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FRENCH

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In 2021, Junior School French had a presence in both the Barbreck Languages Lab and in the home as part of the Learn@Home program. Students from Prep to Year 6 worked hard online to overcome the challenges associated with speaking, reading, listening and writing in French online. Opportunities on campus were cherished and enjoyed, with students engaging in the classroom routines, conversations, theatre and writing exercises. Weekly ELC French sessions began in Term 2, occurring either in physical format through visits to the ELC or via Teams meetings. ELC students enjoyed playing with and exploring colours, numbers, verbs and actions. Students in Prep enjoyed forming sentences about, La Poule Maboule, through puppet performances, narrative songs and reading activities. Year 1 enjoyed expanding their French vocabulary and understanding whilst learning the story Le petit chat cherche une famille. Year 2 engaged with more complex vocabulary through the children’s story Le chat et la lune. Year 3 enjoyed performing Les Trois Petits Cochons, whilst Year 4 students were encouraged to expand their French knowledge through the more challenging text Boucles Violettes et les Trois Ours. Our Years 5 and 6 students were introduced to creative writing through the stories Comment y aller? and Salut, mon ami! Many students involved themselves passionately in the weekly language extension French groups; French Early Birds continued for new students of French each Monday morning, whilst the conversation group ‘L’Equipe’ provided an opportunity for students to try more advanced speaking techniques.

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Siswanto and Sophie Sprott enjoy walking in the Mardi Gras 2021 Parade to the Barbreck Village Green 2 Lila Read (Year 5) concentrating when flipping a crepe during Fête de la Chandeleur 3 Student Ruby Figiel (Year 4) enjoying the Crêpe-flipping traditional game as part of the 2021 Mardi Gras celebration 4 Students from Year 4 enjoy the warm-up routine involving French introductions and pleasantries 5 Students with decorative masks designed for the ‘Mardi Gras’ festival

FRENCHENVIRONMENT

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1 Holly Farrer and Alexia Chatfield weeding 2 Zhiyi (Eva) Mao and Isla Morris exploring composting 3 Chloe Nash attending to the veggie garden 4 Hemin (Michelle) Zhang enjoying the veggie garden 5 Holly Farrer, Alexia Chatfield and Berry Roberts presenting

Plastic Free July at assembly with the visual prompt of the Earth The Environment Club provides a space for like-minded girls to join together and share their ideas on how we can help improve our School, our home and the global environment. This year our environment and the places we spend our time were brought even further to the forefront. The girls once again embraced their connection with nature, enjoying being outdoors and taking time away from technology. While at School we spent our time tending to the vegetable garden. The girls learnt the difference between a weed, a herb and a vegetable. They also explored how to grow a vegetable from a seed. A very delicate process that involves a lot of water and patience in the early days. We began to use the new compost bin, and the girls explored the importance of composting and how this plays a role in reducing our waste footprint. Composting was embraced by the younger Year levels which was heart-warming to see. In connecting with the community, bread tags were a hot commodity as classes tried to collect the most bread tags. Once donated, the tags will be recycled locally, raising funds to buy wheelchairs for disadvantaged people.To top off the year, the girls spotted our resident family of Tawny Frogmouths, along with their baby. Whether learning at School or from home, the girls should be proud of their enthusiasm, creative ideas and genuine desire to look after planet Earth. The girls would like to thank Ms Schilte for her passion and dedication. The Club would not have occurred without her.

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STEM

1. Everleigh Mackenzie and Hannah Engelbrecht 2. Grace Chatfield 3. Sophie Sprott 4. Alexia Chatfield 5. Alice Mackenzie and Ella Pattison

6. Jiali (Erena) Zhu and Lila Read

Investigations, experiments, design, construction, coding, online lessons and fun are just some of the words to describe STEM this year. All students in Barbreck code. They may be first timers or have several years’ experience and regardless of their level, they love it! Through the program Tynker, students learned coding basics through engaging with game-based coding challenges and working on their own programs. The girls’ skills and knowledge developed rapidly and they were able to complete incredibly complex tasks with ease. As young scientists, students of all Year levels learned about Biological Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, Physical Sciences and Chemical Sciences. They studied the world around them and galaxies far beyond. Working online presented challenges for performing experiments, however students were able to learn from online examples and demonstrate their knowledge through Kahoots, making videos, submitting work or participating in online quizzes and games. Barbreck has many talented young thinkers with inquisitive minds. I have no doubt many of our current students have big futures in STEM related fields. In years to come, I expect to see doctors, scientists, computer programmers, engineers and maybe even an astronaut or a Noble Prize recipient. I congratulate all students on their efforts this year. Their resilience, attitude and ability to smile and laugh despite COVID-19 interruptions was impressive!

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