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LODGERS BERWICK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL

MAGAZINE

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Special Issue 2018

LEARNING

FOR

YEAR IN REVIEW

LIFE

The year that was 2018! We reflect on an educational and exciting year at Berwick Lodge Primary School.

OVER 4O PAGES OF PHOTOS! Inside the pages of this issue are dozens of exclusive photos and highlights from 2018.

INSIDE: NEW PHOTOS

REFLECTIONS

HIGHLIGHTS

Dozens of new and exclusive photos!

Written reflections from teachers and students.

Read all about our 2018 highlights.

Learning for Life| © Berwick Lodge Primary School

LODGERS MAGAZINE Sandra McCrum

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR…

Assistant Principal

LODGERS MAGAZINE: YEAR IN REVIEW, 2018

Principal Henry Grossek

Assistant Principal

Angela Maskery

School Council President

This issue of LODGERS MAGAZINE is a very special one, as it celebrates the achievements and successes of our wonderful school and students in 2018!

Brian Gardiner

Business Manager Jodie Norton

Office Team Julie Begley

Susan Wookey

Writer and Editor

Within the pages of this issue you will find dozens of new photos and reflective pieces from teachers and students alike. You will find a selection of snaps from special events, such as our literature and senior school film festival and even come across a few funny, festive themed Christmas photos of our amazing teachers. (But “Shhh!” Don’t tell ‘em).

Rob Kelly

Cover Photo Misha and Jeb from Grade 4.

We would like to extend our thanks to YOU too and our entire school community for making 2018 the best one yet!

As you flip through the pages of this magazine, you will find a few familiar features and items too - including our inquiry learning and funny photos section.

Visit our social media pages @berwicklodgeps or visit our school website at www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au Telephone: 03 9707 1766

All in all, 2018 was a great year for our school and this issue of our magazine gives us the opportunity to look back over the year that was!

Many thanks must go to our amazing Principal Mr Henry Grossek for running a brilliant school and to all our teachers, aides and staff.

Best,

Rob Kelly

LODGERS: Prep C 2018 The time has come, For our preps to move on, This year’s been a blast, Now it’s off to grade one, 2018 – what an amazing year! The preps began school, And started to cheer, They were now in Prep C, Where adventure awaited, The kids were excited, And the teacher elated! We’ve shared some great memories, We’ve shared some great times, Excursions and activities, There have been many kinds, From Safety at Casey, To visiting Chesterfield farm, We’ve all learned so much, Had fun and stayed calm, There’s been Maths Stations, Social Science, Wacky Writers and Zance, The list goes on in their learning, They’ve even learned to dance! We’ve had the Chinese Moon Festival, And many other special days, For 100 days of Prep, They made ‘100’ in different ways. So with friendships formed, And many memories made, We will always remember being a part, Of this very special grade!

LODGERS: Prep F 2018 â€©

LODGERS: Prep Q 2018 End of year 2018 reflection Prep Q… You are AMAZING You are IMPORTANT You are SPECIAL You are UNIQUE You are KIND You are PRECIOUS You are LOVED

This year has been one to remember and while it’s hard to choose just one memory, we definitely did have some highlights “My first day of Prep” said Aleyna, “I made so many new friends” added Hugo. “Meeting my buddy Jake” said Jack and Ava loved buddy time with Lizzy, Will thought “having two buddies was cool”. “Zance on a Monday” agreed Tomoe, Ruby and Sienna. “Are you forgetting when the Easter Bunny came?” said Asher with a big smile. Liam liked getting into the Police car and Jamie liked the loud siren! Andrea and Mitchell thought dressing up as a 100 year old and celebrating our 100 days of Prep was the best! “Splashing in the pool at swimming” giggled Mia and Katinka. “Zooming around on my bike at Casey Safety Village” smirked Max. “CHESTERFIELD FARM!” shouted Zack and Kai. Hayden, Leah and Summer topped it off when they said……“everything about Prep.” Miss Quelch agreed, she has loved every moment, every laugh and every child in our grade.

LODGERS: Prep T 2018 This year in Prep T has been so much fun! We’ve worked hard and played hard, we’re always on the run. We started out new, uncertain, some scared. But we’ve learnt to make friends, there’s so much we have shared. Ava has a good heart and is kind to her friends. Ashley always does the right things, right to the end. Abigail like to tell jokes and has a great laugh. Cade runs fast like cheetahs and is tall like giraffes. Kuzey likes to tell stories and has a great smile. Tobias always does beautiful work with style. Kallan knows big, long words and will tell us long yarns. Elle has the sweetest smile and cleans rooms, yards & barns. Helena likes to be tested and she works hard. Cooper jumps around and loves playing in the yard. Chalinya must be careful not to hurt herself, She’s good at writing and putting books on the shelf. Ryan says the sweetest things and loves to have fun. Jayden works hard on her work and loves to say, done! Riley is so funny and always tries his best! Isa’s a spelling champ and loves getting best dressed! Josh listens carefully and loves all his maths sums. Luka calculates and marches to his own drum. Isabella’s responsible, likes to be in charge. Katerina has a smile, beautiful and large. Min Song has a great personality and more. We will remember Rayyan, a Prep T to the core. Our year has been filled with English and maths. Now we can read, write and count, we’re on the right paths. We’ve had Easter parades, buddies and games. We’ve had so many visits, that it’s hard to name. PMP, Brain Gym and dancing each week, We all love our specialists and also we shriek… When it’s Show and Tell day, we love to speak! We learnt ‘All about Me’ and we learnt how to seek… Help when we need it, in ‘I’m Okay’ – yay! We stay safe from all dangers and learn not to stray. It’s important we learn, right from all wrong. In Term 3, we learnt how to keep our planet strong. We like being Planeteers to help the earth. To always keep it clean and remember it’s worth. In Term 4, we learnt about farm animals, of all sorts.

Chesterfield Farm was fun, with animals tall and short. The year has flown by, we’ve learnt so much more. We’re smarter, wiser and taller, much older than four. There’s much to remember as we look back, Will it be cookies, friends, stars or all the great chats? Will you cherish all the memories made? You’ve got a great future Prep T, don’t be afraid! For me dear Prep T, I will always hold dear, To my memories of you and your faces so clear!

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INQUIRY: WORLD EXPO Around the world in 80 minutes…  A highlight for the senior school students in 2018 was their World Expo day on Wednesday, 9 May 2018. Our Lodgers Magazine reporters were on the scene to talk to the students about their inquiry learning projects…

The expo ran from 2.00pm to 3.20pm and was held in the Grade 5 and 6 classrooms. For 80 minutes, the rooms were packed with interested students, parents and teachers wanting to visit the expo from across the school.

Lowan from 6P has been working on a project about America. “I chose America as a country to learn about because my Dad is American. I have learnt about the currency, different sports and the different foods they eat.”

Alex from Grade 6C spent time learning about Denmark. “I learnt that in Denmark they speak a language called Danish. In Denmark, the people enjoy playing soccer and handball.”

The students spent weeks learning about many different countries of the world. Some students produced posters while other students produced digital media presentations (such as Powerpoint and Scratch projects) and some even created their own interactive games! Holly R from 6M has been working on a project about Russia. “I learnt that a typical Russian drink is ‘baked milk’.”

Abbey from Grade 5W said, “In Spain, basketball is a popular sport.” The expo provides the students with an opportunity to display and present their work to the school community. Taran from Grade 5C said, “We are doing the expo so we can learn about different counties in our world. I am learning about Austria. They play icehockey and the currency is Euros.”

As an inquiry learning unit, the World Expo gave our LODGERS an open-ended opportunity to explore and learn. Grade 5 and 6 classroom blogs on the school website.

Tevin from Grade 6M said, “I didn’t know that Lego was created in Denmark until I started learning about their country.” Alisha from Grade 6P said, “I am learning about Mexico. I learnt that they eat tacos (which actually means 'small snack'), nachos and burritos.” Sophia from Grade 5K said, “I am learning about Belgium. Did you know that they actually created French Fries! I didn’t! In Belgium they speak French, German and Dutch.” Lauchie from Grade 5W said, “I am learning about Austria! Did you know they created the croissant?” Well done to everyone involved! For more photos and videos of the World Expo, check out the

Written by Rob Kelly

Originally printed in Issue 01.

LODGERS: 1K 2018 Fun and games and smiles all round – what a busy year we have had in 1K as we • Experimented and explored in science. • Problem solved in our STEM sessions where we designed catapults, built bridges and tall towers. • Designed and built prototypes of our toys • Investigated life under the sea. We loved getting involved in our learning outside, visiting new places and having our visitors to BLPS. We enjoyed learning about light and sound with Hands on Science, exploring outside with our buddies, investigating how our shadows move during the day. Best of all was our visit to the Melbourne Aquarium. We were keen to participate in whole school events like the netball, football and cricket clinics. Fun runs, swimming and dress up days such as Book Week

and Chinese New Year were also great fun. We can’t wait to see what learning adventures Grade 2 has in store for us!

LODGERS: 1LS 2018 1LS’s Highlights for

Ryla: Going swimming in Term 3.

2018

Quinn: Everything! Especially Maths!

Lara: Learning about “Under the Waves”.

Josh: Celebrating Harmony Day.

Zahra: Doing a Spelling test every Wednesday. Marley: Learning about how sound travels. Patrick: Writing a recount every Monday. Ruby: Having time to finish off work. Cordell: Learning about limpets and sea-stars. Zac: Practising our handwriting every Tuesday. Ethan: Building the spaghetti towers. Mia: Making clocks to tell the time. Lachlan: Making jellyfish, seahorses and crabs. Nathan: Doing Speedo every day in Terms 3 and 4. Quade: Counting practice with the bead-frames. Mitchell: Building with the Lego each morning. Gabby: Doing Guided Reading every Friday. Deacon: Making crabs and cutting very carefully. Nadia: Making class graphs in Maths. Molly: Learning about light and sound in Science.

Grace: Doing a spelling test each Wednesday and going up levels. Levi: Visiting the Melbourne Aquarium. Bronson: Doing homework each week. James: Supersonic Maths!

LODGERS: 1M 2018 The Amazing Grade 1M We have had an amazing year of learning in Grade 1M. Besides growing taller and developing our literacy and numeracy skills, we learnt how to accept each other as unique individuals and supported each other when we needed help. We were kind, caring and compassionate classmates and got along with each other. We encouraged each other to have a go and celebrated our many achievements. It was fun participating in sport clinics, dress up days, our swimming program, Chinese New Year, Hand on Science incursion and Melbourne Aquarium. We also loved planting and having fun with our buddies from Grade 3S in the

community garden. What an awesome year it was! Lianne Morganâ€Š

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LODGERS: 1P 2018

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LODGERS: 1R 2018

GEORGE SPIRIDIS

FUNNY PHOTOS â€©

CHRISTMAS 2018

LODGERS: 2E 2018 In 2E this year, we have had so much fun and learned so many new things. We enjoyed dressing up as our favourite book characters during Book Week and our footy teams on the last day of Term 3. We also liked going to different excursions and incursions like Wilson Botanical Park, the Aquarium and having Hands on Science visit us. Our STEM activities were a chance for us to put our creative thinking caps on and we made straw rockets, made oobleck, foil boats and did lots of different experiments. 2018 for 2E has been an excellent year!â€Š

LODGERS: 2FS 2018 Grade 2FS Highlights 2018 Isabella Cullen: The Melbourne Aquarium was amazing because l saw rainbow jellyfish that changed colours. Georgina Dobric: I‘ve really loved having two teachers this year. It’s been fun. Alysha Dods: My highlight for the year has been doing Cross Country. I came first because l didn’t give up. Kane Fothergill: I’ve really enjoyed Maths Streaming this year because it is fun being with people from different grades. Brooke Fritzlaff: I loved doing Science Rotations because we got to do different science activities in different grades with lots of teachers. Tyler Hart: I love going to sport and playing Fruit Salad. I like winning. Zayne Hasanovic: The Aquarium was great because I saw lots of fish that I had never seen before. Noah Iacuone: I had a great time at Wilson Botanic Park. I really enjoyed climbing the ‘Hoo Hoo’ Tower. We could see our school. Georgia James: Going to maths streaming has been fun because we play maths games and fun worksheets. Zavier Jose: Book Week was really fun because I dressed up as Mr Wolf and l won a prize for having the BEST costume in our class. We did great activities. Patrick Lapthorne: My favourite part of 2018 was our first week back because l got to meet lots of new people that are now my close friends. Raphael Lu: I’ve enjoyed doing the unit ‘Under The Sea’ because I have learnt a lot about sea slugs called nudibranchs. They are spiky and short and like eating jellyfish tentacles.

Sarah Marjolin: I loved going on all the excursions especially The Melbourne Aquarium. Sam Moulday: I’ve really enjoyed Maths Streaming because it’s fun and I have learnt lots of new things. Rose Notaro: I thought the Chinese Festival was exciting because I got to dress up and there was dragon in the parade. Bhav Patel: I have really enjoyed doing maths streaming with Mrs Maloney. Maths is good fun. Homah Sofi: In Literacy groups I enjoy using the Ipads. Alexa Thomas: I have enjoyed having 2 teachers this year. I get to do different things on with them. Aidan Tscholl: This year I have really enjoyed doing Robotics because I like building things and seeing them move. Vivien Turner: I have enjoyed going to Library this year because you get to share what you like about the books we have been reading. Natalie Weeks: This year I had fun going swimming. I got better at doing backstroke. Malisha Wijetunga: I really liked going to the Melbourne Aquarium because I was allowed to touch shark eggs and starfish in the rockpools.

LODGERS: 2H 2018 2H Reflections Thenuka’s favourite memory was going to Wilson Botanic Park and spending time with his friends. Dalida loved doing the bubble experiments at the Hands on Science Incursion. Quinn liked the Commonwealth bank Incursion, where he learned the difference between ‘needs’ and wants’. Niamh loved going to Wilson Botanic Park, especially with her mum who was a parent helper. Hayden really enjoyed going to Hooptime at Dandenong Basketball Stadium. William liked participating in the Cross Country and was proud of his top 5 finish. Olivia liked building a dam using sand and Lego during our unit of inquiry all about water. James loved participating in the SEDA footy clinic. Viktoria’s highlight of the year was making clay owls in Visual Arts. Maadhav really liked climbing to the top of the Hoo Hoo Tower at Wilson Botanic Park. Amelie had an incredible time at Hoop Time and is looking forward to going again next year.

Jessica enjoyed the swimming program this year. Jeye always has a great time exploring the Sensory Garden at recess and lunchtime. Scarlet loved making new friends in grade 2H. Callum loved making his Orca plate creature for the under the waves inquiry unit. Billy has had a fantastic time in PE and in particular climbing the ropes. Cassie enjoyed doing maths and silent reading every day. Chantelle’s favourite thing in 2H has been always learning something new in maths. Bridie had a really fun time making plate creatures for the under the waves inquiry unit.

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LODGERS: 2M 2018

Ashwin has participated in dozens of chess competitions around Victoria and Australia and has won numerous medals and trophies to prove it. Ashwin started playing Chess in 2016 and hasn’t looked back since…

CHESS PAINS

Chess is a game of strategy and logic. It has been played and enjoyed by millions of people around the world for centuries, but there are few people in the 21st Century that play the ancient game as well as Berwick Lodge’s very own vice school captain Ashwin.

“After lots of tournaments, I realised the game was helping me in my daily life. I could solve problems faster - and in more creative ways than I could before.”  It was while playing a game at Hampton Park Primary School in 2016 that Ashwin learnt something about himself that he had never realised before…

According to the website https:// au.tornelo.com/, Ashwin is listed as one of the top 30 best chess players in Australia.

“I was losing to people who had just started playing the game, and I was playing terribly. It was painful. I got frustrated and angry with myself. After the tournament finished, I said I was going to quit chess forever! My mum became troubled since she knew I had a great future in the game and she tried to persuade me to keep playing. Luckily, she did! Mum helped me realise that it's not about winning or loosing the game, it’s about winning or learning the game.”

“I started to play chess after watching my brother and mum play. I become interested in it and I picked it up fast. My mum saw talent in me and encouraged me to play more and more. After attending chess coaching sessions, I was ready to play in tournaments.”

Ashwin’s brother attended the tournaments with him and observed his game strategy. As Ashwin made mistakes on the board, his brother was able to assist him and coach him after the game.

tournaments at the Australian Junior Chess Championships, the Victorian youth championships, the upcoming state championships and he is playing at the national finals in October, 2018, too. He also plays at the Melbourne Chess Club and at inter school chess tournaments.

Ashwin is currently playing chess at

Written by Ashwin M and Mr Kelly. Originally published in LODGERS MAGAZINE 01 and in the local press (Star News).

LODGERS: 3G 2018 It has been a wonderful year in 3G, we have learnt a lot about our class members and ourselves. It has been a year of new experiences, school camp at Phillip Island, NAPLAN, becoming the ‘older’ buddies to 1K and working in the BER building. We are proud to say our resilience, confidence and understanding has grown this year in ways we could not have expected. In 3G, we have become independent learners ready to challenge ourselves whenever an opportunity presents itself. We do not give up and we offer words of encouragement to our peers to ensure a positive outcome.   This year has been “AWESOME, AMAZING, FANTASTIC, UNBELIEVABLE, INTERESTING and BRILLIANT all at the same time!” – 3G students.

LODGERS: 3S 2018 What a wonderful year we have had in 3S! We have been very lucky in all of the exciting things we have been able to do! Some of our highlights include the Bunjil place excursion, the Murrindindi visit and the Southern Ocean incursion. We also went on our first school camp to Phillip Island, which we all thoroughly enjoyed. Overall it has been an amazing year with lots of fun and excitement!â€Š

LODGERS: 3N 2018 What an amazing year we have had in Grade 3 N this year. At the beginning of the year we came together and discovered how unique we all were and yet together how united we could become. Friendships have been formed, respect has been our focus and tolerance of everyone has been achieved. Highlights of the year have included our first participation in the Grade 3-6 House Sports competition, working with our buddies, hosting visitors from China and of course, our first ever school camp to Phillip Island. We have had so much fun together this year.â€Š

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Eye Of The Beholder

LODGERS: 4L 2018 We can all agree that 2018 has been a wonderful year. We have enjoyed all sorts of things like getting our pen licences, visiting the museum, going on camp and more. We have all worked really well together and made lots of new friends. One of the incursions we did this year was so good that we canâ€™t stop talking about it! It was called Wildlife Xposure. We had lots of interesting animals come in to the school and we got to hold them. It even inspired us to invent our own animals and complete a project all about them. We have had a wonderful year and we are all so sad to say goodbye to 4L. But we are excited for what lies ahead of us!â€Š

LODGERS: 4M 2018 Wow! We did so many wonderful things in 2018. During our First Contacts unit we thought about Australian and world history and the lives of the first Australians and indigenous people; we visited the amazing Melbourne Museum and had a visit by Murrindindi. We also had an awesome camp at Forest Edge CYC camp in the beautiful bush land of nearby Neerim East. We loved lots of art and design activities and made 3D sailing ships, mathâ€™s cubes, STEM marble runs and had fun with ICT AND robotics. We also made geometric and angles in art pieces. Our Web of Life unit & Invented Animals Research Project was GREAT FUN; with so many creative ideas from every class member. We loved exploring our 2018 science and inquiry activities. Another highlight of the year was our publishing program,

in which everyone in 4M enjoying writing and creating stories for personal publishing.â€Š

LODGERS: 5K 2018 If you were so busy, what would you say, Or what would you do if you were in 5K?

So what would you do, or what would you say,

We had the Radio Show, where we wrote some scripts, Then we listened to them as radio clips. This year’s camp was such a thrill, We went on a bus to Sovereign Hill! The Film Festival was so exciting! Some of us were certainly nail biting. At school or in Ballarat, Or even in the yard where we wear our hats!

If you were in the fabulous 5K?

Literature Festival 2018 â€Š

Community/Sensory Garden â€Š

PERFORMING ARTS

VISUAL ARTS 2018

CODING AND ROBOTICS

MANY MORE PHOTOS… …ON MR KELLY’S BLOG! http://learningwithdigitaltechnology.global2.vic.edu.au/

FUNNY PHOTOSâ€¦

THE YEAR AHEAD What will the new year bring?

2019 COMING SOON!

Berwick Lodge Primary School Website: www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au Address: 139-145 Mansfield St, Berwick VIC 3806 Phone: (03) 9707 1766