Specialist News
STEM News
Foundation:
Students will be learning to describe the textures of different objects, using their senses to explore materials and develop vocabulary around touch and feel.
Year 1
We’ll investigate what happens to everyday items when they are physically changed—such as bending, stretching, or twisting—and how these changes affect their use.
Year 2
Students will explore the properties of materials and how they can be changed through heating, cooling, or mixing, helping them understand the science behind everyday transformations.
Year 3
This term, students will explore the changes between the three states of matter—solid, liquid, and gas—through experiments and observations.
Year 4
We’ll be learning about the properties of natural and synthetic materials, comparing their uses and understanding how they are made and processed.
Year 5 and 6
Students will dive deeper into the movement and arrangement of particles in solids, liquids, and gases, building a strong foundation for understanding physical science concepts.
Visual Arts News
Foundation
Students will be exploring fairy tales and learning how to use an iPad to create their own fairy tale story, combining images and voice recordings.
Year 1 & Year 2
Students will learn how to use a device to take photos and begin crafting their own digital story, using images and narration to bring their ideas to life.
Year 3 & Year 4
We’ll continue working on stop motion animation, where students animate objects frame-by-frame. They’ll also begin learning about magazines and will collaborate to create their own class magazine, showcasing their creativity and teamwork.
Year 5 & Year 6
Students will explore how pixel art is used in gaming. They will begin designing concepts of their own pixel art game.
Wellbeing News
In Wellbeing for Term 4, we will continue to focus on developing respectful relationships through lessons that embody our values of care, kindness, personal best, and respect. Students will explore showing care for themselves and others by understanding emotions and practicing inclusive behaviours. Kindness lessons will focus on effective communication, problem solving and supporting classmates. Through Personal Best activities, students will work on developing self-awareness, resilience, and goal-setting skills while learning that doing their best means continuous growth and effort rather than perfection.
Students will strengthen their skills in collaboration by working together on group activities, learning to value diverse perspectives, share responsibilities, and support one another's success. The Respect component covers understanding boundaries and building healthy relationships with family, friends, and community. Activities in Wellbeing will use a range of activities including role-playing, group work and scenarios specific to the topic to help students practice these values and continue to build on skills.
PE and Sport News
As we move into Term 4, we are excited to continue developing our students' physical literacy and fundamental movement skills relating to gymnastics. Foundation-Year 2 students will engage in a variety of interactive gymnastic circuits and games designed to strengthen their vertical jumping and leaping skills. These activities aim to enhance their stability, balance, and agility while providing a fun environment for learning. Year 3-6 students will focus on developing their two-hand strike and fielding and catchingskills. These fundamental movement skills will be practiced
through activities relating to Cricket and Tee ball. Students will gain confidence and improve coordination whilst enhancing their game sense, learning key strategies and teamwork skills through modified games.
