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Dear Parents and Caregivers, It is not often that our students have the privilege and opportunity to compete at an international level – and when they do, we obviously share the excitement with them and their families. It truly is an exceptional achievement to represent your country, and as such I was thrilled to receive feedback late on Sunday all the way from the United States! You may recall that a couple of weeks ago I shared with you that two of our students, Rosa Gordos and Isabella Devine, were selected to represent Australia in the Future Prob-lem Solving International Conference 2016, held at Michigan State University. Both stu-dents competed incredibly well at an international level and we are so very proud of them. Only 2,500 students are invited to attend the conference out of a pool of 250,000 students. At the conclusion of the conference, Isabella Devine was named an International Junior Champion! Isabella placed 2nd in the team scenario writing division. This is a profound accomplishment. Isabella has achieved at the highest level, in the midst of the highest achieving students from all over the world. Along with their coach, public speaking teacher Rikki Markson, the girls had an incredi-ble time at the FPSI conference. Each day was enriching, eye-opening and inspiring. They mingled with students from a diverse set of countries including Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Portugal, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Great Britain, Turkey, India, and the United States. We congratulate both girls on their impressive achievements and we look forward to many more such accolades in the future! It is so very apparent, too, that none of their achievements would have been possible were it not for the passionate and enthusiastic guidance from their coach, Rikki Markson. In her e-mail, sent from the Closing Ceremony, the excitement and pride was palpable, as she wrote that, “All of us have goose bumps

and we are crying, we are so proud.” Congratulations to all three of you! The Waverley Youth Art Prize has been in existence for 31 years and it invites young artists of ages 9-18 from across Sydney’s East to

submit their artworks. We are so proud of Gabriel Stafford who has had his artwork selected to go on exhibition at the Waverley Li-brary. Gabriel was pleased to have his artwork submitted under the name of his school, Reddam House, and as such we are all the more able to share in his success of having his piece displayed. The theme for this year’s Waverley Youth Art Prize was "Under The Big

Top". Gabriel's work was titled "Fear of The Tight-Rope" and will be on display at the Waverley Library until the 28th of June. Well Done

The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 17 Friday 10 June 2016

IN THIS ISSUE:

Creative Arts Week

News from Classrooms

Sport Fixtures and Results

Following on from the exceptional performances of our choirs at the Sydney Eisteddfod, we

received some very exciting news this week. The Year K, 1, 2 Choirs have been invited to per-

form at the John Lamble Australasian Championships for Primary Choirs on 19 June 2016, as a

result of their top two placings at the Sydney Eisteddfod last weekend.

In addition, the Year 3 & 4 Choir has also been invited to perform at the same prestigious

championships on 19 June 2016 as a result of their excellent performance at the Sydney Ei-

steddfod last weekend. We are so pleased to receive these invitations to perform at this illus-

trious event and know that all the choir children will continue to do us proud.

More wonderful news from the Music Department is that our stage band, which is under the

direction of Iain Tallis, came 3rd in the Novice Stage Band Section of the Sydney Eisteddfod.

This band includes Oliver Pires from Year 6, as well as various students from the middle school.

Also to be complimented is Persia Behnia, who did superbly to achieve an Honours level cer-

tificate in her Grade 3 AMEB violin exam. Well done, Persia!

The Year 2 students had an enjoyable and informative visit to the Symbio Wildlife Park on

Tuesday, during which they had the opportunity to get up close and personal with a wide

variety of animals at the Park. I am sure that each one of those children will see with new

eyes as they study animals in their school books in the future!

The Year 3-6 Examinations ran very smoothly during this past week, with the Year 3s in their

classrooms and the Years 4-6 in the Hall. I trust that stress levels at home were kept reasona-

bly low during the week, and also that as feedback is given next week that the students will

use this to consolidate their learning for the remainder of the year. Examinations are, of

course, only part of the assessment programme at the school, so I encourage those who

may have struggled to use this time to ask questions and to remedy areas of concern, so that

the second half of the year can be even better than the first.

At the same time as the Years 3-6 were writing their exams, the Year K-2 students were enjoy-

ing the activities of Creative Arts Week. Year K-2 students participated in three very exciting

Visual Art workshops: Cartooning, sculpting and Green Screen filming workshops. In the car-

tooning workshop, students were taught numerous techniques by the Cartoon Kingdom’s

leading cartoonists of how to draw cartoon characters and book illustrations.

Lindsay Moss from Star Time Studios taught the second workshop, which incorporated acting,

visual storytelling, film-making, digital media, and the use of a green screen for special ef-

fects during the movie-making component. The three dimensional workshop incorporated

both a theory session as well as a practical workshop, in which the students collaborated in

small groups to create a 3D sculptural form utilizing a wide variety of materials. This broad-

ranging and comprehensive Creative Arts Week programme proved to be a tremendous

success and I am sure that all the children learned plenty, while having great fun at the same

time. My thanks to all the teachers and presenters who gave the students this special oppor-

tunity.

Next week, Year 3-6 students have the opportunity to enjoy their own Creative Arts Week

and they will no doubt enjoy the activities on offer just as much.

My PA, Amber Greenhalgh, and Marcus Larsson welcomed baby Jackson Larsson into the

world on 5 June 2016 at 12.08pm. Both mum and baby are doing well and we congratulate

Amber, Marcus and their extended family on this special new arrival.


I wish all families a happy and relaxing long weekend as we honour the Queen’s birthday.

School will resume on Tuesday 14 June. I also wish all our Jewish families a Happy Shavuot, as

they celebrate over the coming days!

Dee Pitcairn

Principal


REDDAM HOUSE

would like to wish a very happy birthday to

Amber Goodlace, Indiana Cohen, Jeannine Shainfeld, Judith Reen

who celebrated their special day this week! We hope you had a fabulous day!

SPORTING FIXTURES 11TH JUNE 2016

Soccer

11Rs Boys V Bye

11Es Boys V Queens Park, Queens Park 01B,

1.00pm Saturday

10s Boys V Maroubra, Coral Sea Park, 12.00

noon Saturday

9s Boys V Maroubra, Coral Sea Park 1D,

11.00am Saturday


SPORT FIXTURES

SPORTING RESULTS 4TH JUNE 2016

Basketball

Girls

10R (Div1) (Jaimee) V All Blacks Washed Out

12R Div 2 ( Jaimee) V Wildcats Washed Out

14 E Div 2 (Luke) V Sonics 23 - 19

18 R Div 2 (Jaimee) V Maccabi 31 - 29

16E Div 2 (Jaimee) V Inner City 23 - 16

Boys

10 R Div 1 ( Marcel) V Hurricanes 19 - 20

12 R Div 2 (Marcel) V All Blacks Washed Out

12E Div 2 (Marcel) V Saints 18 - 25

12 D Div 3 (Marcel) V Maccabi 7 - 19

14 E Div 2 Primary (Henry) V Bye

14D Div 3 High School (Henry) V Newtown 16

- 27

16 R Div 2 ( Luke) V Magic 36 - 27

16E Div 3 ( Luke) V Pheonix 21 - 32

18R Div 1 ( Luke) V Trailblazers Washed Out

18E Div 3 Year 10 Boys (Luke) V Bye

Rugby

16A V St Josephs College 12 - 25

14A V Waverley College Washed Out

Soccer

16 Girls V Easts, Washed Out

14 Girls V Maccabi, Washed Out

Open Boys V Barker, Washed Out

Year 10 Boys V Newington, Washed Out

Year 9 Boys V Newington, Washed Out

Year 8 Boys V Sydney Grammar, Washed

Out

Year 7 Boys V Shore, Washed Out

12s Boys V Mascot, Washed Out

11Rs Boys V Mascot Washed Out

11Es Boys V Maccabi, Washed Out

10s Boys V Maccabi, Washed Out

9s Boys V Queens Park, Washed Out

Netball

Reddam 1 ( Intermediate) V Coogee

Washed Out

Reddam 2 (15 Years) V Coogee Washed

Out

Reddam 3 (14 Years) V Randwick Rugby

Washed Out

Reddam 4 (14 Years ) V Bondi Washed Out

Reddam 5 (13 Years) V Randwick Rugby

Washed Out

Reddam 6 (13 Years) V Bronte Washed Out

Reddam 7 (12 Years ) V Saints Washed Out

Reddam 8 (10 Years) V Marrickville Washed

Out

Reddam 9 (Moddies) V Kincopal Washed

Out

Touch Football

Reddam V Touch Heads Washed Out

SPORT RESULTS


As part of our topic on Australia, the Kindergarten students have been exploring the lives of

the First Australians and making comparisons with our lives today. They were absolutely fasci-

nated with the humpies (shelters) that the First Australians lived in as well as what they wore

and what they ate. Although we do not eat witchetty grubs and honey ants anymore we do

still eat berries, seeds and fish. The students loved making these comparisons and our next

challenge will be to create a humpy using sticks, twigs, bark and leaves.

In addition to the comparisons, the Kindergarten students also created their own piece of

Aboriginal Art. The Aboriginal people liked to paint and draw. They did paintings on leaves,

bark, rocks, ceremonial painting on their faces and bodies, and cave painting. Their pictures

showed us all the things they did and their way of life. The Aboriginal people made paint

from crushed rock, leaves and clay mixed with water. They used twigs, sticks, fingers and oth-

er things with which to paint. They used lots of dots! Have a look at our dot paintings in the

photographs; we are very proud of them.


KINDERGARTEN

This week the students were excited about presenting their procedures to the class. We had

biscuit making, cake decorating and even planting! The students are confident at describ-

ing the steps taken in order to meet their goal.

In Mathematics, we have started the concept of division by sharing groups of objects equal-

ly. We have also been working on time, focusing on ordering days of the week and reading

o'clock and half past on an analogue clock. The children loved making clocks and playing

interactive games.

In PDH we have been discussing passenger safety. We acted out safe behaviour in a car

which involved putting on seatbelts, keeping hands to ourselves and not playing with the

door.


YEAR 1

On Tuesday, Year 2 attended Symbio Wildlife Zoo as part of our 'Connected to Places' unit of

work for History and Geography. Students had the opportunity to be immersed in

an Australian environment along with native flora and fauna.

The day started with an informative session with the rangers about native Australian animals

and reptiles. The children thoroughly enjoyed the hands-on experience. Following this, we ex-

plored Symbio Wildlife Zoo, including a fresh water crocodile enclosure.

YEAR 2


Year 2 PIP Xylophone have been learning how to play "Draw a Bucket of Water' on the Xylo-

phone. They have been using their knowledge of composition to allocate different instru-

ment sounds the song. The song has been growing in timbre (the quality of sound) over the

past two weeks.

Tanya Bethune and Justin Goh

YEAR 2 PIP XYLOPHONE


YEAR 1 & 2 ROBOTICS

Year 1 and 2 are completely immersed in Robotics Club this term.

Here are some anecdotes from Year 1:

Hussein: "I like being able to control the Lego."

Hugo: "I like building the Lego then seeing what it does."

Oscar: "I like turning the pages on the computers and looking for all the pieces."

Enoch: "I like making the Lego, we are making a giant!"

Sasha: "I like that we get to make robots, and that when they are done we can tell them

what to do and they move by themselves."

Scarlett: "I like that you can make robots and have fun with them when they're finished. You

can explore the wonders of Lego."

Congratulations must go to each and every one of our Year 3 students this week as they ma-

turely and sensibly sat their first Mid-Year Examinations. The Year 3s arrived punctually each

day and even appeared eager and excited to begin their papers, determined to put their

heart and soul into answering each question to the best of their ability. The students used

their reading and planning time wisely, answered questions thoughtfully and carefully

checked and edited their work to improve accuracy. They must all be commended on their

hard-working and conscientious attitudes. We are so proud of your efforts and work ethic.

Well done Year 3s!


YEAR 3

Week 6 has been an extremely busy week for the Year 4 students as they sat their Mid-Year

Examinations. Exams are a fantastic way for students to demonstrate their knowledge, under-

standing and skills in the key learning areas. The Year 4 teachers have been very impressed

with the students' focus and determination in all the papers they sat. All students of Year 4

are to be congratulated for their outstanding efforts.


YEAR 4

YEAR 5 SCIENCE

Year 5 students finished off their unit on Space, Discoveries and Inventions by building some

3D models of our solar system. Each table had a planet to paint and a fact sheet to design.

We attached the planets to the end of some wooden dowels which protruded from a cen-

tral sun. The wooden dowels were all different lengths to try to replicate the distances each

of the planets are from the sun. The Heliocentric model which shows the circular paths of

planets around the sun was first proposed by the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th

Century.

Two students take a gap year in New Zealand and while they are climbing Mount Cook they

inadvertently trigger an avalanche with a high-pitched scream. This is the plot from one of

our Year Five ‘Disaster Stories’ produced during a unit on narrative writing. Persia Behnia has

learned that a good story has an engaging orientation, an effective build up, a complication

and a solution. Here is an excerpt from the climax of her story.

Avalanche Trigger

The helicopter flew by and landed right behind me. Men walked out with shovels, one of

them had a dog. The dog sniffed the snow which Mark was buried under and barked loudly.

The men with shovels began digging vigorously until they saw an arm. The men pulled Mark

out of the snow. Mark was as red as a tomato and shaking furiously. I walked up to him but a

police officer quickly pulled me away.

“He will be safe, trust us,” the officer said. I nodded my head and Mark was placed in the hel-

icopter as gently as a mother would.

“Hop in,” one of the men with shovels said over the noise of the engine. I jumped in, and be-

fore I knew it, we were landing.

Kirsten Turco has written about a severe earthquake and uses detailed description to take

her reader right to the scene in his or her mind’s eye. Here is her carefully written story open-

ing.

Shaking and Rumbling

“The room filled with silence as I watched Lucinda’s small freckled face go pale with horror. I

turned my head and my eyes fell back on the television screen which was displaying earth-

quake warnings and flashing colours. I reached for the television remote which was laying

peacefully on the small ratty coffee table. I slowly clicked the off button and rose to my feet.

I stumbled to the kitchen and started to boil a pot of water. I turned my head and took an-

other glance at Lucinda who was sitting on the cold leather couch in silence…”

Below is an excerpt from a narrative story written by Sam Fox. He chose to focus his story on a

cyclone and used a range of figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification) to en-

hance his quality of writing and imagery for the reader.

Student work: Sam Fox

Crack! The sound of a glass breaking echoed through the crowded hotel dining room. Jack

looked up and saw the trees outside bent by the wind, like old men’s backs. The sea roared

like a lion outside and he could hear the waves crashing on the sand. The clouds outside

swirled like a magician was stirring them and the sun had disappeared. Jack pulled on his

mother’s hand and said ‘mum, what’s happening? Can we go back to our room?’

‘Ladies and gentlemen’ said a voice over the loudspeaker ‘we don’t want you to be

alarmed but we have a cyclone warning and suggest you return to your rooms as soon as

possible.’

Frantically, people ran towards shelter. The ground was trembling and glasses were falling

from their cabinets. The wind was shrieking and rain was pouring into the room. Jack’s dad

took his hand and ran with him and his mum towards the big glass door. Suddenly, a huge

window broke with a crash, knocking Jack’s parents to the floor. His mum fell and Jack saw

a piece of glass sticking out of his father’s leg. He screamed and ran towards a worker.


YEAR 5 AND 6 ENGLISH

Year Six are learning to produce well-structured persuasive essays which include a captivat-

ing introduction to engage the reader, a detailed body and a conclusion which sums up

their main points. Jonathan Herz has demonstrated his understanding of the purpose of per-

suasion which is to influence, discuss, entertain and inform the audience. He employs devic-

es such as rhetorical questions and makes vocabulary choices which are well matched to

the tone of his argument.

“Mr Jeffers do you want the face of this drink driving campaign to speak to people’s hearts

and minds? Well I am certain you do and my advertisement does exactly this by using logos

or factual information to really shake people. My advertisement also has a unique and effec-

tive layout, and finally my advertisement is dripping with pathos that touches people’s hearts.

So if you genuinely want the number of drink drivers to dissipate it would be wise to keep lis-

tening.”

Jonathan elaborates on his first point by explaining the importance of factual information to

support a campaign.

“Logos is crucial to a successful advertisement as it exposes people to a truth which has the

power to frighten or horrify someone to the point where their behaviour changes.”

Below is a response paragraph discussing the effectiveness of logos, an advertising tech-

niques which provides viewers with facts and statistics.

Student work: Sienna Opit

Firstly, the advertisement I have created makes effective use of logos, which definitely hooks

the viewer. The purpose of logos, is to provide the viewer with the necessary evidence and

statistics they need to fully understand the importance of wearing a seatbelt. For example,

the quote 'Did you know that a car crash at 40 km per hour has the same impact on the

body as falling onto concrete from a two story building?' is a clear example of providing the

audience with a relevant but daunting fact. This fact clearly gives the reader no other option

but to wear a seatbelt. Therefore I strongly believe that you should use my advertisement, as

it contains a powerful example of logos.


YEAR 5 AND 6 ENGLISH

TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS

Tournament of Minds (ToM) is an inter-school problem solving competition for teams of seven

students. Teams are required to solve demanding, open-ended challenges from one of the

following disciplines: Applied Technology, Language-Literature, Maths-Engineering and So-

cial Sciences.

Students from Year 5 and 6 have been developing their thinking skills all year during Tuesday

afternoon Enrichment workshops. At the start of Term 3, teams will choose their discipline and

commence a six-week, long-term challenge. The Regional Tournament will be held on Sun-

day August 28th at Sydney Girls High School. We wish each team well in this exciting journey!


YEAR 5 & 6 MATHEMATICS

What a week it has been, with two Mathematics Papers for each grade completed success-

fully! Exam Paper 1 tested Number and Algebra and Exam Paper 2 involved Measurement

and Geometry. Of course, Working Mathematically was integrated throughout the exams.

Our students of Mathematics managed very well indeed and they can be very proud of

themselves. After all of their hard work during class and consistently being encouraged to

show their working and calculations, they rose to the occasion. Students have always been

reminded that, “Good Mathematicians can explain their work.”

After her Paper 1, Ariane Varnava (Year 6) said, “That was the quickest and most fun exam

I’ve ever written!”

Daniel Ayar (Year 6) commented,” If you completed your revision booklets and learned your

divisibility rules, it paid off!”

Alyana Kondilios (Year 6) added,” The early morning tutorials REALLY helped!”

Isolde Rydge (Year 5) said smiling, “It was such fun!”

In Year 5, Harry Boye-Moller and Lachlan Dallimore both preferred the Paper 1, while Jacob

Gerber found Paper 2 “good challenging”.


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