Year 6 Year 6 Blue Class Report
6 Green 2002
We started the year by jumping into the freezing (and sinking) swimming pool, to get ready for the swimming carnival in week two. We all had a great day at the swimming carnival especially the house that won. Term one ended with our first ever parent/student/teacher interviews, which were quite scary. You never know what those teachers are going to say! At Easter, the “Green” classes re-enacted the days leading up the death of Jesus at daily Paraliturgies. In the second week of term two we went to the Edmund Rice Bicentennial Mass at the Entertainment Centre. Mr Hackett was dressed up as Edmund Rice and the Year 4’s were dressed as Irish street urchins. It was very strange to see our Headmaster in old-fashioned clothes. Mrs Heary, our “in school” costume designer, made all the costumes and everyone looked “the part”. During the term we did an interesting activity with Ms Tesoriero, in which she hid lollipops around the classroom and asked us to find them. When the hunt was finished not everyone had found a lollipop. Ms Tesoriero asked those that had missed out how they felt. Then Ms Tesoriero told us that the purpose of the activity was to see what it felt like to be poor. I missed out and felt terrible! From this activity we learnt the importance or sharing what we have with others. In week seven a representative from Transperth came to school to give us an entertaining seminar on public transport. We watched a video about a boy named Jeffery who broke most of the train station and bus rules in two days. Two weeks later people were still going around saying, “Uh Oh Jeffery!” which was stuck in their heads from watching the video. Term three started with the Performing Arts Festival. The “Boys In Groove” dance group won their category and the whole school felt extremely proud of their spectacular achievement. In week two of term three, “Barking Gecko” performed a hilarious play about a theatre troupe that consisted of a pompous lion, a bossy fox and a scared mouse. The best lessons of the term occurred on Tuesday afternoon when we did cooking with Ms Boe. We made pizza and fruit salad, both tasted scrumptious! At the end of the term we had the sports carnival. It was a fabulous day for most and a “so-so” one for others, for example Mrs Wyatt, who had to do all the scoring. This year Trinity College hosted the Inter School Athletic Carnival in week ten. This of course meant even more work for Mrs Wyatt! This term, term four, is going to be extremely busy. For Speech Night we are doing Latin/American Dancing with a soccer theme. Where do these teachers get their ideas? So make sure you have your tickets! Another busy part of the term will be the prefect nominations, so remember everybody vote 1, Tom Drage. Overall it has been a great year. There is never a dull moment in 6B.
At the beginning of this year I was very nervous about starting Year 6, but I was looking forward to it. Term one was definitely the least busy of the year. At first we got to know each other better and found out what everyone had done over the holidays. We had a swimming carnival and it was really fun. During term one, the boys in the choral groups practised very hard for the Bicentennial Mass which was held at the Entertainment Centre in Term 2. It went really well and everyone liked it. We also went to the Perth City Library to listen to Elaine Forrestall speak about writing and where her ideas came from. One of the stories she told us was about her childhood and the fact that her dad had made her a tricycle. She told us that everyone has a story to tell. Term three was the most industrious term of the year, from book launches to sports carnivals and everything in between. As the holidays ended and we went back to school our first stop was to ‘Callan’ to learn more about the life of Edmund Rice. As cross country had finished, and we were playing our soccer tournament, training for the athletics carnival began and before we knew it, the day had arrived and was over. Everyone had fun. On the last day, the big walk took place. We spent hours having a great time and it was a superb way to finish the term. Term four was also busy, in-between rehearsals for speech night and organising a mini-fete, we also went to the Electoral Education Centre to learn about preferential voting. Looking back, the year was interesting and exciting, and I wonder why I was so nervous. We worked really hard and also had some fun in class. It seems like the first day of school was only yesterday. When I think of the future, I think of Year 7. I think of what teacher I might have and I wonder if I will be a prefect or head-boy, or a house captain. Whatever happens, I am looking forward to Year 7! Hugo Seymour, Michael Tobin and Michael O’ Neill
Thomas Drage
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