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Frankston Heights Primary School
GOLDEN QUILL AWARD
TERM 2, 2017
This term our Preps have been weather watchers and
currently we have been learning about the seasons.
Sofia has demonstrated that she is able to engage
the reader by describing in detail what she likes about
each season. I have included all the seasons
because I couldn’t choose a favourite piece, they
are all so descriptive and capture the essence of
each season. Sofia has used expert punctuation and
spelling throughout her writing.
I am very proud that you are Prep H’s Golden Quill
award winner for Term 2!
GOLDEN QUILL
PREP H
SOFIA C
The Seasons
In Winter time I go
tobogganing with my
family and I skate too. Then
I go home and have Milo.
In Spring I look at the blossoms on
the trees. In spring I love to pick
some flowers and look at the
clouds when I lie down on the
trampoline.
When it is Summer I enjoy
playing outside playing ‘Hide
And Seek’ with Arlo. We play
out in my backyard. I go to
the beach and play with the
sand.
In Autumn I like to jump in the
leaves and play football and
my dad and happy Arlo play
too. In the leaves I like to play
cricket and run and be lazy
and I lie on the grass.
GOLDEN QUILL - PS
JAMES
James was chosen as this terms Golden Quill winner for Prep S. James wrote a
wonderful piece of writing as part of our Inquiry topic about the weather. He chose the season ‘Summer’. He described how it
feels and what he likes to do. James has used capital letters and full stops and
spaces between words.
Great work James!
SUMMER
In Summer it is hot. In Summer I like swimming at the beach. I like to play with my friends and go camping in
Summer.
By James
Prep S 2017
Congratulations Amelia for being 1/2H’s Golden Quill
recipient for Term 2! Amelia’s driven focus when
completing written tasks has continuously resulted in well-
considered and expanded ideas. During our unit on
persuasive writing, Amelia worked hard to include
examples to back up her reasons and use persuasive
devices such as rhetorical questions.
Well done, Amelia – keep striving to do your best!
Frankston Heights Does Not Need a Mini Farm
I strongly believe Frankston Heights does not
need its own mini farm. If you disagree with
me I will change your mind.
It will be awesome to have a mini farm but
unfortunately it costs a lot of money to buy
animals, a barn, food and drink.
On the mini farm there will be a lot of work to
do. You would have to give the farm animals
food and drink, morning and night, every day
on the farm. You would like doing that work,
would you?
And where should we put the mini farm? Of
course we have nowhere to put it!
That’s why we should not get a farm.
Golden Quill
12M Term 2 2017
Lachlan
This term, the junior school students have worked hard to develop
a range of procedural, persuasive, recount and informative texts.
Lachlan’s writing abilities and desire to write has truly grown this
semester.
The following piece is an information report about something
Lachlan knows a lot about, Geckos! I am very proud of Lachlan’s
efforts and am delighted to be rewarding him with this terms
Golden Quill award. Well-done, Lachlan!
Geckos! Written by Lachlan
In this information report I will tell you
about Geckos.
1. Geckos must use their sticky feet to help
them climb up trees.
2. Geckos only eat bugs and insects.
3. Gecko’s tongues can reach up to their
eyes.
4. Geckos live in forests and jungles.
Golden Quill
12R Term 2 2017
IZAAC
This term, the junior school students have worked hard
to develop a range of procedural, persuasive, recount
and informative texts. Izaac always puts in 100% into his
writing.
During our unit on persuasive writing Izaac chose his
topic to tie in with our discussions and learnings about
ANZAC day. His piece of writing is titled
“Why we shouldn’t have war”
“Why we shouldn’t have war”
By Izaac
I think people shouldn’t have
war because instead of just
having a conversation they
fight.
It is bad because people get killed.
It is not nice because you have to go there,
even when you are only 19.
That is why people shouldn’t have war.
Golden Quill
3/4D Term 2 2017
I am proud to announce that our Golden Quill recipient for Term 2 is Kian.
This term, the Middle homestead has been practicing the writing art form of poetry.
We have explored a range of different poetry styles that have enabled our students to
experiment with new vocabulary and phrasing. Kian has an affinity for writing and
illustrating his own comic books. He was reluctant at first to break out of his comfort
zone, that was until he decided to explore his 5 senses to expose the complexities of
the emotion, jealousy. His thought-provoking take on the juxtaposition of the ‘sweet
vs. sour’ facets that someone goes through when feeling the power of jealousy
overcome them is remarkable.
As Kian received praise from his peers for is unique ideas, his newfound confidence
encouraged him to explore alternate perspectives when engaging in our quick write
sessions. The students were given a range of topics to which they were given 30
seconds to write as many words or phrases as they could. Kian’s poems, Dreams, Sky
and Nature were all written in a 30 second space of time.
Kian has unleashed his ‘writer’s voice’ and embraced his distinctive mind to write these
exquisite pieces of poetry art.
5 Senses Poem – Jealousy
Jealousy is a feeling of wanting something someone else has.
Jealousy is the colour of magenta. A concoction of black, the
uncontrollable feeling that takes over and purple the nervous
feeling that tries to encourage the black to release.
Jealousy taste like a sweet gobstopper dipped in sour cream.
Jealousy feels looks like a greedy pig stealing food.
Jealousy destroys your self belief.
Dreams
Dreams
Some bad, some good
Embrace the gentle feeling of a spirit upon you.
Sky
The sky
Full of tough, gleaming clouds
Listening to the gods calling my name
Making nature sing.
Nature
The Autumn Leaves blow to my song.
In a breeze of emotion.
Golden Quill Award – Loretta-Mae M 3/4 J
Congratulations to Loretta-Mae for being the recipient of
the Golden Quill award for 3/4J!
Loretta-Mae enjoys writing and is willing to take chances
and challenge herself. Loretta-Mae likes poetry in particular
as it lets her explore topics in different ways. When writing
her acrostic poem with her name she focused on her
strengths and interests for the poem.
Acrostic Poem
L uxurious but lazy, like a cat
O rganised and tidy
R adical like rain splashing on my head
E legant like trees
T alking is my thing
T eam mate to the lonely
A ble to hypnotise animals
M ajor rock star
A mazing to the human eye
E arth knows just who to call
Curtis has been awarded the Golden Quill for the
consistent effort and depth he is putting into his writing.
Curtis has been improving his ability to provide the reader
with sufficient information so that they can build a mental
picture from his writing. He is always one of the first to get
started and endeavours to complete his writing in the time
allocated.
This semester one of the 3/4’s focuses was on information
reports. The following is an information report that Curtis
wrote about our fabulous school!
Frankston Height Primary
School
Introduction
Frankston Height Primary School is located on Kalmia Street. The school
is from prep to grade six. It’s a small school with about two hundred
children at Frankston Heights.
Lessons
We have fun specialists like sport, science, Italian, art and performing
arts. We also do normal subjects like you would at your school, like
math, inquiry writing, Digi tech and CAFÉ. We also have a library where
you can borrow books to take home.
Play Ground
There is a big blue playground and two little
yellow playgrounds. There are monkey bars,
slides and a climbing frame. There is also an
oval where lots of people play football and
soccer. At the back of the school there is a
bush area, we call it the quite area. Near the
oval there is a cricket pitch. There is also a
basketball/netball court.
Uniform
At Frankston Heights you need to wear a red t-shirt with a black line
that says FHPS. You have to wear black pants/shorts. You don’t have to
but you can wear a red jumper with a black bird.
Curtis W.
Golden Quill Award – 34R
Congratulations to Corbin on being awarded the Golden Quill for Term 2!
Middle Homestead has just completed a unit on Poetry with children
exploring a range of different poems such as Clerihew, Haiku,
Cinquain, Colour, Acrostic, Limericks and rhyming couplets.
Elements such as syllables, rhyming words, rhythm, similes and
personification have been explored and experimented with. Students
have been encouraged to consider emotive and descriptive language
to enhance their writing. Students were asked to consider a topic
and write three different types of poems on the same theme. Corbin
brainstormed ideas on his theme of ‘Art’ and incorporated his
knowledge all the elements to compose these carefully crafted
poems. Well done Corbin!
As majestic as an eagle
Rough art work has the most texture
The paint brush ran across the paper
Writing tells a tale, but a picture tells a thousand
words
Oak frames that are dark, make artwork stand out
Relax while the paint is drying, it will take awhile
Keep on drawing, and be determined
The Mona Lisa - Limerick
The most famous art of all time,
That cost millions and trillions of dime.
Made in Italy,
Painted so slowly,
But in Paris it looks just fine!
Paintings - Haiku
Now grab that paintbrush,
And that paper and stencil,
Get that thick paint on.
Artwork Acrostic
Golden Quill - 56D
Zoe B
Zoe has a wonderful imagination when it comes to
writing narratives. She can create imagery with her
descriptive words, and can make the reader feel that
they are part of her stories, transporting them into
her world.
After listening to the storybook “One Minute
Silence” by David Metzenthen, this is her
interpretation of it. It is a powerful writing piece.
Her strong writer’s voice is evident as she leaves you
full of emotions after reading it.
Well done Zoe! Keep up the amazing work.
ANZACS
By Zoe B
In the one minute of silence, can you remember all of the people that
sacrificed their life for us? Can you remember all the people that
went to war to serve our remarkable country? Can you remember all
of the soldiers being shot for us to survive and spend the rest of their
lives in our country?
Can you imagine in the one minute of silence the people that have
lived and the ones that have passed on? Can you imagine all of the
soldiers that had to hide and dig tunnels just to survive? Can you
imagine hearing all of the charming people laughing and crying with
each other?
Can you remember in the one minute of silence, all of the people
that were loved? Can you remember everyone fighting in the mists of
different countries that they had never been to before? Can you
remember hearing all of the gunshots getting fired at all the people
that we loved to this day?
Can you imagine in the one minute of silence, everyone showing
their respect to all of the brave soldiers that fought for us and the
ones that have died protecting our country?
Golden Quill 5/6L
Ethan has written a tremendous speech on just being yourself with
the title ‘Being perfect takes way too much effort’. Ethan’s speech
was part of his yellow lantern public speaking speech, where he
spoke confidently in front of a large audience. Ethan delivered his
speech with a loud and clear voice and he did a superb job of
speaking to everyone.
Ethan’s writing is a product of his hard work, his positive attitude and
his willingness to work out of his comfort zone. It contains many
persuasive techniques and personal anecdotes which make a great
impact with the audience.
Well done on a well-deserved Golden Quill Award Ethan!
ETHAN B
Being perfect takes way too much effort
I live, I laugh, I cry. I’m not perfect. No one is. Not you, or I. Hello my
name is Ethan and today I will be talking about how being perfect takes
way too much effort.
Being perfect is impossible:
You were born to be real, not to be perfect. Studies show that the
second you make a mistake, like press the wrong key on a computer or
trip over, that is when you become imperfect and will never be perfect,
so why keep trying? Because you think you can become perfect. No
one will ever be perfect, not in a million years’ time, not in a billion
years’ time. I once tried to be perfect after a year of constant trying and
constant failing I came to realize I will never be perfect, no one will. Do
you want to be without friends?
Just be yourself:
My life isn’t perfect but I’m thankful for everything I have. I am
thankful for my house, my friends, my clothes and my life. I do not
have the perfect house, the perfect friends, perfect clothes and perfect
life. You know what, I do not care that I am not perfect, I love the way
I am. One thing I am glad of is that I stopped trying to be perfect and
so should you.
Don’t try to compare with others:
The only person you should try to be perfect than, is the person you
were yesterday. If you compare yourself to others than you will never
succeed, if you compare yourself to yourself, than you will always
succeed. If you ever compare yourself to others, just don’t, you will be
happier being yourself, not the other person, losing does not matter
and neither does winning if you lose your friends, if you win and brag
than that’s just being a sour winner and a real jerk to others. If you do
try to compare than there is only one way to go, lose trying to compare
to others you’re not and lose all of your friends. What I am trying to
say is never compare yourself to someone you are not, that is an order.
No one should try to be perfect because that will just ruin your life, if
you just be yourself that you will always have friends. No one is perfect,
that’s why pencils have rubbers. Judge me when you are perfect.
Writing
Style
Information report
Gives information or facts
Describes or explains
something particular.
Often include pictures,
diagrams or charts.
Writing
Task
Information texts have been our writing focus this
term. 56M students are getting fast and factual when
researching on computers. This style of writing is great
for students to investigate their interests!
When publishing their writing, our senior students
have been creating websites. This terms Golden Quill
winner developed their text based on a series of
options that weren’t necessarily their favourites or
most preferred topic.
Golden
Quill
This terms Golden Quill recipient was chosen for
significant improvements in structuring his writing and
hooking the reader.
His ability to persevere and improve has been
remarkable. With satisfaction, 5/6M’s Golden Quill
Winner is:
Aiden
Many years ago, Australia developed and refined a sport that would be its very
own. It would involve kicking an oblong shaped ball in between two long poles
that would be called goalposts to score six points or to score a behind worth
one point. This game was called football or AFL.
Point System
Inside of an Australian Football League (AFL) oval there are eight poles sticking
up from the ground, four on each side of the ground. These poles are placed in
a line, there is a short pole, two big poles then another short pole (from left to
right). If the ball flies in between the two larger poles six points are added to
the game, while scoring a behind (between a short pole and a tall pole) will
only add one point.
Handball
In a game of soccer, touching the ball with your hands is against the rules and
will result in a free kick or penalty. In Australian footy, your hands are a big part
of the game. When performing a handball in AFL the ball is resting flat in your
palm in front of your body, your other hand is clenched in a fist and will strike
the ball off your palm with your thumb knuckle and index knuckle. After the hit
you catch your fist in your hand that the ball was resting on. This is used to pass
the ball to your teammates.
Kicking and Tackling
In a football match being tackled is inevitable. Being tackled in AFL is not alike
with soccer, as in soccer too much physicality can result in a foul. AFL tackling
contains a lot of physicality and roughness. When tackling someone an AFL
player will grab the opponent’s shirt and lunge onto them forcing them to the
ground. Players will then proceed to stack on their opponent to obtain the ball.
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