Our Own Backyard

Our SRC (Student Representative Council) held an out of uniform day for the last day of term 1, Thursday 20th March. Students were able to come out of uniform and were charged $2. $1 goes to the Royal Childrens Hospital Appeal in Melbourne and $1 goes to the SRC fund for the School projects.

 Food technology students were busy making hot cross buns today, as these are a traditional treat at Easter time, in Australia.

Primary students were also treated to a visit by the Easter bunny.  Much to their delight, an Easter bunny (alias our SRC president) brought them mini chocolate Easter eggs.

 Our backyard wishes all its readers “A Happy Easter”!

Now we go on a well deserved 2 week school holiday’s break after a hectic term 1.

  

Today is Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day in Australia. This marks the beginning of the Lenten season in the Christian world. As usual our students in the primary school levels were busy making pancakes - a happy fun time and then enjoyed eating the results of their hard labour.  Below is a video showing our virtual pet, Patch, enjoying part of the action.

Download Video: Posted by murch at TeacherTube.com.

 

On January 26th, Australia celebrates Australia Day. However, Monday is now the designated public holiday as the 26th falls on a Saturday in 2008. Hawkesdale celebrated on the Saturday.

Hawkesdale helped jumpstart the celebrations with a breakfast organised and provided by HADDAC,(Hawkesdale and District Development Action Committee). Approximately 95 residents and visitors attended this function. Several speeches were made as part of the formalities, one by our local shire councillor, Mr Gerald Madden and others by the president and secretary of Haddac and Erin Habel who outlined the background to the new signpost which is soon to be erected near Apex Park, as part of a CBI Project.

 

 This signpost will feature buildings and sites of historical interest, with a mud map of the town. Our national anthem was sung with pride.

Breakfast Menu
variety of cereals
yoghurt and stewed fruits
toast and spreads
sausages
eggs (fried and scrambled) and bacon
tea and coffee/orange juice

It is nearly Christmas in our backyard. Some of our students from prep to grade 5 have been interviewed to see what they want for Christmas and what it means to them. The images reflect some of the activities that occur in our school and the general presence of Christmas around Hawkesdale itself.

Download Video: Posted by murch at TeacherTube.com.

Download Video: Posted by murch at TeacherTube.com.

The students were asked to “show me” what Christmas at their place was like - through use of the 5 senses. The only stipulation was that they had to include 3 experiences for each sense and the most important element of the writing, was that they had to “show me”, not just tell me. 

Marg Murnane - year 7 English teacher Hawkesdale P12 College