News from our Specialists

Performing Arts

Busking for Change: raising funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

This term the whole school will learn a song with some words in language entitled "Country Tells Us When".

We invite you to click on the link to find out more: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa7ZnUx9g9E

Your family might like to make a donation to this worthy cause and learn the song together. It is hoped we can raise $250 by the end of term.  https://buskingforchange.ilf.org.au/o/donvale-primary-school 

At one of our assemblies later this term we will "busk" the song as a whole school!

Physical Education

The junior school have started working on soccer drills and building up to playing mini matches. 

The senior school have also been fine tuning their soccer skills, and will be finishing off the term with some footy.  They also have District Athletics and 5/6 Hoop Time to look forward to. 

Key PE Dates

Thursday 4th and Friday 5th September - F-2 Basketball Clinic

Monday 8th September - District Athletics

Wednesday 10th September - Senior students lunchtime Cricket Clinic

Friday 12th September - Junior students lunchtime Cricket Clinic

Monday 15th September - Junior Athletics Day (KABOOM)

Wednesday 17th September - Grade 5/6 Hoop Time

Friday 19th September - Footy Colours Day

STEM

There has been lots hands on learning in STEM lately as the students are learning about the human body. Our Foundation and Junior students have been busy making skeletons, and learning about how doctors can scan our bodies. Our Middle and Senior students have been looking deeper into the musculoskeletal system by building working models of the hand.

Mandarin

Grade 3/4 Hand Drum Team:

The Grade 3/4 Hand Drum Team, made up of 12 students, has been preparing two pieces for the Week 8 Assembly. The group has been practising steadily and is looking forward to sharing their music with the school community.

G1/2 Chinese – Rock, Paper, Scissors

Our Grade 1/2 students are currently exploring the topic Classroom Objectives. As part of this unit, they are learning the vocabulary for scissors, rock, and paper through the well-known game Rock, Paper, Scissors—but with a twist! In Chinese, the sequence is Scissors, Rock, Paper. Students have been playing in two lines, challenging the “King” or “Queen” at the front of their row to practise the new words in an engaging way.

Parents of Grade 1/2 students may like to try playing this game at home in Chinese with their children, using jiandao (scissors), shitou (rock), and bu (paper).