Specialist News
Junior School
Students have been working on the fundamental movements skills of balancing, jumping and hopping through a variety of activities and minor games.
Middle & Senior School
Students have been building their knowledge and skills of the athletics field events: shot put, discus, long jump and high jump. This has been done through modified activities that build towards the real events. They have seen the links these events have with some of the more traditional sports they play on weekends. The most pleasing aspect has been the way in which they have adopted safe practices.
Division Swimming Results
A big congratulations to our three students that represented the school at the Casey South Division carnival a few ago. Sienna H and Kade R finished 3rd in their events. A massive well done to Riley F who finished 1st in backstroke and has qualified for the Southern Metro Regional Carnival. This is an outstanding result and we wish him the best!
House Athletics - Year 3 to 6
Well done to all the students who participated in the House Athletics carnival on Friday. We battled the elements but still managed to get most events completed and with lots of smiles on faces.
A big thanks to our wonderful parent volunteers along with out past students who came back to help.
House points were allocated throughout the day based on event results and also participation. The final standings were:
1st - Baany
2nd Wiiny
3rd - Biik
4th - Mummut
Please note the District Athletics team will be finalised in the coming weeks in preparation for the carnival next term.
District Cross Country
We would like to wish the students who have qualified to represent the school at District Cross Country on Tuesday 1st April. We know they will give it their all and can not wait to report back on how they went in the next iNewsletter.
Year 3 and Year 4 Swimming Program
Middle school students will be attending a 5 day swimming and water safety program at Casey RACE from Monday 12th May - Friday 16th May. This program is an opportunity for students to build on their swimming and water safety skills. It also promotes organisational skills and independence. It is strongly recommended that all students attend. Please see the Compass event for further information.
Junior House Athletics
Junior school students are looking forward to their Junior Athletics day on Friday 4th April. Students will have the opportunity to compete in a sprint race and they rotate around modified athletics themed activities in their year level groups. Please refer to the Compass event for more details.
Term 2 P.E events
Wednesday 30th April - Casey Netball Clinics (during P.E lessons)
Monday 12th May to Friday 16th May - Year 3 & Year 4 Swimming Program
Wednesday 14th May - District Athletics (qualifying students only)
Wednesday 28th May - Division Cross Country (qualifying students only)
Wednesday 18th June - Regional Cross Country (qualifying students only)
Friday 27th June - First Aid in Schools Incursion (all year levels)
Wednesday 2nd July - Winter Lightning Premier Sports (year 5 and year 6 students)
The Foundation Students have started discussing emotions now. We've acted out the Very Hungry Caterpillar and read the Colour Monster Story.
The Junior and Middle School have continued on with our Zones of Regulation, with only the red Zone left to discuss. We have spent a lot of time discussing what these emotions feel like in our bodies. If we are able to identify when we are feeling an emotion then we are able to better use our strategies to regulate.
The Senior School have been looking at our reactions to different situations, and when we react in an unexpected way, the effect this can have on learning in the classroom.
Year 6 Excursion
The Year 6 students were invited on an excursion to the Cranbourne Royal Botanical Gardens to discuss Wellbeing and Leadership. They got to explore the gardens while also taking part in some activities led by the staff around looking after their wellbeing.
RED HILL SHOW
We are so proud of all the students who exhibited their work at the Red Hill Show. They all received a special participation ribbon as well as the following additional acknowledgements:
6A- Third place in Collaborative Artwork- Junior
3A- Second place in collaborative artwork - Junior
Grade 1A, 1B & 1/2c - Highly Commended Collaborative artwork- Junior
Grade 2A and 2B- Highly Commended Collaborative artwork- Junior
Alisha N- Highly Commended (artwork 11-12 years)
Sam C- Highly Commended (artwork 8-10 years)
Jack L- Highly Commended (artwork 11-12 years)
Foundation
Students have participated in fun and engaging circle activities where they are learning the difference between a speaking voice and a singing voice. They have been enjoying dance and freeze movement activities and explored percussion instruments and the sounds they make. Students completed an 'I SPY' activity where they had to listen to the sounds made by an instrument and colour in the matching picture. This activity caused great debate as the sound of the tambourine and bells make similar sounds!
Old McDonald had a band was the crowd favourite! Students listened to the music and played their instrument when prompted by the song. Sometimes this got very loud!
Junior School
Year 1 and 2 students have been learning to group instruments by the sounds they make. They have been playing, sorting and listening to a variety of percussion instruments and making decisions around whether they make wood, metal, skin or shaker sounds. They were challenged by an aural listening quiz where they had to circle the instrument that makes the secret sound.
Students have been introduced to basic notation and are learning to clap and play short rhythms on instruments as per below:
Middle School
Students have been learning bucket drumming. They have rehearsed and performed a whole class routine to We Will Rock You and are now learning how to compose their own drum score.
Senior School
Students have been learning the Ukukele. They have learnt to strum (down and up) and focused on the chords C, F, Am and G. G was the most challenging as it requires three fingers to hold the strings.
Most students were suprised how tricky the instrument was to play but they are perservered and have now learnt to play along to simple songs in small groups and as a whole class.
Scientists at work
in Year 1 and 2
When we do a science experiment we need to make sure that we do a few things.
- We must keep careful record of what we are doing.
We must keep everything the same and only change ONE thing about each test.
What do plants need to survive and thrive?
Students in Year 1 & 2 have had a great time watching their plants grow over the last few weeks. They have even been a little surprised about where seeds will grow. Students have discovered that seeds don't actually need dirt to grow but will grow in just water if the conditions are right.
Students from Grade 3-6 have begun looking at some coding and software engineering using the code.org platform. They are learning the basics of the block based language which will help them to code other technology at the school such as the micro:Bits and robots.