Primary IN THIS ISSUE: Year 6 Incursion Reddam(Violin), who performed a Concerto by Rieding; and Ariel Stennard (Violin), performing a concerto by Seitz. They were certainly not overawed,

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Dear Parents and Caregivers,

This was another week characterised by a variety of diverse and interesting activities. It started off in the best possible way – certainly in the eyes of the students – with a Mufti Day to support the „School‟s a Gift‟ Foundation. Once again the students were well behaved, despite not being in

uniform, and I compliment them for recognising that a change in dress does not mean a consequent change in behaviour. This is all part of approaching changes in routine with discipline and maturity, while at the same time acknowledging that our Mufti Days are for causes which benefit others.

Monday also saw the Concerto Competition take place and the audience was thoroughly entertained with musical pieces of the highest quality. It truly is exceptional to consider the abilities of our musicians and of how they stretch themselves towards ever greater heights. Our guest adjudicator this year was renowned music educator Barry Walmsley. Barry is a well-travelled performer, teacher, accompanist and adjudicator. He has been a university lecturer in music and a Head of Department at a number of secondary schools, including his current role as Director of Music at the King‟s School,

Parramatta.

He commented on the rarity of such competitions, stating that very few schools could boast such an opportunity for their students to perform with an orchestra. He commended the school on its support of such opportunities, reflecting on the importance of students experiencing the teamwork required to successfully fulfil the creative output that such events require. He also reflected on the ease and accomplishment of our students, given the degree of difficulty that is required when being accompanied by a large group of musicians, as opposed to solo performance, or working with a piano accompanist.

This competition had two sections: Upper Primary to Year 8, and Year 9 to Year 12. The opening Section had 6 entrants, two of whom attend our Primary School, namely Henderson Cooper (Violin), who performed a Concerto by Rieding; and Ariel Stennard (Violin), performing a concerto by Seitz. They were certainly not overawed, given the ages of their fellow competitors, and performed with aplomb. I congratulate all those who participated, as well as their teachers, whose inspiration and guidance helped them to perform so well on the evening. Special thanks to the members of the orchestra for their support of this annual project.

The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter Volume 18 Issue 23 Friday, 10 August, 2018 Page 1

IN THIS ISSUE:

Year 6 Incursion

News from the classrooms

Sports Results & Fixtures

As mentioned last week, the Year 6s have two works of literature which they have just started, each of

which deals with the tragedy of the Holocaust. The ordeals suffered by so many in the Second World

War at the hands of the Nazis were brought to life for the students on Thursday, as they were visited by

one of the few remaining Holocaust survivors, George Grojnowski. Their eyes were opened to the

daily privations and terrors of that time, which will surely make their reading all that more meaningful.

The Year 6 English report at the end of this newsletter makes for interesting reading, as it gives more

details about Mr Grojnowski‟s visit.

Next week, on Monday, the Year 6s will continue to learn more about this blight on human civilisation

as they visit the Sydney Jewish Museum. This excursion should, as in previous years, make education all

the more real, and we hope will help to produce a generation of more caring, empathetic

individuals.

The Year 3-6 students wrote their ICAS Mathematics tests this morning and, as was the case last week

with their English tests, they tackled them with confidence. We look forward to building on their results

in the future.

It was interesting to read this past week about „positive education‟, which builds on the „positive

psychology‟ approach popularised by such psychologists as Martin Seligman in the early 2000s.

Positive psychology makes use of a strength-based approach to mental health and wellbeing. It

focuses on a number of aspects such as resilience, general wellbeing, and happiness. So, instead of

looking at what is potentially „wrong‟ in an individual, and trying to rectify those issues, it starts from

the point of what is positive and how that can be further enhanced.

As a spin-off from positive psychology, positive education could be defined as “education for both

traditional skills and for happiness”. Such aspects as decision-making, coping skills, problem-solving

skills, relaxation and creative brainstorming are all given prominence, in the hope that these will assist

students.

In a world in which stress and anxiety seem to predominate, any approach to lessen these and to

encourage well-being among our students is to be commended. As such, I am appreciative every

day of the efforts of our teachers, whose concern for the individuals under their care goes way

beyond just teaching them what is in the curriculum.

This was borne out in the feedback I received after the Year 5 and 6 camps, of how the teachers

made every effort to ensure that the children were happy, and that they had a tremendous time

learning about new places. As I walk through the school, I am often touched to note the interactions

which take place between our teachers and the students.


Far from what we adults might have experienced in our childhoods, these are relationships built on a

very real concern for others and, as suggested in the „positive education‟ approach, a desire to build

on the positive attributes in each unique individual. As one research article speculates, positive

education might well lead to a “new prosperity” in which the traditional measure of wealth is allied to

that of well-being. Certainly, we hope that our students are encouraged, inspired and nurtured each

day, specifically in those previously mentioned aspects such as decision-making, coping skills,

problem-solving skills, relaxation and creative brainstorming.

Towards the end of the last term, we received the wonderful news

that James Young’s artwork, „Rusty Red‟ had been selected as one of

the finalists in the 2018 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize. The prize-giving was

held this past weekend, at the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, and in

the photos, James is seen with two of the judges and also being

interviewed by ABC 999. The organisers of the competition awarded

James an 'acknowledgment gift art pack' as he was the youngest

artist. What is even more remarkable is that he is the youngest finalist

in the history of the Pro Hart Art Prize. We are enormously proud of

James‟ achievement and we share in his delight while wishing him

many more creative and fulfilling moments in the future.

Zara Jackaman, in Year 2, starred as Gretl in a wonderful production

of "The Sound of Music", which was staged at the Bryan Brown Theatre

in Bankstown. What an incredible experience this must have been for

Zara, which will surely kindle an enthusiasm for even more such

opportunities in the future. Well done, Zara!

On Monday next week, National Science Week kicks off and we hope

that all our budding scientists will have plenty to get excited about –

and that those for whom science has been somewhat dead will see it

come to life. Monday also continues the musical theme of the past

few weeks, with the Year 5-12 Composition Competition providing an

opportunity for aspiring composers. It is one thing to play music

created by another but quite something else to compose your own,

and we look forward to being amazed by the hard work of our

musicians.

Tuesday brings one of the sporting highlights to the fore, as all the

students in the Primary School don their sports kit and house colors for

the annual Athletics Carnival. I wish all the athletes everything of the

best and I thank, in anticipation, the sports staff and all the teachers

for their efforts. May it be another day of enthusiasm, good spirit, and

keen competition.

On Wednesday the Maths Olympiad and Maths Games continue,

and we wish our mathematicians continued success with the

challenges which await them. Finally, the week concludes with the

Reddam Shabbat, which should be a meaningful and special

occasion for all involved.

Have a great weekend!

Dee Pitcairn

Principal



SPORT FIXTURES

Day Sport Team Versing Time Bus departs

Woollahra Venue

Frid

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Basketball Girls

16R D2 Hayley CYS 4:20pm 3:30pm

Alexandria Basketball

Stadium

18R Guy Newtown 5:05pm

Sa

turd

ay

Comets Boys

12R JQ Cobras 1:15pm

14R JQ Bye

Soccer

Boys

Year 11 St. Aloysius 11:00am Centennial

Park Ground 6

Year 10 St. Aloysius 10:00am

Year 9/8R St. Aloysius 8:00am 7:00am Castle Cove Field 2

Year 9/8E Sydney Grammar 11:00am Rushcutters Bay Park

Year 7R St. Aloysius 9:00am Centennial

Park Ground 6

Year 7E St. Aloysius 8:00am

Mixed

12R Maroubra 1:00pm Queens Park No. 12

12E Easts 1:00pm Queens Park No. 2

11R Pagewood 12:00pm

Queens Park No. 12 10R Maroubra 11:00am

9R Maroubra 10:00am

Netball

Reddam 1 Bye

Heffron

Netball

Courts

Reddam 2 RBSC 3:05pm Court 2

Reddam 3 Marrickville 9:48am Court 2

Reddam 4 Coogee 9:48am Court 5

Reddam 5 Bye

Reddam 6 RBSC 11:06am Court 21

Reddam 7 Kincopal 12:24pm Court 21

Reddam 8 St Catherines 12:24pm Court 24

Reddam 9 Mascot 11:06am Court 11

Reddam 10 Randwick Rugby 11:06am Court 15

Reddam 11 Marrickville 9:48am Court 23

Reddam 12 Randwick Rugby 11:06am Court 25

Reddam 13 South East Eagles 8:30am Court 2

Reddam 14 Saints 8:30am Court 17

Reddam 15 Maccabi 11:06am Court 30

Rugby Under 16 St Patricks College 12:00pm Parade Ground No. 6

Under 14 Bye

Su

nd

ay

Basketball

Girls

10R Bryanna Racoons 1:30pm

Waverly College

12R Bryanna Bronte 10:40am Waverly Pavilion

13R Yr7 Mehdi Falcons 3:00pm Waverly College Gym

16R Yr8 Lee Bulls 9:15am Waverly College Gym

Boys

10R JQ Bondi 10:00am Waverly College

10E JQ Bronte 10:00am

12E Luke Maccabi 1:55pm UNSW Gym

12D Lee Maccabi 3:55pm

Easts 14E JQ Triple Threat 9:50am

Sydney Boys HS Gym 14D Luke Reddam M 9:05am

14M Kenny Reddam D 9:05am

16R JQ Triple Threat 12:00pm

Rose Bay Secondary College 16E JQ Reddam D 9:30am

16D Guy Reddam E 9:30am

18R Lee Reddam E 8:20am Sydney Boys HS Gym

18E Lee Reddam R 8:20am

Soccer Boys Under 18 Dunbar Rovers 2:30pm Moore Park Synthetic


SPORT RESULTS

Ba

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Comets Competition

Girls - Friday

16R Div. 2 Hayley L SGHS 19 - 22

18R Guy W SGHS 36 - 24

Boys - Saturday

12R JQ Bye

14R JQ L All Blacks 28 - 48

Easts Competition

Girls - Sunday

10R Bryanna W Wildcats 14 - 6

12R Bryanna W Bourkey Bandits 35 - 3

13R Yr 7 Mehdi L Coogee 8 - 46

16R Yr 8 Lee L Bondi 24 - 26

Boys - Sunday

10R JQ L Bubbs Green 22 - 33

10E JQ L Bondi 7 - 22

12E Luke W Reddam D 54 - 12

12D Lee L Reddam E 12 - 54

14E JQ L Moriah 30 - 33

14D Luke W Storm 23 - 17

14M Kenny W Bronte 23 - 8

16R JQ W Emanuel 38 - 23

16E JQ W Moriah 24 - 22

16D Guy L Emanuel 24 - 41

18R Lee W Emanuel 35 - 16

18E Lee L Glebe 18 - 51

Ru

gb

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Saturday Competition

Under 16 Bye

Under 14 Bye

So

cc

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Saturday Competition

Year 11 W Sydney Boys HS 4 - 0

Year 10 W Knox 1 - 0

Year 9/8R W Trinity 5 - 0

Year 9/8E W Sydney Boys HS 3 - 0

Year 7R L Trinity 1 - 2

Year 7E L Trinity 1 - 2

12R Bye

12E W Queens Park 7 - 0

11R Bye

10R W Glebe 6 - 0

9R W Easts 4 - 1

Sunday Competition

Under 16 W Maroubra 3 - 0

Under 18 W Queens Park Jets 2 - 1 N

etb

all

Reddam 1 L Kambala 10 - 39

Reddam 2 Bye

Reddam 3 W Bondi 20 - 16

Reddam 4 D Mascot 13 - 13

Reddam 5 W St Catherines 42 - 19

Reddam 6 L Kincopal 8 - 39

Reddam 7 D Coogee 15 - 15

Reddam 8 L Saints 3 - 37

Reddam 9 D Kincopal 6 - 6

Reddam 10 L Kincopal 5 - 9

Reddam 11 W Bondi 13 - 12

Reddam 12 L Coogee 4 - 10

Reddam 13 W Randwick Rugby 5 - 0

Reddam 14 L Mascot 3 - 7

Reddam 15 L Mascot 2 - 12

Reddam House

would like to wish a very happy birthday to

Tomas Burazer, Rocky Walker, Felix Bootlis, Ethan Chang,

Jessica Langley, Tyson Bartholomew & Aston Lake

who celebrate their special day this week and over the weekend

We hope you had a fabulous day!


KINDERGARTEN

In Kindergarten this week, students presented information on an ocean animal during their

„Show and Tell‟. Students have learnt the difference between a fact and an opinion and

have used this knowledge to create an informative text on the Green Sea Turtle.

Kindergarten has really enjoyed learning lots of interesting facts. Did you know the Green Sea

Turtle lays its eggs where it was born?

During English and guided reading sessions, students have been working on using different

strategies when decoding unknown words in a text, such as „reading on‟ and „chunking

words‟.

In Mathematics, we introduced how to make groups of objects to represent multiplication.

Students have taken part in lots of hands-on activities to develop their understanding.

In PDH, we continued to look at water safety with a particular focus on rules around the pool.

During class discussions, students identified safe and unsafe activities.

This week our students have been exploring both familiar and

unfamiliar stories as a means of expanding their knowledge of

Narratives. We have particularly focused on characters this week and

the fact that in every story there is a hero and a villain. Samara

Colquhoun used „Charlie Bucket‟ from Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory as an example of a hero, describing him as kind, grateful and

polite throughout the story even though he was poor and had very

little. We identified wolves and witches as being common villains in a

lot of fairy tales. Our students are using the vocabulary discussed to

improve the quality of their writing.

In Science we continue to learn about Living Things. This week we learnt about fish and frogs

naming the different parts of the body, discovering how they survive within their environment

and recording their life cycles. We read the story 'Rainbow Fish' and made our very own

colourful three-dimensional fish!

In Mathematics we have bee investigating patterns in number when doubling and halving.

We noticed that they were the inverse of one another and doubling is the same as

multiplying by a number by 2. The students are becoming confident to discuss findings and

give reasons for their answers.


YEAR 1

It has been a fantastic week of learning in Geography, we have been investigating the

different layers of the rainforest. Each layer offers a different climate and a variety of animals

and plants which are vital for this fabulous eco system.

In Mathematics we have been focussing our attention on data collection. The students have

enjoyed collecting and collating data on certain topics such as how many vehicles pass the

school during a certain period of time. Our knowledge of transferring information from tally

charts to graphs is certainly expanding.

Charlotte's Web has been keeping us entertained as well as on the edge of our seats. The

use of grammar in the book has been a hot topic of conversation, especially when thinking

about plurals and how a group of geese is not 'gooses' and a number of sheep is not

'sheeps'. Another interesting fact we have been learning from the story is the different names

of animals such as ewe and sow. The story really has got us all hooked and we can not wait

to hear what happens next.


YEAR 2


YEAR 3

This week the children have been discussing

their short-term and long-term goals. We

talked about the time frame that these goals

could be achieved and what they can do to

achieve them. The children had the choice

to focus on an academic goal or a pastoral

goal. We will review the goals the children

made at the end of the term to see the

progress they have made.

Below are some of the student's goals.

Dakota Fielding

Learning all my

times tables.

Pia Martin

To read part of a

book every night.

Ricky Resnik

Be better at typing

on a computer

Hugo Grace

To speak fluently in

Chinese

Charlotte Flekser

To make new friends.

Hendrix Prolov

To stop worrying.


YEAR 4

We‟ve had yet another great week of

fabulous learning in Year 4. In PDH this week

the students have been discussing the

effects of alcohol and smoking and ways in

which they can make good daily decisions:

Otto Hooke and Idan Olovitz:

“It‟s fun learning about the moon because

you look up at the moon every night and

you don‟t know what is causing it to look

that way, but now we do. “

Darcey Keen:

“I don‟t think it‟s fair for people to smoke

around others because then they become

passive smokers. “

Madison Ganas:

“I think that people drinking alcohol in

public is unfair because they make a lot of

noise and they make other people scared.“

In Science, the students have been studying the different phases of the moon. They learnt

that the different phases depend on the moon‟s position in relation to the Sun and the Earth.

As the moon makes its way around the earth, we see the bright parts of the Moon's surface

at different angles.

In Mathematics, the students have continued with their learning of fractions and decimals

and relating their understanding to everyday life situations. They have simplified, compared

and converted like and unlike fractions and have even gone on to find the Lowest Common

Denominator of fractions.

In Assembly last week, Xavier Hanna performed on

the Gamelan, as well as treating us to a little history

about the instrument. Here is what he had to say:

On my recent trip to Bali, I learnt something about

Gamelan music. It's a bit like 'Orff Percussion'.

In Ubud, together with my friend Jude, we had

lessons with a wonderful Gamelan teacher. We

learnt to use several Gamelan instruments and to

play a short song.

Our teacher invited us to his Gamelan performance

for the 'Myth of the Barong'. The Barong is like a lion,

but bigger. In Bali, he is 'the king of the spirits'. He

fights all sorts of demons and a very bad witch.


Circles have been the emphasis this week in Year 5 Mathematics. We have constructed

circles using compasses and found the relationship between radius and diameter. The parts

of a circle have been discussed and understood. According to Jessica Langley in Year 5,

“The greatest thing about circles is that they cannot be upside-down!”

In Year 6, quadrilaterals and their properties have been the focus. We discussed and

reasoned that a shape can be a square, a parallelogram and a rhombus all at the same

time. We discovered that adjacent angles in parallelograms are supplementary and that

diagonally opposite angles are equal. Protractors and compasses were used to construct

parallelograms.

YEAR 5 & 6 MATHEMATICS

This week, our Year 5 students are continuing to develop their understanding of PETAL

paragraph structure when performing analytical writing. Using our novel, Bridge to Terabithia,

as our subject, students are learning to evaluate how authors use language techniques to

describe their characters and engage their reader. Together, we have made a very

informative and well-structured first attempt:

Assignment: Authors rely on literary techniques to ensure their novel is engaging. Discuss with

reference to the following quote:

In the novel, Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson uses figurative language to engage the

reader. For example, “[Jess] didn‟t bother wearing a shirt because once he began running

he would be as hot as popping grease even if the morning air was chill.” Patterson uses a

simile to show how hot Jess will get when he runs. The reader imagines images of fire with

grease erupting from a pot and relates it to how hot and disgusting Jesse will become. This

engages the reader because it is describing how hot Jess is going to get in a very exciting

way. Therefore, in the novel, Katherine creates an engaging story through her use of similes.

We are very impressed with the work our students have done and we look forward to helping

them grow more confident and comfortable with this new writing structure.

YEAR 5 ENGLISH

Simile: a comparison using the words „like‟ or „as‟. E.g. “He didn't worry about a shirt

because once he began running he would be hot as popping grease…”

Point: topic sentence.

Evidence: direct quote from the novel.

Technique: simile/metaphor/adverb etc.

Analyse: explain what the technique does/how it is used/what effect it has on the viewer.

Link: link back to your point and main question.


Over the past week, year 6 has reflected on the amazing

experience they had when a Holocaust survivor, George

Grojnowski, came to speak to them. George was born in

Radziejow, Poland, on the 23rd January 1927. From 1940 he

was interned in various ghettos and labor camps, the last

ghetto being Czenstochowa, from which, in January 1945,

they were bundled into cattle trucks and transported to

Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany before being

liberated at the age of 18. George‟s story was inspiring and

each student took away from it a deeper understanding of

WWII. Sophie Marcolina reflects on the experience today:

George came to Reddam House and spoke about his

experience in the Holocaust. He talked about his memories

in the camp, how he was liberated, and his life after the war

was over. He also told us about his life before the war, when

he lived with Poland and had fun with his friends. He told us

that one of the things that kept him wanting to survive was

the thought of chocolate and that, when the war was over,

he wanted to work at a chocolate factory, which he ended

up doing!

I felt very emotional; sad, amazed, and horrified that one

person, Hitler, could cause so much harm. I also felt

empathy for George and all the other Jewish people who

were treated so unfairly in the worst way possible. I don't

think one can describe how bad it would feel to be treated

like an object.

The most memorable thing for me was when he said, "In the

concentration camps, there were taps that were so shiny,

you could see your reflection in them, but these taps did not

lead to water." Instead, these taps were a ploy to convince

the Red Cross that the camps people were sent to were not

as horrifying as imagined. I think it is extremely important

that people know what happened in the Holocaust,

otherwise people can forget something like this happened

and it is more likely that it will happen again if we learn

about this historic moment.

YEAR 6 ENGLISH

In our Geography lessons this week we have been investigating the demographics of Asian

countries and comparing them with Australia. Demographics provide us with information

about people living in a specific place and the characteristics of these populations. We

have discovered through our research that a high standard of living is indicated by a high life

expectancy and a low infant mortality rate. We also proposed actions to improve conditions

within countries with a low standard of living. Some of our proposals to decrease the infant

mortality rate in a country include: improving healthcare for pregnant women, funding &

educating women and midwives, providing international aid through charities.

YEAR 6 GEORGRAPHY


STUDENT ARTWORK

This week students in the K-2 Art Club completed their first project for Term 3. Students have

created Tape Resistant Art. This art technique is a great way to experiment with colour and

shapes. Students used masking tape to divide a blank piece of paper into sections,

remembering that they can spread their tape into any direction they like. Students then used

a variety of contrasting and complimentary watercolours to paint inside the shapes they had

created. Once the paintings were dry, the tape was pulled back, leaving a clean white line

between each of the colours. Each artwork as beautiful and unique as the other!


STUDENT ARTWORK


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Primary IN THIS ISSUE: Year 6 Incursion Reddam(Violin), who performed a Concerto by Rieding; and Ariel Stennard (Violin), performing a concerto by Seitz. They were certainly not overawed,