Middle School News
🌏 Unit of Inquiry: How the World Works
During this Unit of Inquiry, Middle School students have been exploring natural disasters, including how they occur, their impact on people and the environment, and how to respond in an emergency.
Students began by creating a script to educate younger children about a chosen natural disaster and how to respond safely. They were encouraged to present their information creatively through a song, dance, poem or another engaging format.
Next, students created informative posters to share their understanding of natural disasters. Working in pairs, they researched one chosen disaster, investigating what it is, what causes it, what happens during the event, its impacts, how people can prepare, early detection methods and three interesting facts.
To conclude the unit, students created 3D quadramas, selecting four different natural disasters and representing each one through a creative 3D model.
In Mathematics, students have been developing their multiplicative thinking by exploring how multiplication can be represented in different ways, including equal groups, arrays, repeated addition and known facts. We have been using these understandings to help students solve increasingly complex multiplication problems and explain the strategies they use.
Students have been learning to use the column method for multiplication, building their understanding of place value as they multiply larger numbers. We are encouraging students to look beyond simply following a procedure and to think about why the method works.
Students have been exploring how multiplication facts can help them solve division problems and are beginning to use short division to divide larger numbers efficiently. Where appropriate, students are also considering remainders and what they mean in different problem-solving situations.
Middle School students recently went on school camp to Arrabri Lodge. They had a great time and each day was jam-packed full of activities. They built their independence, pushed themselves to try different challenges and made lots of new and exciting memories. It was a camp to remember!
I enjoyed the bush dancing, it was so fun learning new choreography and listening to all the interesting songs. With Khalya as my partner, she made it so much fun and we created an unforgettable moment together! – Qiara
Camp! We rode on the bus and arrived at Arrabri Lodge. It was the 28/10/26 and everybody was excited as we pulled up! First we learnt the rules and found out our cabins. Then we got started we split into our activity groups. First we went to the flying fox. We were up so high then we went whooshing down as we flew through the air! Next was the low ropes course and it was awesome as we ran through the tyres then orienteering and initiatives. Then we did bush dancing and toasted marshmallows! In the morning we had breaky and I did the duty group. We went to minigolf and I got a hole in one! Then the giant swing that went up 18 metres! Then we went gold panning and found flakes of gold! Then dinner and a movie night and we watched the Parent Trap! We woke up in the morning and went to the Redwood Forest, the trees were so tall! Then we came back to school. It was so fun! – Lily M.
On the 28th of October, we went to Arrabri Lodge. We went for three days and we did orienteering, flying fox, giant swing, initiatives, and high ropes. We also did a famous bush dance but my favourite thing was the Redwood Forest. – Millie
