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Dear Parents and Caregivers, On Saturday, four Reddam House choirs competed at the Sydney Eisteddfod, achieving considerable suc-cess. The K-1 Gumnuts Choir and Year 2 Bunyips Choir performed in two separate sections, the first an exhibition section and the second a competitive K-6 section. The adjudicator, Luke Byrne, noted the Gumnuts pos-sessed a „very natural sound, with good intonation and very good diction.‟ He enjoyed their personality and

found the children in the „Rocket Ship Canon‟ semi-chorus to be excellent. The Bunyips were commended for their warm sound, crisp diction, excellent focus, and accuracy in their upper register. The Reddam ar-rangement of „Drunken Sailor‟ remains a hit with all crowds! The Year 3-4 Sculthorpe Choir performed in the Year 3-4 Choir section, and were awarded with 2nd place, with a mark of 89/100. Their ambitious was programme comprised three pieces, two being by Australian composers. They were praised for their enthusiasm, strong unison singing, clear diction, dynamic shaping, and - most impressively - their mature musicality. Year 5-6 Singers were the standout performers of the entire day, presenting a contrasting programme of „Travelling Companion‟ (written by adjudicator Luke Byrne) and „What A Wonderful World‟. In the biggest

choral section (10 entries over two divisions), they performed with precision and beauty to win 1st place! They faced formidable competition against Waitara Voices, Ascham Nightingales and Tangara Singers amongst others, but were ultimately victorious, with an overall mark of 90/100. The adjudicator praised their pitch, dy-namic contrasts, superior intonation, and balance. Needless to say, he was very impressed with their brave and successful presentation of one of his own compositions! The Year 3-4 Sculthorpe Choir and Year 5-6 Singers have secured themselves places in the final stage of the Eisteddfod, The John Lamble Foundation Australasian Championship for Primary Choirs on Sunday June 4 at 10am. This will be held at Sydney Grammar School and sees the top placegetters from all the K-6 sections compete, so be sure to diarise this prestigious event! We wish all the students and teachers involved in these two choirs much success – and much fun – next Sunday. We know that it will be an incredible experience for all who are so fortunate to have made it thus far. Of course none of these successes would have come without many hours of practice, during which a focus on precision and musicality, while still enjoying the experience, would have been the focus. I congratulate all of the students who took part, and make special mention of the Music staff whose unbridled enthusiasm and passion provided the impetus for what the choirs achieved. Well done to you all! Another musical highlight of the week was the magnificent Year 3-12 Wind and Brass Competition, held on Wednesday. Once again, the audience was entranced by the musical abilities of the performers, as well as the wide variety of pieces played. As much as this might have been a competition, each of the musicians deserve our praise for his or her exceptional performance, the culmination, no doubt, of many hours of prac-tice. Our adjudicator this year was Phill O'Neil, principal trumpet with the Royal Australian Navy Band and we ap-preciated the presence of such a proficient performer. The evening began with performances from the Sen-ior Flute Ensemble and the Senior Jazz Band to set the mood for the remainder of the evening. The Senior Jazz Band will be performing at the Sydney Eisteddfod next week and this was an excellent opportunity to present their performance works.

The Reddam House Primary School Newsletter Volume 17 Issue 15 Friday 26 May 2017

IN THIS ISSUE:

Sydney Eisteddfod

News from the classrooms

Sport Fixtures and Results

In the Primary Section there were seventeen participants which included our first competition entries on French Horn (Mariana Machkevitch) and Tuba (Haines Sayer). The standard was excellent and Phill O'Neil had a great deal of trouble naming the placegetters. Alexander Marucci (Trumpet) was awarded a Highly Commended, whilst 3rd Place went to Sylvia Waugh (Flute), 2nd Place to Gabriel Greenfield-Jerez (Trumpet), and 1st Place was awarded to Sofia Wheen (Flute). Phill was very impressed with the tone, intona-tion and confidence of our students, which is very pleasing to hear. The penultimate Parent/Teacher meeting took place on Monday, with a large turnout of Year 4 parents at-tending. The final meeting of the term, for parents and teachers of Year 3, occurs this coming week, on Tues-day. It is hoped that these opportunities to provide support and encouragement for students will have had a particularly positive impact on the upcoming mid-year examinations. These examinations are just around the corner, with the first being written in just over a week, on Monday 5 June. I know that the teachers have been preparing the students in their classes, both with what content to study and how best to study it. They will also be guiding students with exam-writing techniques, so as to give the best possible account of all they have learned in the first 6 months of the year. I wish all out students eve-rything of the best as they focus their attention on the examinations, and trust that this time will not be overly stressful for them. The Year 3 students had a thoroughly enjoyable excursion to Dirt Detectives and Ngara on Wednesday and once again I had reports of how positively they responded to all they learned, and to the fun-filled oppor-tunity to enjoy time together outside of the classroom environment. The chance to become real-life archae-ologists sounds like a thrilling way to spend the morning, as does the rich experience of finding out more about the lives and history of others. My thanks to the teachers who organised the excursion and who ac-companied them. The Year 6s had the chance to engage in some fascinating ‘Slam Poetry’ on Thursday, which certainly opened their eyes to the vast possibilities of this form of expressing oneself. Next week sees two more opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others through our outreach pro-gramme. Monday and Thursday are both Gold Coin Days, with school on Monday being transformed by those either wearing red or sporting a crazy hairstyle. Our thanks to all families for so wholeheartedly support-ing these events, and for reinforcing the reasons we host these days. In the midst of the enjoyment of wear-ing mufti and perhaps a strange hairstyle, we are very conscious of those for whom each day is a struggle. On Wednesday, we are excited to be able to attend ‘Genie in a Bottle’, directed by Dakota. It will no doubt be an entrancing performance, and just what is needed in the week before the examinations begin! May the weekend be a pleasant one, with time for relaxing even in the midst of preparation for the exami-nations. Dee Pitcairn Principal


SPORTING FIXTURES 27TH MAY 2017

Basketball - Easts Comp Sundays

Girls 10R (Lee) V Games start Sunday 4th June

12E ( Lee) V Games start Sunday 4th June

15R (James) V Games start Sunday 4th June

Boys 12D (Lee) V Games start Sunday 4th June

12M (Kenny) V Games start Sunday 4th June

12A ( JJ ) V Games start Sunday 4th June

14E (James) V Games start Sunday 4th June Rose Bay

Secondary College Gym Sunday

16E (James) V Games start Sunday 4th June Rose Bay

Secondary College Gym Sunday

Basketball - Comets Comp Fridays and

Saturdays

Girls 12 R Div 2 ( Lee) V Wild Cats 9.30am Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Saturday.

16 R Div 2 (James/Hayley) V Inner City 5.15pm Alexan-

dria Basketball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the

Woollahra Campus at 3.30pm

18 R Div 2 (James/Hayley) V Maccabi 4.30pm Alexan-

dria Basketball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the

Woollahra Campus at 3.30pm

Boys 10R Div 1 (Lee) V Coogee Kings 8.45am Alexandria Bas-

ketball Stadium Saturday.

12R Div 2 (Lee) V Maccabi 12.30pm Alexandria Basket-


12E Div 3 ( Henry ) V Newtown Kings 11.00am Alexandria

Basketball Stadium Saturday.

14R Div 1 (James) V Pirates 3.30pm Alexandria Basket-


16R Div 2 (Henry) V Elites 5.15pm Marrickville Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

18R Div 2 (Luke) V SACS 6.00pm Marrickville Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

18E Div 3 (Luke) V Jets 2.15pm Marrickville Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

18D Div 3 (Lee) Year 11 Boys V Trailblazers 3.00pm Mar-

rickville Basketball Stadium Saturday.

Please check sydneybasketball.com.au to ensure there

have not been any late changes to the draw.

Rugby

Reddam 15s V Kings, Parade Ground No.6 Centennial

Park ( where we train) 12.00 noon Saturday

Reddam 13s V Barker , Woollahra Oval No. 3 11.00am

Saturday.


SPORT FIXTURES

Soccer Open Boys V St Patricks College, Parade Ground

No.6 Centennial Park (where we train) 11.00am Satur-

day

Year 9 and 10 Boys V Sydney Boys High School, Pa-

rade Ground No.6 Centennial Park (where we train)

10.00am Saturday

Year 8 and 9 Boys V Trinity, Parade Ground No.6 Cen-

tennial Park (where we train) 9.00am Saturday

Year 7 R Boys V Knox, Samuel King Grounds 10.00am

Saturday. The bus will leave the Woollahra Campus

at 7.45am

Year 7 E Boys V Knox, Samuel King Grounds 9.00am

Saturday. The bus will leave the Woollahra Campus

at 7.45am

12s V Waverley Old Boys, Waverley Park 1.00pm Sat-

urday

11Rs V Reddam 11Es Queens Park 02, 12.00 noon Sat-

urday

11Es V Reddam 11Rs Queens Park 02, 12.00 noon Sat-

urday

10s V Clovelly, Queens Park 01, 11.00am Saturday

9s V Pagewood, Jellicoe Park 10.00am Saturday

Netball Reddam 1 V Kambala Heffron Netball Courts 3.05pm

Court No. 4 Saturday

Reddam 2 V Coogee White Heffron Netball Courts

3.05pm Court No. 3 Saturday

Reddam 3 V St Catherines Heffron Netball Courts

9.48am Court No. 10 Saturday

Reddam 4 V Mascot Heffron Netball Courts 9.48am


Reddam 5 V Randwick Rugby Heffron Netball Courts


Reddam 6 V Marrickville Heffron Netball Courts


Reddam 7 V Mascot Heffron Netball Courts 12.24pm


Reddam 8 V Randwick Rugby Magic Heffron Netball

Courts 11.06am Court No. 25 Saturday

Reddam 9 V Kincopal Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 10 V Bondi Dolphins Heffron Netball Courts

8.30am Court No. 2 Saturday

Reddam 11 VCoogee Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 12 V Bye Heffron Netball Courts Saturday

Touch Football Reddam 1 Girls V Young Guns Queens Park 9.00am

Reddam 2 Girls V Kambala Queens Park 10.00am

Reddam House

would like to wish a very happy birthday to

Arianna Anderson, Hugo England, Andrew Kim, Noah O’Keefe

and Jacob Gerber

who celebrated their special day this week and over the weekend

We hope you had a fabulous day!

This week in Kindergarten was revision and assessment week. We revised all the letters and sounds we have

learnt so far this term and perfected our letter formations. Students worked hard to create their own CVC words

and enjoyed playing our minute quick write game for spelling. In Maths we also revised our addition and subtraction strategies and challenged ourselves to solve different

word problems. We are very proud of our students and how much they have achieved so far this term. In HSIE Kindergartens created their own piece of Aboriginal Art inspired by the traditional dot paintings of the

first Australians. The Aboriginal people liked to paint and draw with all natural resources around them. They used

paint from crushed rock, leaves, fruits and clay all mixed with water. Their pictures showed us all the things they

did and their way of life. Have a look at our dot paintings we have created, we are very proud of them!


KINDERGARTEN

YEAR 1 This week, the children have gone on a mathematical journey. From numerical division, they then progressed

into fractions, to finally arrive at exploring time with a solid understanding of quarters, halves, etc. The children

loved using pizzas as a way of making fractions a real life, tangible, problem-solving activity. Seeing the seg-

ments lent itself to our clock face and the partition of time. Making the learning as visual and interactive as pos-

sible truly supports consolidating these mathematical concepts. Within our literacy focus, the children have been encouraged to explore the use of question marks by asking

the questions that burn their curiosity. Students have then been supported to research their answers using Ipads

and information books. A life skill is to be the navigator of your own learning so supporting the children's inde-

pendence in their own knowledge de-

velopment is key. They have also continued to delight in

our 'Procedural' writing focus by making

and recording the steps to create 'Fairy

Bread'. Our topic of transport has led us to ex-

plore the technology of the past and the

present. The children focused on all the

local transportation that can be found at

at Circular Quay. Inspired by the artist

Ken Done's creation, 'Boats on the Har-

bour', students made some outstanding

oil drawings of our modern day transpor-


YEAR 1

YEAR 2

This week, Year 2 have been discussing different cultures and languages from around the world. This links to our

Geography topic – „The World and Our Local Area‟. We have looked at the Arabic language and we have

learnt how to say „Hello‟ and „Thank You‟ in Arabic. We also listened to „The Gruffalo‟ story in Arabic and no-

ticed that the text is read from right to left and the pages are turned backwards. The students enjoyed eating

homemade Lebanese pizzas, which had been especially prepared for them. They were delicious! Year 2 students were engaged and displayed wonderful writing skills when writing a procedural text on "Fairy

Bread". After that they enjoyed the practical aspect of preparing "Fairy Bread". In Mathematics, the students fur-

ther consolidated their knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes and were creative when constructing shapes using

concrete materials.

YEAR K-2 HEBREW In Hebrew this week the K-2 students learnt about

Shabbat. They learnt the Hebrew words for the items

on the Shabbat table and the prayers for the wine

and challah.


YEAR 2

YEAR 3 This week, the Year 3 students enjoyed an amazing excursion to The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre in

The Rocks. Students were taken back in time by the guides, who told stories of Ann Armsden, George Cribb and

Margret Byrne, residents who lived in The Rocks during the early years of colonisation. Students also had the op-

portunity to excavate and were given digging tools, brushes and collection trays to dig out artefacts from a sim-

ulated excavation site. Following this, the Ngara tour engaged students in understanding local Aboriginal history which is the oldest in

the world. It provided hands-on experiences that traced important milestones for Aboriginal people. This tour

enabled students to learn some of the local Aboriginal (Gadigal) language through place names and greet-

ings. Ngara means „Listen, Hear, Think‟ in the Gadigal language and the Year 3 Reddam students certainly demon-

strated their skills in all of these areas. Fantastic effort Year 3!


YEAR 3

Week 5 was a busy one for Year 4. The week focused on students consolidating their knowledge and skills in

many of their subjects. In Science, students have started to apply their understanding of materials and their properties in a design task.

Students have to design and create a shelter for a puppy against a list of criteria. Students are enjoying using

their creativity to design unique and usable shelters. During Mathematics, students have begun reviewing the topic of 'Time'. They have further developed their

knowledge of telling the time to calculating time travelled and interpreting travel and school timetables. Students in Year 4 are also studiously revising for their upcoming examinations. Their teachers have been most

impressed with the maturity and focus they are demonstrating in their preparation. Students are encouraged to

attend morning revision sessions on Thursday and Friday mornings, where teachers and peers are available to

conference with them on topics in a quiet and relaxed environment. Well done on a terrific week Year 4!


YEAR 4

Students of Year 5 have been busy assuming the role of a journalist reporting on the effects natural disasters

have had on different countries. Below are several feature articles written by the students on the devastating

affect a mudslide had on Vargas, Venezuela in 1999. The article below was written by Jovan Vucic. Mudslides occur in Venezuela

Yesterday, giant avalanches of mud and rock caused devastation to the people of Venezuela.

Yesterday, December 16th, the town of Vargas in Venezuela was drenched in an avalanche of mud and rock.

This has left many homes destroyed and people without shelter and food. The death toll is still rising.

The cause of this terrifying natural disaster was the heavy rainfall that hit Venezuela. There was 10 days of hefty

rainfall but the 15th was the worst. The mudslides were caused by the hills giving way which resulted in the mud

rushing into the town.

The damage bill is estimated to be over $20 million with many roads, buildings, bridges, electrical services and

phone lines washed away. This has caused the power to be turned off for many weeks. Army personnel estimat-

ed 8 weeks before power would be returned.

As many as 30,000 people are dead and 190,000 had to evacuate their homes. 13000 soldiers were sent in to

help the people evacuate. Local citizen, Lou Fender said "My family and I have been living here for 18 years un-

til the hills gave way and sent mudslides rushing down." Other locals have confirmed that their homes no longer

exist and they may look to moving elsewhere.

The Red Cross stated that they had donated to 60% of the people, food and clothes. Of the population, so far.

As many as 80% are still in need of help. The town of Venezuela is today beginning to fix buildings, electrical ser-

vices and the population's homes

YEAR 5

Students of Year 5 have been busy assuming the role of a journalist reporting on the effects natural disasters have had on different countries. Below are several feature articles written by the students on the devastating effect a mudslide had on Vargas, Venezuela in 1999. The article below was written by Jovan Vucic. Mudslides occur in Venezuela

Yesterday, giant avalanches of mud and rock caused devastation to the people of Venezuela.

Yesterday, December 16th, the town of Vargas in Venezuela was drenched in an avalanche of mud and rock. This has left many homes destroyed and people without shelter and food. The death toll is still rising.

The cause of this terrifying natural disaster was the heavy rainfall that hit Venezuela. There was 10 days of hefty rainfall but the 15th was the worst. The mudslides were caused by the hills giving way which resulted in the mud rushing into the town.

The damage bill is estimated to be over $20 million with many roads, buildings, bridges, electrical services and phone lines washed away. This has caused the power to be turned off for many weeks. Army personnel estimat-ed 8 weeks before power would be returned.

As many as 30,000 people are dead and 190,000 had to evacuate their homes. 13000 soldiers were sent in to help the people evacuate. Local citizen, Lou Fender said "My family and I have been living here for 18 years un-til the hills gave way and sent mudslides rushing down." Other locals have confirmed that their homes no longer exist and they may look to moving elsewhere.

The Red Cross stated that they had donated to 60% of the people, food and clothes. Of the population, so far. As many as 80% are still in need of help. The town of Venezuela is today beginning to fix buildings, electrical ser-vices and the population's homes


YEAR 5 ENGLISH

In year 5 we have been studying common multiples and lowest common multiples of integers. We have also

been working on factors of numbers and found Highest Common Factors. It is important to find factors in a sys-

tematic way! This helps not to miss any when listing. With any given number there are a set amount of factors

(factors are few) and an infinite number of multiples (many multiples). In year 6 we have hopped aboard the DeLorean and explored the topic of „Time‟! We identified different cen-

turies by year, B.C. and A.D., and looked into both 12 and 24 hour time. 24 hour time allows us to tell the time

without using a.m. – ante meridiem and p.m. – post meridiem. We are now able to convert between the two!


YEAR 5 & 6 MATHEMATICS

Year 5 have been busy making 3D models to represent how the Earth, Sun and Moon all move in relation to

each other. The students came up with some excellent designs and were able to explain how their models

worked. Earlier in the term, we explored the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. He proposed that the Sun

was at the centre of the solar system and not the Earth. The theory that Copernicus believed in is called the heli-

ocentric model.

YEAR 5 & 6 SCIENCE

SPORT

60 Reddam Students participated in the carnival and the team ran exceptionally well on the day. Stu-dents completed a 2km or 3km course, with the top ten finishers in each age group progressing to the CIS Championships. 16 Students from Reddam qualified for the next level and we wish them all the best for the CIS Championships on June 15th at Eastern Creek Raceway. Well done team!

This week, students of Year 6 were issued a series of visual texts to deconstruct. Whilst some texts focused on hu-

mour, others challenged the students to look beyond and connect the symbolic images to events that have

taken place in our world. Below is an image that students deconstructed and analysed.

Morgan Ratner deconstructed a parody of “Snow White‟s Happily Ever After.” Parody has been used in the image to show that there is no happily ever after. Unfortunately, it shows she isn't

very impressed; her kids are crying and one is looking after himself while she is trying to hold two of her children.

Moreover, her husband is unaware of the situation as he enjoys his beverage, eats his chips and watches

TV. Further, the dog is casually eating the fallen leftover chips which reinforces the message that life isn‟t always

a Disney movie where birds sing and help with the housework and wishes are granted. The three visual tech-

niques that stand out the most include eye contact, facial expressions and the use of a long shot. The hus-

band‟s eyes are concentrated on the TV rather than helping his wife. This stereotypical portrayal of the husband

is used to ensure a response from viewers. The facial expressions convey how Snow White and Prince Charming

feel about the situation and the „wrong‟ ending. The image is a long shot, trying to show everything that is hap-

pening in this family‟s marriage and life. This is not the ending of the fairy-tale. The parody tries to portray that

this is not 'happily ever after' as the house is messy and in chaos, very unlike the perfect fairy-tale.


YEAR 6 ENGLISH

Art Competition - Waverley Council Youth Art Prize Reddam House students are invited to partake in the Waverley Council Youth Art Prize. De-

tails are as follows: 1. Eligibility The competition is open to all young artists from 9 to 18 years of age. There are three sec-

tions: - 9 to 12 years - 13 to 15 years - 16 to 18 years 2. Theme HEROINES AND HEROES: The everyday and the extraordinary.

3. Purpose The Purpose of the Waverley Youth Art Prize is to encourage creativity in young artists from

within the Waverley Council area. It is an open prize and all entrants‟ work is hung so they get

to experience the joy of being an exhibiting artist and seeing an audience appreciate their

work and talents. We ask parents, guardians and teachers to respect the age guidelines of

the prize. While there are prizes awarded, the joy of being showcased is the real prize. 4. Task and mediums Some heroes wear capes while others are present in our day to day lives. Young artists from all over Sydney‟s East are asked to explore the idea of heroism. Artists may use the mediums of drawing, painting, sculpture, video and animation to create

works that incorporate the theme, „Heroines and Heroes – the extraordinary and the every-

day‟. (Link provided explains a thorough description of size and weight for sculptures and presenta-

tion of works for submission) 5. Due date and entry submission Tuesday 30th May, 2017 to Mr. Bailey or Miss Williams‟ studio.

PLEASE NOTE: Parents and/or caregivers are required to register and fill in the form online (see link below)

and to please print out and attach to the back of the artwork. 6. Link for more information https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/artwork-submissions-due-waverley-youth-art-prize-

registration-29426479392?aff=es2 Students are free to chat with the Primary Art department with any ideas or queries. Get your Art thinking caps on. Good Luck!


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