Claymation: Year 5 in action

Students in Year 5 have been writing their own storybooks. As a part of this process some students were given the opportunity to recreate the story (or part of a story) using modeling clay and animation techniques.

The first version of Milo and Tom is below.

In the next session the students will have a chance to add sound to the animation.

Stay tuned for more to come

NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME: Celebrating LITERACY@SALC

NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME

 May the 27th 2015

See the website link for more information about the event.

AARON BLABEY

Yesterday, we celebrated NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME for the first time.

We began by viewing the AUSLAN version of this year’s selected book – The Brothers Quibble

The AUSLAN translator was very animated and funny. This added to the viewing of the story.

 

WATCH

An interview with Aaron Blabey about The Brothers Quibble

The Brothers Quibble from Story Box Library on Vimeo.

 

SHARING THE LOVE OF READING

A Year 3 classroom teacher (Mr Dalby)  had eagerly offered to share and read during this  time.

 

Permissions for the use of The Brothers Quibbly book cover 

Mr Dalby read some of his favourite books, two of these are listed below:

  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Emily Loves To Bounce (actually anything by Stephen Michael King is high on his list).

 

It was lovely to see the students enjoying the simple pleasure of being read to. Thanks to those who participated in the event and we hope to make it an annual event.

 

See more books by Aaron Blabey.

One of his books is Thelma the Unicorn (which is one of the books we have identified as being a BEST READ ALOUD BOOK) .

Hear him reading it below.

 

 

#NSS15

CELEBRATING LITERACY@SALC

FEATURED WRITER – NARRATIVE WRITING

featured writer header

 

 

 

 

Earlier this term, the Year 4 students were learning to write narratives. Some of these stories were selected and have been published and on display in the JS Library.

 

The QR code is a part of our Featured Writer series. This process allow students to write for a purpose is through the creation of stories and the publishing of these stories.

Come and visit the JS Library to find more of these stories written by the students.

The Tornado Survivors QR code

The Tornado Survivors by Quinn

RESOURCES FOR UNITS OF INQUIRY

When starting a new unit students can use many resources to support their inquiry.

Steps to online researching (student simple guide)

Year level Moodle pages

Researching pages and links

Unit of Inquiry Livebinders

wHO WE ARE WHERE WE ARE IN TIME & PLACE HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES HOW THE WORLD WORKS HOW WE ORGANISE OURSELVES SHARING THE PLANET
PREP

FAMILY

PREP

DREAMTIME STORIES

ABORIGINAL ART

PREP

FEELINGS

PREP

MATERIALS

PREP

COMMUNITY HELPERS

PREP

PLANTS

YEAR 1

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

YEAR 1

FEELINGS

FAMILIES

YEAR 1

ONLINE STORIES

MORE STORIES

STORY SITES

MORE ONLINE STORIES

YEAR 1

LIGHT & SOUND

YEAR 1

TRANSPORT

YEAR 1

EARTH’S RESOURCES

YEAR 2

RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITY

YEAR 2

TECHNOLOGY & CHANGES

BUILD IT

YEAR 2

FEELINGS & EMOTIONS

YEAR 2

BUTTERFLIES

PLANTS

LIFECYCLES

LIFECYCLES2

YEAR

2MAPPING

YEAR 2

RESOURCES & HUMAN IMPACT

POLLUTION

YEAR 3

BODY SYSTEMS

YEAR 3

SCIENTISTS

YEAR 3

CELEBRATIONS

YEAR 3

FOOD PROCESSES

YEAR 3

ONLINE STORIES

ABORIGINAL DREAMTIME STORIES

YEAR 3

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS

 

WHO WE ARE WHERE WE ARE IN TIME & PLACE HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES HOW THE WORLD WORKS HOW WE ORGANISE OURSELVES SHARING THE PLANET
YEAR 4

AUSTRALIA’S FIRST PEOPLES

STORIES

A Europe of Tales

Creation Myths from Around the World

YEAR 4

HUMAN EXPLORATION

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

YEAR 4

COMMUNICATION

APPRECIATION OF AESTHETICS

YEAR 4

NATURAL DISASTERS

YEAR 4

SYSTEMS

SYSTEMS

SYSTEMS

YEAR 4

FOOD WEBS & ENERGY PYRAMID

LIFECYCLES & FOOD WEBS

FOODWEB BUILDER

YEAR 5

7 HABITS

YEAR 5

A NATION

YEAR 5

SOUND

SOUNDS

LIGHT

YEAR 5

ENERGY

YEAR 5

ECONOMIC DECISION MAKING

YEAR 5

PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS

YEAR 6

YEAR 6

EXHIBITION

YEAR 6

MIGRATION – REFUGEE

MIGRATION

YEAR 6

ADVERTISING

ME, MYSELF & ART

POP CULTURE

YEAR 6

PROPERTIES & MATERIALS

YEAR 6

GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS

BUSINESS

YEAR 6

RISK & CHALLENGES – CHN

VISITING AUTHOR – Tristan Bancks

Each Year 3 class participated in a writing workshop today with Tristan Bancks (recent Children’s Book Council of Australia Shortlisted Books Younger Readers nominee  for ‘Two Wolves’).  The students learnt new writing skills and were engrossed in the stories Tristan shared.

Tristan Bancks (11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Year 6 & 7 students (a part of the Readers Cup) were also very fortunate to meet with him at lunchtime and sit in on a writing session.

Tristan Bancks (47)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students shared their thoughts about the day on a padlet. Some of these are below.

“Tristan Bancks used past experiences to write stories.”

“Tristan Bancks was very funny and inspiring. He showed us many ways to develop our ideas for writing.”

“You are awesome and I am really excited about reading some of your books.”

“Mr Bancks is an incredible writer. Clever, funny and appealing to all.”

“I learnt how to be a better writer by practising a lot. Always put the main character in. I liked how he made funny stories and funny jokes. I will share his jokes and made up stories to my brother, Dad, Mum and friend in the street.”

“Tristan gave us tips to write a book. He showed us some of his books. Tristan told us how to plan a book. I liked it when he read us bits of his books.”