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YEAR 5
Y
ear 5 really enjoyed making
picture books for the children
in Preschool Transition and the
Transition children really enjoyed
listening to the stories and looking
at the illustrations.
Picture
Books
Amelia Vidler and Maya Basson
aya Basson
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C e li a S te w
Airlie Kinross and Eliza Hewson
Alexander Vertzayias, Brooke Long and Alexandra Cavanagh
Arabella Simpson and Hannah Hiscocks
Andrea Tan and Lilith Parker
Charlotte Condon and Alexander Vertzayias
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YEAR 5
Emily Ashbrook and Olvia Vertzayias
Lucinda Macken and Emilie-Rose O’Dwyer
Emma Lambrechts and Emma Hassett
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a n d A le xa
a cq u e e n
M a ti ld a M
Hamish Tregenza, Lydia Jupp and Sean Dorney
Jordan Shephard and Sienna Fuller
Cavanagh
Eliza Middleton and Lulu Duck
Dominic Uliana, Madeleine Conomos and Harrison Hartnell
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YEAR 5
Michael Duck and Lulu Duck
Sarah Hassett and Emilie-Rose O’Dwyer
Monique Turczynski and Hannah Hill
Olivia Lalak and Emma Hassett
urkiewicz
xander Maz
ais Ale
Samuel Rew
Will Duncan and Alexander Vertzayias
Romeo Atra, Olivia Stone and Hamilton Saeck
Rosanna Scanlan and
Sienna Fuller
Mitchell Wickham and Kirrily Wickham
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Awesome Aussies &
Bio Riddles 2009
Year 6
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YEAR 6
Sir Sidney Kidman
Simone Young
Born in 1857.
When I was 13 years old
I ran away on my one-eyed horse,
My future started to unfold.
Born in 1961,
I had no dream of glory.
My main education started in Sydney,
In a lovely little school called Monte.
Farming was my first love,
Although I made my name in trade.
When drought came to the land,
The farmers were dismayed.
In my later years at school,
I studied piano and composition.
I also succeeded in my work,
Plus all my tests and tuition.
And so I took a chance,
Purchasing farms for almost free.
I owned 68 stations.
Fortune was kind to me.
In 1985,
I started my career,
Conducting in the Opera House,
Began to free me of stage fear.
Today I am remembered
For the greatest cattle empire of all,
Bigger then Great Britain.
In history I stand tall.
Now I’m doing what I love,
Conducting every day.
Across the seas and in my home land,
My talent I display.
Who Am I?
Who am I?
By Adelaide Bailey
By Alexandra Condon
Adelaide
Alexandra
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YEAR 6
Helena Kirsova
Hudson Fysh
Born in Copenhagen,
I was the youngest child of
My mother, Ingeborg, and my father, Sophus,
Who were, oh, so very proud.
I grew up in Launceston, Tasmania,
My schooling was a complete failure.
Never did I know,
My future would turn out like so.
My younger life never mattered to me.
At the age of sixteen,
I ran away to Paris
Against my parents’ will.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough money,
So I had to cut my hair and sell it,
To pay for ballet lessons.
Once I’d become a professional at ballet,
I became a leading dancer,
And when I toured Australia,
I preferred it over Denmark.
In 1940 I established a ballet school in Australia,
And at the same time became a choreographer.
At the age of 46 I retired,
And travelled back to Europe,
I had accomplished lots in my life,
But it came to an end
When I died of cancer,
At the age of fifty-two.
In 1921 I advised John Flynn,
But I thought this idea would end up in the bin,
But he formed The Flying Doctor Service.
In 1920, I started my company,
My first million soon came to me.
The name of my company stands for
Queensland and Northern Territory Airline Services,
And I also founded Tasman Empire Airways.
I am the founder of a company,
You still hear of nowadays,
I have an animal starting with a K,
On my planes’ wings,
My initials are HF.
Who am I?
By Annabelle Hay
Who am I?
By Alexandra Roach
Alexandra
Annabelle
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YEAR 6
Hamilton Hume
Ian Thorpe
I was born in a place
Not far from here.
When I turned seventeen
I explored new land,
Enjoying the freedom
And taking in the glory.
I decided this was for me!
I could only just swim when I was seven
But alas, I found it absolute heaven.
I discovered the Murray
And Darling Rivers
And Lake Bathurst too,
The Goulburn plains as well.
All those explorations I did
Added up to my number one goalTo be the best
Explorer I could be!
The year that I died was 1873.
I had lived my life
Long and true.
I died in a place that I had discovered.
Yass it is called,
I remember it well.
When I was fourteen I was a great swimmer
But everyone classified me as a beginner.
I went of to the Olympics in 1998.
Everyone had misunderstood I was actually
really great.
I’ve been World Swimmer of the Year four times
And haven’t committed any crimes.
I like to eat hash browns and space food sticks
And I don’t just swim for the kicks.
When I was little I was in a swimming squad
called the Jet Boats
And after I was famous, I was sponsored by
Uncle Toby’s Oats.
I have a charity called Fountain for Youth
And I was one of the world’s best swimmers
And that’s the truth.
Who am I?
Who am I?
By Annika Sallie
By Atalanta Mitchell
Annika
Atalanta
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YEAR 6
Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Roden Cutler
I came from Jeparit, Victoria,
And was born in 1894.
I became a political leader,
And twice achieved the highest office in Australia.
In 1963 I was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
I was the bravest in my regiment.
I repaired a telephone line
Under heavy machine-gun fire.
I fought off tanks on my own.
Because of this feat
I was awarded the Victoria Cross.
I had a wife and 3 children,
And I liked to walk and watch cricket.
I retired from my job in 1966,
When I was still in power,
So I would be remembered by Australians
As the best at my job.
My great granddaughter is Beatrix Faulkner.
Who am I?
By Beatrix Faulkner
But during this time,
I was cut off from my group
And was seriously wounded.
It was 26 hours before they found me,
By then my leg was so bad
They had to amputate.
I was medically discharged,
And when I returned home
I was elected as Governor of NSW.
I served as Governor of NSW for fifteen years.
I was the longest serving Governor of NSW.
In Sydney in 2002, I died.
Who am I?
By Benjamin England
Beatrix
Benjamin
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YEAR 6
Emily Kame
Kngwarreye
I was an aboriginal elder
Living a traditional life
In a community near Alice Springs.
At the age of 78,
I began painting
My dreamtime stories.
My painting was prolific,
I let my mind go wild,
And painted “it all.”
My art sells for millions,
Making aboriginal art famous
Throughout the world.
Who am I ?
By Billie Coupland
Cate Blanchett
Born in 1969,
In Melbourne, Australia.
From just a normal family
I never expected fame.
I had a hard childhood as my dad died
when I was ten,
But I picked myself up and started again,
I passed school with flying grades,
But not wanting to settle on a career,
I pulled out of uni to travel.
I trained at NIDA,
And now I am an actress,
And the artistic director of the Sydney Theatre
Company.
I have starred in many movies
Such as Queen Elizabeth 1st.
For which I won an Oscar.
Who am I?
By Caitlyn Bellis
Billie
Caitlyn
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YEAR 6
Peter Sculthorpe
Rev. John Flynn
I was born in 1929, in Launceston.
I started piano and composition at age 7.
I was educated at Launceston Grammar School
Where I received a Bachelor’s Degree from
Melbourne University,
I also studied music at Oxford University.
In 1880 I was born.
My mum died in childbirth and so did
my sibling.
Then my family was torn apart
We reunited at Snake Gully, near Ballarat
I was the third child and second son.
In 1955 a breakthrough came when my
piano piece, Sonatina,
Won a music festival in Baden-Baden,
I enrolled to be a minister at Ormond College
And at the same time
I published the book, The Bushman’s’
Companion.
My father died in 1961,
In the early 1970’s I was engaged to Anne Boyd,
But we broke off the engagement because
we both agreed
That one composer in a household was enough,
I recently celebrated my eightieth birthday.
Who Am I?
By Cirwun Brittain
I brought communication and pastoral care
to people in the outback.
The business I founded was the Royal
Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
All my stations were put in place so
people could communicate with the base,
But I didn’t know how I would pay for them.
I married my wife in 1931 and I died in 1951.
My wife carried on my business until she died
in 1976.
I am buried in Alice Springs
And my initials are JF.
Who am I?
By Claudia Graves
Cirwun
Claudia
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YEAR 6
Collette Dinnigan
Elle MacPherson
Born in 1965,
I was the first Australian to launch a ‘Ready
to Wear’ collection in Paris.
I have a daughter called Estella.
I graduated from Wellington Polytechnic in 1985.
I grew up in Killara,
In a normal family of 5.
I was spotted by an agency,
And I started modelling at 17.
I worked for the ABC’s costume department
in Sydney.
I have been in the fashion business for
nineteen years.
I almost got attacked by a shark when I was eight.
I have two pet cats.
I live in the eastern suburbs of Sydney.
My passion is art and photography.
I eat no red meat.
I have a lingerie range titled ‘Wild Hearts’.
I became Australia’s first supermodel,
Almost 30 years ago.
I’ve also been in movies,
And I have a successful lingerie line company,
I made a guest appearance in Friends in 1999.
Who am I?
By Georgina Campbell
Who am I?
By Ellie Gaff
Ellie
Georgina
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YEAR 6
Cathy Freeman
Weary Dunlop
In Mackay I was born
In 1973.
I was always a fast runner
And ran with lots of glee.
I was born in a town called Wangaratta,
I was strong and tall and was great at sport,
I played for the Wallabies.
I continued with my trainers,
I ran at a speedy pace,
I ran in competitions
And won many a race.
200 and 400 metres
Were the distances I liked best,
But the Olympic Games in Sydney
Were my biggest test.
A wonderful moment for me
Was lighting the Olympic flame,
But a gold medal in the 400
Bought me lots of fame.
I ran a lap in victory
The aboriginal flag held up high
I’m proud of my culture.
Now,
In 1934 got a medical degree from Melbourne
University.
During WWII I joined the Australian Army.
Captured by the Japanese,
I was forced to build a railway from Burma
to Thailand.
I saved many lives while I was prisoner of war
And never gave up hope.
In 1988, I was named
As one of the two hundred greatest Australians.
Who am I?
By Jonathan Chambers
Who am I!
By Isabella Lalak
Isabella
Jonathan
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YEAR 6
Florence Broadhurst
Johnny O’ Keefe
When I was just a little girl,
I knew how to tap,
I took my talents to Shanghai.
They showed me how to rhyme and they showed
me how to dance.
Born in 1935,
Only eleven days after Elvis,
I was destined to be a ‘Rock n’ Roller’.
I had a sister, Anne, and a brother, Barry.
Our parents were Ray and Thelma.
While at school, I was always close to getting ‘DUX’.
I quit that job as soon as possible,
And moved on with a lovely man to London.
London was great.
It was the place to be
But I had to go back to Australia,
It was the place for me,
I shipped my son to boarding school
When he was only three,
I know it sounds rough
But it was the right thing for me.
With the Dee Jays I brought rock music to Australia.
I turned professional with the Dee Jays in ‘57.
This made us Australia’s first ‘Rock n’ Rollers.’
I played jazz, and then ‘the blues’,
I also impersonated Johnnie Ray.
Adults were shocked by my music.
In ’58 I released The Wild One.
A year later I released Shout.
I took over the Six O’clock Rock TV Show.
My designing label was such a great success,
It’s still popular today.
But people still know me for my gruesome death.
I died in 1977,
Born in 1899,
Bludgeoned fiercely and fatally,
Until I broke my spine.
In ’78 I sadly passed away.
Who am I?
By Julia McGrath
Who Am I?
By Julia Cavanagh
Julia
Julia
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YEAR 6
Margaret Fulton
Meryl Tankard
I was born in the Scottish town of Nairn
But I moved to Glen Innes at the age of three.
At the house of a friendly aristocrat
I knew what my career would be.
Born in 1955,
I started as a dancer.
Then I travelled to Europe,
And became a choreographer.
I worked for the Gas Company
And left that job to get married.
Woman’s Day brought me fame.
My articles were what Australians would read.
I am a famous for many of my dances,
Including creating one for the Opening Ceremony,
For the Olympics, 2000.
My cookbooks sold millions of copies
And are still popular today.
I am the first Australian celebrity chef
And will soon be celebrating my 85th birthday.
I have choreographed many musicals,
And one full length ballet,
One of my works is about to shown,
In the Spring Dance Festival
Who am I?
Who am I?
By Madeleine Thomas
By Livija Berzins
Livija
Madeleine
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YEAR 6
Romaldo Giurgola
‘Nugget Coombs’
I lived in New York for 35 years,
Although I was born in Rome.
But now I live in Canberra,
Where I’ve finally found my true home.
My dad was a stationmaster,
That’s how he spent his days,
Working in Kalamunda,
In country WA.
Nowadays I’m not working,
I’m 80 and retired.
My building are found throughout the world,
Many awards I have acquired.
I worked as a teacher for a while,
Whilst studying for an Arts Degree,
And then a Masters in Economics,
In Central Banking, I gained my PhD.
Opened in 1988,
My most widely known creation,
Is the new Parliament House in Canberra,
The peak of my architectural occupation.
I was Governor of the Reserve Bank
I formed the ANU,
I founded the Elizabethan Theatre Trust,
And helped the Aboriginal people too.
I was born in 1920 in Rome,
But now Australia is my home.
Who am I?
Who am I?
By Michael Zawal
By Marcus Schmidt
Marcus
Michael
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YEAR 6
Sir Donald Bradman
S
Sir Henry Parkes
B
Born
in 1908
And raised in our very own Bowral,
A
I was the greatest batsman in the history of my sport.
I went on to score the first quadruple century.
Born a public speaker, I was never lost for lines.
I brought up Federation. In 1889.
I became captain of the so-called “Invincibles”.
My baggy was my pride.
M
When I wasn’t playing cricket, I worked as a journalist.
W
I married my childhood sweetheart, Jessie Watman.
I played in the harsh Bodyline ashes series
And never unsettled anyone but my opposition.
A
IIn my last innings I only needed four runs
To break the benchmark but got out for nought.
I retired from cricket at the age of 47.
For the rest of my life I worked as a stock broker.
In 1979 I was awarded an Order of Australia medal.
I retired in Adelaide where I died at the age of 93.
Who am I?
By Nicholas Crowley
I planted a tree in Berrima
And had a town named after me,
But I never saw Federation. Unfortunately.
I introduced public schools
So poor families learned.
Though during my life,
I tended to spend much more than I earned.
I owned the Empire Newspaper
At one stage of my life.
I had thirteen children
And more than one wife.
I was a respected politician
In my tailcoat and hat,
I introduced hospitals
But I didn’t do only that.
I migrated to Australia . When I was just a boy,
I supported Federation, But opposers I did annoy.
I was the Father of Federation,
I made Australia a nation.
Who am I?
By Olivia Battcock
Nicholas
Olivia
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YEAR 6
Dr Andy Thomas
Professor Graeme
Clark
Born in Adelaide, in 1951.
I am still alive.
Inspired by Louis Pasteur’s vaccinations
and by my father,
My invention helped people to hear.
Born on 16th August 1935,
I grew up in Camden, NSW.
I was always interested in space,
And set out to achieve my dream.
After only one year of training at NASA.
I became an astronaut.
I went to Scot’s as a boarder,
And played sport as a normal kid.
I first studied medicine at Sydney University
And then went onto studying Speech Science.
I had my first space flight aboard the Endeavour.
I then achieved a further 12 flights,
I spent five months on a Russian space station
And had to learn fluent Russian.
I finished University and got my PhD,
I graduated in 1957.
Then went on to become an Ear, Nose
and Throat Doctor.
I have received many awards for my invention.
My invention is used in more than 80 countries.
Who am I?
кто – я in Russian.
By Robert O’Brien
Who am I?
By Ryan Tan
Robert
Ryan
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YEAR 6
Matthew Flinders
James Morrison
I was a Master at navigation,
I had an exemplary education,
And sailing was my true motivation.
I was born in 1961 in Sydney,
I am still very much alive.
I circumnavigated Australia
And mapped the coast without failure.
I christened our country its current name
Whilst exploring the unknown and gathering fame.
And then I came across Bass Strait
With my fellow sailing mate.
At the age of nine,
I started in my first band,
This helped to launch my career.
I travel overseas to play in Jazz festivals.
I am now a host on Top Gear Australia.
I live in Melbourne where I play my trumpet
I have played my trumpet
At the Sydney Opera house many times.
Who am I?
By Sally Montgomery
I have a wife and 2 children,
Who am I?
By Sebastian Kemsley
Sally
Sebastian
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YEAR 6
Crown Princess Mary
Born in 1972,
Just a normal Aussie girl.
Now I wear a sash of blue,
To show that I’m a royal.
I went to university
To get a qualification.
I succeeded in Commerce and Law,
Advertising became my vocation.
At the 2000 Olympics,
I met the man I adore.
We were engaged three years later
And married in 2004.
I use my fame wisely,
I created a foundation
In order to help my people,
Prevent social isolation.
I now have two beautiful children
And am happily a Prince’s wife.
I am still an Aussie in my heart
But live a Danish life.
General Peter
Cosgrove
I am a man of my word,
A real Aussie bloke.
68-05 were the years I loved,
The trigger and the bang were music to my ears.
I was born in Sydney.
I only left Australia to serve my country.
I was awarded the Military Cross
For leading an attack on enemy positions in
Vietnam.
Leading INTERFET was a dream,
Doing what I loved, most months of the year.
In 2001 I became a real Awesome Aussie
When I was made Australian of the Year.
In 2002 I became a national figure.
I was the Chief of the Australian Defence Forces.
In 2005 my son was slightly wounded in Iraq.
After retiring from the army I joined the board
of QANTAS.
Who Am I?
Who am I?
By William Eustace
By Sophie Leicester
Sophie
William