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media type="custom" key="21941818" **__Tuesday 30th July__** We are in Beijing and having an amazing time. We wanted to let everyone know we are learning a lot about the culture and history of Beijing and can't wait to share it all with you. Every night we are putting together a Podcast. In the podcast we share our experiences and favourite parts. We will post this podcast on our return to school and it will be about 12-15 minutes long. We can't wait to share our learning and experiences with you during our showcase event in week 4.

**__Friday 26th July__** Our first week back has been a great one and we are all excited and ready to go to camp on Sunday. Remember to be at the airport by 2.30pm. Have your bags packed and be ready for an action packed week in Beijing!

**__Monday 22nd July__** Welcome back to term 3! It has been great to hear about everyone's holiday. The updated timetable for this term has been emailed to all students and saved in the upcoming events tab. We are looking forward to a busy and productive term. The first upcoming event is camp. We are heading to China this Sunday and are all very excited about our trip.

**__Wednesday 5th June__** Please go to the camp page to see the new information document relating to our school camp to China next term.

**__Wednesday 22nd May__** Thank you to the parents that attended our China camp meeting last night. For those of you that could not make it, the presentation has been uploaded to the camp page. Please take some time to look through it and let us know if you have any questions. The first thing on our list is to get Visa applications in :) Have a great Wednesday. Next week we will be completing the NAPLAN tests. The timetable is as follows: 40 mins || Language Conventions 45 mins || 40 mins || Writing  40 mins || 50 mins || Reading  65 mins || 50 mins || Maths- Calculator  40 mins || 40 mins || **__Monday 20th May__** Welcome to week 6 everybody. Please can you ensure that you complete the survey about Technology at Avondale that was emailed to you yesterday. This survey must be completed before 3pm on Thursday this week. Have a great week. Mr K
 * || Year 5 || Year 7 ||
 * Wed- Morning Session || Language Conventions
 * Wed- Middle Session || Writing
 * Thurs- Morning Session || Reading
 * Fri- Morning Session || Maths
 * Fri- Middle Session || - || Maths- Non calculator

**__Friday 17th May__** Today was Scratch day at Avondale and we all had the opportunity to showcase what we have learnt in technology classes with Mr Kemp over the last 4-5 weeks. With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations - and share your creations with others in the online community. Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively - essential skills for life in the 21st century. The Middle Years students have come so far with their learning and computer programming skills in such a short time and have created some amazing projects. Today the students worked collaboratively to showcase their knowledge in a practical, hands-on maze game, they had a Skype session with a school partaking in Scratch Day at Mount Gambier High School in Australia and they created a problem solving project challenge in pairs. This is where you can see the Middle Year Students projects: @http://scratch.mit.edu/users/ScratchDayAvondale/ Please take some time to have a look through their creations and leave some feedback. All of the staff are very proud of what the students have created and they can't wait to see what else they do with their skills and knowledge. Well done Middle Years Students! Here are some photographs from the Scratch Day event today: **__Thursday 16th May__** Today during technology we explored the new Scratch 2.0 and discovered just how amazing it is and what new features it includes. We have Scratch day at school tomorrow and can't wait to showcase our learning. Please check out the Technology page for some photographs of today's session.

**__Thursday 9th May__** Sorry that things have been quiet on here lately but we have been very busy behind the scenes making it all work. Students have been busy with a new routine to their Wikispace pages. They now must update their Wiki page with a reflection every Friday about their learning and also upload a piece of their work from the week. Every Friday this is due and their mentor teacher will go over it with them. Please feel free to take a look at the student's pages to see how they are getting on. It is class photographs next week so make sure you are ready for them. Next Friday 17th May is also Scratch day. We will have our experts coming in to set us exciting challenges. **__Friday 19th April__** The end of the first week of term 2 is here. We have had a great start to term 2 and the students have already been working hard in all subject areas. We have been lucky enough to have experts run tutorials on how to use the program Scratch during technology this week. On Thursday we had a fun filled day at the Athletics Carnival. We have also begun extra curricular activities during lunch breaks every second day, including chess, reading and study group. Students are welcome to attend these sessions on the given days. The new timetable for term 2 is available. Please click on Upcoming Events in the menu to your left.

**__Thursday 28th March__** Today is our last day for Term 1 - we are all excited about having a holiday and it gives us a great chance to recharge the batteries ready for term 2. To finish off our term we want feedback from you about how you are enjoying the Middle Years. Please complete this survey during your technology lesson with Mr Kemp today. The survey will close at 12.30pm. [|http://m.socrative.com/student/#joinRoom] Room #557638

**__Friday 22nd March__** Today is our showcase with our parents and you have done so well to prepare a few things to share. Once you are ready this is the link to the quiz for your parents. "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" [|http://m.socrative.com/student/#joinRoom] __THIS QUIZ HAS NOW CLOSED__ **__Wednesday 20th March__** Today we sent home information to you about our trip to China at the end of July. Please check out the camp page for more information and the notice that was sent home. **__Tuesday 5th March__** Well done to you all for your amazing participation in World Literacy day - it was great to see you all so focussed and hooked into an amazing learning opportunity. You never know - you could be part of a Guiness World Record. Amazing results today - World Maths Day tomorrow - get logging in first thing and remember to try your best and HAVE FUN!

**__Thursday 28th February__** Today we were honoured to have an author in residence at our school. Jacqueline Harvey; author of the Clementine-Rose and Alice-Miranda Series came in and inspired us. She worked with us all day and we got to work 1 on 1 with her at times as well. She has given us all inspiration to write more and become better writers. Here is the link to her website: [] and here are some photo's from our day working with her: **__Monday 25th February__** We are very excited today because our tablets get to go home for the first time. The keyboard cases have arrived and they will be sent home this afternoon. Here are some pictures of us with the new cases on our tablets. Watch this space for more exciting events. \ **__Friday 15th February__** We have come to the end of our leadership development week and we thought we would share some of the highlights with you through photographs. Here is a small selection of what we got up to during the week. ENJOY!

**__Thursday 14th February__** Happy Valentines Day everyone. Mr Burrows, Miss Houston and I have had a great first 2 days of our leadership programme and we are excited about the final day tomorrow. Good luck with your applications. This is a reminder of what our email addresses are:

Mr Kemp - ckemp@avondale.edu.sg Mr Burrows - sburrows@avondale.edu.sg Miss Houston - thouston@avondale.edu.sg

Have a great night and we will see you tomorrow :)

**__Wednesday 6th February__** Kia Ora! Happy Waitangi Day Everyone. Enjoy New Zealand's special day. Well done to the Middle Years student's involved in the Kapa Haka group. You made us VERY very proud. Have a great day and keep sending in your homework through your email. Mr K

**__Monday 21st January__** Welcome to the Year 5 Wikispace for 2013. We hope everyone has had a great break and you are ready for an exciting and busy year ahead. This Wikispace will be the source of information sharing throughout the year from notices, to homework and individual portfolio pages. We will do our best to post regularly to this Wiki. Please have a look around and see what it is all about. For more information or if you need any questions answered - please get in touch with Mr Kemp on ckemp@avondale.edu.sg Check back soon for some more exciting updates as the children start to explore their new spaces. In the meantime - here is a photo from today's first session