Our Classroom News

Week: 6 Term: 1 2019

Birthdays Jade- 5th January Mrs Hague- 28th May Ricky- 30th June Lilly S- 11th Sept Sarah B- 29th Sept Sarah F- 19th Oct Luke- 15th Nov Lilly B- 30th Dec

Things to think about! • What is

endometriosis? • Who was

Michelangelo? • Have you put a smile

on your mind today?

This Friday is International Women’s Day, a time to reflect and celebrate women and our achievements. I feel extremely grateful to work with so many women, both young and a bit older, who inspire and motivate me every day. Thanks ladies!!

This week we celebrated Pancake Day by making some seriously yummy, fluffy pancakes and we were joined by some friends from the ILC.

Looking forward to another action packed week.

Mrs Hague

Upcoming National Days

• 5th- International Pancake Day • 6th- International Oreo Day

• 8th- International Women’s Day

On This Day….

1475- Michelangelo born

1876- Alexander Graham Bell patents the first telephone

1918- First recorded case of the Spanish Flu. This was the start of a worldwide pandemic which is thought to have killed up to 100 million people

2014- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears with 239 people

Why It Matters

In this life skills class we do mindfulness and listen to the Smiling Minds app. This is important to us because mindfulness gets us ready for the class and help us to

focus, while during Smiling Minds we focus on our breathing and learn skills which can help us when we are

sad, stressed or upset.

We all enjoy this class because it is a safe zone and we all feel confident in what we say; we don’t have to be afraid of people laughing at us. It has also built up

everyone’s confidence and is giving us the chance to be prepared for life outside school through helping deliver

meals on wheels and participate in work experience.

This class is important to us all. We feel valued, safe and are learning skills which we can take back to other classes, the playground and beyond. We have all become

more confident and feel better about ourselves.

- Lilly Spackman

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Something for Your Calendar

Athletics Carnival When: 17th May

Where: McAlister Oval

What: Track and Field events such as running, long jump, discus and more!

Who: NEELD HARGRAVES FARRER BRIGDEN

Why: Support your house, have fun and get involved!

What to bring: * Dress up in your team’s colours * A positive attitude

Sarah Burns

Every March Endometriosis Month takes place across the world, with the aim of increasing awareness and highlighting the symptoms of this debilitating condition that affects an estimated

Endometriosis can have a devastating effect on the quality of life of sufferers of this condition due to the painful symptoms that the disease carries and the fact that it is the biggest cause of infertility in women. Although this is a condition that affects the average diagnosis can take up to 7 and a half years.

The International Women's Day 2019 campaign theme of #BalanceforBetter is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. It is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

What Do You See?

Look at this picture, what is the first thing you see?

Do you see a young woman or an old lady?

The way we see ourselves is often very different to the way others

see us so remember….

Pancake Day

Best Fluffy Pancakes

Ingredients

• 2 Cups plain flour • ¼ C raw sugar • 4 teaspoons baking powder • ¼ teaspoon baking soda • ½ teaspoon salt • 1 ½ Cups milk • 110g butter, melted • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 1 large egg

Method

1. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre.

2. In another bowl and add milk, melted butter, vanilla and egg and whisk until combined. Fold into the dry ingredients and mix together until smooth.

3. If the batter is too thick fold in a couple of tablespoons of extra milk.

4. Set the batter aside while you heat pan to a low-medium heat. Grease with butter or oil.

5. Pour ¼ cup of batter onto the pan and spread out gently into a round shape.

6. When the underside is golden and bubbles begin to surface, flip with a spatula and cook until golden. Repeat until all batter is cooked.