WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174 Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER Thursday 11th March 2021 Friday 12th March Grade 6 Students—Return from Woorabinda Camp esmated me of arrival 2.30pm Tuesday 16th March Book Club Issue 2 Due Back Friday 26th March Foundaon Students—Teddy Bear’s Picnic March HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL FROM THE WALLARANO SCHOOL COMMUNITY 11th Lia Dawson 5/15 12th An Tran 2/04, Fernando Hean 3/31, Gianni Finocchiaro 6/21 13th Palanina Taulapapa 3/32, Dev Patel 3/32, Hilton Nguyen 5/17 14th Tyson Ki 3/29 16th Axel Dray 6/21 Foundation In Foundaon we have been learning about shapes. Look at the amazing shapes we made with cookie cuer and our paerns with different materials. We have also been creang our own paerns.
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WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174
Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 11th March 2021
Friday 12th March Grade 6 Students—Return from Woorabinda Camp estimated time of arrival 2.30pm
Tuesday 16th March Book Club Issue 2 Due Back
Friday 26th March Foundation Students—Teddy Bear’s Picnic
March HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL FROM THE WALLARANO SCHOOL COMMUNITY
11th Lia Dawson 5/15
12th An Tran 2/04, Fernando Hean 3/31, Gianni Finocchiaro 6/21
13th Palanitina Taulapapa 3/32, Dev Patel 3/32, Hilton Nguyen 5/17
14th Tyson Ki 3/29
16th Axel Dray 6/21
Foundation In Foundation we have been learning about shapes. Look at the amazing
shapes we made with cookie cutter and our patterns with different materials.
We have also been creating our own patterns.
WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174
Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 11th March 2021
WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174
Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 11th March 2021
What’s Up Grade 3s?
The Grade 3s have been busy as bees and It’s often a hive of activity in our little portables. Here is what we have
been up to.
1. MATHS: Story sums.
We learnt about spotting keywords that tell us to add, subtract, multiply or divide to find the answers
2. WRITING: Narratives
Using adjectives and other interesting words make an octopus, slimy, mysterious and sinister. We are great storytell-
ers!
3. READING: Comprehension. It is in the text!
We reread and use keywords (again!) to search for answers because some questions can be quite tricky! We are
getting better at this!
4. INQUIRY: World Compliment Day on 1st March
We learnt that putting a smile on someone’s face does not cost a cent but meant the world to someone else.
Fridays are our Grade 3 Sports where we compete between the different Grade 3 classes in different ball games.
We love it!
Stay tuned for more!
WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174
Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 11th March 2021
WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174
Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 11th March 2021
Our cultural diversity
Australia is a vibrant and multicultural country — from the oldest continuous culture of our first Australians to the cultures of our newest arrivals from around the world.
Our cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths and is at the heart of who we are. It makes Australia a great place to live.
An integrated multicultural Australia is an integral part of our national identity. All people who migrate to Australia bring with them some of their own cultural and religious traditions, as well as taking on many new traditions. Collectively, these traditions have enriched our nation.
Harmony Week celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.
Why orange?
Orange is the colour chosen to represent Harmony Week. Traditionally, orange signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. Australians can choose to wear something orange during Harmony Week to show their support for cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia.
What is Harmony Week?
The 15th- 21st March is Harmony Week.
It is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and the successful integration of migrants into our
community.
Australia is one of the most successful multicultural countries in the world and we should celebrate this and
work to maintain it.
Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or
linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values.
WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174
Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 11th March 2021
Celebrating diversity in Visual Arts at Wallarano
Primary School
At Wallarano we are lucky to have a very diverse community and our students are immersed in a culture of
inclusiveness, respect and belonging every day. Throughout the year students at Wallarano explore and celebrate
the culture and art of the different community groups in Australia and around the world during their Visual Arts
lessons.
If you have a student in the following year levels take this week as an opportunity to ask them what they have
been learning about other artists and cultures during their art lessons this term.
Foundation students have been practicing how to greet the teacher in Italian, say some colours and
creating their artwork about some famous things from Italy.
Grade 2 students have been learning about the importance of symbols in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and that the hand is an important symbol of belonging for First Nations people.
WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174
Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 11th March 2021
Grade 3 students have been creating paper sculptures of oxen and dragons to celebrate the Lunar New
Year this term.
Grade 4 students have also been celebrating Tet by
learning about woodblock printing from Đông Hồ village
and creating an artwork based on their Vietnamese zodiac
animal.
Grade 6 students have been inspired by Ukiyo -e artist Hokusai who created his woodblock prints about the beautiful landscape around Mount Fuji and have experimented with Japanese printing and sumi painting techniques.
Happy Harmony Week! Kalya Gower—Visual Arts Teacher
WALLARANO PRIMARY SCHOOL 38-64 Wallarano Drive, Noble Park 3174
Phone: 9798 1055 NEWSLETTER
Thursday 11th March 2021
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