YEAR 5 NEWS
Life Saving Victoria Incursion
On Monday the 20th of November, the two Year Five classes learned the importance of safety around water from two lifeguards. During the session, we learned what all the types of flags were and what they meant, different signs and what their significance was, what to do when caught up in a rip current or any current at all. Later on in the session, we played some games involving trying to guess the actions that people were making, pretending to act out what to do in an emergency, and how to use different objects to create floatation devices, how to put on life jackets, and more. Overall, it was really entertaining for the majority of the two grades, and most learned a lot.
By Raffael
Foundies Orientation Day
On the 10th of November the Foundation students starting in 2024 had their very first Orientation Day. They arrived at school at around 9:00 am as the Year 5 students welcomed them. They were led to the Allen Hall where they would find out their Foundation classes. They then left their parents to go to their new classrooms. They did all sorts of activities like reading a book, playing on the playground, drawing and colouring. They learnt what would happen in Foundation as well. The Year 5 students showed heaps of leadership, helping them, teaching them how to act, these Year 5 students were always there for them. As the time ended, they were brought back to their parents and had a special treat. An icy pole! As there were some left over the Year 5 helpers were able to have one.
By Dior
Parish Cup
The Parish Cup was extremely fun. Organized by Mr Tim, the three schools competed in different sports trying their best for a win. Mary Mackillop, Trinity and Don Bosco were the schools of the intense Parish Cup. Well rounded competition was played by the schools, all of them showing sportsmanship and playing not just for the win, but for a good and fair game. We did very well by showing leadership and making friends. This was the first time we have ever hosted a Parish Cup, this was only the first year, and we are all looking forward to next year.
By Tyler and Raffael
Three Good Things
At Mary MacKillop Primary School we celebrate the Good Things that happen throughout our week.
The Parish Cup - All Year 5s and 6s from Mary MacKillop, Don Bosco and Trinity competed in various sports. We got to meet people from Don Bosco and Trinity and some of us made friends with them (Jayden)
Leadership process - It is an opportunity to be a leader and show the younger kids how to act (Kairos)
Farewell page for Father Brendan - Everyone got a chance to decide on the design of the page (Emily)
Mary MacKillop Kids - Some students got the chance to help organise the Christmas Appeal so we can collect toys for the people in need (Dylan)
Assessments
During the last two weeks students have completed tests in English and Mathematics. English and Mathematics tests on Essential Assessment are administered at the beginning, middle and end of the year to track student progress throughout the year.
I like completing the assessments and seeing the progress I have made (Andrew)
I can see my improvement from previous assessments. Your growth pops up on the screen (Alannah X)
It has a screen that shows you the skills you can now do that you may not have been able to do before (Alannah H)
It is great to see what you know and don’t know (Leo)
Year Six Student Leadership
This week Year Five students will be writing their Leadership speeches at school instead of at home so it is a fair process for everyone (Xavier)
We have been learning how to write dot points on cue cards when presenting our Leadership speeches to teachers and students (Jayden)
We had the opportunity to practice making good eye contact and using appropriate body gestures to engage our audience when we were doing Debating. This will help us when presenting our Leadership speeches (Imogen and Lauren)