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.