Year 3 & 4 

Every Friday afternoon is a student adventure in year 3/4. This year we have integrated student choice electives into our Friday program. Our students have been choosing from three fantastic activities over the past 3 weeks: guided drawing, board and card games, or getting hands-on with the vegetable patch and frog bog.

Playing card games can offer various benefits for students beyond just entertainment. Here are some advantages:

• Cognitive Skills: Card games often require strategic thinking, memory, and problem-solving. Regularly engaging in such games can enhance cognitive abilities, including memory retention, critical thinking, and logical reasoning.
• Math Skills: Many card games involve mathematical calculations, such as counting points, probabilities, and strategic planning. This can help improve math skills in a fun and practical way.
• Social Skills: Card games are typically social activities that involve interaction with others. Playing cards can help students develop social skills such as communication, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
• Stress Relief: Card games can serve as a stress-relieving activity, offering a break from academic pressures. Taking a short break to play cards can help students relax and refresh their minds.
• Concentration and Focus: Playing card games requires concentration and focus, as players need to pay attention to the rules, their own cards, and the moves of others. This can contribute to improved attention spans and concentration levels.
• Emotional Regulation: Card games often involve an element of chance, and players may experience both wins and losses. 

Our students have been enjoying guided drawing. Beyond pencils and paper, guided drawing enhances creativity, fine motor skills, and focus. This artistic endeavor fosters self-expression, boosts confidence, and even improves hand-eye coordination. 

Beyond green thumbs, the gardening program nurtures science skills, teamwork, and responsibility. Cultivating plants boosts fine motor skills, creativity, and fosters a love for nature. 

We love our Friday program and cannot wait for lots of new and interesting student led choices.

Poppy B

I like that we have a variety of activities that we like to do on Fridays. 

Finn S

I really like getting to choose activities on Friday. We get to choose to do things that we really like.

Jai F

I like Friday activities because you get to choose what you are interested in.

Shakira I

I really enjoy working with my friends on Friday from other classes.

Annabelle

All of the activities are really fun.

Isla

You get to be with your friends when you do the activities.

Tanis

I really enjoy getting to do the activity I like the most.

Bella B

It is great that we get to do it once each week.

Levi P

It is great because you get to choose from lots of activities and work out what you like and don't like about those activities.

Rose L

I like gardening because it is great that we get to pull weeds and reuse the rocks.

Poppy C

I like Fridays because it makes Friday more fun and you get to choose what you get to do.

Celebrating our Students

Students are nominated by their teachers to receive a certificate of acknowledgment. The below student's certificates will be presented at our next assembly. 

34A - Mrs Macrae

Ashleigh J

For showing kindness consistently in 34A.

34C - Mr Smith & Mrs Tonna

Twyla W

For excellence during Visual and Performing Arts.

Parkah H

For always looking after her classmates and being caring.