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ICAS Science & Digital Technologies

Well done to everyone who took part in this year’s ICAS Science and Digital Technologies competitions. Students received their certificates today at our weekly assembly and there were some very impressive results!

Science

Participation –Hamish Ma, Amie and Grayson (top 47%) 

Merits – Annabelle (top 45%)

Credits – Sam (top 26%), Rowan (top 16%), Noah (top 26%), Kynan (top 16%), Julian (top 21%), Dexter (top 21%), Emma (top 36%), Fin (top 13%), Hamish Mon (top 17%), Archie (top 26%), Jules (top 30%), Will (top 36%) and Chelsea (top 36%)

Distinctions – Callum (top 7%), Raquel (top 2%)
Principal’s Award to Raquel!

 

Digital Technologies

Participation – Zali and Grayson

Merits – Amie (top 44%) and Rowan (top 43%)

Credits – Kynan (top 16%), Dexter (top 21%), Julian (top 36%), Fin (top 21%) and Will (top 28%)

Distinctions – Hamish Mon (top 8%), Norah (top 8%), Hamish Ma (top 5%), Raquel (top 5%), Emma (top 5%) and Annabelle (top 2%)
Principal’s award to Annabelle!

Thinkfest!

Today saw the culmination of our annual Thinkfest program! Students showcased their talents, creativity and problem-solving skills at our host school New Lambton South PS. It’s been a huge amount of work: making props, writing scripts, maintaining a visual diary, painting backdrops, having fun and making lots of mess! Our efforts were rewarded today with a win for our English team, Best Visual Diary, Highly Commended for Enthusiasm and Best Backdrop. Our History team received awards for Best Prop and Best Backdrop. Our Maths team received Best Skit Solution and Science also received Best Backdrop. Congratulations to Ember who was recognised as Best ‘Thinkfester’ for her outstanding effort, leadership and contribution to this year’s program. Well done everyone – a terrific result!

 

Build a Bridge!

This term in science we’ve been studying the unit The Structure and Function of Cities. Students have been exploring systems in the built environment and the environmental factors that influence their design. This week we learnt about bridges and students did a great job designing and building their own. Their bridges needed to be able to transport a matchbox car, be aesthetically pleasing and be able to hold at least 100 grams. Students presented and tested their bridges at our Stage 3 Bridge Off this afternoon. Have a look at their handiwork below…

Dr Karl visit

Yesterday the OC were fortunate enough to be invited to attend a Skype session with the amazing science guru Dr Karl Kruszelnicki! We had a great time asking lots of interesting questions and learning about all things science. A huge thank you to Mrs Elsley and 1E for inviting us to take part. 

ICAS Science & Digital Technologies

Well done to everyone who took part in this year’s ICAS Science and Digital Technologies competitions. Students received their certificates today at our weekly assembly and there were some very impressive results!

Science

Participation – Grayson, Ty, Ember, Eleanor (top 49%) and Blade (top 49%)

Merits – Eliza (top 37%), Griffin (top 43%), Duncan (top 43%) and Amie (top 43%)

Credits – Celeste (top 19%), Chelsea (top 32%), Fin (top 12%), Dexter (top 32%), Emma (top 21%) and Sam (top 30%)

Distinctions – Raquel (top 5%), William (top 8%), Oscar (top 2%) and Noah K (top 2%). Principal Awards to Noah K and Oscar!

Digital Technologies

Participation – Eliza, Ty and Fin (top 50%)

Merits – Duncan (top 45%)

Credits – Emma (top 19%), Raquel  (top 26%), Grayson (top 19%), Jayden (top 34%), William (top 13%), Amie (top 26%), Ember (top 20%), Griffin (top 20%), Blade (top 20%), Eleanor (top 36%) and Sam (top 36%)

Distinctions – Dexter (top 8%), Celeste (top 6%) and Oscar (top 2%)

High Distinction & Principal’s Award – Noah K (top 1%)

Tasty Science

This term we have been learning all about the Solar System and Space and this week we all enjoyed a rather delicious lesson about the moon. Have a look at our photos below of students replicating the phases of the moon using Oreos. Students also have an optional homework task of completing a Moon Tracker for a month.

Planetarium visit

To tie in with our Science unit this term on the Solar System, Mrs Bowman has organised a terrific opportunity for all our students with an incursion to the Planetarium. The OC’s visit is booked in for Tuesday 30th May (next week) so please ensure your note and payment has been returned. It’s going to be out of this world!

Year 5 STEM Festival

Well done to the Year 5 students who attended yesterday’s Hunter Valley STEM Festival to compete in the Jaguar Primary School Challenge for 2016. Students headed off first thing in the morning to the Forum at the University of Newcastle to race their model Jaguar race cars that they have been busy designing, constructing, and modifying for the past 2 weeks. This has been a fantastic opportunity for students to experience another application of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) skills and for them to be part of their own mini pit crew. Students were put into teams consisting of a ManagerEngineer, and Graphic Designer. They worked together to develop a design for their Jaguar race car and research modifications that could be made to add wings and spoilers that could potentially give their Jaguar an advantage on the track. Yesterday, students were able to see how well their modifications had worked by placing their cars on a tether line and inserting a compressed CO² canister into the back of their Jaguar. Students then had the challenge of trying to achieve the best reaction time possible at the start line as their Jaguars zoomed down the track. Students were also able to look at a host of interactive exhibits from High School challenges.

Congratulations to the Melissa McCARthys team who scored the best reaction time and race time for Tighes Hill! Here are photos and videos from the day. Enjoy!​

Mini EV Festival

Well done to everyone who came along to Cameron Park Raceway yesterday to participate in the Mini EV Festival! What a great day – it was wonderful to see the sun shining and lots of families, friends and puppies come out to support us! I was so proud of the fantastic effort all our students made during this project, working on their carts, making team shirts and exhibiting enthusiastic team spirit. A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteer, Bob, who helped us each week with this project. Enjoy the photos below.