The Sound Collector

A stranger called this morning 

Without a single trace

Put every sound into a box

But no one saw his face

The dinging of the doorbell

The turning of the knobs

The squeaking of the mice

As the little baby sobs

The popping of the corn

The crunching of the toast

When you eat the apple pie

After the juicy roast

The hissing of the cat

The ticking of the clocks

The creaking of the door

Whilst it all unlocks

The echo of the thunder

The trickle of the rain

When we go to bed

The pop of mum’s champagne

A stranger called this morning

He left no sound at all

No one knows who he was

He won’t come back for sure!

Anna B 5 Blue

Year 5 held their annual Market Day on Monday and had lots of fun making and baking for the day.  They raised approximately $1,280 for the Maubara Orphanage in East Timor.  Thank you to the Year 5 teachers and parents who helped with cooking, etc.

Year 5 Market Day Reflection ‘Snippets’

I thought we achieved a great goal because we were helping the wider community grow and develop.Everyone who was doing Market Day was happy and stressed at the same time,but it was worth it because knowing that we successfully made people less fortunate than us have a brighter future is very heartwarming. Everyone was also very organised with their stalls.  Grace D 5B

I thought Market Day was successful because everything was organised, and everyone in my team helped a lot and played their part. We raised about $1500 which is going towards the East Timor Orphanage. Charlotte W 5B

As part of Year 5’s outreach program, we held a Market Day where groups of two or three worked together to create their own stall to raise money for the East Timor Maubara Orphanage. We sold lots of treats,drinks,toys and lots more to hopefully help people in need.      Ella S 5B

We spent many hours preparing for Market Day and when the day arrived my whole group was extremely nervous. I thought that the day was a huge success and after counting all the money raised, we found that over $1500 was collected to make a change in someone else’s life.      Jamie M 5B

The Market Day was a very successful day. It was a success because nearly every store sold out of their products and all the customers were satisfied. We achieved making a large sum of money for the orphanage and working together to run a successful market. Josephine H 5B

In my opinion this task should definitely be repeated because it was so much fun. And not only was it for a good cause, but it was teaching us about many things - maths, teamwork and customer service. I think we did not just achieve our goal, we smashed it!    Emily W 5B