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Virtual World Library Club

Today was the first day back for Term 2 Virtual World Library Club. Students were keen to get back to building in world and other students were eager to use it for the first time. Toby loved playing with the Minecraft App and other students had a brilliant time with the Alternator game 🙂 We love the library on Thursdays as it is the technology hub of the school for 45 very fast minutes!

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5M SMASH Session

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What a stunning Autumn day to have a  SMASH session. Serious fun but not as easy as it looked. Balancing is hard!

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K3B Literacy

Mrs Booth visited class K3B this morning and there were a few students absent but the three that were there were on task and working hard on their literacy activities. We had lots of fun and Mrs Booth decided that she has to visit this class more often for their wonderful cheeky smiles 🙂 Good work everyone.

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ANZAC Day – April 25, 2012

Today Australia celebrated ANZAC day our most important national occasion. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and in 1914, when war broke out, the two countries joined forces to capture the Gallipoli peninsula and make their way to Constantinople which is now called Istanbul in Turkey. There were heavy losses on both sides as the ANZAC forces landed on the beaches on April 25th. The battle lasted for nearly 8 months  before a stalemate was declared and the ANZAC troops evacuated. Over 8000 Australian soldiers died during this time and this great loss had a profound impact on the Australian people leading to ANZAC day becoming considered by many as our nations most important national holiday.

You can find more information about ANZAC day at the following websites:

Gallipoli and the ANZACS

Must See: Gallipoli: The First Day – Award winning 3D Documentary Site

15th  Light Horse Regiment (Northern Rivers Lancers)
CHPS ANZAC Day 2012 on PhotoPeach

 

ANZAC Day April 25, 2012 from Coffs Harbour PS on Vimeo.

The Last Post 25/04/2012 from Coffs Harbour PS on Vimeo.

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Steam Train Transport

Who had a ride on the Lachlan Valley Steam Train on the weekend? Mrs Booth was there on Saturday to watch it leave and is a big fan of steam engines. The engine is powered by steam that is created by burning coal in a firebox that is surrounded by water. When the water is hot enough it produces steam pressure necessary to power the pistons  that drive the wheels of the engine. This is a great link that explains and shows you how it all works: Haworth Village Steam Trains. If you want to see more pictures and get in contact with the Lachlan Valley Railway click here

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Sumo Wrestlers at CHPS

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Molly’s Kenya HSIE and Tsunami Science

Students from 5M might recognise their buildings they created for their African village project using their student modified virtual world application sim-on-a-stick. Mrs Booth was busy creating a final build linked to Molly’s Kenya and the World Food Program.

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Here are a couple of shots from the tsunami science build.

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UNReal Exposition Text Type

Class 3/4HE have been looking at Exposition text types and thanks to UNReal Estate ,who sponsored some advertising space, Daniel and Damian had their expositions published in the weekend property lift out.

An exposition text requires students to organise their text to appeal to the target audience and provide some reasons or arguments why the reader (in these examples) should buy or rent a particular property. Well done to class 3/4HE and a BIG thank you to UNReal Estate Coffs Coast for sponsoring their work 🙂

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1H and the Beanstalk

1H and the Beanstalk from Coffs Harbour PS on Vimeo.

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Brelsford Park Development

A number of Coffs Harbour Public School students were part of a community consultation plan when the local council decided to build a new playground as part of the Brelsford park redevelopment plan. The students were initially involved 3 years ago as they submitted drawings and ideas to the design company GeoLINK and the same students were recently involved in a follow-up interview to see if the design had pleased them and if there was anything that they were not happy with.

Here is the link to the GeoLINK Brelsford Park Adventure Playground page with some good photos showing its development.

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