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The School Magazine eNewsletter
June 2014 Issue 12
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Issues 6 and 7 2014 (click on the cover for contents page)


  • Countdown Read a fascinating article about fingerprints; perform a great new play; share the fears of an emotional onion; and get ready for another great competition.
  • Blast Off It's NAIDOC Week. Meet Australia's first cricketers and read a wonderful creation story. There's a hilarious story about fish and a very clever 'How to draw'.
  • Orbit Strange things are happening at Mellow Yard; in part one of a new serial. There's an interesting article about Aboriginal languages and a great new sci-fi story.
  • Touchdown This issue is bounding with horses. There are stories, poems and even a puzzle about these amazing four-legged creatures. And meet Bungaree: the first Australian.

Go to our website for a more detailed description of content for Issues 6

  • Countdown It's Science Week! Meet a scientist and discover how you can become one yourself! There's a thrilling new adventure for the Countdown Crew and a wonderful play to perform.
  • Blast Off There's a story about a missing science project; an article about bubbles; a 'make your own' instrument activity; and an article about vehicles that drive themselves!
  • Orbit Read all about the fascinating world of seed banking and take to the seas in an hilarious new play. Get ready for the exciting conclusion to the serial 'Bela and the baker's dozen' and enter a brand-new comp!
  • Touchdown There are human towers, running bulls and other Spanish delights. And of course, there are stories and poems and amazing visuals to entertain.

Teaching Guides

 
Andrew Cranna may be a new sensation to the publishing world with his first book, The Bloodhound Boys but, Andrew's talents have been no secret at The School Magazine, where- he has been illustrating theTeaching Guides for several years now.
 
Check out Andrew's work on our Teaching Guide Worksheets – then download them free!

For a detailed overview of each of the Teaching Guide levels, visit our website and find out 'What's coming up'.
 

Have you Scootled lately?


With over 20,000 teaching resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum Scootle is a fantastic repository. Visit Scootle today! 

 

Trove and National Library of Australia


Trove offers FREE online service to find information about Australia and Australians, and includes
  • journals, articles and data sets
  • books
  • pictures, photos, objects
  • digitised Australian newspapers from 1803 to 1954
  • music, sound and videos
  • maps, diaries, letters archives
Did you know you can ask the NLA a question on any topic, and a week later they'll send a free report on what they could find?
 

NAIDOC (6-13 July)


NAIDOC Week is celebrated 6-13 July 2014. This year’s NAIDOC theme honours all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have fought in defense of country.

Visit the Bangarra Dance website and discover some wonderful teaching resources that explore Aboriginal culture.

Take a walk through the Botanical Gardens with an Aboriginal Education Officer on a heritage tour or take a self guided walk.

Attend NAIDOC in the City at Hyde Park on Monday 7 July from 11am to 3pm and explore Aboriginal culture: food, dance and art.

How about becoming part of The Great Book Swap, which helps to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation? It's a great way of encouraging reading, while raising money for children in remote communities who don't have access to quality reading material.
 

Illustration Challenge


Wombat Books has invited school-aged children to enter their inaugural  Illustration Challenge. Winners will be published in a picture book by well-known children's author Aleesah Darlison.

For details on the competition visit their website. Entries close 11 August .

 

Science Week (16-24 August)


The year's theme for National Science Week 2014 will be Food for our future: Science feeding the world. The theme was inspired by the International Year for Family Farming and covers topics like food security, agricultural sustainability and innovation. Next year the World Expo, to be held in Milano, Italy also has as its focus ... Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life

In keeping with the Australian Curriculum focus on sustainability, take a look at the ABC for scientists' insights into the role of soil in feeding the world and many more environmental topics. Australian wattle seeds that took a trip into space were recently planted in the Botanical Gardens. Find out about the purpose of their trip which featured on Catalyst.

Visit the PlantBank Open Day, 24 August 11am - 4pm The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan Drive, Mount Annan. Information: 4634 7935. Educational tours and their app available.

Useful science resources linking with the Australian Curriculum can be found at ScienceWeb Australia - a joint project of the Australian Science Teachers Association and the Education Services Australia.

The Young Scientist Awards is a project of the Science Teachers’ Association of New South Wales (STANSW) and is open to schools K-12. Entries close 22 August 2014.

Why not host a Science Week debate? Here's a few possible topics:
- Do aliens exist?
- Is global warming a human-caused problem or a natural occurence?
- Are humans in danger of becoming extinct?
- Should we be investing money in space exploration?
 

Book Week (16-22 August)


The theme for Book Week 2014 is Connect to reading~Reading to connect. Why not embrace the many ways in which children can connect to reading by checking out these apps:

Book creator
 
 




Listen to two of Beatrix Potter's most popular tales.  

Visit Kids' Book Review and find good books to share with your students, plus interviews with authors.
 

 
Celebrate reading!

titles guaranteed by The School Magazine to engage and delight young readers.

Bookshelf



Download PDFs of all 40 Bookshelf titles for 2014
 

Andrew Cranna

Meet Andrew Cranna.
His book, The Bloodhound Boys has rocketed him to illustrating stardom. Andrew has been shortlisted for the Crichton Award for new illustrators. He illustrates The School Magazine Teaching Guides as well as the magazines themselves.

Andrew is also a teacher and has vast experience about what works with kids. Read more about Andrew


Find an Aussie Invention and check out these experiments

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