Specialist News

Music and Performing Arts

This term in Music and Performing Arts it's all concert concert concert. 

In Week 1, we auditioned all the main Grade 5/6 speaking roles and this week we auditioned the classroom speaking roles for the whole school production "A Remarkable Tale".

Prep-Grade 6 have been reading through the script in class, working out the order and stage timings. The younger years we have used rote learning (memorising) to learn parts of the script and with the older years they have read the scripts from printed material and Google Classroom. We are using recorded examples for those who have difficulty reading, using the iPads and text to speech through Immersive Reader.

We have been working on our dances for the concert and are now in the fine tuning stage. We are differeniating our lefts from our rights and linking words to an action to improve our timing.

Grade 4-6 will be using their extra time on promoting the event through posters, designing the programs and tickets + script reading.

Prep-Grade 2 will be using additional time with acting games, going through the concert timings and exploring what makes a great concert.

Ticketing

Performance:  6pm, Thursday, 4th September - Term 3 | Week 7

Where: Pascoe Vale Girls College

Tickets are $10 each

First Round Monday On Sale - 4th August: Families will be able to purchase up to 2 tickets in the first round. This is a strict limit to give every family an opportunity to purchase tickets.

Second Round On Sale - Wednesday 20th August: From 20th August additional tickets may be purchased with no limit until sold out.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT

Prep

In PE, students will be performing movement through skill lessons which assist with hand eye coordination. They will practise movement sequences within activities using a range of equipment. The focus will on running, catching, kicking, throwing and striking various balls with control.  They will be combining some athletic activities as part of their warm ups in lessons and will participate in a modified mini athletics session for the P-2s during week 3. The preps will be learning about road safety during their Health lesson this Term.

1/2

In PE, students will perform movement in game situations and skill based sessions. They will participate in some athletics skills in relation to running, relays, throwing and jumping. They will be combining some athletic activities as part of their warm ups in lessons and will participate in a modified mini athletics session for the P-2s during week 3. The 1/2s will be learning about Health messages which affect their decisions and behaviours and road safety during their Health lesson this Term.

3/4

In PE, students will be recognising strategies, techniques and tactics in some individual and team sports such as invasion games and athletic events. Shot Put, discus, high jump, sprinting and long jump are some athletics events which the students will practise. They will participate in the 3-6 intraschool athletic carnival at Coburg athletics track week 3 and some children will be selected to represent the school at the interschool athletics carnival two weeks later. The 3/4s will be learning about health information and messaging during their Health lesson this Term.

5/6

In PE, students will develop an understandings of some skills, strategies and techniques of invasion, striking and fielding games. Students will practise some progression of technique and ability in athletics. Students participate in athletics in both track and field training. They will participate in the 3-6 intraschool athletic carnival at Coburg athletics track week 3 and some children will be selected to represent the school at the interschool athletics carnival two weeks later. The 5/6s will be learning about skills to manage bullying during their Health lesson this Term.

On Wednesday 13th August we will be having a Science/STEM Dress up day at school to celebrate National Science Week!

It could relate to the 4 areas of science (Earth Space, Chemistry, Biology or Physics) or an area of STEM (Technology, Coding, Robots, Space, Engineering or Mathematics). It could be a famous scientist such as Marie Curie or Albert Einstein. It could be someone known for their involvement in the sciences such as Steve Irwin, Brian May or David Attenborough.  It could be a scientist from a television show or movies such as Jeff Goldblum, Sheldon Cooper or Doc Brown. It could also be an astronaut, a robot, a dinosaur, a frog, a rubik's cube, a ruler, a calculator, a tornado or even an orange cat (the Scratch Logo) -  There is NO limit to your ideas. Just a fun dress up day with a science theme.

I'm hoping to raise some money for the wonderful people at Camp Quality so please consider sending a gold coin donation on the day with your child to help support the work they provide for students and families in need.

Please do not feel you need to  spend large amounts of money looking for a dress up so please think outside of the box or search in Op shops or on Temu. 

In Term 3 in Visual Arts, we will be exploring different types of First Nations art: traditional and contemporary. We will look at the variety of styles, techniques and themes represented in the selected artwork. We will examine art elements and principles that are used in these artwork that convey stories, knowledge and cultural identity. We will learn that the First Nations art often depicts deep connection between the people, land and the environment. 

Foundation 

Art Foci: construction and textile. 

Art lessons: Identifying First Nations symbols - what do you know about First Nations symbols? Where have you seen them? What do you think they mean? Can you see some of these symbols in the artwork?

A Story about Me - students create a story about themselves using their own symbols.

Birds in First Nations art - students listen to the story ‘Cunning Crow’ and create yarn wrapped birds.

Collaborate Weaving Centre - students learn about weaving in First Nations art and work in groups to weave with ribbons.

Picture books used: ‘Cunning Crow’ by Gregg Dreise and ‘Welcome to Country’ by Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy

Grade 1 and 2

Art Foci: claywork and textiles

Art Lessons: Identifying First Nations symbols - what do you know about First Nations symbols? Where have you seen them? What do you think they mean? Can you see some of these symbols in the artwork?

A Story about me - students create a story about what they love doing, their favourite food, their friends or their family.

Hand dish using air dry clay - students look at how handprints are a common and significant element in First Nations art. They create a hand dish with air dry clay and decorate with their own symbols.

Weaving with burlap - students learn about weaving as a traditional art form within the First Nations cultures. They learn to weave using a variety of materials such as ribbons, paper, string, feathers and pipe cleaners.

Grade 3 and 4

Art Foci: soft sculpture and textiles

Art Lessons: Looking at the different types of First Nations art such as rock art, bark paintings, dot paintings, weaving, claywork, cross hatching, x-ray paintings, etc. 

The art of weaving - students learn about weaving as a traditional art form within the First Nations cultures. They learn to weave bracelets using blanket stitches. 

The art of printing - students learn about resist dyeing method as textile art techniques within the First Nations cultures. They learn to make batik style bunting using PVA glue and dye.

Grade 5 and 6

Art Foci: claywork and textiles

Art Lesson: Looking at how art elements and principles are represented in different types of First Nations artwork.

Artists studies - 1. Thanakupi and her knee pots. Students will introduced to the works of Thanakupi who was the first Indigenous Australian artist to build a successful career in the ceramic medium. Students learn to create their own knee pots as inspired by Thanakupi. 

2. Maree Clarke and her jewellery. Students will be introduced to the works of Maree Clarke who is well known for her drive to tell First Nations stories through art, in whatever form that takes. Students learn to create paper beads for jewellery such as necklaces and bracelets.