Specialist Happenings
Visual Art
The Harmonious Birds Project
Students from Level 3, 6A and 6C are very excited to share with you a special project where they have revived the metal birds in the driveway using recycled plastic doorway strips in harmonious colours. Students had to fold, measure, cut and staple to cover the metal bars of the bodies and heads- it was quite tricky and needed a lot of teamwork and concentration. We used harmonious colours to help us reflect on working and living together in harmony, and then each student wrote a positive harmonious word on one of the 'feathers' for all to see. This was such a fun project to do together!
Love Art!
Ms Van Etten
Mandarin
LOTE Mandarin Update
Prep students have been learning about family members in Mandarin. They have practised recognising and writing the Chinese characters for 爸爸 (dad) and 妈妈 (mum), and are becoming more confident using family vocabulary.
Year 1 students have been learning the names of different fruits in Mandarin. They have also begun writing simple opinion sentences, such as describing whether they like a particular fruit and whether they think it is tasty.
Year 5 students have been learning how to order food and drinks in Mandarin. They have practised asking and answering questions such as "What would you like to eat?" and "What would you like to drink?", while using measure words including 一份 (one serving), 一杯 (one cup), 一碗 (one bowl), and 一笼 (one basket).
Year 6 students have continued building their confidence in using measure words in Mandarin. They have been learning how to correctly use measure words such as 一件 (one item of clothing), 一条 (one long item, such as trousers), and 一双 (one pair), helping them create more accurate and natural sentences.
你们真棒！You are all amazing!
Miss. Cheung
Physical Education
Level F- 2
Students in Levels F–2 have been further developing their striking and fielding skills through modified cricket activities. They have been practising bowling towards a target and batting a stationary or moving ball with control. These activities help students improve their hand-eye coordination, accuracy, teamwork and understanding of basic cricket rules.
Level 3 & 4
Students in Levels 3 and 4 have continued to develop their striking and fielding skills through modified cricket activities. They have focused on improving their bowling accuracy and applying effective batting techniques to strike the ball with greater control and power. Students have also strengthened their teamwork, communication and decision-making skills while developing a deeper understanding of cricket rules and game strategies.
Level 5 and 6
Students in Levels 5 and 6 have continued to develop their striking and fielding skills through modified cricket activities. They have focused on improving their bowling accuracy and applying effective batting techniques to strike the ball with greater control and power. Students have also strengthened their teamwork, communication and decision-making skills while developing a deeper understanding of cricket rules and game strategies.
- Mr Restaino
Science
Foundation
Foundation students have started a new unit called Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. This week they are reflecting on the fact that it only takes one piece of rubbish to injure an animal. They can make sure that their rubbish goes into the bin.
Level 1 & 2
Level 1&2 are studying Marvellous Materials. This week the students explored Ms Cullen and Wilko's cars and they observed that many materials are used to make a car. Throughout the term students will learn more about each material.
Level 3 & 4
Our middle school students are learning about States of Matter this term. During week 1 students learnt the scientific skill of using a thermometer to measure the temperature of a range of items including coffee, water and slushee.
Level 5 & 6
Our senior students are finalising their Chemical science unit this term.
Level 5 are improving their skills in observing and recording experiments, as well as consolidating their understanding of chemical reactions.
Level 6 are running experiments to consolidate their understanding of chemical reactions.
Stay Curious!
Wilko, Safety Sue and Ms Cullen