The Blog of Grade 5/6

Add a caption to the pictures below! Some of the funnier ones from class for the dog photo included:

Pimped up puppies! What have you been feeding these dogs? The reason dogs bite people.

Wow, what a fantastic visit we had from DC Green! He was very entertaining with his surfing tales and rapping skills. I especially liked the Australian Idol story. What did you think of the visit?

I’ve got a challenge for you! The first person to correctly identify the area of Australia where this photo was taken gets $50 for their money books. Your post must include: where the photo was taken, a description of what is in the photo, the reason and the object was built and a fact about the structure.

I’m sure everyone is disappointed the holidays are only a few days away. I bet everyone is upset you have to miss out on coming to school for two whole weeks! what are you looking forward to over the holidays?

On May 26th we cut out feet from yellow, blue, green, red and black paper for Sorry Day. We made 54 feet to match the 54 recommendations of the Bringing Them Home report about the stolen generation. We discussed what happened to the stolen generation and movies that detail some of the events, like Rabbit Proof Fence.

Make up a statement saying sorry for something you have done (not something you’ve really done, something made up). Make it as unbelievable and funny as you like. For example:

I’m sorry for letting 1000 ants loose in the classroom, honestly. I only brought them in for my mini-beast project and they looked so cramped in the jar. I thought with all the training I’ve given them they would return to the jar on my command. Or at least stayed still when I called ’sit’ so i could pick them up. Anyway, I’m sorry.

Michael is heading off on a trip around Australia. What an adventure he’ll have! Michael is going to keep us updated on his adventure on our blog. Tune in to this link to keep track of Michael and send him some messages.

Wow! What a great time we had on camp. Congratulations on your behaviour: everyone was fantastic. There were so many great activities to do on camp. What did you enjoy most? Make sure you add a post as well as taking the survey.
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Wow, what a day last Friday! There were people throwing stuff, jumping over things and running flat out. Of course that was a good thing as we were at the school sports. It was great to see everyone doing their personal best. Make sure you say a big thank you to Mr Humphrey for organising the day and to any parents who volunteered their time. Well done everyone. What were your memorable moments from the sports?

The school leaders enjoyed a great day at Hisense Arena. We heard some great leaders talk about leadership. Here’s who they were and what they said:
John Brumby (Premier of Victoria) – Leaders need perseverance. Don’t stop, give up or quit until you have made a difference. Leadership is encouraging a team to do better.
Kirsty Murray (Author) – Leaders are readers. Leaders aren’t afraid to tell the truth (in the right situations).
Drew Ginn (Triple Olympic Gold Medallist, rowing) – Leadership is dong whatever you ar epassionate about to the best of your ability. Put something out there. Create interest, energy and excitement. Have fun with what you’re doing.
Mike Martin: Great Leadership = Influence + Responsibility. Use influence, not for yourself but for those aorund you.
Catriona Rowntree: Gave 10 hints, including choose carefully who you listen to, live in the moment and feel the fear and do it anyway.
Throughout the day we heard some inspirational quotes on leadership. Some were:
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. Goethe.
In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing. Theodore Roosevelt.
I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. Winston Churchill.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain.
Success is not to be measured by the position someone has reached in life, but the obstacles they have overcome while trying to succeed. Booker T Washington.
Find some inspirational comments on leadership to add to the blog.

Grade 5/6 O and P are encouraging their friends and family from around Australia and overseas to visit our blog. When we have visitors from far away, the place they have visited from appears on our clustermap. Have a look at the visitors we’ve had so far and feel free to leave a comment!