YEAR 10-12

On Thursday the 12th of June, Years 10–12 visited the Lorne Police Station as part of their learning in the ASDAN, VPC, and Pre-VPC programs. During the visit, students explored important topics such as community involvement, following rules, making informed choices, and how individuals can contribute positively to society. The excursion also supported their learning about healthy workplace environments, stress management, workplace safety, and the role of local services within the community.

SRC Problem Solvers

This term the SRC representatives have been busy out in the yard during recess and lunch times. They have done a fantastic job at identifying, responding and supporting any students needing help with small problems. The problem solvers have worked mainly on the oval, the basketball courts and the prep sandpit area.

They each have had a scheduled time to be out on yard duty from Tuesday to Thursday and worn the bright coloured vest with pride.

We have been really impressed with the enthusiasm, commitment and leadership shown from our SRC’s and it has been a huge success. We hope to continue the ‘Problem Solvers’ next semester with our new SRC’s!

AUSLAN

Auslan at ACS – Term Update This term, students across all year levels have been developing their Auslan skills with a focus on clear communication, facial expression, and real-world application. Whether describing classroom items, giving directions, or signing an emergency broadcast, students are learning that Auslan is a full-body language that builds both confidence and connection.

Prep students have been learning signs for classroom items and practising how to ask questions using facial expressions and turn-taking. Memory games have supported recall and meaningful use of new vocabulary.

Grade 1 students began with a Burger and Pizza Shop role-play and are now exploring a Beach theme, building sentences - "I went to the beach I packed / I saw ..” to describe their experiences and strengthening their expressive communication and storytelling.

Grade 2 students have completed a unit on community places and directions and are now focusing on Australian states, cities, and transport signs, helping them communicate about travel and location with greater detail.

Grade 3 students are exploring the evolution of technology and its accessibility for deaf people. They’ve reflected on how technology has changed across generations and are now designing inclusive future phones as part of their inquiry.

Grade 4 students are combining their learning about natural disasters, emergency kits, and mapping to create Auslan emergency broadcasts. They’ve been developing their ability to show urgency and emotion through facial expression.

Grade 5/6 students have focused on using Depicting Signs (to show how something looks or moves) and Constructed Action (to take on the role of a person in their signing). They’ve also been learning about Deafblind communication and culture, with a small group preparing to share their learning in Week 10 presentations.

We’re so proud of the progress students have made this term and can’t wait to see where their Auslan learning takes them in Semester 2!

YEAR 6 HIGHLIGHTS IN TERM 2

Arcade Games in S.T.E.M

This year, grades 5 to 10 have STEM as a specialist class. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. We have been learning about how these things improve our lives and solve problems in the world.

Recently in STEM with Mike, we built arcade games. As part of our learning, we watched a short film about a boy called Caine who had to spend the holidays at his Dad’s shop in America. He was so bored that he started making his own arcade games out of cardboard. We decided to make our own Arcade Games out of recycled materials too.

We learnt about forces like Tension, Compression and Bending and chose the right materials for our needs. We also used tape. A lot of tape.

Most importantly, we had the prep and grade 4 students come up and play our games to see how fun they were. Turns out, they were really fun!

Thank you Mike, for all the hard work you put into our fun STEM lessons.

We had loads of fun in STEM these past 2 terms, and we are so excited to see what we do next!

Lightning Premierships Grade 6

In Week 5, we went across the road to the oval to play lightning premierships against other schools. We played either Tee-ball, Netball or Soccer, and we even got to verse the other schools within our area, like GLC, Torquay Coast etc.

House Athletics

A few weeks back, ACS had our house Athletics Carnival! The events included 100 metre sprints, 200 metre sprints, shot put, discus, High Jump, triple jump, long jump, hurdles, and the centre of attention, TUG OF WAR! The event was to raise house points, and as you know, Fearnley won! (Go Fearnley) Second came Nolan, only 125 points behind Fearnley, third came Hollows and disappointingly, Fanning came last… But everybody had fun and tried their best. It was a great day!” -Evan, Fearnley House Captain.

AFL 9’s Boys Gala Day

Last week we had the AFL 9’s Gala Day for boys. 25 kids from grade 6 boys attended for ACS, and it was held at South Barwon Football Ground. There were 2 teams, A team and B team. The schools that were participating were St Catherine’s, GLC, Wittington, Torquay Coast and Nazareth. Everyone did their best and hopefully had a lot of fun, not to mention how we came back really muddy! A quick shoutout to Arron (PE Teacher) and Dave (6B Teacher) for coaching the teams and Simone for helping us out on the day.

-Elijah, Hollows House Captain.

A Word about Year 6 Buddies!

This year, Grade 6’s have been given buddies, Prep buddies! We see them every fortnight (2 weeks) for lunch before our Year Level Assemblies. We get to play with them, and even recently, we made letters for our buddies as part of our English block.

(Photo: Ollie, the tallest in Year 6, and his buddy Hudson, one of the smallest in Prep.)

Maths in Year 6

I found decimals to be very easy and the strategy I used was thinking of them as whole numbers. Fractions were

the opposite to counting like for example 1 of 99 is smaller than 1 of 2. We did a pretest about geometric patterns and it was pretty hard since I was new to this concept. We have also learnt about comparing relative frequency with theoretical probability. -Oliver, Nolan House Captain

English in Year 6

In Term 2, we read a novel called ‘Us Mob Walawurru’. It is about a girl named Ruby, who has to adapt to the ‘white fella' lifestyle (as said in the Novel). Auntie Alice and Uncle Archie would help her through the text to learn how to thrive with the English men and women. Ruby faces many challenges like also trying to balance her indigenous culture ways with the white fella ways. In conclusion when finishing the book, I thought that it was a very detailed novel showing Aboriginal culture better than I could imagine. -Zaid 6F

PACC

(Parents & Community Club)