Embassies of the countries

On the 17^th of March we went on a mini tour to see some of the embassies. There are nearly eighty embassies in Canberra but we only went to a few of the embassies. My favourite embassies were the ones from China and Japan because they look like traditional buildings from their countries.

What are the embassies?

Countries have embassies in other countries that represent their interests. Embassies also help their citizens who are travelling or need assistance. For example, if you were an Australian citizen  travelling to China and you lost your passport or got arrested, the embassy of your country could help you.

 

On the 16th of March, 2015, our class arrived in Canberra. As soon as we arrived, we were off to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). The AEC are responsible for handling federal elections and referendums and maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll. The Commonwealth electoral roll is a list containing information about each person’s address and name. The AEC also accommodate educational programs and activities, including an interactive learning room and an informational video that projects holograms to make it a lot more enjoyable.

 

Parliament House is a meeting facility for the Parliament of Australia where the Prime Minister and all the politicians go to discuss laws and pass bills. Located in Canberra the capital of Australia, it’s also a famous landmark and renowned for it’s contemporary architecture. The building was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects and opened on the 9th May 1988 by Elizabeth II, Queen of England.

The Parliament House has two chambers also known as the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate’s main colour is red, and the House of Reps is green, both colours were based on the British Parliament. The House of Representatives has a number of functions: It decides the government, debates and passes bills, checks government administration and expenditure and provides a forum for public debate on issues of national importance. This is where the Prime Minister sits and debates with the government against the opposition. The Golden Mace is in the House of Representatives; the Mace is carried by the Sergeant-at-Arms where it is placed on the central table. The Senate consists of seventy-six senators, twelve from each state and two from the mainland territories. It shares the power to make laws with the House of Reps and protects the interests of less populous states in the federal parliament, by giving equal representation to all states.

In religion, our class made stained glass windows. Letting our light shine was our theme for our designs. The outcomes were amazing and they were simple and easy to make. We hope you enjoy them!

By Rhianna 🙂

On the 27th of May our class went on an excursion to the SA Museum and the Oaklands Wetlands. We learnt all sorts of things like Ancient Egypt to filtering water. We’d like to thank Tanya and Denis for helping us out on our excursion.

In week 4, our class presented their oral presentations which they had been working on since week 2 term 2. The first thing we had to do was think of a question about history, then research the question to find the answer and present it to the class in an oral speech. All of the speeches were really good and we learnt lots of interesting facts about history.

 

 

Ellie and Mari

On Tuesday the 27th of May, our class went to the museum and the Oakland Wetlands.  We first went to the South Australia Museum and looked at the Egyptian exhibit.  After we had learnt about the Egyptians, we had one hour to look around the museum in three groups of ten.  We looked around the museum in our groups and then we all met back at the front entrance.  We were on the bus for around 10 mins and then we arrived at the wetlands.  We had lunch there and we played on the playground for a while and then we went off to find our guide, Mr. Ricketts.  We looked around the wetlands and when it started raining, we went under the shelter and Mr. Ricketts told us lots of information about the wetlands.  After that, we went back on the bus and went back to school.

We are a class of 29 happy yr 6/7s in the School of Nativity at Aberfoyle Park and our teacher is Mrs Broadbent.  Our class has been together for one term and we are the best of friends!  We have learnt a lot of things with Mrs Broadbent and we are having a lot of fun!  We are all anticipating the rest of the year!

Dear Parents,

Parent/Teacher/Student interviews will commence from Monday 28th of April (Week 1 Term 2). 

Bookings are now OPEN.

Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow these simple instructions.

BOOKINGS CLOSE Sunday 20th of April at 5:00pm

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Enter THIS school event code.

Then follow the 3 simple steps.

 

 

 

 When you click finish, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically – check your junk mail folder if you do not receive your email immediately.

You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your interviews – until bookings close.

 

For parents that don’t have internet access, a computer can be made available to you in the Bartram and St. Joseph Buildings or phone the school on 8270 3177 to have our office staff assist you. Interviews are strictly 15mins, if you require more time please contact your teacher directly and make alternative arrangements.

If there are no suitable times available on the schedule for your teacher, parents will need to contact the classroom teacher directly to arrange an alternative interview time outside of the allocated schedule.

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Our class did our name art with Mrs Measday. We had to draw a funky design of our name and copy it seven more times. Next, we had to colour it in. Lastly, we had to glue it onto a coloured piece of paper. Then, we were done! It was heaps of fun!