Stage Three News- Year 6

As our current Year 6 prepare to leave Good Samaritan and start their new journeys into High School, we asked them to reflect on how they live out our school values. Here’s what they had to say:

How do you show the Love of Christ & Neighbour?

• I show love and support towards others by assisting them with their needs, and giving back to the people who have helped me, just like the saying, ‘love one another as I have loved you’.
• Respecting others and welcoming them, even if they have different opinions and beliefs to mine as well as being kind to strangers.

How do you show Community?

• We can show we are a part of a community by helping out the people in our communities such as; helping a kindergarten pack their bag or asking if someone is okay – these may seem like simple things but they show you contribute to the group.
• One way of showing community in my eyes is to be a leader not a follower. You should always participate even if there isn’t a reward even if your friends aren’t doing it because you're doing it for you.

How do you show Hospitality?

• Hospitality is helping people out not to get something back just because it is a selfless act. It is welcoming people even if they are different because everyone is unique in their own ways, it does not matter what they look like or if they are of a different culture it is about who they are inside!
• You show hospitality by being open to new ideas and thoughts. By being accepting and inclusive. When we are hospitable, we are responsible, respectful and safe, also making sure others around us are safe.

How do you show Stewardship?

• I can show stewardship by treating the earth with care and kindness. By not ruining creation instead by helping grow plants or only taking what we need. We treat our earth as a gift and make sure we keep it safe and protected.
• Stewardship is respecting, admiring, appreciating and cherishing the sacred beauty around us that God has created for us. To hold that sacredness at high ground and into consideration.

Year 5

Year 5 have been very hands- on with their learning this term. 

In Science, students investigated what causes changes in motion by exploring pushes and pulls. Students used prior knowledge and information gained from their observations during various tests to design a miniature golf course. Students explore concepts that include the following:

• Pushes and pulls can have different strengths and directions.
• Pushing and pulling on an object can change the speed or direction of its motion and can start or stop it.

In English, Year 5 students have been learning to write informative texts about a famous Australian Landmark. Students developed their research skills, finding reliable sources to answer questions about their landmarks. They then presented their research in a form of their choosing such as imovie, pod vase or brochure. Students then creatively made a diorama of their landmark using a variety of materials.