Thursday 30 March 2017

Harmony Day 2017 - 'Everyone Belongs'


Harmony Day was celebrated with an assembly and the unveiling of the Storylines mural which is a symbol of harmony in our school.
Uncle Perry and the Callaghan College Didgeridoo Group performed during the unveiling of the mural.
We are very grateful to Mrs Sutcliffe and Mrs Belfield for all their hard work creating this spectacular mural which every student and staff member had a part in producing.
All students participated with enthusiasm by wearing their national costumes or the colour orange - the colour of Harmony Day.
At Belair Public School everyone belongs.


















Athletics Carnival

On Monday Stage 1 students had a fun day participating in age races and rotating novelty activities which included vortex throwing, the parachute, tug-o-war, ball games, relays and the good old egg and spoon race!
We concluded the day with a tug-o-war challenge between the Year 1 and Year 2 parents. The Year 1 parents were victorious.
Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the day.

Tuesday 21 March 2017

Grandfriends' Day

Last Thursday we celebrated Grandfriends' Day at Belair Public School. Stage One had a fabulous assembly and everyone enjoyed our beautiful singing. Grandfriends visited our classrooms and joined in activities. The book fair was open in the library and everyone enjoyed morning tea together. This event is always a special occasion at our school.















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Wednesday 1 March 2017

Learning About Shelters

Year 1 students were very fortunate last Friday to have Abigail Zwart (Bodie's Mum) talk to us about architecture and building shelters. Our H.S.I.E topic this term is 'The Need For Shelter'.


Abigail is a talented architect and she created a fantastic presentation that featured buildings from different cultures. We learnt about what materials are used for building and how architects design buildings for a purpose. We looked at building designs to suit different purposes and the importance of sustainability when building shelters. Year 1 students saw examples of solar panels and batteries used in houses. Year 1 students were a fantastic audience. They listened to what Abigail talked about and asked some thoughtful questions. Classes wrote about the talk and some students even went home doing their own drawings of houses!