Specialist News
News from STEM
In Prep, the students have been focusing on giving and following directions as they programmed their friends to move around the classroom. They used these skills to then program Bee Bot to move around the map. They focused on moving forwards, backwards and turning right and left.
In Year 1/2, the students have been learning about algorithms. They recognised that algorithms are a set of instructions and they actually follow algorithms every day! The students were reading and creating their own algorithms to create a pattern on a grid and to program Bee Bot to follow a path.
In Year 3/4 , the students have been learning about algorithms and coding programs. They had to create an algorithm for their partner to follow and see if they could create the correct pattern. The students then began exploring the program Scratch and creating their own games for their peers to play.
In Year 5/6 , the students were focusing on creating a sequence of steps and binary code. They had to use binary code to decode and encode messages from their peers. They then focused on creating a sequence of steps in Scratch to create different games.
CPS Sport News
Beachside Division Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to our 12 qualifying students that represented CPS at this year’s Division Athletics at Duncan Mackinnon Reserve. Our CPS qualifiers had an amazing day out representing our school with utmost pride and skill! It was a huge achievement for our students to get this far and we look forward to seeing what they have to offer in the future.
Volleyball Clinics
Our grade 3-6 students participated in a 3–4-week volleyball clinic with external coaches from Volleyball Victoria. This program was offered to our students free of charge, having received a Sporting Schools grant this term. Our students demonstrated huge progress in their volleyball skills, mastering the dig, set, serve and spike. Well done to the students involved.
Junior Netball
Our grade 1/2 students have been focusing on Netball this term and they are thoroughly enjoying their participation in netball skills development and mini tournaments during PE lessons. We have some very advanced skill on show and a keen interest across the cohort! Well done to our future netball stars!
Prep Skipping!
Our preps have been focusing on skipping and games in PE so far this term. They have demonstrated a positive attitude, resilience and perseverance when faced with increasingly challenging skipping activities. Well done to our prep students.
