Hazel Ludlow and Isam Elsheikh are pictured here stroking a Blue tongued Lizard from the reptile collection at Seymour College. Alamein Road Puckapunyal Vic, 3662 Acting Principal: Prue Smith Tel: (03) 5793 1288 Mobile:0418 551833 Fax: (03) 5793 1412 ABN – 74134967962 Website - www.puckapunyalps.vic.edu.au Email – [email protected]Term 3 Issue 5 Wednesday 17 th August Dear Parents, Families and Friends of the School Last Wednesday our Year 3 and 4 students along with a handful of Year 5 students visited Seymour College as part of an Early Transition program. This visit was designed to introduce these students to the next stage of schooling. Even though we know that many of our children from our school will be posted with their families elsewhere, and will not be going on to Seymour College, the experience was still extremely valuable as an introduction to the opportunities and experiences offered at Seymour College. What was the best part about your visit to Seymour College? “Doing the physical education inside” “Holding the animals” “Seeing 2 of my brothers” “Learning about fresh water studies” “Seeing the reptile room” “Doing Art and learning to blend colours” Lara Clarke, Polly Duff and Sophie Godbold enjoy handling the Long Necked Tortoise from the Vertebrates collection at Seymour College
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Last Wednesday our Year 3 and 4 students along with a handful of Year 5 students
visited Seymour College as part of an Early
Transition program. This visit was designed
to introduce these students to the next
stage of schooling. Even though we know
that many of our children from our school
will be posted with their families
elsewhere, and will not be going on to
Seymour College, the experience was still
extremely valuable as an introduction to
the opportunities and experiences offered
at Seymour College.
Some responses from students:
What was the best part about your visit
to Seymour College?
“Doing the physical education inside” “Holding the animals” “Seeing 2 of my brothers” “Learning about fresh water studies” “Seeing the reptile room” “Doing Art and learning to blend colours”
FRONT ROW: Logan Jack Barry , Amy Franks, Alex Potts ,Jessica Pascall
ABSENT from photo : Jared Mott
WRITING : Poetry from Mr Harcourt’s Classroom
Congratulations to our STUDENTS OF THE WEEK BACK ROW: Shaun Edwards, Beth Ryan, Campbell Martin, Beth Ludlow, Matthew Frankel
FRONT ROW: Riley Berger, Abigail Major, Jade Ryder, Serena Chivers
ABSENT from this photo: Xtina Chalson and Joshua Smith
The Australians
We are the Aussies , we like to run
And when we win gold, we have some fun
But when we v’s BOLT, we’re stuck in a
bubble of trouble!
Author: Mason Pene
We’re standing behind the blocks
Ready to beat the clocks
Through the water I go
Hope it’s not too slow
Swim, Aussie, Swim.
Author: Mackai Harriden
We are from the land down under
We run as fast as thunder
We’re searching for that gold
Before we get too old
Go Aussie Go
Author: Xtina Chalson
Last week the Grade 1’s in Miss Atkinson’s class were lucky enough to send an email to Canadian Olympic Basketball player Chelsea Aubry. They asked her some great questions and were very excited when she replied to them.
Hi 1A, Thank you so much for your pictures and questions!!! The hoop in women's basketball is 10 feet high, a basketball game is 40 mins long and 10 players play on the court (5 for each team) at a time. I am having the time of my life here at the Olympics!! It’s great to be able to stay in the Athlete’s Village and be able to see all the different athletes from all around the world everyday! Like Qantas is Australia's airline in Canada we fly with Air Canada for the most part. In the game against GB I scored 3 baskets. In our pool we get to play Russia, GB, France, Brazil and AUSTRALIA!!! It’s a very hard pool but all the games have been very exciting to watch and play in!! Basketball is very fun! I am a very competitive person so it’s wonderful to get to play against the best in the world! And I get to play with some of my very good friends on team Canada! I’ve also been able to travel around the world through basketball and get to live in different countries like Australia!! I am 28 years old and Team Canada has won 4 bronze metals so far and there are more to come. In the big competitions we play with an orange and white stripped ball. Unfortunately, I have not met the Queen yet...but we are still here for another 2 weeks so you never know I may still get my visit in with her!! So the weather here has been very up and down. The first week here it was very hot but now the weather has turned a little cold but it’s very refreshing and it’s good to have the cold so the basketball gym is not super hot when we play our games. The UK is 9 hrs behind Melbourne time. I love playing basketball but most of all I love representing Canada that these Olympic Games. I’ve worked a long time to get to the Olympic Games and it is a dream come true! Now most important I have heard of One Direction and I do LOVE them very much...but I love Justin Bieber the best!!!! From Chelsea
Our Questions
How tall is the hoop? How long does the game go for? How much fun are you having at the Olympics? Did you fly over on QANTAS? How many baskets did you get against GB? What countries are you playing in the Olympics? Is basketball fun? How many medals have your team won? How old are you? Do you have any friends playing? What colour basketball do you play with? Have you met the Queen yet? What is the weather like? Is it good at the Olympics? What time is it in the UK? Have you had fun? Do you like playing basketball? Have you ever heard of One Direction?
Defence School Transition Aide Message Fathers’ Day Stall: We will again be having a Fathers’ Day stall this year. If
you have anything that would be suitable for this stall, we would really
appreciate it. They can be left at the office (no lighters, no nuts in food
products please). Thanks.
Collect a Cap (Pauls milk): We receive 10 cents for every cap collected.
There is a collection box in the foyer. Participating products are all specially
marked 2 and 3 litre Pauls white milks. (Physical, Trim, Smarter White, Rev,
Skinny and regular milk). Thank you!
Mobile ‘phone recycling: We receive money for these, so keep bringing them
in too!
Healthy Lunchbox Tips: Here are some ideas for lunch that don’t include the
word ‘sandwich’! Some variety can help keep children (and adults!) interested