Edition 3 - The Springfield Anglican College

Year One Fire Visit
On Wednesday June 20, Year One students were visited by the Queensland
Fire and Rescue Service. As part of the Fire Ed School Safety Programme,
students learnt the five safety rules and practised using them. The friendly
firemen from the Camira Fire Station brought their equipment and fire
truck to the College and showed the children how they use them to keep
people safe.
This is what the Year One’s had to say:
“The firemen let us use the hose. It was really fun – we got to
squirt the tree!” – Reuben Reid
“They got changed into their fire uniform. They had a breathing
thing on their back – there’s oxygen in it” – Nathan Bray
“They taught us that you do not stand up and walk out of the
house when there’s smoke. You have to crawl – get down low
and go, go, go” – Benjamin Bale
The students enjoyed the visit immensely and all received their Fire Safety
Certificate for learning the Fire Safety rules and messages.
Year Five Gold Rush
Learning about the Australian Gold Rush
during Term Two, Year Five students hoped to
strike it rich as they arrived at their digging site
to make their fortune on Friday, June 22.
The experience and the thrill of finding GOLD
were evident in the way the students reacted
when they found their very first nugget; evoking
similar feelings to those experienced by our
miners during the 1800’s. The reaction of
sadness and disappointment after 10 minutes
of digging when some students had still
found no gold, gave students an indication of
what each miner had to go through every day.
Fortunately all students could go home to a
yummy dinner and a comfy bed, not the case
of our miners during the 1800’s.
Ukulele Review
It has been an exciting year for the
Primary Campus Music Department with
the introduction of a class set of ukuleles.
The students were very eager to try the rainbow instruments out in
class and were also enthusiastic to sign up for the first TSAC Ukulele
Club. When the signup sheet went up, over 80 students from Years Four
to Six put their names down and had to be split over three terms! The
ukulele is unique, as it is the only instrument offered at TSAC that
involves singing as well as playing. It has become such a popular
instrument that many students have purchased their own to practice at
home. The Ukulele Club members have met every Tuesday lunchtime to
rehearse and have learnt many songs, all the while expanding their
playing and their singing. The Ukulele Club will be performing at the
Twilight Markets, along with the Mezzo Forte Choir and are already
rehearsing hard for the big event.
Kindergarten
working with iPads
The students from Kindergarten have been very excited about the arrival
of iPads into class, with each student taking turns in using them during
activity time recently. Students are learning to navigate through the
different applications and are gaining confidence with learning how to
switch them on/off, use the volume control and attach the headphones.
Students have an opportunity to complete puzzles, visually match
pictures and sounds and create stories. Turn taking is assisted by each
student placing their names on a board when they have had a turn.
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