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SSO Appreciation Week

What Is Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week?

Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week is an occasion where teachers, parents, and students can show their thanks for all the hard work of these classroom angels. Teacher aides, or SSOs (School Service Officers) work really hard all year round, and Teacher Aide Appreciation Week is here to show appreciation for them and all the hard work they do.

A lot of the hard work that teacher aides do is clearly visible. Whether that’s standing at the school gates, welcoming students, or helping in the classroom. And, as most teachers know, this work is often the difference between a good lesson and a great one.

Of course, this isn’t to forget the impact that our SSOs can have on individual students. For young learners with special educational needs and disabilities, having an extra helping hand can be the difference between success and failure. Without our SSOs, some students might struggle through school and can find it very challenging. Our SSOs give them a helping hand and support them throughout their learning journey in order to help them succeed in their goals.

It’s frequently said that teacher aides are the glue that holds the classroom together. And, not unlike glue, a lot of the hard work that teacher aides do goes unnoticed. From preparing worksheets, to decorating classrooms, many of these day-to-day jobs are key to ensuring that schools run smoothly.

So, after giving us so much of their time and effort, we think it’s about time we stopped to say thanks.

Yr 6 Visit Migration Museum

On Monday, the Year 6 classes headed into the city to explore the Migration Museum and the State Art Gallery. The students acted as detectives to explore the stories of 4 different migrants to Australia, as well as exploring the museum, showing many stories and artifacts that relate to the states migrant history.

The art gallery allowed us to get creative with stop motion, abstract shadow art as well as explore some of the unique and amazing items that thre art gallery had on display.

Conductors and Insulators - Year 6 Science

The Year 6 classrooms have been full of electricians and electrical engineers lately. Our Year 6 students have designed and carried out experiments to test their ideas about conductors and insulators. After doing their experiments, they recorded and analysed their results to see if their hypotheses were correct.

They also thought about how this knowledge might be used in the real world. Throughout the lesson, students worked together, planned carefully, and followed the scientific process to make sure their tests were fair. It was a fun and hands-on way to learn about science!

Nature Bingo

How wonderful is it that spring has finally sprung? The air is warmer, the sun is shining brighter, and the flowers and insects are busy blooming and working.

This week, the Nature Play Space was busy with children running around finding natural items to complete their nature bingo. There was a small incentive to get most of the nature bingo done, which sent the students into a busy scurry of activity and searching. They moved around the playground looking for things such as sticks, a feather, something orange, something prickly etc. The students enjoyed the search with many of them finding a large number of items.

Have you done a nature hunt or bingo with your family? Try coming up with a list of natural items that you and your family need to find on a nature walk and enjoy the challenge of finding them together!