Homelessness Brochure

Use the sites below to research statistics about homelessness in Australia:

Homelessness Australia

Homelessness Fact Sheets

Kids Under Cover

Salvation Army

Hutt Street Centre (SA)

Organisations that offer support to the homeless:

St Vincent de Paul

Exodus Foundation

Red Cross

The Salvation Army

StreetSmart Australia

Mission Australia

Mini Vinnies Mini Winter Sleepout

This year all Sacred Heart year groups are supplementing our Mini Vinnies program by organising their own social justice initiatives to reach out to those in need, just as Jesus did.  Mini Vinnies is a student-based program of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, which promotes the values of social justice and introduces children to the spirituality of the Society and the many good works that the St Vincent de Paul Society does. It encourages us to live our faith through action. 

The major social justice initiative in Year 6 will be a “Mini Winter Sleep Out” to be held on Friday 2^nd September (Week 7) in the school Hall. We feel this is a particularly good way of reaching out to others, especially in this Jubilee Year of Mercy when the works of mercy are more important than ever.

The agenda for the event is as follows:

• 6:30 pm: Students to arrive at school. Dinner served (Soup and bread rolls)
• 7:00 pm Adrian Calleia from St Vincent de Paul to give a background talk on the history of St Vincent de Paul and the aim of the Winter Appeal which our donations will contribute towards. He will also discuss the meaning of the Vinnies’ logo and motto.
• 7:30 pm: Liturgy run by Year Six liturgy team
• 8:00 pm Children to break up into small groups and complete “Cardboard Box” shelter activity- children to construct shelters out of cardboard boxes
• 9:00 pm Recap and announcements regarding money raised so far from the sleep out.
• 9:15 pm Pick up time – Thank you

If you are able to help by making and serving the soup on the night or approaching local bakeries (Coles, Woolworths, Bakers Delight etc) to seek a donation of bread rolls to accompany the soup please contact our Class Parents or Year 6 Teachers.

The children are seeking sponsorship for their participation in the mini sleep-out. All donations will be collected through the SMHV Year 6 2016 Vinnies Fundraising Page.  Please click here if you would like to donate and support this worthy cause:

https://nswvinniesschoolsleepout.gofundraise.com.au/page/Year62016SHMV

Donations made online will be directly transferred to the St. Vincent de Paul Society NSW and each donor will be sent a tax-deductible receipt via email. For those unable to access the fundraising page, students each have a sponsorship form to enable them to list all sponsors and the amounts collected. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. 

See more about Vinnies Winter Sleepout see here.

Year 6 are proud to be involved in this work of mercy and we thank you for your support. 

Challenged Based Learning - Semester 2

This semester, Year 6 will be exploring the new Geography Syllabus through the Challenge Based Learning (CBL) framework.  CBL is an engaging multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that encourages learners to leverage the technology they use in their daily lives to solve real-world problems. Challenge Based Learning is collaborative and hands-on, asking students to work with peers, teachers, and experts in their communities and around the world to ask good questions, develop deep subject area knowledge, identify and solve challenges, take action, and share their experience.  You can read more about CBL here.

Year 6 will be focusing on the Big Idea of INTERCONNECTEDNESS.

Our Essential Question is: How is Australia connected to other parts of the world?

Our Challenge is: Use our INTERCONNECTEDNESS to help others in our global community.

Together we have viewed a proposal movie, which you can view here, around the big idea of Interconnectedness to use as a springboard into our inquires.

Year 6 have been thinking hard about the big idea and have brainstormed meaningful questions about Australia's connections with the world.  We look forward to a rich and rewarding final semester of primary school, where Year 6 students are able to work together to enact real change for the better in our world.

Wordmania Word Building Competition

Wordmania

Participate in 'the most fun and awesome word building competition in Australia.'  Build as many words as you can from a given selection of letters.  How many words can you make in 3 minutes?  

• Click on the link above to practise your word building skills. 
• Click on Log In (top right corner) to access the practise area. 
• Use the username and password that your teacher has provided (kept in your homework book and school tub).  
• Click on WORDMANIA 
• Click on PLAY
• You can access the site from home or school, so practise as much as you can!

The competition starts on 1st August, so be ready then to participate with more than $100,000 in prizes to be won!

See the Literacy Planet website for more details.

Good Luck!

PS You can also access the Literacy Planet website from the right hand menu, Our Favourite Websites.

Challenge Based Learning Semester 1

Last semester 6W explored our History unit around Australian Colonies through the platform of Challenge Based Learning.  CBL is an initiative of Apple Education that uses technology in real ways to identify needs in our communities and take action to meet those needs.

Our big idea for Semester One was Tolerance.

We explored what tolerance means and the essential question of how British colonisation of Australia shaped our views of people from different cultures.

After much research about the different cultures that contributed to shaping our nation, and how people from those cultures were treated when they first came to Australia in the 1800s, we explored ways to meet the challenge How can we increase tolerance towards people from other cultures in our Northern Beaches community?

6W students worked in groups to contribute to a class Weebly (website) as a solution to this challenge.

Please visit the website to explore the findings of our 6W students.  We hope the website will help get you thinking about the wonderful contributions that people from a variety of cultures have made to the multicultural Australia that we are today.

You can visit the site here http://culturaltoleranceonthenorthernbeaches.weebly.com/ or click on the link to the left under 'Our Favourite Websites'.

Year 6 Interschool Public Speaking Competition

Year 6 Public Speaking Competition

The 2016 Diocese of Broken Bay, Brother Tony Whelan Public Speaking Competition

Year 6 students will be participating in the Brother Tony Whelan Public Speaking Competition in Term 3.

All Year 6 students will choose from a variety of provided topics and prepare three minute speeches on those topics. All students should prepare two topics from the 14 topics provided below. Students will present speeches over Weeks 1-4 of Term 3 and two finalists will be selected from these presentations to represent Sacred Heart Mona Vale at the Peninsula North Cluster Public Speaking final.

The Peninsula North Cluster Public Speaking final will be held on Tuesday 23rd August at Sacred Heart Mona Vale School Hall at 9:15am. The two finalists from Sacred Heart along with finalists from five other North Cluster Catholic schools will present their three minute prepared speech and a one minute spontaneous speech at the Cluster Final. Two finalists will then be selected on this day to proceed further in the Competition.  They will represent the Peninsula North Cluster at the Grand Final to be held at St Patrick's, Asquith, on Tuesday 6th September at 7pm.

Topics for this year's speeches are as follows:

Diocese of Broken Bay Br Tony Whelan Public Speaking Competition Topics 2016

Prepared 3-minute speech. (Warning bell will ring at 2 mins 30 secs.)

1. Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being. Kevin Kruse
2. "There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place." --J.K. Rowling.
3. Animals that amaze me.
4. Search and Rescue
5. Shakespeare - The man behind the masterpieces
6. Homeland
7. Changing colours
8. Stream
9. Social media
10. Our best of the best
11. Energy
12. A better way to travel
13. Trash or Treasure
14. Print

Rules
· No microphones will be used by speakers.
· No props to be used by speakers.
· Small palm cards are encouraged.
· Adjudication for speeches will be consistent with the Guidelines and the below Adjudicator’s Score Sheet.

Content
Began in an interesting manner.
Central theme evident and logical sequence developed.
Supported opinion with facts and examples.
Appropriate use of language.
Strong ending, as close as possible to the time allowed.
Delivery
Visual: Stood straight and tall. Good eye contact
Unobtrusive use of notes.Gestures which assist in conveying a message.
Vocal: Clear and appropriate use of voice. Varied expression.
Pace not too fast.
The ability to establish a rapport with the audience.

5 = outstanding   4 = very good   3 = good   2 = OK, but could improve   1= Needs practice in this area

Good luck to all our participants!

Significant People that Shaped Australia - Biography

In the final weeks of this term we will learn about a variety of Significant People that contributed to shaping Australia in the early years of settlement, towards Federation.  Many important contributions were made to the shaping of our nation in the areas of leadership, business, charity, architecture and farming and agriculture.


Shared Reading

With you teacher, listen to a reading about Caroline Chisholm, a very important contributor to the shape of our nation in the area of philanthropy (sharing wealth with others) and social welfare.

Caroline Chisholm

Simple Biography

Detailed Biography

Extra Information

Watch a demonstration of how to contribute to our class Google Doc about Significant People that Shaped Australia (you will also contribute to the Google Doc in Homework).


English Groups

Click HERE and read two primary sources written by another famous Australian woman, Mary Reibey. Mary was a originally a convict who later became a prominent Australian business person. Answer the questions related to Mary Reibey and then complete the biography template that you will be provided with in class.  Glue this into your HISTORY book.


Homework (2 Week Project)

In pairs, choose a person/people from the list below that contributed to the shaping of Australia prior to Federation.  Create a short biography of their life/lives.  You may use the links provided below, or search for your own information using books from the Library or other Internet sources.

Use the questions in the Biography Template (see below) to help form your biography.

Add the information you have found as a page in our shared document on Google Drive.  Add up to three pictures related to your significant person and format your page according to your liking (ie font, colour, point size etc).

Include a bibliography on your page.

Do not choose a Significant Person that a page has already been created for.

Make sure your page is finished by Thursday evening of Week 10 as we will share our document on Friday of Week 10.

Leaders
Governor Arthur Phillip
Biography
YouTube

Governor Lachlan Macquarie
YouTube
Extra Information and pictures

Business
Mary Reibey
Simple Biography
Detailed Biography
YouTube
Timeline
Biography

Indigenous
Pemulwuy
Biography

Arabanoo
Biography
Information

Benelong
Biography
Information

Windradyne
Biography
Information

Architects/Building
Francis Greenway
Biography
Information
Buildings

Agriculturalists/Farmers
Elizabeth & John Macarthur
YouTube
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/macarthurs-and-the-merino-sheep
http://www.australianhistory.org/john-macarthur.php

James Ruse
Biography
Information


Artists & Writers
John Lewin - Artist
Biography

John Glover - Artist
Biography
Artworks

Eugene von Guérard- Artist
Biography
Artworks

Nicholas Chevalier - Artist
Biography
Artworks

Henry Lawson - Poet & Writer
Biography
Information

'Banjo' Patterson - Poet & Writer
Biography

Social Justice
Mary Mackillop
YouTube
Biography
Information

Explorers
Visit this website to get an overview of the follow 1800s explorers and choose one (or a pair) to research further:

Burke & Wills
Hume & Hovell
Mitchell
Eyre
Kennedy
Oxley
Strzelecki