional bugs) hunting their prey. Then we saw a smelling mechanism, and people started to prank other people to smell stuff like bug dunny and all that, but some of them were good like lavender. We then headed off to the dinosaur diograms.

 

We got to look at the dinosaur exhibit and all of the fossils. The dinosaur diagrams were so cool, we saw a 3d cgi-ed dinosaur that was cool to look at. There were a few facts which were really interesting. Then we headed out, had a toilet break, had lunch and got ready for the IMAX movies.

 

The IMAX movie we were watching was called ‘Extreme Weather’ and it was really extreme! The teachers grabbed us some popcorn, which was so yummy! Then the movie started. They switched between different natural disasters like ice glaciers, tornadoes and floods. It was really crazy and we learnt a lot.  We had a little break and then, we watched a 3D movie called “Volcanoes”. It was about this explorer that climbed into a volcano to explore it. It was pretty cool, especially with the 3-Dimensional glasses.

 

After the movie, we ate our lunch and walked back to the train, caught the train to Moorabbin station and then walked back to school. We had the best day! There was learning and fun! It was a pretty solid trip if you ask me.

Lachlan E, 6MR

I loved the IMAX movies and I would do it all over again! 5/5 rating overall!

Cooper, 5JH

 

My favourite part was going to IMAX! We watched 2 different movies. My favourite movie was extreme weather. I learnt that if there is a mountain in the ocean it can go all the way to the bottom and can even be taller than Mount Everest, but technically Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on land above sea level. I rate this excursion a 5 out of 5.

Leona,  5JH

At the Dynamic Earth exhibit I enjoyed looking at all the rocks and Gemstones and the rotating Earth models which showed you what the Earth looked like millions of years ago. I really enjoyed going to IMAX and the museum. I had lots of fun and it was an amazing experience for me! So I’m giving my museum experience 5 out of 5 stars.

Benjamin, 5JH

Year 5 Learning Assembly

Last week, the Grade 5 students did a fantastic job sharing some of their literacy learning to their families. Throughout Term 2, students have been focusing on informative writing with a particular focus on information reports. They have explored the structural features and language requirements of informative writing, implementing them in their work. The students were asked to complete a project on natural disasters. In groups of three, they had to describe the natural disaster, identify the part of the world it impacts the most, find some devastating examples, explore the impact of the natural disaster, research the impact of scientific developments in predicting these disasters and find how people prepare for natural disasters. The students researched, took notes and summarised their research to create an informative poster with a timeline of key examples. They also used their newfound knowledge to create a working model or diorama of their natural disaster.

The Learning Assembly began with a debrief about their recent school camp and all of the fantastic and wonderful things that they did whilst they were there. The students recapped their favourite activities including raft building, canoeing, the mud run, the flying fox, bushcraft, low ropes, aeroball, the giant swing, the campfire and splash. The grade 5 students loved the salad bar and throwing water balloons at their teacher too!

The students shared about their experience at their recent excursion to the Melbourne Museum and IMax. They got to explore the exhibits and learn more about extreme weather.

For their learning assembly, the students set up an exhibition around the learning hub. At each station was a different group with a different project about a natural disaster. There was a station for floods, cyclones, tsunamis, volcanoes, bushfires and earthquakes. The families visited each of the stations and the students shared their incredible posters and models, imparting their knowledge about the natural disaster to the eager audience. The students were very knowledgeable about their natural disaster and became experts!

Following the exhibition, the families teamed up and competed against one another in the Ultimate Natural Disasters Kahoot put together by the students. It was a fierce battle but in the end the McCubbin’s won!

We concluded the assembly with learning awards! Congratulations to our award winners! 

Thank you to everyone who attended the Year 5 Learning Assembly! Your participation in the exhibition and support of the students was greatly appreciated. The children did a fantastic job and should be very proud of their efforts!

Year 5 Learning Awards 

Lily - For showing gratitude and empathy, and having a positive outlook when faced with challenges

Vincent - For showing fantastic persistance and resilience to overcome and face obstacles

Benjamin - For being a kind and supportive classmate who looks out for others and helps them to overcome challenges

Harlan - For being kind, thoughtful and empathetic towards others and for always having a positive attitude