Picnic Point High School Transition

15 students from Year 6 at Padstow Park Public School will be attending Picnic Point High School in 2013.  In order to assist with their transition to high school  a program called ‘Helping Hands’ is being implemented. 

Padstow Park students attended their first day of lessons at Picnic Point High School on 29th August and had lots of fun.  Here are some photos taken during a science lesson about static electricity. Have a look at their hair!

Ancient Olympics Report

Long, long ago in a world far, far away lived a handful of self-reliant cities which are now known as Greece. Greece’s religion belonged to the chief god Zeus and the people of Greece decided to honour their many gods by commencing their first Olympic Games.


Greece’s first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. The games only came around every four years and most of the events revolved around fighting and track and field. They were; discuss, running, equestrian, pankration, shot-put, wrestling and boxing.

In the Olympics there were a number of ceremonies such as; the parade of flags, the claiming of the games to be open, the Olympic flag raised, doves released as a symbol of peace and Olympic oath taken by athletes.

The games were very rewarding to the winner and the victor received a Loral wreath which symbolised long life and great wealth.

After all the years the games went on they were eventually ceased by a man called Theodosius the first which accused the Zeus of being a pagan god and legally abolished the games because of this. The ancient games ended in 394 AD.

The Modern Olympics started in 1896 as a symbol of peace to prevent countries from fighting and causing war and make countries compete instead. The modern Olympic Games are continuing to this very day.



By Kobi Campbell 5/6S

Number Groups

This year Stage 3 at Padstow Park Public School formed 'Number Groups'.  These groups are graded so that students' individual learning needs can be met with suitable learning activities.  These groups have now been running for over a term and we are very pleased with the progress students are making in the 'Number' strand of Mathematics.  Keep working hard Stage 3!

Jasmine's Recount of Bathurst

Recently, Stage 3 students went on an overnight excursion to Bathurst. Click on the link to read Jasmine Yip's recount of this excursion. You'll be very impressed with the technology skills used in this document.

Happy Easter from Stage 3

Well done Phoebe, Llewelyn and Christine on these great Easter Bunny drawings!

Adeline's Recount of the Stage 3 Rainforest Excursion

Our Excursion to Minnamurra Rainforest and the Illawarra Fly

On the 23rd of February 2012, Stage 3 went on an excursion to the Minnamurra Rainforest and Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk. The purpose of this excursion was to learn more about our H.S.I.E unit 'Rainforests'.

We left school at 07:15 and returned home at 16:30. We arrived at the Minnamurra Rainforest at approximately 08:30 and we went into a classroom and learnt about rainforests. We learnt about the layers of a rainforest. The layers are the forest floor, the understorey, the canopy and the emergent layer. We also learnt about stragler figs, lyrebirds and bower birds.

Later on, we had a walk around the rainforest. We saw a lot of birds' nests and leaf litter on the ground. We also heard lots of different noises.

After our walk we hopped onto the bus and we went to the Illawarra Fly. We had lunch and then we went up a ramp, until we were above the canopy.

The path we were on was very safe, although it was quite wobbly and some students were very frightened. Those students stayed where they were and the rest of us went up another ramp to a lookout point. The view was sublime and a lot of people stayed for a minute to enjoy it. Then we came back to where the others were. After that, we went up another ramp where there was a tower at the end. Many people went on that ramp but not many went up the tower. It was exhilarating going up the tower aswell as scary but everyone was determined to reach the top. At the top, we were as tall as the emergent layer of the rainforest (maybe even taller!), and we could see all around Illawarra. Some students could see Woollongong! Everyone was taking pictures, but unfortunately some were banging the tower so it felt like it was going to tip.

After that we walked back to the bus stop and caught the bus some. We arrived back at school half an hour later than expected. By the time the bus parked, everyone was exhausted. Overall we all had a wonderful time and it's not something you can experience every day!

By Adeline Kwong

Please visit 'Photo Galleries' on our school website to view some photos of this excursion.

Welcome to 2012

Welcome to Stage 3 2012!

The classes this year for Stage 3 are as follows:

5/6B- Mrs Bowen

5/6K- Mr Kolodziej

5/6S- Mrs Sharp & Mr Simon

The units being studied this term are:

HSIE- Rainforests

Science- At the Touch of a Switch

This year we have graded students into groups for the Number strand of Mathematics. These groups will run for two, one hour sessions each week.

Here are some requirements for Stage 3.

Stationery:

Students are required to bring the following items to school. Please ensure that all items are labelled with your child's name and class.

• 2 black pens


• 2 blue pens
  2 red pens


• 2 lead pencils


• an eraser


• a ruler


• a sharpener


• coloured pencils


• glue stick


• scissors

Attendance:

Children are required to attend all school days unless for a valid reason. Please ensure that a note for non-attendance is forwarded to your child's class teacher. You are reminded that children are to arrive at school punctually; that is before 9:25am.

Uniform:

Students are required to wear full school uniform at all times, including a school hat and the correct shoes.

Homework:

Students are expected to complete set homework tasks. Each teacher will inform their class of the homework procedures.

Exercise Books:

Students have been provided with exercise books. Please cover these books with clear contact when your child brings them home.

Tissues:

Please supply a box of tissues to your class for use throughout the year. Thankyou.

If you have any further questions, please see your child's teacher.