Stage Two

Crunch and Sip.

2012-02-26T21:25:00.009+11:00

We had our first session of 'Crunch and Sip' on Wednesday. It was great to read a book in class and eat some healthy fruits and vegetables. Looking forward to this time each week.

Welcome to 2012

2012-02-26T17:29:00.005+11:00

Welcome back to school!

Welcome to our Year 3 students who have moved to the primary department. We are looking forward to seeing you blossom and become independent learners.

We have begun the school year with wonderful enthusiasm! Our theme this term is:

Australia - You're Standing in it.

The projects completed by Stage 2 students are 'You beaut!!"

Gotta Keep Reading

2011-08-22T23:18:00.005+11:00

Gotta Keep Reading
We were inspired by You Tube to produce the catchy video clip.

Hope you enjoy it.

3/6D's Assembly

2011-06-27T22:29:00.005+11:00

3/6D did "B" Block Proud!

Visual literacy is being able to read beyond the words and 'see' what story the pictures contain. Anthony Browne is an author skilled in including visual literacy elements to communicate through the illustrations to his readers.

We loved this version of one of Anthony Browne's texts. Can YOU guess which story it is?

Fizzics!

2011-05-26T19:32:00.012+11:00

Human Body Incursion.

Today was AWESOME!

Thank you to Ben from Fizzics!! We learnt so much about our amazing body today.
We put together a body x-ray, viewed blood cells, hair follicles and plant cells under the microscope. Some of us were human electrical conductors and others took a colour blindness test.

Afterwards, we asked some very interesting questions and Ben had all of the answers! He said that he learnt lots of things by listening to his teachers.

The Stage Two teachers thought that was wonderful advice.
Take a look at our incursion.

You can see the Fizzics website by following the link on the right of our blog page or by clicking here.

Kiara's Bunnies!

2011-05-26T18:54:00.006+11:00

This week Kiara brought in her baby rabbits to show 'B' Block. They were both so cute. It was interesting to see their different natures. One was very quiet and content. The other was timid. No wonder, with all of those excited students!

Bandaged Bear Day 2011

2011-05-18T22:42:00.007+11:00

Bandaged Bear Day 2011

Padstow Park Public School do a wonderful job supporting many charities. Our Year 4 students did us all proud as they cared for the sick 'friends' of our students.
Thank you Year 4

Dinosaurs are in 'B' block too!

2011-03-08T21:28:00.005+11:00

Mrs Freer's Year 2s have been working very hard on a wall display in their classroom.

Look out Year 3!!

Dinosaurs are on the loose!!

Elizabeth Farm

2011-03-08T21:20:00.004+11:00

Stage 2 Elizabeth Farm Excursion.
Thursday, 10th March is the Stage 2 Elizabeth Farm excursion.
We cannot wait!!

Elizabeth Farm

Meet The Teacher

2011-03-07T19:50:00.004+11:00

Meet The Teacher

Please join us on Tuesday, 8th March straight after school in your child's classroom. Here we will discuss expectations and things necessary for a successful school year.
We look forward to meeting with you.

2/3F, 3Z, 4W, 3/6D and 4/5S teachers.

2011-02-12T17:12:00.003+11:00

3/6D are Busy Bees in 'B' Block!

A huge thank you to 3/6D for beginning the task of weeding the garden along the verandah of 'B' Block. The weeds had a lovely summer holiday and grew wildly.

3/6D are dedicated to making 'B' Block beautiful.

Thank you!

2011-01-30T17:33:00.005+11:00

Welcome to 2011

We have lots of things planned that make learning WONDERFUL!
We return to school with some very hot weather.
Please ensure that you have your hat and lots of cold drinks.

In the coming weeks your new teacher will inform you of what is needed in class. For now, please ensure you have appropriate pencils (lead and coloured), ruler, eraser, sharpener, gluestick and scissors.

Market Day

2010-11-05T23:39:00.003+11:00

Stage Two Market Day is on its way!

Week 7
24th November 2010
Watch this space for details!

It's a Girl!

2010-10-11T16:31:00.005+11:00

Congratulations to Mrs Wildbur and her family on the safe arrival of
Emilee Tayla Wildbur

Born on the 10th October 2010. What a wonderful birthday! (10.10.10)
Everyone well.

What a happy way to start the school term!

Happy Holidays

2010-09-27T16:40:00.007+11:00

Have a wonderful holiday. It is a great time to restock the pencil case too. Please make sure you have the following:

lead pencils
rubber
sharpener
ruler
scissors
glue
pencils and/or textas

Having the right equipment makes the classroom run more smoothly.

Good Luck, Mrs Wildbur

2010-09-07T21:59:00.017+11:00

Today we said farewell to Mrs Wildbur for the time being. We wish her well as she and her family prepare for their new addition. Mrs Weldon was very busy baking and creating beautiful baby things. Take a look!

We look forward to hearing the happy news soon.

Look at these chicks now!

2010-09-03T16:53:00.003+11:00

Ziah and Marley sent in some photos of their chickens at home. They look like they have been well cared for.
Look how big they are!

CARES 2010

2010-08-12T22:18:00.005+11:00

Stage 2 had two fantastic days at CARES. Thank you to Constable Tony for looking after us on his own. You are a real 'trooper'. You will never see us without our helmets or behaving in a silly way on our bikes. Good to know you can have fun and be safe too.

Education Week Open Day

2010-08-05T17:54:00.005+11:00

Thank you to the parents who visited "B" Block.

You were treated to SMARTBoard demonstrations, morning routines, reading, mathematics, chicken trivia games, chicken crossword puzzles, viewing our beautiful new chicks and of course - the Chicken Dance!

It Hatched!

2010-08-04T09:10:00.006+11:00

We hoped all day that this chick would hatch before home time. It hatched at 4pm. Watch the 8 hour process in just over a minute!

Welcome to the world!

Don't forget to look at our Chicks R Us diary.

3/6D Assembly

2010-08-02T11:50:00.005+11:00

The Solar System

3/6D performed beautifully and gave us all a treat at the assembly that was hosted by them. Mrs Duncan and Mrs McGrouther did a fabulous job with costuming too.

SMARTboard Infomercial

2010-06-04T18:28:00.004+11:00

SMARTboard SMARTboard SMARTboard!!

2/3F are so fortunate to be one of the classrooms with a SMARTboard. We decided to create an infomercial to persuade others how great it is to have one!!

We hope you are convinced!

Thank you Perry for the great idea.
Thank you to all of the parents that braved weather. We really appreciated you being there.

4/5W's Great Assembly

2010-03-29T10:48:00.000+11:00

Congratulations to 4/5W for a fantastic assembly!
There were a lot of announcements on the day and the kids handled it quite well! The assembly ran smoothly and with clarity.
Unfortunately the projector wasn't working and the Bandage Bear Day Powerpoint Presentation could not be shown. However, the students played their recorders excellently with the asisstance of Mrs Taylor. Great tunes!
Well done to everybody and to Mrs Weldon for all the hard work. We look forward to viewing the Bandage Bear Day Presentation soon!

The Tiny Princess. (The Never Ending Story).

2010-03-15T19:56:00.005+11:00

Year 3 have been exploring narratives. We are experts on Orientation, Complication and Resolutions. We are even adding the coda to our writing. With the help of Mrs Weatherby, we shared the orientation and complication of a narrative, but it was up to us to write the resolution and coda. We divided the group into boys and girls and each came up with a different ending. We would love you to read and vote on the ending that you like best. Good luck to each group!!!

The shared beginning.

The Tiny Princess.

Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a tiny princess, no larger than a pea.
She spent her days dancing and playing with the beautiful garden fairies until their gardens were destroyed by two nasty giants, who didn’t like to see the Princess and the fairies happy. The Princess was devastated. She cried and cried until the fairies told her that if she closed her eyes and wished for the gardens to return to their beauty, and she really believed it would happen, her wish would come true.

The boys' ending

So the Tiny Princess closed her eyes and made a wish. "I wish to grow and grow until I am triple the size of the giants"

As soon as she stopped speaking, she felt things start to change. Suddenly everything looked smaller. She was enormous!

"Time for another wish", said the fairy.

"I wish for an electric device to ZAP these destructive giants", the Princess said.

The Princess felt a small shock in her shoe. She removed her shoe and found a Taser. That night the Princess tiptoed to the land of the giants, tasered them and stomped on their houses.

"There, that should do the trick!" she said.

For the next few days the Princess and the fairies fixed up the garden. It was beautiful, blooming with flowers, strawberry plants and weed eating bunnies. It even had a disco.

The Fairy said to the Princess, "Now the giants have gone and the garden is stunning once more. All has returned to normal, except for one thing. You, dear Princess must return to your tiny size". Within the blink of an eye, the Princess was the size of a pea.

With teamwork all things are possible. They all lived happily ever after.

The girls ending

The Princess thought long and hard about what to wish for. If she wished for a new garden the giants could return to destroy it again.
As the tiny princess lay on her back looking up into the branches of the largest tree in the garden a fantastic idea came to her tiny brain.

She would wish for a brand new garden high in the top most branches of this tall tree. Then the giants would never be able to get at it. It would be the most beautiful garden ever. So she closed her eyes really really tight and made her wish.

As she opened her eyes she saw the most magnificent garden she had ever seen, perched high in the branches. The fairies quickly flew high up to the garden to see how beautiful it was.

Unfortunately the Tiny Princess couldn't get up into her new garden. She sat sadly in the destroyed garden. "Oh why did I make my garden so high? I can't get there"

As she sat crying, the fairies heard her sobs and called for Mrs Serena Spider. They pleaded with her to spin some thread so they could attach it to the Tiny Princess. BUMP! The Tiny Princess felt a thud on the ground beside her. It was a gum nut. She climbed in and the spider slowly pulled her up into the tree tops. They spent lots of time playing and dancing in their new garden.

One day the fairies and the Tiny Princess heard some loud noises coming from the bottom of the tree. When they looked down they saw the giants cleaning up the mess they made. The giants had been away and had realised how awful that had been. They decided to fix the garden for the tiny Princess to show how sorry they were.

When they had finished, the garden was more magnificent than it was originally. They stood at the bottom of the tree and called out. "Little Princess, little Princess please come back down and see what we have done. We are soooooo sorry that we destroyed your garden."
The Tiny Princess felt sorry for the giants. So she climbed inside the gum nut and Serena Spider lowered her down where the giants caught her in their enormous hands.

From this day on the giants, the fairies and the Tiny Princess lived happily ever after.

Please vote for your favourite on the top left of the menu panel.