Nokuna

Specialists

PE

A big congratulation to all the students who participated in the District Swimming.  e were proud to see them try their best and achieve excellent results; with many of them going on to compete at District level.  All students showed perserverance, resilience and Weeden spirit when supporting each other and competing.   

 

FRENCH

  • Prep

In Prep, the students are using the puppets at the start of each lesson to practise their oral skills. At the moment, they are learning to say "Bonjour, je m'appelle..." ("Hello, my name is..."):

  • Grade 1/2L

    The students have memorised how to spell numbers 0 to 10. They are now learning how to count to 20:

  • Grades 2/3S and 3/4P

We are starting our main topic for this semester, the study of the beautiful region of Dordogne and the discovery of the oldest cave paintings in the world. The students are learning new vocabulary related to this topic and will soon be able to construct simple sentences to describe prehistoric scenes .

 

 

STEAM

Prep - Movement

Prep students have demonstrated how movements are made by different parts of the body, and that these movements can be made in different directions and with various types of movement. Games such as Simon Says and Chance Dance have supported students to learn how to describe their own movements and to move their bodies using understanding of body parts and movement terms such as slide, roll, bounce, fast, slow, high and low.

Prep students have begun to develop their science inquiry skills, including making predictions, and taking informal measurements to record their observations. 

 

 

Year 1/2 - Push and Pull

Year 1/2 have demonstrated excellent learning of push and pull forces. Many students are now able to use arrows to show the direction, magnitude and type of force. 

 

 

Our STEAM room is now beautifully decorated with their work demonstrating their ability to communicate new understandings with accurate labelled diagrams. 

Year 1/2 students understand that forces can make objects change shape, move or stop, and that bigger objects have a larger push force. They have also learnt that shapes affect how objects fall or float, such as a flat or scrunched piece of paper.