Specialist Subjects

OASIS - Jess Widdicombe

This term students will be learning about ways in which we can care for the earth by recycling and reusing. They will work on a recycled art project reusing and repurposing materials that would otherwise by going to landfill.  We’ll continue to tend to the garden and manage the composting also. 

Art - Carmel Fitzgerald

The students will continue to make artworks using different materials, techniques and processes to express their observations and imagination. They will describe the artworks they make and view, including why artworks are viewed by the audience. The art techniques that will be explored during the term are: painting, drawing construction, and printmaking. 

Music – Stacie Mason

The students will continue with learning about the notes ‘mi’, ‘lah’, ‘so’ and ‘re’, where they live on the stave (the five lines and four spaces music is written on) and the Solfa hand signals for those notes. We will do this through the use of previously learned and new songs, such as “Money and the Key” and “Ding Dong”. Students will have an opportunity to practice these notes with various musical instruments as well as vocal work.  

Science – Lisa Ryan

Students will investigate the relationship between sounds and vibrations, exploring how sound can cause materials to vibrate and how vibrations can produce sound. They will also explore how different actions can be used to produce sounds and how these can be changed to vary pitch and volume. 

Indonesian – Bu Jacqui 

Students will continue to consolidate their understanding of greetings, numbers, colours and basic phrases while exploring our new topic of folk tales. Through stories and interactive activities, they will be introduced to traditional Indonesian tales, learning about characters, settings and simple vocabulary in Indonesian.

Physical Education – Danielle Coates and Class Teachers

Students will prepare for their Mini Athletics Morning and participate in swimming lessons, focusing on water safety and stroke efficiency. During PE lessons, they will continue to develop their fundamental movement skills, including running, jumping, leaping, throwing, catching, forehand strike and two-handed strike. The term will conclude with cooperative games designed to build spatial awareness, encourage safe and fair play, and strengthen students’ ability to work collaboratively.

Health Education – Classroom Teachers

Students will identify and demonstrate protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies they can use to help them and others stay safe in the community. They will also investigate a range of health messages and strategies in their community to promote their own health, safety and wellbeing.