Primary Newsletter
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Dear Parents and Caregivers, The end of a term is always a special time in the lives of our students. The hard work of the past term fades quickly, as the anticipation of late lie-ins, meaningful time with family and friends, and fun-filled activities beckon. It was no different over this period and there was a real excitement over the last few days. This past week was made even more special, as the Year 3-6 students had the opportunity to enjoy their Creative Arts Enrichment Program. This was after the Year K-2 students had made the most of theirs. A vibrant week was spent creating all sorts of fascinating artworks – it really was the cherry on the top! In addition, a variety of excursions were enjoyed by our students. On Monday, the Year 4s partook in an enriching scientific adventure at Clifton Gardens, while on Wednesday and Thursday the Year 5 and 6s had a thoroughly exhilarating experience at the Treetops Adventure course, conquering their fear of heights while out in the beauty of nature. The end of a successful term, in which the students enjoyed many wonderful moments, should remind us of the need to reflect on the past few months with gratitude. Indeed, as one researcher points out, “In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.” We hope that this is true for the students, as they remember special moments of the previous few months. I am personally grateful for the positive, enthusiastic approach they have embodied. They really are the lifeblood of the school, and it is their can-do attitude which has done so much to make this a term to remember. I trust that they will enjoy their break and return refreshed and eager for the second part of the year. I recognise too, the way in which the teachers have continued to invest in the lives of our students. They have been positive role models and encouraged the students to keep stretching themselves. They have taken a real interest in each of their lives, which I hope has made all the difference. I appreciate all our other staff who have worked so hard in the background – the administrative, cleaning and other support staff. The teachers and I value their efforts enormously as they ensure the school’s systems operate smoothly and the campus looks its beautiful best each day. Finally, I thank all our parents and caregivers, who have made so many sacrifices over the past term, for the benefit of the students. Your hours devoted to helping with homework, packing lunchboxes, and driving to school each day, along with sports matches and music recitals, may have sometimes gone unnoticed by your children but we have certainly appreciated all your efforts. An involved, enthusiastic parent body makes all the difference in a school, which is certainly the case in ours.
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Before we wrap up the term, it is good to reflect on some of our students who have recently found success. Last Saturday, the Under 9 Reddam United Soccer team played the Maroubra Terminators at Coral Sea Park – and it was a match for the ages! This team, many of whom are playing their first season of competitive sport, treated the crowd to an awesome game. These students played with confidence and with an improved skill set – which was clear to see in their first 2 - 1 victory of the season. It was so satisfying to witness a whole team effort from our youngest students. Well done, United, and good luck for the rest of the season. Those who played were Ally Fung-Love, Jayden Cao, Flynn Cheng, Jayden Thompson, Annabella Salib, James Plaskett, Ruby Zhang, Rufus Smith, Jonny Kaspar and Sam Pinski.
The netball season for Term 2 recently ended. Our teams had an excellent start and are to be commended for their determined efforts throughout. A big congratulations to our Reddam 13 team who won their first game on the weekend. The girls consistently gave of their absolute best each week and their hard work paid off. We look forward to continued success in Term 3. I wish all our Primary School families a restful, happy break. We look forward to welcoming you back for what should be an exciting third term. Creative Arts Week link: https://rhouse.com.au/video/K-6_Visual%20and_Media%20Arts_2022_(Newsletter).mp4 K—2 Creative Arts Assembly https://youtu.be/44hV9O8VcfY 3—6 Creative Arts Assembly https://youtu.be/Yi4Fp5_HG5o Dee Pitcairn Principal
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SPORT FIXTURES
I Sporting fixtures 2nd July 2022
Boys MPCYC Un16s – Reddam Warriors v Bye
Basketball
Un16s – Reddam Nets v Accelerate Warriors Admirals 4.50 Ct 1
Comets Competition – Friday 1st July
Un18s – Reddam Grizzlies v Newtown Kings 1.30 Ct 2
Un16s – Reddam Knicks v SGHS LeBros 4.30
Un18s – Reddam 1st V v MVP Lakers 5.40 Ct 2
Un18s – Reddam Suns v SGHS Airballers 4.30 Un18s – Reddam 1st V v Newtown Newts 5.15 Perry Park Courts & Comets Stadium Saturday Fixtures 2nd July (Perry Park Courts are located behind the Comets stadium) Girls Un14s – Reddam Timberwolves v Inner City Magic 10.30 Ct 4 Un14s – Reddam Sparks v Newtown Lynx 9:40am Ct 4 Un 14s – Reddam Mystics v KHY Astronauts 11.20 Ct 4
Soccer Reddam U13 V No Match Reddam Seniors V No Match Primary Saturday Under 9s Reddam United V South East Eagles 10.00am Heffron Park Mini Field 1A Under 9s Reddam City V Maccabi Dragons 10.00am Waverley Park Synthetic Field D Under 10s Reddam United V Pagewood Botany Manchester 11.00am Jellicoe Park Half Field 3/4E
Under 10s Reddam City V Mascot Kings 11.00am L'Estrange Park Mini Field 1
Boys Alexandria (Perry Park Courts)
Under 11s Reddam Gunners V Easts Valencia 12.00pm Queens Park Half Field 12A
Un12s – Reddam Raptors v Inner City Demons 9.40 Ct 1
Under 12s Reddam United V Maroubra Hawks 1.00pm Coral Sea 3/4 Field A
Un14s – Reddam Bulls v Reddam Cavaliers 12.10 Ct 1
Under 12s Reddam City V Maroubra United Dragons 1.00pm Queens Park 11A
Un14s – Reddam Cavaliers v Reddam Bulls 12.10 Ct 1 Un14s – Reddam Mavericks v Bye
High School Boys Saturday
Un14s – Reddam Nuggets v Sydney Hoopstars Anacondas 1.50 Ct 2
Year 12 v No Match
Un14s – Reddam Hawks v Inner City Thunder 11.20 Ct 2
Year 10 v No Match
Year 11v No Match Year 9 v No Match
Un16s – Reddam Rockets v Inner City Mustangs 12.10 Ct 4
Year 8R v No Match
Un16s – Reddam Jazz v Newtown Tigers 1.00pm Ct 4
Year 7 v No Match
Year 8E v No Match
Un18s – Reddam Heat v Newtown Giants 1.50 Ct 3
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SPORT RESULTS
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Sporting results 25th June 2022
Netball Saturday -Heffron Park Netball Courts
BasketballComets Competition Girls
Un14s – Reddam Timberwolves v Reddam Sparks 2 - 34
Reddam 2 v KRB 20 - 0
Un14s – Reddam Sparks v Reddam Timberwolves 34 - 2
Reddam 4 v St Catherines 34 - 20
Reddam 3 v Mascot 24 - 36
Un 14s – Reddam Mystics v Inner City Magic 21 - 20
Un16s – Reddam Knicks v SGHS Clock 22 - 15 Un18s – Reddam Suns v BYE
Reddam 5 v Kambala, 15 - 30 Reddam 6 v Rose Bay, 15 - 23
Reddam 7 v Coogee, 23 - 35 Reddam 8 v Mascot 11- 16 Reddam 9 v Bye
Un18s – Reddam 1st V v All Blacks 20 - 21
Reddam 10 v Dolphins, 18 - 7 Reddam 12 v Maccabi, 10 - 11
Boys
Reddam 13 v Kincopal, 5 - 3
Un12s – Reddam Raptors v Newtown Bears 22 - 20
Reddam 14 v Randwick Rugby1 - 15
Un14s – Reddam Bulls v MPB 6 - 58
Soccer
Un14s – Reddam Cavaliers v Sydney Hoopsters Anacondas 13 - 65
Reddam U13 V Queens Park Panthers 0 - 4
Un14s – Reddam Mavericks v Maccabi Thunder 27 - 15 Un14s – Reddam Nuggets v Newtown Lions 20 – 20 Un14s – Reddam Hawks v Newtown Raptors 21 - 13
Reddam Seniors V Queens Park Wildcats 0 6 Primary Saturday Under 9s Reddam United 2 Maroubra Terminators 1 Under 9s Reddam City 2 Easts Inter 1
Un16s – Reddam Rockets v Maccabi King 1 77
Under 10s Reddam United 0 Pagewood Botany Strikers 6
Un16s – Reddam Jazz v Inner City Mustangs 68 - 16
Under 10s Reddam City 20 Maccabi Juniors 0
Un16s – Reddam Warriors v Botany Forsaken 35 - 40
Under 11s Reddam Gunners 3 Maccabi Hakoah Juniors 4
Un16s – Reddam Nets v All Blacks 29 - 46
Under 12s Reddam United 0 Pagewood Botany 1
Un18s – Reddam Heat v MPB 28 - 27 Un18s – Reddam Grizzlies v Manesis Strength 33 - 39
Under 12s Reddam City 3 Mascot Kings 5
Un18s – Reddam 1st V v Newtown Warriors 44 40 Reddam Cougars v Maccabi 52 - 34
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Reddam House Would like to wish a very happy birthday to Aiden Balafas, Lawrence Chan, Ava Levin, Cameron Chai, Frederick Liu, Rafferty Spender-Capps, Luca Canturi, Lucas Mascio, Georgia Salib, Noah Zusak, Brayden Chen, Anastasia Cho, Ishaan Hamieh, Sienna Kay, Luca Aharonson and Emily Cassab
Who celebrated their special day this week and over the weekend
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Principal & Principal
Honour Awards Reddam House Would like to congratulate the following students on their Principal and Principal Honour Awards. Principal Awards recipients:
Shepherd Smart, Dylan Loughlin, Daniel Topouz, Brandon Chan, Natalia Pogrebinsky, Sophia Gracheva, Octavia Spender-Capps and Matthias Lee
Principal Honours Awards recipients:
Hugo Mullins, Griffin Hincksman, Shane Hui and Angus Corbett
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KINDERGARTEN In the blink of an eye, we are officially half way through Kindergarten and we celebrated this week by reading All The Ways To Be Smart by Davina Bell. We then did some brainstorming of what we are most proud of and created a ‘Proud Peacock’ to highlight our achievements. During Maths this week, we practised our counting skills by counting forwards and backwards and then applied these skills to solve addition and subtraction sums. We then took another look at threedimensional objects and had a go at making our own. We made sure we were able to identify their properties to make accurate creations. In Topic, we concluded our unit on ‘Australia, Our Home’ by taking a closer look at the connections which Indigenous Australians have to certain places and the land and we explored historical rock carvings. We discussed the importance of respect and how everyone can care for and preserve important places. We became authors this week during our Personal Development and Health lessons as we created our own class books to teach others about how to regulate different emotions. We look forward to a well-deserved break and returning ready for our next term of our learning journey in Kindergarten!
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YEAR 1 This week in Year 1, the children busy with science STEM activities. They manipulated materials to design skiers, snowboarders create snowflakes and even created their own snow for snowman building. These open-ended challenges allow the children to explore the possibilities of their inner engineer and help them to problem solve. Their collaborative nature offers the opportunity for discussion and an exchange of ideas. These verbal scaffolds can promote extension, revaluation and elevation of their designs. We were very impressed with the resilience and ‘have a go’ attitude which the children demonstrated. Maths saw us navigating around the classroom using coordinates as our guide. Watch out for the swamp monster on A,5! The children enjoyed directing each other to collect treasure and battle dragons! They took this physical exploration in maps into their individual creation, each adding exciting elements to their landscapes and coordinate recordings to indicate their placing. English offered the children the opportunity to look into representation. They compared and contrasted how the wolf is portrayed in a fiction and nonfiction text. Are wolves that big and bad after all? Looking into the facts helped us find out more about these interesting creatures and highlighted how the animal has been depicted in narratives time and time again.
In History and Geography, we concluded our term’s focus on transport with the children designing their own bikes, boats and planes. Just in time for everyone to travel off on their holidays! As ever, we have had a term jam-packed full of fun. Quite literally from the making of jam sandwiches in our procedural writing to the 'ooh's and 'aaaah’s' at our science experiments. The children take the learning on board with joy in their steps and curiosity in the process. We are proud of all their achievements!
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YEAR 2 This week in Year 2, the students enjoyed consolidating their learning in all Key Learning Areas. Our History and Geography focus was on connection to land and traditions, which we translate into cultural customs that we enjoy and which shape our nation. We discussed the origins of our families and from which continents they originated. Our indigenous culture was explored through stories from the Dreaming, as we deconstructed these stories to show how they taught many generations how to live and socialise as well as take care of their land. In English, we revised our spelling words from the term, along with grammatical concepts when writing our own Dreaming stories. The news presentations were really varied and interesting – we are all learning about different cultures and identifying the similarities between us as humans. Year 2 students are setting a high standard in speaking and listening, providing thoughtful and meaningful feedback to their peers. In Science, the children discussed ways in which we can reuse and recycle all sorts of materials used daily. They thought about why recycling is important and ways in which we can address the issue of landfill as a means of disposing litter. They are very aware of the need to care for our planet and the health of its ecosystems to ensure future generations will enjoy all Earth has to offer. This term has enabled the students to think about their water usage and they are very aware of ways in which we can conserve water. Mathematics topics covered included number bonds, recognising the value of coins and counting costs of items, measuring using the metre and exploring the concept of chance or probability. We also practised our times tables and mental arithmetic daily, gaining speed and accuracy.
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YEAR 3 Food is an important aspect of everybody’s life. In Year 3, we have been looking at the traditional lives of the Aboriginal peoples, including their food sources. Aboriginal people had 5000 native fruits and vegetables to choose from. Their diet was also very high in protein and fibre. Aboriginal peoples were known to eat any food that was most available around them. They ate crocodile, turtles, fish and even Dugongs. Did you know that Paramatta is an Aboriginal name meaning Eel waters? This tells us that eels were probably a delicious meal too, for an Aboriginal family, from time to time. They wrapped the food in bark and leaves and cooked it in an underground oven or on hot coals. Additionally, macadamias, ferns and grasses were ground up into pastes to add flavour to the meals. A grinding stone, discovered in Cuddie Springs, indicates that the Aboriginal, and later the British explorers, made flour for bread. So, both groups are known to have enjoyed Damper bread. This week, as a grade, we also enjoyed the experience of freshly baked damper bread! This bread is simple to make and only has three basic ingredients: flour, salt and water. Students were also able to make the link to other foods which have their foundations based upon the natural ingredients mastered by the Aboriginal peoples over many, many years. They recognised that the traditional foods were added to over the years by many different cultures as more and more immigrants arrived on Australia’s shores. The British brought over different livestock, the Chinese and other Asian countries brought new spices and ways of cooking, and other European countries brought over a myriad of new techniques and cuisines that all added to our wonderful Australian cuisine. Today, as immigration has been promoted in Australia, we are blending traditions and cultures together and creating a rich Australian legacy for the future. To celebrate this, in addition to tasting damper, Year 3 also made up recipes using mainly natural ingredients and some other ingredients. They were able to express the various influences from cultures around the world that inspired their meals. Students are congratulated on their beautiful illustrations of their own Australian feasts.
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YEAR 4 Year 4 kicked off their final week of the term with a literal bang, as we descended on Clifton Gardens for our Science excursion. The students became fully-fledged scientists, observing a plethora of different experiments related to our Term 2 ‘Package It Better’ unit, correctly describing the theory behind each phenomenon, and conducting their very own experiments.
We formulated our own Oobleck, a non-Newtonian fluid that is both a solid and a liquid. We also crafted and decorated bicycle pump rockets for a highly entertaining, aerial competition (note that adding grass to your rocket, while aesthetically hilarious, does not assist its aerodynamism!) Plus, we shot holes in the sky with our chemical reaction bottle rockets. All in all, it made for a stellar day outside. However, the fun didn’t stop there! The Year 4s set aside the explosions to showcase their knowledge of Indigenous culture from our Term 1 History unit ‘First Contacts,’ as well as their more artistic sides, at our excursion to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Drawing inspiration from contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks, we learned how to produce beautiful artworks that explore our own personal stories. We truly have a lot of budding artists in our midst. Back at school, the students worked on their direct speech as part of their narrative writing in English. Through animating famous paintings with speech bubbles and dubbing muted conversations in iconic movie scenes, the students banished the boring ‘Hello’s and ‘How are you’s?’ and brought in more lively and substantial dialogue to keep their audience hooked. Some great examples include Scar confessing to Simba that it was he who ate the last Tim Tam, and Hogwarts’s Sorting Hat revealing the students’ most embarrassing secrets.
Congratulations for a resplendent term, Year 4! Enjoy your well-deserved holiday and we’ll see you again in Term 3.
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YEAR 5 & 6 ENGLISH Year 5 To round off this term, Year 5 students were busy consolidating their knowledge and understanding of narrative techniques in picture books by creating their own visual representations of their assessment narratives. Here is a compilation of examples. Well done, Year 5, on producing well thought out visual representations.
What a busy term! Year 5 had NAPLAN, in-class assessments and Mid-Year examinations! Thanks to all parents, carers and teachers for supporting Year 5 this term. Year 6 As a recap, this term in class the Year 6 cohort learned about advertising techniques used to persuade target audiences. On Monday, they had the benefit of having a workshop session by advertising professionals who gave them the insight into the skills required to create powerful advertisements. To round off the week, the Year 6 students were given the opportunity to create an advertisement, combining all of the information and techniques that they learned this term. The brief: use your surname to create a company or product and create an advertisement for it. All students presented their advertisements. They demonstrated their creativity, flair, understanding, analysis, and application of these techniques. Here is an example from Rachel Kaplan in Year 6. Background information for this ad. In Hebrew, the name Rachel means sheep. She also used the word ‘ewe’ as a pun. The school is so very proud of the effort and dedication shown by Year 6 to their studies, as they did extremely well this term and deserve a rest. Enjoy your break and the school looks forward to seeing you all next term.
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YEAR 5 & 6 SCIENCE This week in Science, both Year 5 and 6 students participated in an escape room style quiz. Students were tasked with answering 20 questions from the Biology topic this term, in the fastest time possible, to be crowned the biology genius of the class. It was amazing to see how much knowledge students had retained over the few weeks. Students in both year groups also started to look ahead towards next term. Students were tasked with researching a range of questions that linked to next term's topic of physics. This research should provide students with a solid foundation for the physics topic. In Science Club, students held fire! Gas was mixed with water and washing detergent to create bubbles that held gas and were therefore very flammable. Under very controlled conditions, students were able to hold the bubbles whilst they were set on fire.
PUBLIC SPEAKING This week, students in Year 5 Public Speaking began their new unit: We are the future. Students teamed up to research and write a speech on a pressing environmental issue, and what we can do to be part of the solution. I also want to congratulate Year 5 also on the imagination and sensory beauty of their poetry performances this term.
The Cello by Eden Elski My curvy cello Makes sweet and somber sounds It sings to me like a sad angel My moody friend your four strings I know so well.
My long bony friend You skilfully guide the sound Like a trusty shepherd guides the flocks A slender companion To an amber sticky rosin.
The four inseparable strings Each string sings a unique voice And comes together like a euphony The sound is a changing landscape But my bow is always the boss.
Rosin It glides across my bow Like a graceful ice skater on ice An important part of my team Me and my bow love my curvy cello
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YEAR 5 & 6 MATHEMATICS During the final week of Term 2, Year 5 mathematicians refreshed their skills in measuring and constructing angles. They learned the difference between types of angles and names of angles. They constructed angles using their protractors, taking time to line up the baseline and centre point, while ensuring that they measured on the correct side of the protractor, starting at zero. Students practised using an efficient method to construct and measure reflex angles. They measured or drew the corresponding right, acute or obtuse angle and subtracted from 360 degrees to accurately construct and or measure a reflex angle (remembering to use an arc to indicate it). When naming angles, Year 5 ensured that they used the mathematical symbol for angle and that uppercase letters were used, taking cognisance of the vertex. The Year 6s revised their knowledge of geometry and spent time understanding adjacent angles. They recognised that for angles to be considered adjacent they must share a vertex and an arm. Students understood the importance of being specific when naming adjacent and non-adjacent angles. As the week progressed, they discovered some unique angle theorems including complementary and supplementary angles. They tackled deductive geometry questions using angle theorems such as angles around a point, vertically opposite angles, and angles on a straight line. In Term 3 the students’ geometric knowledge and skill will be further developed with the investigation of 2D shapes including triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles. We take this opportunity to congratulate and thank our mathematicians for a successful term’s work and wish them a well-deserved and safe holiday.
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MUSIC It has been a fantastic term in Music. The students have really enjoyed singing, playing and moving to a variety of different music. It was a great way to round out the term by hearing the students perform for one another in class. Across all of the different Primary year groups, the students were well prepared and enjoyed showing each other what they have been learning on their instruments. As we look forward to the school holidays, we hope that everyone remembers to take home their instrument and that they continue to practise hard over the break. Term 3 promises to be just as full of music-making and it will be very exciting to see how the students are progressing when we return.
JEWISH STUDIES
The students in K-2 have been learning about Shabbat, for the past few weeks, in their Jewish Studies lesson. They learnt when Shabbat starts and ends, the rules for keeping Shabbat and the items on the Shabbat table. They also learnt the blessings for the candles, which we light to bring in Shabbat, along with the wine and challah. All the students enjoyed grape juice and a piece of challah. They decorated their own candle holders for Shabbat.
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MUSIC PERFORMANCE We congratulate all of our Music students for a wonderful term of music-making. Many different ensembles were able to perform for their peers, as well as at a number of successful evenings and solo events. We look forward to approaching the second half of this year with energy and enthusiasm, and to providing most of our students with a performance opportunity at their teacher's studio recital in Term 3!
The entries for this year's Composition Competition are now open, and you can find more information and an entry form at this link: https://forms.gle/VYfSVUUfa3KijJUB7. Our students are also busily preparing for next term's Studio Recitals, where so many students will have the opportunity to perform in a safe setting for their families and friends. Year 2 String Ensemble Year 2 String Ensemble students have been working hard this term! We have learnt 3 new pieces, ‘Sandcasten Rocken’, ‘Singapore Sunset’, and ‘In the Desert’ and are working on a fourth piece called ‘Lost Puppy’. We have been warming up each week with our scales and learning how to listen and blend our sound together. It is also exciting to be learning pieces where there are different parts, so we can work on our listening skills. We look forward to showcasing our hard work soon! Year 3-4 Piano Duets The Year 3-4 Piano Duets students have been incredibly productive this term! We are so proud of every student in this ensemble who has been putting in their best effort week after week. The progress is evident in their weekly class performances every Wednesday morning. In this week's newsletter, we would love to feature a number of duets with their latest completed work. Some groups have performed in assemblies and the others are lined up to perform in the near future. How exciting! Please enjoy videos of the students' performances at the links below! Amy Bond and Ethan Murphy - The Street of Laredo https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jC9KnBTtkMxuGujlsBFo89iCDjRNKx-B/view?usp=sharing Aamir Bhagat and Hanson Gong - Can Can https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jBCjS5UIRLo7MCFs2CtMXzhorBh2W-Lg/view?usp=sharing
Jayden Cao and Nathan Tian - Five Finger Fever https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ua5pGroaTqA_fFOJLWKpAQbwe9VUgjW7/view?usp=sharing Sky Zhang and Wesley Zhao - The Entertainer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p5Z1wegP_HOoPevdtnx_W5Uk7Wivv9uF/view?usp=sharing Jed Sammel and Jing Chen Huang - The Blue Danube https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g1qRX8js6UW4YPuiTVt4dVnyfmoHkhjt/view?usp=sharing
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CREATIVE ARTS WEEK
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