 In
2008, Year 6/7B wrote some wonderful descriptions of our Deputy Principal,
Mr Clint Burton. In 2003, Mr Belous's Year 7 class also wrote descriptions
of Mr Burton and you can read them in the link at the bottom of this page!
See if Mr Burton has changed much in 5 years!! Click the photo for our
writing. |
In 2005, Year 7L made some wonderful models of environmentally friendly houses
which include features like:
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insulation to keep the house cool
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bins - recycle, scraps, human waste
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water tanks to conserve water
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solar panels to save money and collect electricity
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Click the model to look at their work. |
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YEAR 7 VISIT TO THE QUEENSLAND POLICE MUSEUM,
2005
During May, the children from Year Seven visited the Queensland Police
Museum which is situated in the Roma Street Headquarters of the Queensland
Police Force. Luckily, no one was arrested although the sleuths from the
Year Seven classes were given the task of examining a mock crime scene. This
involved searching for forensic clues which would lead them to understand
how the crime was committed. Like a team from CSI they took to the task and
were able to demonstrate their investigative skills. As well as
participating in that activity, they were able to view weapons which had
been made by criminals from seemingly harmless household implements. A
variety of hidden weapons – such as knives contained in belt buckles – also
caught their imagination. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the displays which
included historical information as well as details of how some major murder
mysteries were solved. All in all, it was an interesting and educational
experience which complemented our work on forensic science. |
 PARLIAMENT
HOUSE VISIT
The month of June saw the Year Seven classes make a visit to Parliament
House. As well as being greeted by Local Member, Mr Phil Reeves, the
students were treated to Morning Tea at the Parliamentary Annexed.
Following this, the history of the
actual Parliament House was explained before they entered the building.
Click here for some photos. |
TOOHEY FOREST ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE
Nestled in the ground of Griffith University is the Toohey Forest
Environmental centre which the Grade Seven classes visited in July. It was
an interesting day when we learned about how it is possible to build houses
that are more environmentally friendly and recyclable even! Group activities
horrified us when we learned that most of us use so many resources there
would have to be 10 or even 20 worlds to support our lifestyle and use, or
abuse, of the environment. A really enjoyable task was to use solar energy
to help run some amazing constructions such as racecars, Ferris wheels and
merry-go-rounds. Even though it was a fun activity-filled day, we all
learned about how we can better use and care for our natural environment.
Click here
for some photos. |
 In
term 4, 2001, many Year Six and Seven students at Rochedale State School study
multiculturalism. As part of this unit, Professor John Tyman from Cultures
in context visited the school. This year, he spoke about the Maasai people
of Kenya in Africa. Thanks to Professor Tyman the children learned a great
deal about the Maasai culture and are now ready to look for themselves at
other cultures, with a much more open mind. Here's some photos of our talk. |
 In
2001, Year
6/7K took part in the B105 Scavenger Hunt to try and win some money for the
school. Although they managed to find all 19 items, with over 100 other
lucky contestants to compete with, they didn't en up winning. Still they had
a great trip into the city for the draw.
Here's their pictures! |
 In
1999, Mr
Belous' class has been learning all about Greek myths and some of the
children have produced beautifully presented work. Here's Kirsty's Greek myth about Eros and Psyche along with her
illustrations. We wish we could show you her book but that's not possible
but she did get 29 ½ out of 30 for her work!! Click on the picture of Zeus
to read Kirsty's myth. |
 Each
year, the Year 7 students write descriptive paragraphs about people in our
school. In 1999, Year 7s wrote about our Deputy Principal, Mr Burton,
while Year 7 wrote about our Principal, Mr Gordon!! Click on the pictures
to read the Year 7's sometimes too honest descriptions. |
 Year 7 have
been writing some descriptions of the lives of some interesting objects in
1998.
They have certainly put themselves into the lives of their subjects as
you'll see when you read their descriptions. Click on the eggs to go to
their page. |
Our Language
Program consists of learning to write and recognise many different types of
written work. These different types are known as "Genres" and we'd like to
present some of our work in these genres for you. Click on the book to read
our examples. |
 Year 7
students each year select a member of staff to practise their "Descriptive
Genre" on. Click on the picture of 1997's "lucky" recipient to read our
students' fine efforts. |
