September 2009
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September 18: Brunswick South families packed out the Palace Theatre, Westgarth tonight for a screening of "Up!". It was a wonderful way to finish the term, with the evening ending with many of the children dancing on the stage to the final credits. We wish all our families a happy and safe holiday and look forward to seeing you all again in Term 4.

September 17: The Grade 5-6 children visited the Immigration Museum today, as the final activity in their "Australian Identity" unit. They participated in the "Passport Plus" program, which helped them to understand the experiences of migrants from different periods in Australia's history. They were also able to explore the many fascinating exhibitions at the Museum. Thanks to Brett for organising the activity and to Brett and Jenny for looking after the children at the Museum.

September 16: After two terms of Bike Education, our Grade 5 students are now such confident cyclists that they were able to participate in a full-day bike ride. Their travels took them to Dights Falls, the Velodrome and to Ceres. The program has been an outstanding success, thanks to the enthusiasm of Andy (4/5AR) and the help of the parents and friends who have accompanied the children on their weekly rides. Well done to all the children for becoming such capable and safe cyclists!
September 15: Explosions rocked the yard as the Grade 1-2 students hosted our annual Volcano-Rama event! The children had made an amazing array of volcanoes, which erupted to the cheers of parents and students. Science is a core part of our curriculum, so it's great to see the children having such fun while learning. Thanks to Andy P and Sarah for making our junior science program so exciting!
September 14: The Grades 3-6 children took part in a range of science and maths programs at Scienceworks today. These included the investigation of the forces and energy used by simple machines (Grade 3), the science of sports (Grade 4) and the everyday uses of "mathamazing" maths (Grade 5-6). The day finished with everyone viewing the southern skies at the Planetarium. Thanks to Suzie (3S) for organising this fantastic day for our middle and senior students.

September 7 and 8: Congratulations to all the students for their fantastic performances at "Seussical the Musical" on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The performances were absolutely uplifting and inspirational and the team effort to organise and run such a great production was outstanding. Thanks also to all the staff, students, parents, carers and all the other members of our school community who have helped us in some way in making the production such a success.