In the lead up to NAIDOC week next week, I would like to acknowledge the Tasmanian Aboriginal communities as the traditional owners of the land we live and learn on, and to pay my respect to the elders past, present and future. I would also like to acknowledge the outstanding education systems they have for passing on their intimate knowledge, skills and cultural learning for over 40,000 years. We continue to learn about Tasmanian Aboriginal culture and history as adults, alongside our students in many cases, as a result of Tasmania’s more recent ‘history’. I have been thrilled to see this learning in action in all classrooms, as well as our visits on country for all grades 3-6 at Burnie Primary School.

 Our Grade 4 Camp next term, will visit three locations. The first is to a place just north of the Arthur River known as Kings Run, this is an amazing and totally unique learning space. At Preminghana (formally known as Mt Cameron West) and then at Rocky Cape Grade 4s will be learning from the oldest classroom in the world.  We aim for every week to be NAIDOC week where we can celebrate one of the oldest living cultures in the world.

The term break signifies the half way mark in our school year and provides a perfect time to reflect on the learning we have achieved so far this year as a collaborative, creative and innovative learning community. We have been able to do this more formally in Parent – Teacher discussions this week and I have been pleased to see a large number of parents here to continue the discussion about their children’s learning, enhancing the working relationship we have with parents and carers in learning.

Next term we welcome back Miss Meaghan Hosking to the Grade 5H class covering for Miss Stephanie Hanson who will be enjoying quality time with family on her long service leave. We also welcome Mrs Rachael Timms to Kinder to cover Mrs Amanda Hyland who will also be spending quality family time on her period of long service leave in the first two weeks of Term 3.

I would like to wish everyone in our school community a happy and safe term break. A reminder that Monday 22^nd July, the first day of term, is a Student Free Professional Learning Day, and we welcome all students back to school on Tuesday 23^rd July.

Gr 3 Obi visit

Local Artist Visits 3F

On Thursday, 27^th June, 2019, a local artist called Mark O’Brien (Obie), visited Grade 3F. For a couple of weeks before his visit we had a go at creating our own “Obie” inspired pictures.  We each placed either a big sun or moon in our pictures.

Obie wears a cool beret with badges on it and he brought with him 2 of his big paintings.

                                        (Chelsea, Harlen, Pippa and Sienna)

We each showed Obie our own pictures we had created.  We had named our pictures and Obie tried to guess what we had called them.  Obie also answered lots of questions for us, we asked him “What were some of the inspirations for his art work?”

                        (Ada, Benji, Flynn, Henry, Johnty and Piper)

Obie told us that he started drawing when he was little. He said as a child everyone loves to draw.  He also said, most people stop drawing at some stage, but he said he didn’t stop – he kept on drawing. Obie gave each of us feedback about our pictures, he thought we all did a good job and he gave some of us a hand-shake.

                        (Jayda, Kade, Lucas, Ruby, Sam and Tilly)

‘Dogs on Rocks’ was one of the paintings Obie brought in to show us.  He also showed us ‘Reading in the Moonlight’. Obie is a professional artist who uses all different kinds of materials to paint with, he uses oil and acrylic paint, water-colours and spray paints. He makes things look 3D by layering the paint on top of itself, he then sometimes shapes it with cotton buds, tooth-picks, sponges and the end of the paint-brush. Before he left our classroom he gave each of us a little mini postcard of 1 of his paintings.

                                        (Blake, Ellie and Samantha)

We all really enjoyed our time with Obie. Thanks Obie, we had an AWESOME afternoon.

Grade 3W - Clay Work

Kyron’s nan, Jenny came in to our class to do some clay work.  It was based on a book we read in class called ‘Uno’s Garden’.  We had to make up our own creature.  I made Dr Unikitty.  It’s crossed between a doctor, cat and unicorn.

After we read the book we drew what we wanted to make.  Then we used clay to make our creations.  You had to use a mixture called slip to stick pieces of clay together.  Slip is made from clay mixed with water.  We got to use textures to make patterns on our clay.  It looked cool!  I learnt that when making it you have to be careful not to trap air in the clay or it will blow up in the kilm.  That was really hard.

Later when the clay dried out we got to paint it. Jenny took our creations home to fire them in the kilm.  The kilm gets very hot it is a little hotter than 1200°C.

By Isabella Luck – 3W

Finished Results

Congratulations to Huon-Nott-Hage

During week 1 of Term 3, Family Planning will be at Burnie Primary School running the Growing Up Program for Grades 3 to 6.  Please read the following information that provides an outline of the topics covered for each grade and an outline of the parent information session.  The parent information session will be held from 8.30 to 9am on Tuesday the 23^rd of July in the Makerspace.

During the week the DITTO – Bravehearts program will also be in the school working with students from Early Childhood classes Kinder – Grade 2. Paents and Carers are invited to attend these sessions. (please see attached information)

This is the last week to drop in your stickers! Please drop sheets into school by Friday 5th July.