In the Classroom
Take a look inside the lessons - Authored by Raquel Elias
“Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.”
5 Ruby – Exploring Indigenous Culture Through Dance
As part of our Creative Arts learning, 5 Ruby explored dance from an Indigenous perspective. Students discovered how dance is a powerful way for many First Nations peoples to express their deep respect and connection to the land, animals, and spirits.
Yr 11 and 12 English Advanced Excursion to Riverside Theatre
Our Year 11 Advanced English students attended a powerful performance of Shakespeare’s Othello at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre. The live symposium brought to life the themes of power, identity, and betrayal—helping students connect more deeply with the Narratives that Shape Our World module within the Preliminary HSC course.
Mrs Gahdmar & Mrs Delimetros
Our Year 12 Advanced English students recently attended a captivating symposium on Shakespeare’s The Tempest at the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta. This enriching experience deepened students' understanding of the play and provided valuable perspectives to support their HSC study and critical responses.
Music Excursion
Today elective music students attended “Amplify,” a concert held at The Australian Institute of Music in The Rocks. The concert was full of covers from different eras and genres that celebrated “voices of a nation,” our nation. These songs were delivered with power, creativity and full of substance.
Mr. Sedicol and Mr. Fredericks
Yr 8 Harvest Radishes
Mrs Botros' 8.6 Tech Agricultural class have begun harvesting their radish from the school's garden planter boxes! Their green thumbs will now take on a paddock to plate approach as they work on mastering their culinary skills in Food Technology.
Kindy Works on Reading and Fine Motor Skills
Kindy White started Reading Groups in Term 2. They have been doing activities to practice segmenting and blending words, as well as working on their fine motor skills.
Kindergarten Snakes and Ladders Fun!
Our Kindergarten students recently enjoyed a lively game of Snakes and Ladders, centred around counting numbers 1–20. This engaging activity helped them practice essential number language skills as they described their movements on the board using terms like before, after, between, more, and less.
It was wonderful to see their mathematical thinking come alive as they explained their strategies and reasoning aloud. We're so proud of their enthusiasm and progress in learning! Great work, Kindergarten! We can't wait to watch you continue to grow mathematically in the coming weeks!
Ms Tracey Ghabache
Primary Drama Sessions
Students in Years 4 to 6 had a fantastic time participating in Drama sessions led by Mrs Youssef and Year 11 Drama students; Aline Doueihi and Deeana Tawk.
The sessions were a great opportunity for students to build confidence, express themselves, and develop their performance skills in an engaging and supportive environment.
Year 11 CAFS
As part of the Year 11 CAFS unit of work “Individuals and Groups” students of Mrs Ishak’s CAFS class conducted a ‘non-participant observation’ during Break 2 today.
Students were observing and taking notes on the behaviours and interactions between male and female students in a natural setting during break time. Students were enlightened to see affirmed expectations of female and male students and the shift in behaviours from when students are in stage 1 through to stage 6. Following the observation, students debriefed and shared interesting similarities and differences in findings, a valuable learning experience in research.
Yr 9 Food Technology
Mrs Botros' year 9 Food technology class participated in a quick and easy fusion kebab recipe challenge.
The aim of this practical was to create a dish that had a fusion of cultural cuisines which has influenced Australian cuisine. This dish is a great example of Australia's diverse cuisines and fusion of cultures at its finest!
Reading Groups with Ms Tracey
In a cozy corner of the Ms Tracey's classroom, a group of children snuggle into soft bean bags to create a relaxing atmosphere during reading groups. Among their favourites, the Fitzroy books have captured their hearts and sparked a lively excitement for reading. Here, in this tranquil haven, Kindy friends discover the joy of reading—an adventure that transcends the pages and sparks creativity in their young hearts. As they develop their reading skills, the excitement to see how far they can go grows each day.