Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Music is an integral part of the Reddam experience. It is no wonder that many parents choose to send their children to the school because of its inspirational music teachers, who keep opening new doors to musical expression. Whether in the fun filled class music lessons, or in the various ensembles, bands, school orchestra or performing on their own, there are always new opportunities to explore the musical genre.
On one level, there is the sheer enjoyment of being lost in a piece of music, as its melodies carry one along. But there are many additional benefits to having a strong music programme in a school, such as those expressed by this proponent of music for children: “There is a rich body of evidence to support the notion that music training can lead to enhanced cognitive benefits. The scientific research shows that cognitive abilities gained through music training can transfer to other domains and practices, making music a valuable addition to any path in life.”
This past week’s Music Studio Recitals were another vivid reminder of the central role which music plays in our school and of the joy it gives our students when they are able to perform in front of their families, teachers and peers. I commend each one of those who took part, as well as their very special teachers who helped them to prepare. With more such events to come, along with music incursions, the Reddam Idol competition, and what promises to be an incredible Primary School production of The Lion King, there is much to look forward to on the music calendar for this term.
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“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to anything.” So wrote Plato many centuries ago. And music certainly took centre stage at Reddam this week, with the continuation of our very special Music Studio Recitals. Each of these highlighted the enormous depth and breadth of musical experience which our students are so fortunate to experience here at Reddam. The recitals allowed the students to show off their considerable abilities in front of appreciative audiences, and we hope that the experience will inspire them to keep exploring and to keep pushing the limits of their musical talents.
It was not all music this week, as the ICAS Mathematics tests continued. Once again, the students applied themselves to the task and we have no doubt that their efforts will reap great rewards. The final round of Mathematics ICAS tests will take place on Monday and Friday next week. Next week also starts off with an enjoyable Mufti Day, on Monday, in support of St Lucy’s, who provide hope and inspiration to so many every day. We trust that as our own students enjoy the school day in their casual clothes, they will give some thought to those who don’t have life quite as easy, and to ways in which they can bring some joy to those they encounter who need a kind gesture or a smile.
Dee PrincipalPitcairn
A few weeks ago, a number of our students entered The Little Things Art Prize, organised by Saint Cloche Art Gallery in Paddington. The theme was based on the little things that make you feel happy and grateful. Congratulations to Alma Napthali (Year 3), Briony (Year 5), Griffin Hincksman (Year 6) and Ruby Levitt (Year 6) who have all been selected as finalists. These students will have their works displayed in the gallery. Well done to those who entered this competition your works were imaginative and we are proud of your effort and dedication.
Then, Lucy Hartmann and Sophie Lesnie James, in Year 4, participated in the Running for Premature Babies kids fun run on Sunday. They both ran 7km to help raise money for neonatal ICU equipment and research around Australia. They also both helped run the cake stall on the day! Well done, girls, for putting our school motto of ‘We Shall Give Back’ into
Finally,action!our congratulations go to Felix Bootlis and Charlie Malavich, who won the Term 2 Orange Ball Tennis Competition at White City last weekend. Well done, boys! Enjoy the weekend!
The Year 1s have the opportunity to explore the great outdoors as they head off to the Royal Botanic Gardens on Wednesday for what should be an immersive and fascinating experience. The week will wrap up with a focus on the dads and special men in the children’s lives, as we celebrate them on Father’s Day.
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The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter Volume 22 Issue Friday 26 August 2022 Page 3 IN SPORT FIXTURES Sporting Fixtures 27th August 2022 CometsBasketballCompetition – Grand Final Un16sGirls Reddam Knicks v SGHS Knives 5pm Ct 2 Un18s(Friday)Reddam 1st V v SGHS Moves Like Woh’a 5pm Ct 1 (Friday) Boys Perry Park Courts Un16s Reddam Jazz v Inner City Titans 3:50pm Perry Ct 2 Un18s Reddam Heat v Maccabi Mavericks 2:55pm Comets Ct 2 Un18sMPCYCReddam Grizzlies v Maccabi Heat 1:45pm Ct 2 Netball Saturday -Heffron Park Netball Courts Reddam 2 v Kincopal, Court 33, 3.30pm Reddam 3 v Randwick Rugby, Court 6, Reddam2.15pm 4 v Dolphins, Court 32, 1.00pm Reddam 5 v Saints, Court 29, 11.45am Reddam 6 v Saints, Court 17, 11.45am Reddam 7 v Mascot, Court 3, 11.45am Reddam 8 v St Catherines, Court 1, 10:30am Reddam 9 v Kincopal, Court 3, 10.30am Reddam 10 v Randwick Rugby, Court 3, Reddam9.15am 12 v Mascot, Court 22, 9.15am Reddam 13 v Randwick Rugby, Court 34, 9.15am Reddam 14 v Double Bay Diamonds, Court 9, 10.30am
The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter Volume 22 Issue Friday 26 August 2022 Page 4 IN SPORT RESULTS Sporting results 20th August 2022 CometsBasketballCompetition – Semi Final Un14sGirls Reddam Sparks v Inner City ( forfeit) Un 14s Reddam Mystics v Astronauts 21 30 Un16s Reddam Knicks v SGHS Knives 16 13 Un18s Reddam 1st V v SGHS Moves Like Woh’a 36 16 Boys Perry Park Courts Un12s Reddam Raptors v Newtown Eagles 10 Un14s22 Reddam Mavericks v Inner City Bayside Ballers 40 22 Un16s Reddam Jazz v Inner City Titans 34 14 Un18s Reddam Heat v Maccabi Mavericks 44 40 Netball Reddam 2 v Kincopal, 29 14 Reddam 3 v Mascot 27 46 Reddam 4 v RBM, 35 35 Reddam 5 v MRSL, 4 31 Reddam 6 v Kincopal, 15 16 Reddam 7 v Mascot, 17 63 Reddam 8 v Kincopal, 9 12 Reddam 9 v Kincopal, 0 9 Reddam 10 v St Brigids, 24 11 Reddam 12 v Coogee, 9 26 Reddam 13 v St Catherines, 1 7 Reddam 14 v Mascot, 3 10 Soccer Primary Saturday Under 9s Reddam United 2 Easts Milan 0 Under 9s Reddam City 2 Easts Inter 0 Under 10s Reddam United 0 Waverley Old Boys Under310s Reddam City 2 Queens Park Black Lions 2 Under 11s Reddam Gunners 0 Maccabi Seagulls 7 Under 12s Reddam United 1 Maroubra Hawks 3 Under 12s Reddam City 10 Maroubra United Raptors 2
Who celebrated their special day this week and over the
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The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter Volume 22 Issue Friday 26 August 2022 Page 5 Reddam House Would like to wish a very happy birthday to Alvar Lam, Lucy Fallman, Griffin Hincksman, Luella Rosen, Valentina Brown, Ethan Webb, Edith Gellert, Hamish Hillier, Nina Wanis and Joshua Kruger
The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter Volume 22 Issue Friday 26 August 2022 Page 6 Reddam House Would like to congratulate the following students on their Principal and Principal Honour Awards. Principal Awards recipients: Anson Ruan, Alaistair Tait, Alex Rouse, Marcus Palermo, Eli Levin, Sky Zhang and Romi Gor Principal & Principal Honour Awards
The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter Volume 22 Issue Friday 26 August 2022 Page 7 Reddam House Would like to congratulate the following students on their Principal and Principal Honour Awards. Principal Honours Awards recipients: Romy Hutensky, Regina Muhlmann, Jayden Kong, Isaac Fan, Avi Ereira, Jing Chen Huang, Damon Chen and Nicholas Green Principal & Principal Honour Awards Principal & Principal Honour Awards
Throughout Mathematics this week we explored the concept of time. We discussed the different things that can be done in a second, minute and hour. We explored what happens throughout the day at different times and what happens when the hands of the clock change. We then moved onto digital time and how it looks a little bit different to analogue and even made our very own clock.
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We continued to discuss Emergency Services in our PDH lessons this week. We further explored different people who can help us in an emergency and discussed the concept of stranger danger, focusing on who is safe for us to approach in an emergency.
KINDERGARTEN
Kindergarten have continued to present some OUTSTANDING show and tell research about a specific planet of choice. The Kindergarten teachers are so proud of the research the children have done and have been blown OUT OF THIS WORLD with the quality of information the students have retold to their class! In Literacy we were introduced to 3 new white sight words. Kindergarten is working hard to practise each of these words and use them in our sentences and daily vocabulary. We have been focusing on ‘s’ blends and connecting our knowledge to the words we know that containing these blends. We had so much fun linking again linking our Topic lesson to our Literacy. We investigated the concepts of ‘push’ and ‘pull’ and even got the chance to push and pull pizza dough and make our very own pizza! We discovered that objects could change their composition and shape when they are pushed, pulled, poked, squashed and then cooked. SO much fun!
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The students also had fun using sentence starter dice to encourage the use of conjunctions and improve punctuation skills.
In Mathematics, we explored 2 Dimensional shapes, describing their properties and identifying symmetry within them. This unit of work follows work on division and fractions within number. The students were able to identify multiple lines of symmetry in some shapes and only one in others and the discussions why this was the case were endless.
In Science, the students continued to be keen botanists. On a daily basis, they have been checking the conditions of the soil in our plant boxes and measuring the growth of grass and flowers planted 2 weeks ago, indicating whether the conditions are good or not. In 10 days, our grass has grown 6 cm, whereas in contrast the flowers have developed at a much slower rate. We also explored how different plants adapt to their surroundings in amazing ways. The students were fascinated to hear how clever plants are, surviving in shallow salty water as well as dry arid deserts!
During our Geography and History lessons, we went on virtual tours around the local area, Australia and the United Kingdom using Google Earth. This fantastic, interactive resource has allowed the students to recognise built and natural features in different locations as well as discuss how places may have changed over time. We also looked at how places are organised. Some places, like schools, parks, and sports fields, cost a lot of money to build. Sometimes, people change the spaces so that they can be used for other activities. One such place is the ANZ Stadium, which the students learnt can be used for various purposes such as different sport and concerts.
Grace Butcher was inspired to write a story called ‘The Fox Who Came to Tea’ and Ben Boyd’s story was called ‘The Lizard Who Came to Tea’.
In English this week we continued to expand our knowledge of narratives by writing an alternative version of the well known book ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’, by Judith Kerr. The students used the main structure of the original version to plan their story. They were enthusiastic when asked to change the tiger to an alternative animal. They created a word bank to help describe how their animal would behave if it visited someone’s house.
YEAR 1
Another stimulating and productive week in Year 1!
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In Year 2 we were excited by language and our imaginations this past week. We took the Book Week theme, ‘Dreaming with eyes open’ and had a great time with it. In English, we wrote about the books we have been dreaming about. These included books we’ve read before that have stuck with us and books that we want to read in the future. The discussion, and sharing of favourites, was dynamic and I’m sure there will be new authors and series started in the coming weeks.
YEAR 2
In Mathematics, we got outside in the sunshine and enjoyed measuring distances using trundle wheels. We found out the circumference of the trundle wheel is 1 metre exactly, and each rotation counts a metre with a clicking sound. Did you know it is 15 metres from the front gate to the bottom of the reception stairs? Our Geography lessons were an exploration of multiple different environments. We now know about Kakadu and its multiple types of environments, along with The Great Barrier Reef, as well as The Daintree Rainforest.
And finally, both Dalon Gruber and Annabella Salib agree.
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I think diversity is important because I think people should be free to do what makes them happy, as long as they do not harm anyone else. Isabella Nanos I think diversity is important because I think people should all be different. James Steiner
In Year 3
Reasons why some of the children feel that diversity should be celebrated:
Diversity is good because we can learn from each other and admire each other. Amy Bond
we looked at the world around us. What fun it was to research different countries and learn interesting facts about each. We looked up their population, religion and beliefs, the flags and what each of the colours represent and other interesting facts. Looking closer to home, we looked at our values and what is important to us as individuals, as a community and as a country. We had discussions about our differences and the diversity that is found in our class, school and country. Our lesson culminated with a discussion about the importance of diversity and we compiled a collage that demonstrated why diversity is important to us.
I think it is important. Think how boring the world would be if we were walking down the street and just saw black people or white people only. Addison Keen
Ally Dung Love
I think diversity is important because if we didn’t allow other people into our country, they would have been trapped in their country and we would be trapped here if we wanted to move.
Diversity is important because it is good to be different from one another. Each of us have different talents. Alma Napthali Diversity is important because it allows people to reach their full potential, by sharing their ideas and strengths. Jayden Thomson
Diversity is important because it would be annoying if all of us were the same. Isaac Fan
Diversity is important because we don’t want everyone to be exactly the same.
YEAR 3
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Year 4!
YEAR 4
In Year 4, students need to understand the concept of a ‘tenth’ and a ‘hundredth’. They also must know the decimal equivalent to one quarter, one half, and three quarters. Students ought also to be able to add and subtract decimals place values to the hundredth. The students impressed their teachers immensely in Maths this week. They demonstrated that they are confident working with decimals and can write the equivalents of any number of tenths and hundredths. They also showed that they are able to add and subtract decimals and they proved that they are even capable of working with equivalent values into the Amazingthousandths.work
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This week, the Year 4 students impressed us with their knowledge and understanding of decimals.
Fractions and decimals are an important strand of Mathematics, as they relate to money and measurement. Knowing how to use this form of numerical notation helps us find equivalence between fractions and decimals. It also assists with partitioning, rounding, and ordering decimals, and adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals.
Year 6 This week, Year 6 students completed their writing assessments. We continued the week with reading for enjoyment. As students read aloud, the development of core skills such as accurate fluency, tempo and articulation is encouraged. Understanding of character growth and plot development is being solidified through reading comprehension writing tasks based on each chapter of the novel. Class discussions about the book have been flowing, focusing on character development, as our protagonist, Felix, continues to grow and learn. This week, Year 6 also practised and revised language conventions, focusing on grammar, punctuation and sentence purpose. A greater understanding of these skills helps to enhance students' own writing, as they promote clarity and meaning.
YEAR 5 & 6 ENGLISH
Year 6 students drew on their prior skills and understanding of adding and subtracting related fractions to operating with unrelated denominators and mixed numerals. They swiftly moved on to multiplying fractions. Mathematicians connected their understanding of the commutative property of multiplication to better understand cross simplification as another step in the process of multiplication. Moreover, they were successfully able to work mathematically as their understanding of concepts became more fluent and they coherently communicated their reasoning when dealing with more complex problems.
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Mathematicians in Year 5 further explored and made connections between finding the lowest common multiple (LCM), the highest common factor (HCF), simplifying, adding, and subtracting like and unlike fractions. They used diagrams, objects, and mental strategies to add to and subtract fractions from any whole number including 1. Furthermore, students used equivalence to add and subtract fractional quantities with related denominators. They were required to choose and apply mathematical techniques to solve problems, and clearly communicate their thinking and reasoning.
Year 5 This week, Year 5 English students shifted their focus from creative to analytical writing. Students learned about PETAL, a structure for expressing ideas about literary language. Students applied their knowledge of language conventions into their analytical writing, examining the meanings the author creates through literary devices. Through this knowledge they developed an understanding of how to find evidence from the novel ‘The One and Only Ivan’ to support their ideas and identify the techniques used. Students are now practising how to analyse the techniques and quotes, to explain how the author has created meaning and shaped the reader’s understanding of a character.
In Science this week, Year 5 students studied another force in detail; this time it was air resistance. Air resistance is a force that acts in the opposite direction to an object moving through the air. Air particles push on an object against the direction of its motion. Year 5 students explored this concept by carrying out an investigation to find out if surface area affects the air resistance on a falling object.
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In Science Club this week, students made elephant's toothpaste. Elephant's toothpaste is where an array of chemicals and ingredients are combined to form a toothpaste like substance; however, the scale of the toothpaste is enormous! Enough to clean the tusks of an elephant!
In Science this week, Year 6 students studied power and bills. Students were presented with an array of household items and were tasked with the challenge of calculating how much power these items use in order to discover their running cost. Students in Year 6 are now aware that different items cost different amounts to run and this all depends on the items wattage and running time. Year 6 students should now be able to save you a little bit of money on your energy bills!
Twice postponed and presented virtually, these are now the live, in person performance opportunities that students and staff have been so excited to present. Parents and supporters filled Adelaide Hall over many nights this week to watch their children perform either full pieces or works in progress, and this live performance is such an important facet of their programme of study. We heard from violin and viola students on Tuesday afternoon (Jessica An), percussion and guitar on Tuesday night (David Shirley and Franco Raggatt). Wednesday saw an afternoon of piano and guitar (Natalya Aysnely and Mitchell Clews), followed by a woodwind and vocal evening (Kirsty Tickle and Catherine Bouchier). And to round the week off, our young woodwind and violin students (Colden Anderson and Anna Cross) performed on Thursday afternoon, followed by Rebecca Currier's vocal studio in the afternoon. Another five recitals follow next week, and we are so very proud of all our students particularly those for whom this marked their first public performance!
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Undoubtedly the highlight of this week was the commencement of our roster of Studio Recitals.
Year 3 4 Synthesiser Ensemble
MUSIC PERFORMANCE
This term has been an exciting one for the Year 3 4 Synth Ensemble students. At the beginning of the term, we restructured the way that the ensemble is run. Instead of using midi keyboards and GarageBand, we have transitioned to compact, self powered keyboards with built in sounds and speakers. This has made set up much easier and eliminated a lot of the small tech issues, allowing us to focus more on our actual playing. Despite the huge change, the students have adapted to the new set up really quickly and are making admirable progress on their new song. This term, the students are working on the piece “Feel it Still” by Portugal the Man. This is a fun song with syncopated rhythms and tricky melodic runs to keep the students on their toes!
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Birds,
Rhino, Elephant,
Field Mouse, Wildebeest & Featured Ensemble “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” Revision AdelaideHall Thursday01/09 5.30pm3:30 Zazu, African Villagers, Birds, Buzzard, Male Lions, Giraffes, Gazelles, Rhino, Elephant, Cheetahs, Zebras, Field Mouse, Wildebeest & Featured Ensemble “Circle of Life” Revision AdelaideHall Friday 02/09 2:30 5.00pm Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Rafiki, Sarabi, Sarafina, Zazu, Scar, Mufasa, Young Simba, Young Nala, Hyenas, African Villagers, Birds, Buzzard, Lionesses, Male Lions, Giraffes, Gazelles, Rhino, Elephant, Cheetahs, Zebras, Field Mouse, Wildebeest & Featured Ensemble Scenes 1 12 Revision Adelaide Hall Saturday 03/09 No hearsalReSunday 04/09 No hearsalRe-
Sarabi & Hyenas Scene 6 Revision &13Scene AdelaideHall dayWednes-31/08 5.30pm3:30 Zazu,
The Year 3 6 students got the chance to demonstrate their aural skills by completing a rhythmic and melodic dictation. They then used the Concepts of Music to answer some questions about a piece of music. The Year 3 and 4 students listened to music that they were familiar with, having heard and discussed the music in previous Music classes, while the Year 5 and 6 students put their musical understanding to the test by answering questions about an unfamiliar piece of music.
African Vil-
In K 2 the students created their own rhythmic composition and then learned to play their rhythms, first by clapping them and then using percussion instruments. Kindergarten’s rhythms reflected the ocean, and in Year 1 their composition was about mini beasts, while in Year 2 the students wrote their piece about animals and their habitats.
Well done to all! Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Timon, Pumbaa, Nala, Simba, Young Simba, Young Nala, lagers, Buzzard, Gazelles, Cheetahs, Zebras,
MUSIC LION KING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE Date Time Who What Where Monday29/08 5.30pm3:30 Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Rafiki, Sarabi, Sarafina, Zazu, Scar, Mufasa, Young Simba & Young Nala Script Work Primary Drama Room Tuesday30/08 5.30pm3:30 Scar,
It was a big week of listening and notation in Music across all of the year groups in the Primary School. The Kindergarteners, Year 1s and Year 2s all created their own compositions for their portfolios while the Year 3 to Year 6 students completed their listening and dictation tasks.
Male Lions, Giraffes,
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