Creative Arts
This continues to be Billy's focus. He has weekly music (singing & trumpet lessons), is heavily involved in drama and has this year started with a Scout media unit (JNN) to learn and take part in producing, filming, audio, and editing short video segments.
- Music
- Weekly singing and trumpet class
- Drama
- As well as weekly drama class, he was backstage crew for Upstage Youth Theatre's Romeo & Juliet production - including taking part in all day bump in (technical set up of lights etc).
- He took part in audition workshop
- Went to the Gloucester Shakespeare Festival and watched "Much Ado about Nothing"
- Participated in a Bell Shakespeare drama workshop
- Is involved with weekly JNN TV Media unit training - filming, editing, audio etc
- Art
- Regular visits to Maitland Art Gallery
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| Bell Shakespeare Drama workshop |
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| JNN Media Crew - editing room |
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| Cast & crew of Romeo & Juliet |
HSIE
Australian History
- Historical walking tour of Maitland
- SteamFest
- Tunnel tour of Fort Scratchley
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| Historical walking tour of Maitland |
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| Fort Scratchley Tunnel Tour |
- Chinese night at Scouts - ate food, made kite, discussed Chinese culture
Maths
- Billy is working through the Maths OnlineYr 6 curriculum
- Some exercises from Targeting Maths Year 6
- Everyday maths - cooking, measuring, budgeting etc
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Science & Technology
- Billy watches lots of science videos including the VSauce and Veritasium channel.
- Heavily involved in creating videos including use of programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Avid
English
- Read "Refuge" by Jackie French, "The Road to Gundagai" by Jackie French, "So Much to Tell You" by John Marsden as well as listened to numerous audiobooks.
- Writing short films, plays and stories.
PDHPE
- Participated in the Homeschool Swimming carnival
- Participated in weekly Archery in Term 1
- Did an overnight hike in Brisbane Water National Park
- Took part in Menu planning for hike - discussion on nutrition, hygiene
- Basic First Aid training (emergency DRABC, snake / spider bite treatment, recovery position)
- Bowling
- Italian classes (Term 1)
- Duolingo Italian app
Scouts 'Curriculum':
- Citizenship badge
- Knots, bushcraft construction
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| Making a Rope bridge |
- Community service
- helped out with crowd control at SteamFest
- Colour Party (flags) at Region AGM
- Working bee at hall
- Masters BBQ fundraiser
- Clean Up Australia day
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| Clean up Australia day |
As well as plenty of time spent hanging out with friends and family.
