Joshua Aghion – Co-ordinator of Innovation (K-6)

It has been a busy week in the Primary School this week. Students have been raising funds from our International-Athon last week, as well as continuing with their learning across all subjects. 

City2Surf

A huge mazal tov to all of the students who participated in the City2Surf last weekend. A few photos have been sent through to the School and we are very proud of the success of our students and community members. The City2Surf is a wonderful way to promote our wonderful city and beaches, as well as stay fit and healthy.

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Science Week wraps up

This week, students from Years K-6 have enjoyed participating in Science Week 2022 activities. The theme this year has been Glass, More than Meets the Eye. Students have been learning about the importance of glass in our society as it carries COVID vaccines, other medicines as well many of our food items. They have explored how glass is made and making use of the Earth’s most abundant resource – sand. Students have looked at the reflective and observable properties of glass and how we utilise all of these elements in our everyday lives. They also enjoyed thinking about how glass is recycled and reused to be a full cycle material.

In Years K-2, students looked at how glass can be made beautiful, particularly in synagogues just like Emanuel Synagogue’s stained glass windows. They used this knowledge to design their own stained glass windows which are now up on display. 

In Years 3-5, students became designers as they used the concept of glass to design and then make a model of a new way to use glass to revolutionise how we communicate, how we eat or how we transport ourselves. Inventions in glass are endless and we are particularly proud of the way students have been able to use the design thinking process to innovate on our current practices. The idea of bendy or non-breakable glass is definitely a highlight. 

In Year 4, students looked at mirrors and reflective glass. Students explored and then constructed their own Kaleidoscope. This was a wonderful opportunity to look at symmetry and shapes as they built a triangular prism and saw the impact of light as it bounced off each reflective surface. Students were amazed after looking at different drawings and shapes and how it appeared in their kaleidoscope. 

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Year 5 students also attended an online webinar presented by the Sydney Olympic Park Trust. Students were informed about animal adaptations which have occurred in animals found in the Olympic Park area.

In Year 6, students explored the future of glass and its impact on innovative design. Students discovered how glass is created and the different functions of glass in our renewable energy future. Students then thoroughly enjoyed learning about solar power and put this learning into practice as they built and then modified a solar powered car. Using the incredible sunlight that we were blessed with this week, they were able to successfully build solar powered vehicles using a range of design options. 

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Year 6 Making solar panels

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Science Week may have ended at school, however the fun is continuing in a range of activities across the city. This weekend, Centennial Parklands is running a Science Week: Science in the Swamp activity day. More information can be found here.    

After these highly successful days, we are looking forward to Book Week next week where we will be dreaming with eyes open!