Learning & Teaching
Prep Inquiry - Living Things
Last term, the Preps were busy exploring the wonderful world of Living Things! The Preps learnt about what makes something living, explored the different features of living things, and learnt about what they need to live, grow and survive. Throughout our learning, we investigated a variety of living things, including animals and plants, and discussed how their needs and features can be similar and different. The Preps loved putting their learning into action by creating their own grass lawns and observing how they grew and changed over time. We also had a very exciting visit to the zoo, where students were able to observe animals up close and apply their knowledge of living things in the real world!
Grass Experiment
Zoo Excursion
Year 6 Sailing
This term, the Year 6 students will participate in the Sailing program with the Boatshed at Albert Park Lake on:
- October 9th
- October 23rd
- October 30th
- November 13th
November 20th
This program is a major highlight in our calendar for our graduating students, as they learn valuable skills that they may have never attempted. Along with all the skills listed below, students will work with others to achieve a common objective of navigating their boat and building resilience through variables that may arise.
The program has been designed as an introduction to sailing and at the completion, each participant should be able to achieve the following:
- Steering with tiller extension
- Be able to turn around (tacking, gybing)
- Comfortably reach around a figure of 8 course using both ways of turning
- Be able to sail up wind, assisted by power boat
- Be able to sail downwind using a follow the leader method
- Participate in a capsize
- Participate in rescue drills
- Learn the 3 safety rules while on the water
- Be able to identify the no go zone and the effects it has on your sailing
- A basic understanding of currents and tides
- Basic wind awareness of direction and strength
- Learn respect and care for a boat