Terara Times

Last week our students from Years 3-6 travelled to Canberra for their 2019 camp. It was a jam-packed adventure where we visited the National Museum of Australia, Parliament House, the War Memorial, the Australian Institute of Sport, the Electoral Commission in Old Parliament House and Questacon - all in one overnight trip. We even found time to play in a park at Goulburn and relax with a bit of Netflix at our accommodation! We were all pretty tired by the end of it, but we had a fantastic time away.

At each venue we visited our students were always complimented by staff for how quiet, respectful and polite they were, and I would absolutely agree. Thank you all students for your wonderful behaviour and thank you to our staff and grandparent helper who made this camp so successful (especially Miss Cooper, who got the last minute invite).

We have a video and some photos of our trip away for you to enjoy below.

Last Tuesday our Year 5 leaders organised our Jump Off Day. This included working in groups to organise a skipping activity for their rotation, splitting the school up into four even groups, creating social media and poster advertisements, creating a runsheet for our teachers and then teaching groups of students skipping skills. The Year 5 leaders were extremely prepared for their task and are to be proud of the positive way they interacted with the students of Terara.

Our Year 5 leaders will now be busily preparing their Captains Speeches that will be delivered on Friday, Week 8.

We have officially completed our Jump Rope for Heart this year and raised $6406, which is significantly more than the $4000 we set out to raise. All fundraising prizes have been delivered to students who raised enough money to earn them. Thanks again for all your support.

We are very fortunate to have such passionate and creative staff at our school. Early this morning, Mrs Wilson sneakily set up this elaborate writing stimulus to get our students to use their imagination to write creatively. It's safe to say that our students thoroughly enjoyed writing about their theories as to why a mysterious parachute was stuck in one of our trees. Here is what Mrs Wilson had to say about it:

Students were left scratching their heads as they arrived at school today to an unusual sight. Witnessing a parachute and suspicious box hanging from a school tree, it created quite the crowd on the school oval.  The area was cordoned off with caution tape as students investigated and devised theories as to how it got there and if the objects around it could help in determining what had occurred. Some student’s theories were elaborate and creative, others were more sceptical that the sight was staged by teachers! Regardless, today’s writing lessons in class were full of exciting and engaged student stories.

Today we saw Ditto's Adventure Show. He taught us about yes and no feelings. Ditto showed us how to run and tell someone when we have a bad feeling. We also learned two of Ditto's songs. - Ally, 1/2G

Last week notes went home to Year 4 students about how our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program will be continuing next year so students can participate in 21st Century learning experiences. If you have any questions about this program or need any advice on purchasing devices please do not hesitate to contact the school and speak to Mr Watt.