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A Wonderful Celebration of Creativity!

What a wonderful Art Show! It was fantastic to showcase the amazing artwork our students have created throughout the year. The students were so excited and proud to see their artwork on display, and it was lovely to see so many families and members of our school community come along to celebrate their creativity and hard work. A heartfelt thank you to everyone for your wonderful support. Zehra and I were incredibly proud of what the students have achieved, and it was so rewarding to see all their beautiful creations come together!

Remembrance Day – Poppy Art

After all the excitement and preparations for last week's Art Show, this week we turned our attention to Remembrance Day. Students reflected on the importance of remembering and honouring those who served and sacrificed their lives, exploring the significance of the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance.

Each year level created their own special poppy-inspired artwork:

Foundation – Year 2

Students created beautiful poppy collages by carefully gluing and overlapping small pieces of red paper to fill their poppy shapes.

Year 3/4

Students explored texture by creating vibrant poppies using scrunched and layered tissue paper to give their artwork a three-dimensional effect.

Year 5/6

Students created striking paper collages, arranging strips of paper to form patterned backgrounds, with bold red paper poppies as the focal point.

It was a meaningful week of creativity, reflection and remembrance, with students producing thoughtful artworks to honour this important occasion.

⭐ Southland Christmas Star – A Star of Togetherness

Our students have been busy creating something very special for Christmas!

Our Star of Togetherness celebrates the joy of creativity, teamwork and community spirit. Each colourful pom-pom has been lovingly handmade by a student, representing their individual contribution to this wonderful collaborative artwork. Together, the pom-poms create a beautiful Christmas star, reminding us that when we all work together, we can create something truly special!

Our Christmas star will be on display at Westfield Southland from Thursday 12 November, on Level 2 near MyHealth Medical Centre. We encourage all families to pop in and admire the students' wonderful work! A special thank you to Santiago Salazar from Year 5 for his creativity and effort in designing and making the fantastic 'Merry Christmas' sign that sits proudly on top of our star! What a lovely way to celebrate the Christmas spirit and the creativity of our Le Page students!

Crazy Camel Fundraising – Celebrate Your Child's Creativity! 

Our Crazy Camel Fundraiser has now come to a close! A huge thank you to all the families who placed orders and supported our school. Your support is truly appreciated!

All orders are expected to arrive within the next 2–3 weeks, just in time for Christmas! We hope you love these special keepsakes featuring your child's beautiful artwork. What a wonderful way to celebrate their creativity and share it with loved ones!

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Due to the Melbourne Cup long weekend, there was no PE in week 5. 

This week all classes had an introduction to tennis. Students were introduced to how to hold the racquet correctly and how to play a forehand and backhand stroke. They also worked with a partner to first try and hit the ball back to a partner accurately to catch, then they worked together to try and had a rally. The students worked extremely well together and tried extremely hard. They were able to keep control of their shots so that the ball wasn’t being hit over their partners head.

This week years 3-6 started their Safe Bike Education program. The 34s started with a discussion about riding safely in the community, footpaths and roads with a classroom lesson, and the year 5-6s started with a brief discussion about the program before we did a bike safety check. This included checking the bike brakes, tyres, handlebars, chain, seat and wheels to ensure that they were all safe to ride. We finished the session with a small ride around Le Page Park and netball courts. The students are very excited about the program starting and getting ready for their final rides at the end of the year.

Jarrod Bradley

PE/Sports Coordinator

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Music Newsletter - Week 6

It’s hard to believe that we only have 5 weeks left of Term 4 but we still have plenty to get done before the year wraps up! Over the next couple of weeks students all across the school will be dedicating the first half of their music lessons to learning the repertoire for the Christmas Extravaganza. There are plenty of lyrics to learn and memorise and some choreography for the junior year levels to practise as well. It is going to be an amazing event and I am looking forward to sharing a combination of Australian Christmas songs and catchy pop songs. As part of the Christmas Extravaganza, we will also be sharing a number of the media projects that students have been working on this semester. These projects are almost finished and will be finalised in the second half of the music lessons over the next four weeks.