Primary
@ Reddam
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Sydney Eisteddfod
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News from Classrooms
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Sport Fixtures and Results
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
The Sydney Eisteddfod’s slogan is ‘dream.perform.achieve.inspire’ and last weekend our
choirs did just that. Certainly I was inspired by their achievements, as they performed
exceptionally well in this nationally renowned event. This report from Marcus and Ellie
Bortolotti captures their remarkable success against fierce competition:
On Saturday, May 28, over 200 Reddam House primary students competed in choral
sections at the Sydney Eisteddfod, held at The Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood. It
was an exciting and educational day for all involved.
In the Infant School Choir section, the Reddam House Bunyips Choir (Year 2) was awarded first place with a mark of 92, narrowly beating the Reddam House Gumnuts (K-1), who
came 2nd with 91. The adjudicator, Elizabeth Scott, commented on the Year 2 choir’s legato singing, diction and pitch. Kindergarten and Year 1 were commended on their
presentation and their impressive part-singing, as well as being able to sing in a foreign
language (Japanese) at such a young age. Both choirs received bonus marks
for concentrating so hard and watching their conductor.
In the Years 3-4 Choir section, the Reddam House Sculthorpe Choir (Years 3-4) was
awarded 2nd place, with a mark of 91. First place went to Waitara Junior Voices. The
adjudicator commented on the “most successful” part singing, the sophisticated dynamic contrasts achieved, and the choir’s ability to sing high while maintaining a light and
focussed sound. The Reddam House 5-6 Singers did not place, however they received
an impressive mark of 87. They performed one of the most difficult pieces of the day,
‘Rain Dream’ by Joseph Twist, and the adjudicator commented on their beautiful floating descant lines, how well-managed individual parts were, and the ease with which dissonance was handled.
All of our primary choristers should be extremely proud of their efforts, with three places
out of four entries. Combined with the success of our High School choirs, which each
gained places, it was indeed an impressive weekend for the Reddam choral community.
We eagerly await notice this week from the Sydney Eisteddfod jury committee as to
whether any of our place-getters have been successful in progressing to The John Lamble Foundation Australasian Championship on June 19.’
I personally commend all of our choirs for their exceptional performances, as well as our
Music teachers whose hours of dedication produced the memorable singing. Keeping
little people so intently focussed on their task is no mean feat, and this uniformity of purpose and charming singing was no doubt the reason for their success.
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We welcome Katrina Jones back from Maternity leave, and trust that this was a precious time
for her. Katrina will be teaching Year 3. My PA, Amber Greenhalgh, and Erin Vink (Year 3
teacher) left us on Friday 27 May to start their Maternity leave, and we wish both of them
everything of the best for this exciting time in their lives.
Zayne Gladsden had the opportunity to meet and spend time with Kristina Karlsson, the
Founder and CEO of kikki.K. Kikki.K is the stylish stationary chain she opened nearly 10 years
ago, which is now expanding outside Australia to London, Paris and New York.
Kristina shared her time and energy to show Zayne the product range and to explain how
she came up with the ideas to design them. Zayne, a budding entrepreneur, came with his
ideas on how kikki.K could expand to new products to help his class organise and study for
exams more effectively. He showed her how he uses the kikki.K tear-out calendar to organise
himself for each subject. Kristina inspired Zayne with her story, her passion and most of all her
kindness and willingness to share it all with him.
With the Eisteddfod taking most of the focus last week, there is not much sport to highlight,
apart from the exciting news that Brooklyn Berry and Grant Stein attended the
CIS Rugby Union Trials at Gillespie Fields, Warrawee, on Monday 30 May. We look forward to
hearing how they performed!
By all accounts, Revision Week went very smoothly and the children I spoke to seemed confident and well prepared for the examinations, which began today for Year 3-6 students.
There was a hush around the school as the academic focus took centre stage and I wish
these students all of the best for the coming week, as they show how much they have
learned.
In the meantime, the Year K-2 students will be enjoying their Creative Arts Week, with a funfilled programme scheduled. The schedule of activities taking place from 6-10 June is:
Year K Workshop – Green Screen / Sculpting / Cartooning
Year 1 Workshop – Cartooning / Green Screen / 3D Creations
Year 2 Workshop – Green Screen/ Sculpting / Cartooning
I am sure that much studying will be happening in the homes of the Year 3-6 students this
weekend, and I wish them – and their parents and caregivers – all the best for that. However, may there still be a few moments to relax and enjoy some family time together.
Dee Pitcairn
Principal
Zayne &
Kristina Karlsson
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REDDAM HOUSE
would like to wish a very happy birthday to
Charlotte Benmayor, Billie Cooper, Ethan Nguyen, Jordon Shalome,
Bianca Rozsa, Haines Sayer, Caleb Chng, Julian Shalome, Kirsten Turco,
Siena Gilbert, Jonathan Herz, Arki Prasad.
who celebrated their special day this week!
We hope you had a fabulous day!
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SPORT FIXTURES
SPORTING FIXTURES 4TH JUNE 2016
Basketball
Girls
10R (Div1) (Jaimee) V All Blacks 8.45am Alexandria Basketball Stadium Saturday
12R Div 2 ( Jaimee) V Wildcats 11.05am Alexandria Basketball Stadium Saturday.
14 E Div 2 (Luke) V Sonics 1.30pm Marrickville
Basketball Stadium Saturday.
18 R Div 2 (Jaimee) V Maccabi 5.05pm Alexandria Basketball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave
the sports office at Woollahra at 3.00pm
16E Div 2 (Jaimee) V Inner City 4.20pm Alexandria Basketball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave
the sports office at Woollahra at 3.00pm
Boys
10 R Div 1 ( Marcel) V Hurricanes 8.00am Alexandria Basketball Stadium Saturday.
12 R Div 2 (Marcel) V All Blacks 11.50am Alexandria Basketball Stadium Saturday.
12E Div 2 (Marcel) V Saints 11.05am Alexandria
Basketball Stadium Saturday.
12 D Div 3 (Marcel) V Maccabi 10.20am Alexandria Basketball Stadium Saturday.
14 E Div 2 Primary (Henry) V Bye
14D Div 3 High School (Henry) V Newtown
3.10pm Alexandria Basketball Stadium Saturday.
16 R Div 2 ( Luke) V Magic 5.15pm Marrickville
Basketball Stadium Saturday.
16E Div 3 ( Luke) V Phoenix 5.15pm Marrickville
Basketball Stadium Saturday.
18R Div 1 ( Luke) V Trailblazers 3.45pm Marrickville Basketball Stadium Saturday.
18E Div 3 Year 10 Boys (Luke) V Bye
Please check sydneybasketball.com.au to ensure there have not been any late changes to
the draw.
Rugby
16A V St Josephs College, St Josephs No.2, 12.00
noon Saturday. The bus will leave Woollahra at
10.30am
14A V Waverley College, Queens Park No.3,
9.00am Saturday
Soccer
16 Girls V Easts, Queens Park 09, 1.00pm Sunday
14 Girls V Maccabi, Christison No.1, 9.30am Sunday
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Open Boys V Barker, Rosewood Fields Barker
College, 2.00pm Saturday. The bus will leave
Woollahra at 12.30pm
Year 10 Boys V Newington, Parade Ground No.6
(where we train) Centennial Park 11.00am Saturday
Year 9 Boys V Newington, Parade Ground No.6
(where we train) Centennial Park 10.00am
Saturday
Year 8 Boys V Sydney Grammar, Parade
Ground No.6 (where we train) Centennial Park
9.00am Saturday
Year 7 Boys V Shore, Parade Ground No.6
(where we train) Centennial Park 8.00am Saturday
12s Boys V Mascot, L’Estrange Park, 12.45pm
Saturday
11Rs Boys V Mascot, Heffron 53B, 1.00pm Saturday
11Es Boys V Maccabi, Queens Park 07, 1.00pm
Saturday
10s Boys V Maccabi, Queens Park 07, 12.00
noon Saturday
9s Boys V Queens Park, Queens Park 01D,
11.00am Saturday
Netball
Reddam 1 ( Intermediate) V Coogee Heffron
Netball Courts No. 21, 3.00pm Saturday
Reddam 2 (15 Years) V Coogee Heffron Netball
Courts No. 24, 9.45am Saturday
Reddam 3 (14 Years) V Randwick Rugby Heffron Netball Courts No. 6, 12.24pm Saturday
Reddam 4 (14 Years ) V Bondi Heffron Netball
Courts No. 2, 12.24pm Saturday
Reddam 5 (13 Years) V Randwick Rugby Heffron Netball Courts No. 26, 11.06am Saturday
Reddam 6 (13 Years) V Bronte Heffron Netball
Courts No. 25, 11.06am Saturday
Reddam 7 (12 Years ) V Saints Heffron Netball
Courts No. 5, 11.06am Saturday
Reddam 8 (10 Years) V Marrickville Heffron
Netball Courts No. 2, 8.30am Saturday
Reddam 9 (Moddies) V Kincopal Heffron Netball Courts No.30, 9.45am Saturday
Touch Football
Reddam V Touch Heads 10.00am Queens Park
Sunday
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SPORT RESULTS
SPORTING RESULTS 28TH MAY 2016
Netball
Basketball
Girls
10R (Div1) (Jaimee) V Magic 19 - 15
12R Div 2 ( Jaimee) V Bye
14 E Div 2 (Luke) V Mustangs 12 - 28
18 R Div 2 (Jaimee) V CYS 20 - 0
16E Div 2 (Jaimee) V Frost 24 - 21
Boys
10 R Div 1 ( Marcel) V Storm 18 - 9
12 R Div 2 (Marcel) V Bye
12E Div 2 (Marcel) V Bye
12 D Div 3 (Marcel) V Bye
14R Div 2 High School (Henry and Luke) V All
Blacks 0 - 20
14 E Div 2 Primary (Henry and Luke) V Eastern
Bullets 26 - 58
14D Div 3 High School (Henry and Luke) V
Titans 9 - 12
16 R Div 2 ( Luke) V Maccabi 44 - 23
16E Div 3 ( Luke) V Inner City 29 - 19
18R Div 1 ( Luke) V Inner City Raiders 0 - 20
18E Div 3 Year 10 Boys V Rose Bay 43 - 51
Reddam 1 ( Intermediate) V Mascot
washed out
Reddam 2 (15 Years) V Randwick Rugby
17 - 19
Reddam 3 (14 Years) V Bondi United
washed out
Reddam 4 (14 Years ) V Rose Bay washed
out
Reddam 5 (13 Years) V Bronte 6 - 10
Reddam 6 (13 Years) V Bye
Reddam 7 (12 Years ) V Bye
Reddam 8 (10 Years) V Randwick Rugby
0 - 19
Reddam 9 (Moddies) V No game
Touch Football
Reddam V Chocolate Lovers 4 - 1
Rugby
16A V Knox, 0 - 5
14A V Knox, 31 - 17
Soccer
16 Girls V Easts 1 - 4
14 Girls V Queens Park 2- 1
Open Boys V Bye
Year 10 Boys V Scots 3- 1
Year 9 Boys V Sydney Boys High 5 - 0
Year 8 Boys V Scots 1 - 5
Year 7 Boys V Bye
12s Boys V Bye
11Rs Boys V No match
11Es Boys V Waverley Old Boys 1 - 2
10s Boys V No match
9s Boys V No match
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KINDERGARTEN
Firstly, a huge congratulations to all the Ballet children who took part in last week’s performance. They not only danced beautifully, but also managed to participate in all their school
activities and lessons on very limited sleep!
In English we learnt two new sounds: v and w. We made a whole class volcano using our oil
pastels and it was lovely to see the children working so well together in groups. The children
also enjoyed making witch masks on Thursday.
During Maths we learnt about position and left and right. We also learnt how to use a number
line to help us subtract.
The children are all very excited about presenting their Australian animal show and tell.
Another big well done to all the choir children who performed so well on Saturday.
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YEAR 1
In Year 1 we have been learning to tell the time. We made our own clocks and were able to
set times accordingly. Following on with our procedure activities, we also went into the kitchen and made some delicious pizzas. We loved writing the method of our pizza making!
This week was also our trip to the Powerhouse Museum. We have been studying Transport in
History and Geography this term. This trip enabled us to take a tour around the museum looking at transport from the past, the local area, as well as from around the world. What a fantastic informative day had by all!
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YEAR 2
This week in Year 2 we learned all about different cultures from around the world. We found
out about how families celebrate special events, how schools differ around the world and
how different cultures worship different religions.
The students have also been finding out about different cuisines from around the world and
how this differs from our own tastes back here in Australia. It has been fascinating finding out
about all the weird and wonderful flavours that are used all around the world and it has
been fun making and tasting all the fabulous foods.
YEAR 2 HEBREW
In Hebrew this week the Year 2s learnt about food and what we eat for breakfast here in Australia compared to Israel. They made their own breakfast consisting of fruit and toast with either vegemite, jam, cheese or honey, and learnt the corresponding Hebrew words.
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YEAR 3
The Year 3 students have had a busy week revising studiously for their Semester 1 Exams. They
have worked diligently and responsibly, completing their revision booklets and furthering their
knowledge of the Year 3 curriculum by asking insightful and relevant questions. It has been
wonderful to experience the students’ abilities to retain information and apply this understanding when being asked higher order thinking questions. We wish them all the very best
with the upcoming exam week and encourage them to remain conscientious, calm and collected with their efforts.
Congratulations must also go to the Year 3s for their exceptional singing at The Sydney Eisteddfod Primary Choirs Competition last Saturday. The students performed beautifully and
sung their hearts out, earning themselves rapturous applause and a well-deserved second
place. Well done Year 3!
YEAR 4
Revision Week has seen Year 4 students consolidating their knowledge of Term 2 content,
ready for Mid-Year Exams. Teachers have been impressed with the excellent focus and determination of students when completing their revision booklets. There has also been a focus
on exam strategies, including time management skills, question analysis and thinking skills.
Students are encouraged to create flash cards using key words and definitions, which may
be used to play Snap or memory games. Well done Year 4 and good luck in the exams.
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YEAR 6 ADVANCED ENGLISH
This term, the Year 6 students have been exploring the world of advertising. Their unit, ‘Go on,
persuade me!’ has allowed students to analyse a range of visual and digital texts that rely on
structure and language features to communicate persuasive ideas. To date, students have
learnt about the persuasive strategies used by advertisers to entice people into buying their
product. These strategies can be divided into three categories: pathos, logos, and ethos.
Pathos, is an appeal to emotion. As students have discovered, many advertisement that use
pathos will attempt to evoke an emotional response from the consumer. Sometimes, it is a
positive emotion such as happiness: an image of people enjoying themselves while drinking
Pepsi. Other times, advertisers will use negative emotions such as pain: a person having back
problems after buying the “wrong” mattress. Pathos can also include emotions such as fear
and guilt: images of a starving child persuade you to send money.
Logos, is an appeal to logic or reason. An advertisement using logos will give you the evidence and statistics you need to understand fully what the product does. The logos of an
advertisement will be the "straight facts" about the product: One glass of Daily Juice contains
75% of your daily Vitamin C needs.
Ethos, is an appeal to credibility or character. An advertisement using ethos will try to convince you that the company is more reliable, honest, and credible; therefore, you should buy
its product. Ethos often involves statistics from reliable experts, such as nine out of ten dentists
agree that Colgate is the better than any other brand, or Australian dieters choose Lean Cuisine. Often, a celebrity endorses a product to lend it more credibility: Hugh Jackman promotes Lipton Ice Tea so we should drink it too.
These three techniques have featured heavily in students’ work this term. In class, students
have been identifying these three techniques in various advertisements and explaining how
and why each is used. Below is an activity we have used in class. Test your knowledge and
see if you can identify which of the below statements is an example of pathos, logos and
ethos:
Activity: Practise labelling pathos, logos, and ethos by placing a P, L, or E in the blank.
A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray.
Tiger Woods endorses Nike.
Sprite Zero is 100% sugar-free.
A 1kg box of Omo will be enough to wash 32 loads of clothes.
A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Nissan car.
Babies who are sick have Panadol and start to feel better.
Miley Cyrus appears in Oreo advertisements.
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YEAR 5 AND 6 MATHEMATICS
This has been a busy yet rewarding week in the Mathematics classroom. We learned about the Divisibility Rules. This makes determining whether a number is prime or composite easier. It also helps us to
see if we have made careless errors when dividing. These rules let you test if one number is divisible
by another, without having to do too much calculation! Our favourite Divisibility Rule is the one for 6.
A number is divisible by 6 if it is even and if its digit sum is a multiple of 3!
Grant Stein researched the divisibility rule for 7, which was really interesting.
To determine if a number is divisible by 7, take the last digit off the number, double it and subtract the
doubled number from the remaining number. If the result is evenly divisible by 7 (e.g. 14, 7, 0, -7, etc.),
then the number is divisible by seven. This may need to be repeated several times.
Example: Is 3101 evenly divisible by 7?
310
-2
308
-16
14
- take off the last digit of the number which was 1
- double the removed digit and subtract it
- repeat the process by taking off the 8
- and doubling it to get 16 which is subtracted
- the result is 14 which is a multiple of 7
(Source -http://www.aaamath.com/div66_x7.htm)
We also had fun creating Factor Trees to find the prime factors of a given number. We discovered
that Factor Trees do not provide all the factors of a number. We learned that if you know the factors
YEAR 5 ENGLISH
Figurative Language
In the lead-up to Exam Week, the Year 5 students revised tools that they can use to enrich their creative writing. They looked at figurative language such as metaphors and similes. Here are some creative examples of the students’ exploration of these devices.
Simile: A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind,
used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
She was as petrified as a mouse in a lion’s den.
He went as pale as the moonlit face of a starved vampire.
They stood as proud and tall as old oaks.
The wind was as wild as Zeus’ rage.
Her hands were as soft as fresh cotton wool.
Her heart thudded tightly inside her chest like a pounding steam train.
Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is
not literally applicable. Drawing an analogy between two things.
Sebastian was a busy bull ant, powering through the exam questions one by one.
The city is a concrete jungle of unforgiving chaos.
His gnarled hands were claws clutching at their frightened prey.
Before her holiday, Brighty was a fizzing bottle of just opened soda water, her eyes beamed with
excitement.
It was tense. My father’s fury boiled. It was a geyser ready to bubble over at the table.
The demolition crane was a ferocious feeding monster destroying all in its path.
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YEAR 5 & 6 SCIENCE
Last week in Science, the Year 6 students put on their lab coats and safety goggles to perform a couple of investigations on reversible and irreversible changes. We boiled saltwater
solution and investigated what happens when you add bicarbonate of soda to lemon Juice.
All in all a fun week!
As part of their Science unit on Space and Discovery, Year 5 have been investigating the
planets in our solar system. Fun facts, revision and some diagrams of our Solar System rounded out the unit. Thank you to our Head of Middle School Science, Ms Dignan, for allowing us
take a look at a plasma globe. Students had fun watching the filaments extending from the
inner sphere to the outer. Placing a fingertip on the glass created an attractive
spot for the energy to flow.
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BAKE SALE
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