Merry Christmas

Date: 15th-19th November

Completed by: Donna and Sharon

Resources:

Books:

Christmas, The Australian Christmas book, The making of the modern Christmas, 300 ways to make the best Christmas ever, Christmas cooking, Christmas around the world, You better not cry, Celebration of Christmas, The first book of festivals.

CDs:

Celebration of Christmas, Do they know it's Christmas.

We had fun doing this display!!

Remembrance Day

Date: 8th-12th November

Completed by: Donna.

Resources:
Books:

Not only a hero, Australia and the First World War, Women and the great war, Barbed wire and roses, The unknown Australian soldier, A rose for the ANZAC boys, A is for ANZACs, In Flanders fields, Australians in the first world war, World War 1, Heroic Australian women in war.

Comments: I love the use of poppies and the blue and red theme!

National Nutrition Day

Date: 11th-15th October

Completed by: Sharon

Resources:
Books:

Very wellness, Foods that harm, foods that heal, Nutrition basics, Ministry of food, The Dukan diet, The insulin-resistance diet, Nutrition for life, Strong woman eat well, Gluten free food, Food and juice health, Make it safe.

Magazine:
Clean food organic, number 5

DVD:
Whats good for you (Season 1)

Comments: The diagrams are great :)
 

Commonwealth Games 2010

Date: 4th -8th October

Completed by: Sophie & Claire

Resources:
Books:
Australia at the Commonwealth games, History of the Commonwealth games, Sporting nation, Spirit of India, A new history of India, Great Australian sporting moments, The rough guide to India, India, Culture smart: India, Athletics, Delhi: Commonwealth games 2010, Culture in India, What is the Commonwealth?

Organisations contacted: Commonwealth games website.

Comments: Very colourful :)

Australian Citizen's Day

Date: 13th-20th September

Completed by: Donna & Scott

Resources:
Books:
We came to Australia looking for peace, We came to Australia looking for freedom, We came to Australia looking for family, We came to Australia looking for jobs and education, We came to Australia looking for different environments, We came to Australia looking for different lifestyle, Citizenship civics, One of us? A citizen of Australia, Citizenship, Defining Australian citizenship.

Organisations contacted: Dept of Immigration and Citizenship

Comments: The Australian flag looks great :)

Magazines

These magazines were completed by one of our classes for their assignment:

National Science Week

Date: 16th-20th August

Completed by: Donna

Resources:
Books:
Stars and atoms, Charles Darwin, Oxford physics study dictionary, Oxygen, Chemistry in action, Diana and the gorillas, Biology, Electricity, Oxford study science dictionary, Australia's best scientists, Earth science.

Magazines:
New Scientist (21st November 2009), Scientific American (February 2010)

DVDs:
Wild weather

Organisations contacted: Deptartment of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

Comments: Fantastic graphics :)