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Term 1
Week 11
April
2020
PO BOX 70, Ashfield NSW 1800
(02) 9798 4400 FAX: (02) 9716 7250
ashfield-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
www.ashfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
@AshfieldPS
School Tours Monday 9:30am
To book please call 9798 4400
Term 1 Week 11 April 2020
Welcome to our School
We are a multicultural community.
We acknowledge the Wangal people
who are the traditional custodians
of this place we call Ashfield.
Together we are responsible for
taking care of the land.
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From the
Principal’s Desk
Hello Ashfield Public School, welcome to
this special edition of the Wangal News.
It has been a topsy turvy term. All at
once classrooms moved into homes, and
students began learning in bedrooms,
kitchens and loungerooms.
Your teacher and mums and
dads congratulate you on your
terrific choices to be fabulous,
responsible and resilient learners.
Have a wonderful holiday.
See you all in Term Two.
Teachers and staff.
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Writing a Narrative thought that there was plenty gold here and we
could dig up at least one golden nugget every
By David 5K day. However, for days, Dad returned at very
late in the night, empty handed and frustrated.
Orientation I was often left alone in the house
because Mum tried to earn some
money by sewing clothes for the rich
and make ends meet. Weeks past in
vain and hope became dimmer and
dimmer. Soon meat disappeared
from our dining table, followed by
vegetables. My parents realised that
we could not sustain this kind of life
style for long.
“If we still don’t dig up a gold nugget
today, we will have to return to
China.” Dad sighed and headed out
of the door. But that day, it was
I trudged through the lush green grass and hardly noon when the door burst open abruptly.
examined my surroundings. This new land was
noticeably different to my hometown back in “LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND! A GOLD
China. Strange, tall animals hopped across the NUGGET!!!!”
lush green pastures and the sky was pure blue.
Brick and permanent houses were still scarce in
the vast sea of green and there were little signs
of human modification. As we jogged towards
the goldfields, I noticed that people began to
gather, all seeking for a fortune. When we
bustled through the crowds, some whispered to
their companions, pointing at us while others
burst into peals of laughter.
“Dad! I want to get out of this place quickly.
People are teasing us because we look different!
I feel like we’re the odd one out in Australia. I jumped back in fright and landed on my back. I
There are not many Chinese people here.” I hadn’t recovered my senses until I noticed that
whispered, gripping my dad’s hand tightly. it was Dad. He embraced me and jumped up and
down in ecstasy, as a child would, holding the
“We will reach Ophir soon. Don’t worry. The gold in his hands with great care.
people there will be too focused on digging to
notice us.” It was quite large, about the size of my palm.
Specks of other minerals such as quartz inside
After what seemed like an eternity, we finally the nugget was visible. It glinted brightly in the
reached Ophir, NSW. Makeshift houses were sunlight.
scattered around nearby. Miners used all sorts of
tools to dig. Some of them fought and argued Beside me, Dad already started his story.
for territory. Immediately, Dad took out his
“When I shoveled in the dirt, I heard a dull
gold washing cradle an searched for a small space
tapping sound in the cradle as I shook it. At
to dig while Mum and I set up the tent.
first I thought it was a stone but after I added
Body in water to wash the dirt out, I found this. The
other miners looked at me with envy so I rushed
Things had not gone as we had planned. We out of there in case a fight broke out.”
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We debated where to put the nugget and in the
end we decided to tuck it inside the bottom of
The Earth
Mum’s sewing box. By Alona 56S
However, that night, I tossed and turned in my
bed, uneasily as I remembered the people who
laughed at us when we were entering the gold
fields. I know that gold could spark the evil in
men and that there are many greedy people
outside who are willing to commit crime for it.
Hours passed. Suddenly, a dull tapping sound
broke the deadly silence. My stomach lurched
and a shiver ran down my spine. Who could be
here so late at night? It was one in the morning.
Listening intently, I heard the sound become It all started with asteroids surrounding the sun,
louder and louder. I crawled out of bed and crept all those little asteroids smashed together and
towards the sound. Cautiously, I peeped out of created all the planets we know of, including
the window and could hardly make out a dark the earth.
figure outside the house. I sneaked back to my
snoring parents. The earth was a hot planet with volcanoes all
around it with lava. Then a planet the size of
“Mum! Dad! There’s a someone outside our mars named Theia crashed into earth. Suddenly,
house! I think he’s coming to rob our nugget! the moon was formed.
Quick!” I whispered. My parents wrenched
themselves out of bed. My dad grabbed a wooden A lot of asteroids kept on having a collision
cudgel hidden under his bed and rushed outside. course with earth. They were not the same
I huddled together with my mum, shivering. size as earth, but they had ice covering them.
There was a loud sudden crash followed by the Because of that, the earth started to have
men’s heavy panting. Then there was a cry of water in it’s surface. Soon earth was all covered
pain. in water, with some ice in the top.
“GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!” Dad roared. The After a few years, the new tiny organic life
commotion died down. finally came. A tiny island, then the first water
creature came on the land, pretty soon the
Resolution creature grew legs to walk on land. Then lizards
started laying eggs, which meant there were
My mum and I rushed to the door. Outside, more animals/creatures/sea animals.
Dad stooped, hands on his knees, breathing hard.
After a while, the dinosaur age came. They
“Are you alright?” I gazed at him, anxiously. were everywhere around their home planet, the
“Don’t worry, I’m alright. Just a few small earth. Life was perfect… until, there was a
scratches on my arms. He didn’t bring any asteroid, aiming for earth. It came in nearly the
weapons, fortunately,” he grinned at me, speed of light. All the dinosaurs had died, the
wheezing. ones left had to eat each other because there
was no food left.
“Let’s move away from here. It’s quite unsafe
in Ophir. I think Sydney will be better. We can Earth was once again a hot planet with volcanoes
sell that golden nugget and start a new life,” all around it with lava. Though, it didn’t last
Mum suggested. for long. The earth, again had water in it, with
another organic life. Then, new animals formed,
Anticipation and hope surged through my heart. like…monkeys!
“Yes! Dad could be a builder, Mum could be a Years past, soon they turned into cave men,
tailor and I could go to school! How wonderful!” then, the human era formed. The underwater
I beamed sea had corals inside it, and grass, fish arrived to
the party, woo hoo!
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Baking Cookies
By Isabella 5K
I let my brother add in the cookie mix. He
enjoyed shaking out the excess powder and
concentrated on getting all of it in the bowl. He
mixed the ingredients together for a while and
watched as the egg, butter and cookie mix form
a sticky paste.
I am probably one out of many people who had
to stay at home. Utter boredom! Because my
younger brother Lucas and I were lazing around
the house doing nothing, my mum bought some
cookie mix so that we can bake some cookies
and have something to do. We’ve done a lot of
baking before, but we never get tired of making
a mess, so we were excited!
But that was okay, because we still had to
knead it with our hands. It was a little hard
to get all the flour in there, but soon we had
a soft, oily (from butter) dough. We made
quite a mess there, but at least we finished the
hardest part.
First, we washed our hands very thoroughly
with soap, we didn’t want any germs going into
the cookies! My brother opened the pack and I
started measuring out the ingredients. I cracked
an egg, cut some butter and weighed it to the
right amount. We were definitely getting in to
it
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Now the fun part! Using the chocolate buttons
included in the box, Lucas (my brother) and I
Poem
gently pushed balls of dough down and placed the
By Abigail 56S Working from home
buttons on it. We tried out different techniques
and used everyday things to create wonderful
patterns and designs. Don’t you like the one
that I used with the fork?
There go both trays in the oven! While my mum
preheated the oven to 180 degree, we ate a few
of the leftover buttons. There were plenty of
extra ones to share with family!
After 15 minutes, we took the trays out of the
oven. The cookies were a little larger, but who
cares? More for us! They were crunchy on the
outside and soft on the inside, warm and sweet,
just how I like it! They were delicious! Anyways,
if you are stuck at home like me and my
brother, find something fun or time consuming.
It doesn’t necessarily have to be baking. We also
tried an obstacle course, making our own tune
on the piano and building the tallest block tower
we possibly could. Have fun!
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Working from Home An Easter Chuckle
By Elena 6P 1. How does the Easter Bunny stay fit?
While I work at home A. Eggs-ercise
Even though it’s still fun
School is still better
Keeping Fit
Lachlan 1M
Hi,
For daily fitness we walked to Olivia’s house to
collect toilet paper from a distance.
2. What kind of music does the Easter
Bunny like?
Soccer Trivia A. Hip Hop.
Zayed 3/4T
3. What kind of stories does the Easter
Hi There, Bunny like best?
1. Who were the runners-up of the 2014 A. Ones with hoppy endings.
World Cup?
A: Argentina
2. Who came bottom of the last group in
the 2018 World Cup?
A: Poland
3. In the 2018-19 Champions League, who
knocked out Manchester United?
A: FC Barcelona
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Many things
have changed.
What are your
top strengths that
are keeping you
motivated and
feeling successful?
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