In Class Four, the first part of our voyage through Norse Mythology is now complete.  We can speak and sing in Old Norse, read the ancient runes and know many stories of gods and giants.  We have gained some of the wisdom of Odin and the strength of Thor as our crew learned how to work together as a team.  We have even begun to learn the mesmerising Voluspa dance!  All we need now is to design and make our Viking swords and shields during our upcoming freehand Geometry main lesson and we will be ready for the next exciting part of our journey.  There may be rough seas ahead but we know we are ready to face them with courage!

Class Four has also been on excursion to view ‘The Miracle of Shorebird Migration’ exhibition at the Butter Factory Art Studios.  We had a fabulous day despite the hot walk back!  Thank you to Jacqui, Steve and Rebekah for their help on the day.  We saw a vast array of birds on the walk in, helping us to connect with the artworks Nikki Green shared with us at the exhibition.  The excursion was a great stimulus for writing recounts, which our class constructed both individually and collaboratively, while also playing with writing our recounts in past, present and future tenses.  The artworks we enjoyed at the exhibit will inform our Friday art lessons, where we will continue looking at the artwork of Michael Leunig to inform our own portraits of birds, focusing on birds from the Great Southern region.

Wishing all of our community courage and peace in these challenging times.

Renee and Ashley