Montmorency Primary School Year 5/6 Blog

On Monday 15th March we went to the Impact Leadership Conference in the city.  We had to get up really early because we left school at 8.00am!!!  Our wonderful chaplain Beverley organised this for us.  We had a fantastic time and meet lots of new students from other schools.  We all loved “loud noises” and loved the activities they did.  Riley Marumaru and Jessica had to perform a dance move in front of the entire conference.  Well Done guys!!!!

Here are some of our ideas about the conference – What is leadership? and What makes a good leader?

Liam

Leadership is when you take charge of what you do.

A good leader is someone who takes control and is not embarassed.

Nikita

Leadership is when you take charge of what you do.

Someone who can take charge and lead you to victory

Jake

Leadership is not all about being bossy. It is about being part of a team.

A good leader helps people.

Ben

Leadership is working in a team and working together.

Riley Murray

Leadership is not about being in charge.

It is some one who is responsible and smart.

Brodie

Leadership is helping others to be better at things.

A good leader can lead people through good times and the bad times.

Jamison

A leader is a person who is a great role model and knows what to do.  They act with integrity and have a positive influence on others.  You should always try your best and never give up.  Everyone can be a leader in something.

Zoe

Working in a team helps me achieve more.  A good leader thinks of others.

Olivia

Leadership is when you can think for yourself.

What makes a good leader is someone who thinks of different ideas and works in a team.  They think for themselves, but no good leader is a leader of everything.  They’re also a good role model and never let themselves take over.

Jessica

Leadership is being a good role model.  It doesn’t mean that your in charge of everything it means your in charge of one or two things.

What makes a good leader? Not thinking that you can boss people around, be nice, not mean!

Shelby

My definition of being a good leader is: A leader is being a good friend and someone who works hard.

Leadership is being positive and leading your group the right way.

To be a leader you should be nice to others and do the right thing.

Alyce

Leadership is being a role model and impacting others.

A good leader is someone who does the right thing.

Sammy

Leadership is impacting others and being a good role model.

A good leader is someone that doesn’t show off about it. It is someone that doesn’t want to take charge all the time, who knows when to back down, and is someone that is good at something and not always shy.

Jamisyn

A leader is somebody who might be a good role model.To hear everybody’s ideas, you need to listen, and be fair. A good leader is somebody who encourages others. Remember, have fun and don’t get upset if you loose.

Riley Marumaru

A leader is a person who leads and is a good role model.  It is a person who sets the example for others to follow.

Demi

Leadership is…

Being a good role model, being in charge working together, helping others achieve their goals, cheering people on and being encouraging.

A good leader is a person who listens, helps others, does good things and takes control.

Riley Guest

A leader is a good role model who does the right thing and shows integrity.

Mercedes

Leadership is when you take the responsibility to look after, or take care of something. A good leader is a good role model, and helps people with ideas and encourages people to do good things.

Dakota

A leader is a person who leads something.  You don’t need to be in charge to be a leader.

Harrison

Leadership is about being nice and helping others.  It is about working in a team.

Caleb

Leadership is working in a team and getting along with others.

We are very excited to have started our kitchen classes at Monty!!! For the past two weeks we have been making delicious recipes and eating together at the dining tables in our wonderful kitchen.

Week 1 – Menu

Lemon Cupcakes, Lemon Cordial, Salad and Potato pizza

Week 2 – Menu

Raspberry Muffins, Salad, Rosemary Damper and Potato and Spinach Pizza.

We have been using our own herbs from our school garden whilst making these delicious recipes!!!

We can’t wait to see what Keryn has planned in future weeks!!!

We are looking forward to our Leadership Conference in the city next Monday.

Bye for now

Mrs Collins and 5 / 6 students.

We have all settled in well and have been doing some fantastic work!

Our Integrated Theme this term is Space.  We have been reading a lot of interesting facts about the solar system whilst completing reading rotation tasks.

We have been doing some really fun activities during Integrated Tasks.  We have designed our own planets and we even got to plan and organise a trip to a planet of our choice.

This week we are designing our our Space Vehicles!!!

We have been working very closely with our Prep buddies and making sure we are helping them settle into the routine of school.  We have been learning how important it is to be responsible and being good role models to our Prep buddies. Bev (our chaplain) has organised a very special excursion to a leadership conference on the 15th of March.  We are all looking forward to this because this will help us learn new leadership skills that we will be able to use whilst working with our buddies during Cross Age Tutoring sessions.

We have started our Portfolios on computer this week.  We are completing Checklist 1!

Next week we have a visit from Montmorency Secondary College.  The Vice Principal is coming to talk about the school and we think some old Monty Primary students might also visit.  We can’t wait to see if we remember these students!!!!

Watch this space for some work samples next week.

Bye for now

Mrs Collins and 5 / 6 students.

Alyce and Riley WA are the first two students to complete the Reading Challenge. Congratulations!!!

Remember to keep reading and entering your books at the website

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/prc/

Grade 4′s are making flip posters about Celebrations Around the World. The students are writing their own questions and answers. 

Grade 5′s are designing their own marine park logos.  We are also creating safety signs for tourists visiting our beaches.

Next week we are going on our first excursion to IMAX and the Melbourne Aquarium.  We are all very excited about this!!! Stay tuned for students written recounts of the trip.            Mrs Collins

WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO SHARKS?  

 A. DOLPHINS  B. HUMANS   C. REEFS  D. WHALES

Which is the largest animal in the world?

Riley says an African elephant – what do you think? 

THE ANSWER IS – THE BLUE WHALE.

Grade 4′s have been investigating the types of celebrations that are traditional to countries arond the world.

Grade 5′s worked co-operatively together to produce beautiful marine life murals

Check out some of them at the Work Samples page of this blog!.