Specialists

Visual Arts

Over the past two weeks, our visual arts students have embarked on an journey, immersing themselves in a variety of creative activities that showcase their growing skills and imagination. They have sculpted, painted, researched, drawn, made insightful connections, and even ventured into eco-friendly practices by using recycled paper. Our young sculptors have transformed raw materials into stunning three-dimensional art pieces, honing their spatial thinking and material manipulation skills. Painting sessions have been vibrant and creative, with students exploring different techniques and styles to express their emotions and ideas vividly. Research has played a crucial role, providing valuable insights from art history and contemporary trends that inform their creations. Our Preps have embraced sustainability, by using recycled paper, demonstrating that eco-friendly practices can enhance artistic excellence. 

Performing Arts

The Grade Prep-2 students have been working through their ukulele lessons. Students have learned about the strings and frets, and are working on learning to play chord charts and TAB sheets.

Grade 3 students have made a start on their choice-based program. Students chose to play a song on either keyboard, guitar or ukulele. It's been great to see students working independently to put their knowledge and skills into practice!

STEM

Mario Kart will be kicking off this Thursday for Grade 5s and 6s at lunchtime in the STEM room. Any Grade 5 and 6 students interested in participating are welcome to join!

Students in Prep - Grade 2 have finished designing, making and testing their shelters for Chunky. They designed their shelters to protect Chunky from different weather events (rain, sun, wind). Check out some photos from the last two weeks:

Grade 3 and 4 students have finished their stop motion films about magnetism which wraps up our unit on Physical Sciences. Explore the videos below to learn about magnetism. Chunky, our class mascot, has magnets on him which helped form the basis for a few films!

Grade 5 and 6 students are finalising their presentations to showcase their understanding of light. Their perseverance and dedication throughout this project are truly commendable.

Below are some questions formed by students about light. Test your knowledge and stay tuned for the answers in the next newsletter! 

1. Light travels in a straight line. 
   a. True 
   b. False
2. Light bending is called...
   a. Reflection
   b. Refraction
   c. Shadows
3. When light is blocked by an object, it forms a...
   a. Shadow
   b. Mirror
   c. Rainbow

Physical Education

Athletics Day for the 4-6 students was May 30th and here are some pics from the very special day!

Spanish

¡Hola a todos!

Here below are some photos of our Prep students learning about the spanish letter Ñ with our Spanish superstar "Super Ñ" ; our Grade 1 and 2 students exploring games that are often played in Spanish-speaking school playgrounds; Our Grade 3 and 4 students discovering hobbies through playing Spanish pictionary, charades and other fun language games; and our Grade 5 and 6 students continuing their exploration of descriptions with celebrities and language 'picture dictations'. 

¡Buen trabajo amigos!