Primary Newsletter Dear Parents and Caregivers, The Spring Music Recital on Tuesday was a celebration of creativity, beautiful sounds and lots of dedicated practising. The pieces which were played were wonderfully varied and the enthusiastic audience was served up a treat for the senses. All those who performed, along with their teachers, deserved all the applause which they received, as it was evident how much effort had gone into the event. My sincere thanks to all the music staff and in particular, Marcus and Elli Bortolotti. Just as this was a highlight of the week, so we look forward with anticipation to the K-2 production of Annie KIDS, which opens next week. It promises to be a magnificent collaboration of dance, song and drama and there is already great excitement among the students, who can’t wait to show off all that they have been rehearsing over the past weeks. In addition to their efforts, there will also be plenty of hard work going in to the Year 3-6 Revision Week, which also starts next week, and then into the first of their end of year exams, which take place next Friday. The students have had their exam booklets since the beginning of the term, which have given them guidance regarding what will be examined and how to go about preparing for the exams. However, next week will be the ideal opportunity for all students to polish up what they have learned and to ask any questions they have regarding the exams. The teachers are keen to assist in whatever way they can to help the students show off their academic prowess, so I really do encourage all students to ask as much as possible and to throw themselves wholeheartedly into Revision Week. I know that the teachers will also be assisting them with study skills and exam writing techniques, which should give them the best possible chance of performing excellently in the exams. Challenges such as exams provide an excellent opportunity to put into practice the mindset with The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter
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which our students approach them – as well as how to respond to the feedback afterwards. Much has been written over the years about the benefits of having a growth mindset, as opposed to a fixed mindset. The idea that intelligence and other abilities are malleable is an appealing one, as it reminds us that we are not limited in our potential but that we can constantly aspire to reach greater heights. This is certainly what we hope for in the lives of each of our students – that the exams, or any other challenges which come their way, should be part of an upward trajectory of exploration, creativity and discovery of their talents and interests. Congratulations goes to the 2022 Maths Olympiad and Maths Games teams, who once again achieved some exceptional results. Both our Year 5 and 6 Olympiad teams should be congratulated for receiving results in the top 10% of all the participating teams. In an individual capacity, our Reddam students performed outstandingly. The Year 4 students who participated in the Maths Games, a precursor to the Maths Olympiad, were recognised as coming in the top 10% of all contenders. These fabulous participants were Haobo Gao, Hanzhen Gong, Elvin Ni, Diyan Menon and Aamir Bhagat.
With more than 100,000 student from around Australia and New Zealand registered in our programs this year, to rank in the top 10% of teams for the Maths Olympiad is a significant achievement and your students should be very proud of their efforts A very special mention goes to Phoenix Palermo in Year 6 and Noah Butler in Year 5 who received Perfect Score Medals for achieving full marks for all 5 papers. These are exceptional results, which reflect dedication, a deep understanding and enjoyment for mathematical thinking and reasoning. Well done to all participants for their interest and enthusiasm. We look forward to our involvement again in 2023 and thank Mrs Jeannine Shainfeld for making this event happen!
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Further congratulations are due to our talented singers. You may remember that our talented students were filmed performing "A Sea Change" and "Birrama Mana" at an assembly at the end of last term. We have just heard that the Reddam House Year 5 & 6 Singers received Gold for that performance. This was for the National Eisteddfod's 12 years and under championships, AND the Gold Coast Eisteddfod's 12 Years and Under Primary Choir, in their virtual competitions. We are thrilled for our students and the passionate Mrs Elli Bortolotti that all their hard work has been recognised with these awards. The Reddam Inter-House Art Competition is an inspiration from our passionate and dedicated specialist Art teachers, Mark Bailey, Amanda William and Anastasia Poulos and was a success, with many students highlighting diversity and vitality of object narratives in its interpretation and meaning within the genre of still life. This includes objects which are either natural, such as food, flowers, plants, rocks, shells, or man-made, such as books, vases and jewellery. Well done to all students who participated and to the following students who were placed for their outstanding achievement. Congratulations to: Kindergarten: Jayden Yu - 1st, Joy Ozorio - 2nd, Laura Yin - 3rd, Ava Levin - HIGHLY COMMENDED, Barry Yu - HIGHLY COMMENDED, Billie Wolfers - HIGHLY COMMENDED.
Year 1: Anthony Li - 1st, Harriet Hanson - 2nd, Ryan Jalan - 3rd, George Serg - HIGHLY COMMENDED. Year 2: Hillary Huang - 1st, Aanya Gray - 2nd, Annelise Sergides - 3rd, Maria Shao - HIGHLY COMMENDED. Year 3: Poppy Michael - 1st, Lawrence Chan - 2nd, Alma Napthali - 3rd, Ruby Zhang - HIGHLY COMMENDED, Alexis Lee - HIGHLY COMMENDED.
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Rhea Sotiras competed in the NSW Gymnastics WAG State Championships last Friday. She came away with an individual gold medal for her superb efforts, which was evident from her new overall PB of 37.9/40 over four apparatus, with another new PB on floor of 9.660. This placed her fifth overall in the competition. Rhea’s inner city region team also came away with 3rd place overall on the day. Congratulations, Rhea! The Year 5 Orientation Day takes place on Sunday 6th November, and I thank Tom Cooper (Deputy and Year 5 Coordinator) and all our wonderful specialist staff who have contributed towards what should be
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Reddam House
Would like to wish a very happy birthday to
Sofia Scardilli, Aman Jai Hamieh and Kalan Mameros
Who celebrated their special day this week and over the weekend
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Principal Awards Principal Awards recipients: Gabriel Monteiro, Miley Yuan, Ollie McLellan, George Reynaldo, James Lowenstein, Ethan Murphy, Carmen Frack, Tsaatchi Schebesta, Lucy Hartmann, Hugo Sofair and Clodagh Lang
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Principal Honour Awards Principal Honours Awards recipients: Luca Scardilli, Theodore Zagora, Dylan Loughlin, Aamir Bhagat, Anastasia Cho, Max McLellan, Madeleine Desouza
Reddam House Would like to congratulate the following students on their Principal and Principal Honour Awards.
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Sports Fixtures 5th November 2022 Basketball Comets Competition – Friday 4th November Un16s – Reddam Knicks v SGHS Cherry Pie 5pm Ct 2 Un18s – Reddam Suns v Coogee Crystals 5pm Ct 1 Un18s – Reddam 1st V v BYE Perry Park Courts & Comets Stadium Saturday 5th November Girls Un12s – Reddam Storm v KHY Astronauts 8am Perry Ct 4 Un14s – Reddam Timberwolves v BYE Un14s – Reddam Sparks v All Blacks 1pm Comets Ct 2 Un 14s – Reddam Mystics v Inner City Magic 10:30am Perry Ct 3 Boys Alexandria (Perry Park Courts) Un10s – Reddam Lakers v Sydney Hoopstars Copperheads 8:50am Perry Ct 2 Un12s – Reddam Raptors v Inner City Redbacks 12:10pm Perry Ct 3 Un12s – Reddam Bucks v Sydney Hoopstars Moccasins 2:40pm Perry Ct 3 Un14s – Reddam Bulls v Reddam Pistons 10:30am Perry Ct 4 Un14s – Reddam Cavaliers v Sydney Hoopstars Anacondas 9:40am Perry Ct 4 Un14s – Reddam Mavericks v Accelerate Warriors Navy 4:15pm Perry Ct 1 Un14s – Reddam Pistons v Reddam Bulls 10:30am Perry Ct 4 Un14s – Reddam Nuggets v Triple Threat Warriors 3:30pm Comets Ct 1 Un16s – Reddam Rockets v Maccabi Hornets 2:40pm Perry Ct 4 Un16s – Reddam Jazz v Newtown Rhinos 1:50pm Perry Ct 4 Boys MPCYC Un16s – Reddam Warriors v KHY Astronauts 2:15pm Ct 2 Un16s – Reddam Nets v Newtown Pythons 6:45pm Ct 1 Un18s – Reddam Heat v Newtown Kings 3pm Ct 2 Un18s – Reddam Grizzlies v Newtown Giants 3pm Ct 1 Un18s – Reddam 1st V v Newtown Warriors 6pm Ct 2 The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter
Water Polo BOYS Reddam Juniors v Knox, Knox Pool 10:50am Reddam Seniors v Newington, Knox Pool 10:10am Reddam Primary v BYE GIRLS Reddam 1 v Reddam 2, UNSW Pool 9:45am Reddam 2 v Reddam 1, UNSW Pool 9.45am Reddam 3 v KRB, UNSW Pool 11.00am Reddam 4 v Dolphins, UNSW Pool 11.30am Touch Football Boys: Reddam 1 (Year 9) v Trinity 1, Queens Park No. 7 (adjacent to the Shed Café, Darley Rd), 8:50 am Reddam 2 (Year 9) v Waverley 2, Queens Park No. 7 (adjacent to the Shed Café, Darley Rd), 9:40 am Reddam 3 (Year 8) v Waverley 1, Trinity Grammar, 8:50 am. The bus will leave at 7:45 am. Reddam 4 (Year 8) v Trinity 2, Trinity Grammar, 9:40 am. The bus will leave at 7:45 am. Reddam 5 (Year 7) v Waverley 1, Riverview 1B, 9:30 am. The bus will leave at 8:20 am. Girls: Reddam 1 v Schols 1, Queens Park No. 4 (Baronga Avenue), 9:10 am Reddam 2 v Loreto 9, Queens Park No. 4 (Baronga Avenue), 11:30 am Reddam 3 v Schols 4, Queens Park No. 4 (Baronga Avenue), 12:40 pm Reddam 4 v SVC 16, Queens Park No. 4 (Baronga Avenue), 9:45 am
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Primary – Monday 7th November Reddam Taipans V Mighty Dinos (Field 4B) 4.10pm Reddam Eagles V MSC Blue (Field 6) 4.10pm Reddam Cheetahs V Rockets (Field 4) 4.50pm Reddam Sharks V Rainbow Tigers (Field 5) 4.50pm Reddam Lions V Shooting Arrows (Field 6) 4.50pm Cricket Reddam Rabbits V Easts Rebels 8.00am Lower Cooper 1 Reddam Roos V Easts Marlins 10.30am Lower Cooper 2 Reddam Rhinos V Easts Kookaburras 3.00pm Lough Field North Netball – Tuesday 8th November Reddam Year 9 v Cloevelly Clovers Multi Court 2, Waverley Oval 5.15pm
Mountain Biking Wylde Mountain Bike Park 7.45am
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Sports Results 29th October 2022 Basketball Girls Un12s – Reddam Storm v Sydney HoopStars Panthers 10 - 20 Un14s – Reddam Timberwolves v KHY Astronauts 5 - 25 Un14s – Reddam Sparks v BYE Un 14s – Reddam Mystics v BYE Un16s – Reddam Knicks v SGHS Apple Pie 31 8 Un18s – Reddam Suns v SGHS Beef Ballers 25 13 Un18s – Reddam 1st V v SGHS Inflation 68 - 8 Boys Un10s – Reddam Lakers v Sydney HoopStars Boas 23 - 25 Un12s – Reddam Raptors v Newtown Thunder 44 - 8 Un12s – Reddam Bucks v Innercity Redbacks 6 - 34 Un14s – Reddam Bulls v Newtown Supersonics 13 - 51 Un14s – Reddam Cavaliers v Newtown Rangers 11 - 28 Un14s – Reddam Mavericks v Newtown Fourz 29 - 49 Un14s – Reddam Pistons v Inner City Magic 11 - 25 Un14s – Reddam Nuggets v Newtown Raptors 21 - 15 Un16s – Reddam Rockets v Inner City Titans 11 - 60 Un16s – Reddam Jazz v Newtown Hawks 38 - 7 Un16s – Reddam Warriors v Newtown Bullets 22 - 24 Un16s – Reddam Nets v All Blacks 26 - 24 Un18s – Reddam Heat v Newtown Vipers 30 28 Un18s – Reddam Grizzlies v Pagewood Meerkats 35 - 54 Un18s – Reddam 1st V v Newtown Krakens 27 54
Water Polo BOYS Reddam Juniors v 11-8 Reddam Seniors v 13-2 Reddam Primary BYE GIRLS Reddam 1 v SACS, 15-2 Reddam 2 v SGHS, 9-3 Reddam 3 v Dolphins, 3Reddam 4 v SGHS, 14-2 Touch Footbal Boys: Reddam 1 (Year 9) v Waverley 1, 6 - 4 Reddam 2 (Year 9) v Riverview 1, 4 - 6 Reddam 3 (Year 8) v Trinity 1, 7 - 2 Reddam 4 (Year 8) v Waverley 2, 5 - 4 Reddam 5 (Year 7) v Trinity 1, 3 - 2 Girls: Reddam 1 v Loreto 2, 3 - 3 Reddam 2 v Ascham 6, 1 - 1 Reddam 3 v St Caths 5, 2 - 5 Reddam 4 v Loreto 14, 3 - 2 Primary – Monday 31st October Reddam Taipans 12 MSC Boys 4 Reddam Eagles 5 Reddam Lions 5 Reddam Sharks 8 Reddam Cheetahs 4 Tennis High School Reddam 1 v St Pius 3 - 0 Reddam 2 v Redlands, 3 - 0 Reddam 3 v St Pius 0 - 3 Reddam 4 v Cammeraygal 1 - 2 Reddam 5 v St Pius 2 - 1 Reddam 6 v Cammeraygal 1 - 2 Reddam 7 v St Pius 1 - 2 Reddam 8 v St Pius 1 – 2 Cricket Reddam Rabbits 137 Easts Eagles 182 Reddam Roos 168 Royals 177 Reddam Rhinos 15/141 Easts Strikers 6/199 Netball – Tuesday 1st November Reddam Year 9 v BP Cyclones 23 - 18
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KINDERGARTEN What a week we had in Kindy! We kicked it off with Halloween celebrations on Monday. It was so much fun to see all the students letting their creativity shine in their costumes. We can’t believe we are almost halfway through Term 4 – time is absolutely flying. During our Mathematics lessons this week our focus was on consolidating our understanding of equal sharing. We used hands-on materials like counters and animals, sharing them out equally into bowls and plates. We asked questions in different ways and discussed that there can be more than one strategy to find the solution. We also read the book ‘Too Many Elephants in This House!’. We worked out how many elephants were in the house at the end of the story, and then we equally shared the elephants between three friends, Mike, Rosie and Ada. English this week was all about the ‘th’ diagraph! We added to our growing list of diagraphs (sh and ch). We discussed words that have ‘th’ at the beginning or at the end and then we wrote stories using as many ‘th’ words as we could. We also continued to enhance our understanding of the purple High Frequency Words. We have been practising using these in our sentences to improve our writing skills. We also did some cross-curricular writing this week, diving even deeper into our ‘Living Things’ science inquiry. We read the book ‘Kyle Goes Alone’ and learned all about sloths and what they need to survive. We then wrote some interesting facts about sloths in our busy books! We also participated in some small world play in our Topic lessons this week, as we extended on our theoretical knowledge of living things into real life situations. We built habitats for sea and land animals using materials we found in our classrooms.
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YEAR 1 This week started with a BOO! Year 1 (and their teachers!) loved dressing up in their Halloween costumes on Monday, and indulged in Halloween word searches, craft, and colouring in. We had a spook-tacular day! In Mathematics we did a deep dive into ‘sharing collections’. This strategy is the backbone of understanding multiplication and division. We explored this on whiteboards to show our working and paired this with hands-on materials for grouping and sharing. We also collected data and then explored the best way to present the data. We created our own pictographs and bar graphs to convey the results of our data collection on subjects of our own choosing – the class’s favourite ice cream flavours, or favourite Pokémon character. In Science we learned about growing food hydroponically and put this into practice in the classrooms by setting up a growing experiment to grow plants using kitchen leftovers. Last term we focused on growing things from seed, so this week we explored an alternative to that. The children were amazed that they could grow food from a carrot top, or a celery end! This opened up much discussion about waste in their own households, and one child commented “This is like Oz Harvest! They didn’t want food to go to waste, so they saved food from restaurants and supermarkets and used it. That is sustainability isn’t it!” How wonderful that our food drive from last term had such an impact on these young minds. We also investigated the labelling on packaging to understand what is in the foods that we buy. The children were very surprised about how many ingredients were in some of their favourite foods. They were equally surprised about how many they could not pronounce! In English we studied the Shel Silverstein poem “We’re Out of Paint So….”. It is a fun poem about painting with food which focuses on the colours of the food. We scaffolded upon this idea, to create our own ‘colour poems’. A ‘colour poem’ allows a writer to present different images about a particular colour. These poems use similes to describe colours using your different senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. This was an exciting venture, as we have been exploring rhyme and similes in class all term, and we have been listening to, researching and reciting poems for our news times. So, to bring these things together to create our own poems was an exciting challenge. Here are some of our masterpieces: "Red" By Sebastien. Red looks like a fire, Red sounds like a flame, Red smells like dust in the desert, Red feels like a sharp pointy pencil, Red tastes like a spicy pepper, Red makes me feel like I am angry. "Yellow” by Finley Yellow looks like the sun, Yellow sounds like drinking fizzy lemonade, Yellow smells like fresh lemons off the tree, Yellow feels like a bouncy ball, Yellow tastes like sweet honey, Yellow makes me feel happy.
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YEAR 2 Wow this week certainly flew by for our wonderful Year Two students. They were busy rehearsing for the production which takes place over the next week. The costumes were tried on, the performance is coming together, and the excitement is palpable. We just can’t wait to show off all our hard work! During Maths the students revised the different concepts and strategies they have learnt this year. They solved a range of addition, subtraction and multiplication problems using two-digit numbers and they learned the importance of recording each step of their working-out as well as including the units in their answer. In English, students revised the use of prepositions for where and when something happened. They created simple sentences and answered when and where questions using prepositional language. Now that we are approaching the end of the year it is exciting to see the students perfecting their correct letter formation with consistent sizing being another focus. As the teachers interact with the students this week, we were delighted to see not only immense improvements in their letter formation but also exciting vocabulary and increasingly complex punctuation. Our budding scientists thoroughly enjoyed the practical aspect of lessons this week. We are fascinated by the silkworms in our classrooms and have been immersed in each stage of their life cycle as well as learning many interesting facts about this insect. We have been thoroughly engaged when developing our knowledge and understanding of the many different cycles in our world. It was so exciting to observe our students as they were captivated when participating in our ‘Guess Who’ baby photo activity and competently identified and outlined significant stages and milestones in their individual lifecycles. This week took us back in time in HSIE where we explored significant people from our past. The students appreciated learning about ‘Barangaroo’ the person as well as the historical aspect of this location. This enables our students to gain a deeper understanding of indigenous cultural connections. Year Two are certainly making it a strong finish to the year!
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YEAR 4 Forces are all around us! This is a notion which Year 4 students have explored throughout our unit on ‘Fabulous Forces’. The unit of study focused on three main forces: gravity, friction and air resistance. This week, students had the opportunity to investigate air resistance. Air resistance is the opposite force, which acts upon an object as it falls through the air. Using two different sized paper helicopters, students investigated whether the size of an object affects the amount of air resistance that acts upon that object. This interactive experiment allowed students to time how long the different sized helicopters took to fall from the under croft. It was a fantastic collaborative task, which allowed students to develop their soft skills of teamwork and cooperation. There were many variables beyond our control, which affected the experiment (such as wind speed). However, our budding scientists ultimately concluded: the wider the object, the longer it will take to fall.
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Year 5 & 6 ENGLISH Year 5 and 6 continued to refine their writing skills by revisiting the PETAL structure to arrange the main body of an essay. Students in both Year 5 and Year 6 are steadily developing their abilities to understand how creators convey meaning through a variety of mediums. While Year 5 is analysing the literary techniques that authors use to create meaning, Year 6 is focusing on the visual and cinematic techniques that directors use in film. This week students honed in on writing a more in-depth and comprehensive analysis of each technique, creating a more convincing argument. These analytical skills are an important part of the English discipline, as they encourage critical thinking and engagement. Meanwhile, Year 5 and 6 English students also revised the various language conventions this week such as grammar, sentence structure, parts of speech and literary devices. With a deeper understanding of these conventions, students are able to transfer these skills into their own writing pieces. This further enables students to enhance meaning in their writing, as well as enhance their understanding and comprehension of other texts. Year 5 and Year 6 students demonstrated an amazing work ethic and growth mindset this week, and should be very proud of all their hard work so far this term!
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YEAR 5 & 6 MATHEMATICS Year 5s reinforced their understanding of the decimal system, more specifically decimal place value, by writing decimals in expanded notation and identifying the value underlined numbers in decimals. They connected their understanding of common fractions and decimal fraction and converted between the two. Students practised counting in tenths, hundredths and thousandths and multiplying mentally to make decimals ten, one hundred and one thousand times themselves. Furthermore, they found one tenth and one hundredth of given decimals. They understood the connection between percentages, decimals and fractions and learned that a percentage is really a fraction out of one hundred. Mathematicians were than easily able to find percentages of quantities and reasoned that 1 is larger than 99%. They used percentages in real-world applications and assigned fractions, decimals, and percentage to the probability of an event occurring. Year 6 extended their knowledge of decimals and percentages. They reasoned that decimal fractions (those with denominators of 10, 100, 1000, etc.) are often easier to compute than common fractions. They spent time converting more difficult common fractions to decimals by dividing the numerator by the denominator. This led to discussion of recurring decimals and correcting decimals to a given number of decimal places. They increased and decreased amounts by a given percentage and discussed Goods and Services Tax (GST), learning that it is a broad-based tax of 10% on most goods, services and other items sold or consumed in Australia. Mathematicians extended themselves and used the unitary method to work out the amount of tax included in an item by dividing the amount by 11! In a real life application, they examined how a pie chart represents numbers in percentages, and the total sum of all segments needs to equal 100%.
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YEAR 5 & 6 SCIENCE Over the course of this week, Year 5 and 6 students sat their science in class assessment. This assessment tested students' knowledge on the Earth and Space material taught so far this term. During lesson time, Year 5 students studied the planets in our solar system. Students discovered an array of facts about each planet such as each planet's orbit time, average temperature, rotation time and much more. Students also classified plants into inner and outer planets and pin pointed similarities and differences between these planets. During lesson time, Year 6 students studied tsunamis and ENSO. Students completed a case study into the tsunami that occurred in Thailand in 2004. Students discovered how the tsunami occurred, the impact it had on Thailand, and they also considered how they might have managed a rescue team. Students also studied ENSO. Students learnt how the weather pattern develops and can now explain why Australia experiences large amounts of rainfall and droughts. 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.
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MUSIC Music The Year 3 - 6 students were kept busy performing for their assessment this week! The Year 6 classes performed 'Lean on Me' by John Lennon on keyboards – putting together the melody and the chords in pairs. The Year 5 classes performed 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley on the ukulele. Most students were able to sing whilst playing the chords, which was very impressive! The Year 4 students performed 'Zumba Zumba' on the xylophones – a piece with dotted rhythms and an ABA structure, and the Year 3 students performed 'Sailing on the Ocean' on xylophones. All students had worked hard in the first few weeks of term to learn their pieces and performed beautifully in their lessons – it was like having mini concerts in class! Music Performance Congratulations to the many students whose work we heard at this week's Spring Recital. This was our final music event for the year, and we were lucky enough to hear a wide range of talented performances, including the Primary School Jazz Band, String Orchestra, Year 5-6 A Cappella, piano duets, string quartet, piano trio, and many other wonderful instrumental combinations. The theme for the Spring Recital was student collaboration, and it was a joy to watch our students making music with one another to such a high standard. Please enjoy the selection of photos included in this newsletter. Year 5-6 Concert Band Term 3 was a great one for the Year 5-6 Concert Band. with Ms Eckardt taking the reins for several rehearsals. The band was performing brilliantly on Mr Kempton's return and delivered an exceptional performance of ‘Wombat Shuffle’ at their assembly. The students are now tackling some new material in Term 4, and it is looking like they will form the basis of an exceptional Year 7 band next year as a result! Primary School Rock Bands The Primary School Rock Bands have had an exceptional year which culminated in a wonderful band showcase at the Primary School assembly at the end of last week. The two bands rehearse on Monday and Wednesday afternoons and worked tirelessly to prepare for their performance over the last few weeks. All of that hard work certainly paid off as the bands had so much fun and performed beautifully. The Monday afternoon band played their version of the song ‘I ain’t worried’ by One Republic and the Wednesday group created a fantastic version of ‘Come together’ by The Beatles. Congratulations to all of the performers on a great year and an extremely enjoyable performance. Year 3-4 Piano Duets The Year 3-4 Piano Duets students have done a terrific job in the many performances they have presented this year. It has been such a joy to watch the young duets grow in confidence in their piano playing and ensemble work. This week, we are delighted to present some of their recent work:
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ANNIE KIDS REHERSAL SCHEDULE Date
Monday 07/11
Tuesday 08/11
Wednesday 09/11
Time Students will be transported to and from The Seymour Centre within normal school hours Students will be transported to and from The Seymour Centre within normal school hours Students will be transported to and from The Seymour Centre within normal school hours 5.30pm Cast Call 7.00pm Perfor mance Commences 7.45pm
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Healy, Warbucks, Annie, Duffy, Pepper, Tessie, Grace, Rooster, Lily, Drake, Apple Seller/ Usher, Grumpy Man, Molly, July, Kate, Bundles, Miss Hannigan, Apple Seller/Usher, LT. Ward & Sandy
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York Theatre, The Seymour Centre
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Students must be dropped and collected directly from Seymour Centre Stage Door 5.30pm Cast Call 7.00pm Perfor mance Commences 7.45pm
Thursday 10/11
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York Theatre, The Seymour Centre
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Students must be dropped and collected directly from Seymour Centre Stage Door
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