4G News

Does Being Different Make a Difference?

Year 4 Gold have been reading the book ‘Wonder’  which is about a boy who is born with a syndrome that makes him look physically different to his friends.

At times, it has been hard to read the book because of the hurtful reactions this boy, Auggie, endures from the people around him. One part of the book that creates food for thought are Mr Browne’s precepts. He is a teacher at the school and writes one of these sayings on the board each month. These are words of wisdom that can guide us to live our lives to the best of our ability.

Two that we have talked about and learnt off by heart are:

‘Your deeds are your monuments.’

‘If you have to choose between being right and being kind, choose kind.’

We have had discussions about differences, particularly physical ones.

After all, aren’t we all different and unique in our own way???

One of our reading activities was to create and paint an animal that differed physically from its species.

This started with a written activity that created and described the animal. We then moved on to a painting of the animal and decorated it with a variety of materials. Below are the photos of our animal paintings in progress and completed.

This activity helped us to appreciate that each of God’s creations is beautiful and unique in their own special way.

2B News

Year 2 had a wonderful history excursion to Tocal Homestead. Tocal was built in 1841 and has been preserved as an historical site. The children were able to experience what it was like to live in the past. They could see how technology has changed so dramatically since 1841 and appreciate how modern technology has made life in the home so much better. They participated in some great activities that made them feel like children from the past. They played old fashion games, scrubbed the washing, carried water, dressed up, set the dining table and saw what it really was like to cook in an 1840’s kitchen. It was even fun travelling there on the double decker bus.