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Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition - Stage 3
Last week, every students in the school received a note about the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition. Everyone will be participating in the school wide competition so it would be fantastic if you could help your child with preparing for this. Although everyone will be participating in the competition, there will be two students who will be selected to represent Brookvale at the local finals in June.
- The topics that students will need to select from include:
- When does a
migrant become an Australian - Asylum seekers
- Peace and harmony
- Getting a multicultural education
- Many languages, one land
- Religion
- Connecting communities
- The same but different
- Un-Australian
- Racist jokes aren't funny
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Servant Girl by Kayleen
Placing the broom in the cupboard, I sighed. Life as a slave was hard. I’m only eleven and I’m cleaning chimneys already. My mistress, Lady Lucy took me in when I was wandering the streets, looking for a home at the age of seven. Step by step, I walked up the marble steps to the attic. Every corner was covered in cobwebs. I sat on my bed of hay and thought about what my friend Charlotte had said. Charlotte was a slave with me. “I’m leaving tonight. I’m sick of this work without decent food. You’re welcome to come with me.” She had offered. At that, I shook my head and said that any place with a roof was good enough for me, but now I thought again. Is this place good for me? I recall my parents being quite rich until they were killed by the palace guards. I was sent off onto the streets to fend for myself. The moon glowed high in the sky. “Mary! I have guest coming tomorrow. Polish the table and make sure the pineapple is noticeable too!” Mistress Lucy called. I acknowledged her but instead of polishing the table; I grabbed my blanket and tied it onto a stray stick. Stuffing my little amount of belongings into the bag, I looked around the room. Four years, I thought. Four years I’ve spent in this room and now I’m finally leaving. I opened the window and climbed out onto the railings of my balcony. I checked the balcony below and jumped down. From there, I took the steps on the side of the building down to the ally. Several bins lined the walls, full of perfectly good food. Taking some food, I made sure Lady Lucy wasn’t outside. It won’t be too long until she finds out that I’m gone, I thought. As if on cue I heard Lady Lucy scream my name. Running down the street, I looked left and right, making sure the guards from the queen’s palace weren’t there.
My stomach gurgled. I sat on the steps of the monastery at lunch time. People walked by, holding carrots, tomatoes and a whole load of different fruit varieties. It didn’t improve my hunger. It was too much. Playing with the mud on the street, I looked at the different wheel barrows full of food. I spotted one that was unattended. Casually, I walked over and leaned on the wagon. When nobody was watching I took six tomatoes. Slowly I crept away from the wagon until a hand gripped my shoulder. I spun and saw a palace guard. He had red hair sticking out from under his helmet. “You’re in trouble. I saw you take those tomatoes! You’re coming with me!” he growled. I hit his hand and ran, the tomatoes still in my hand. I
ducked into a small side ally that I only just fit in. The guard bounded past the ally as I walked further in. It was dark now and rain spattered down. I was back out in the street and on either side of the street were mansions. Giant majestic buildings with ivy curling around the window frames. A lady sat at a window knitting a scarf and she spotted me. She ran outside and led me inside. She sat me by the fire place and asked me to recall why I was outside on my own. I told her my story and we sat talking for hours while drinking hot cocoa, and I felt at home!
My stomach gurgled. I sat on the steps of the monastery at lunch time. People walked by, holding carrots, tomatoes and a whole load of different fruit varieties. It didn’t improve my hunger. It was too much. Playing with the mud on the street, I looked at the different wheel barrows full of food. I spotted one that was unattended. Casually, I walked over and leaned on the wagon. When nobody was watching I took six tomatoes. Slowly I crept away from the wagon until a hand gripped my shoulder. I spun and saw a palace guard. He had red hair sticking out from under his helmet. “You’re in trouble. I saw you take those tomatoes! You’re coming with me!” he growled. I hit his hand and ran, the tomatoes still in my hand. I
ducked into a small side ally that I only just fit in. The guard bounded past the ally as I walked further in. It was dark now and rain spattered down. I was back out in the street and on either side of the street were mansions. Giant majestic buildings with ivy curling around the window frames. A lady sat at a window knitting a scarf and she spotted me. She ran outside and led me inside. She sat me by the fire place and asked me to recall why I was outside on my own. I told her my story and we sat talking for hours while drinking hot cocoa, and I felt at home!
Boy Overboard
Stage 3 are reading “Boy Overboard”. It’s a book about a boy named Jamal who lives in Afghanistan during a period of war. He and his sister like playing soccer even though his sister isn’t allowed to because she is a girl (and girls are forbidden to play football). Their mother runs an illegal school to educate the girls. One day the government found out about their school. Jamal’s family decided to try to make it to Australia, where it’s safe. Jamal has to leave his memories, his old friends and his home.
We think that along the way, Jamal will make a load of new friends to help him in his journey. It’s a really good book with interesting themes.
We think that along the way, Jamal will make a load of new friends to help him in his journey. It’s a really good book with interesting themes.
We LOVE Literacy Groups
Library with Mrs Murphy-Haste
In Library lessons, we read a novel and complete a novel study on it. Mrs Murphy-Haste has picked some excellent books. So far we have read Coraline, There's a Boy in the Girls Bathroom and Tunnels of Tarcoola.
Mrs Murphy-Haste usually leaves us hanging on to find out what happens next! Sometimes we take the books back to the classroom because we are dying to know what happens in the story.
Mrs Murphy-Haste usually leaves us hanging on to find out what happens next! Sometimes we take the books back to the classroom because we are dying to know what happens in the story.