Specialists Updates and Celebrations

Mandarin

In Weeks 1–5, all students from Prep to Year 6 are taking part in Mandarin Studies, building their confidence in speaking and listening. 

From Weeks 6–10, students will explore a range of engaging topics across the year levels. 

Prep students will enjoy learning through songs and movement in the Old MacDonald unit, focusing on farm animals and their sounds. 

Year 1–2 students will explore animals and their habitats, while Year 3–4 students will describe and compare animals of their choice. 

In Years 5 and 6, students will investigate endangered animals and present their learning through a bilingual poster.

Visual Art

This term in Visual Art, all year levels will complete two units of work.

The first unit is International Cultural Art Studies. In this unit, students will explore the culture, history, and most importantly, the art of five different countries: France, Egypt, Thailand, Italy, and Saudi Arabia.

Students will create artworks inspired by different art forms found in each of these countries. This unit is all about celebrating cultures from around the world, which is especially meaningful in our wonderfully multicultural school community. Diversity is something to be celebrated, and we are excited to see the fantastic artworks students create!

The second unit will be Aboriginal Australian Art Studies. These two units connect beautifully, as students first celebrate diverse cultures from around the world, and then focus on celebrating the rich culture of the land on which we learn.

Aboriginal Australian art is incredibly meaningful and beautiful. Each year, students love learning about traditional Aboriginal art, as well as the styles and techniques that continue to be used today.

Physical Education 

This Term, our students will take part in a variety of different sports in PE. 

Our Preps have started their gymnastics unit focusing on movement, balancing and rolling. Later in the Term, our Preps will be practicing their throwing and catching skills.

In Grades 1 & 2, we have started with our tennis unit. We are practicing our racket skills, being able to hit and balance the ball on our rackets. After, we will be moving onto some AFL and striking the footy. In the final weeks of term, we will be practicing our gymnastics skills. Being able to move, balance, roll and leap individually and with a partner as part of a routine.

In Grades 3 & 4, we have started our tennis unit. Our main aim for this term is to be able to strike the ball in a rally. We are currently working on our forehand and backhand shots. We will then move onto AFL practicing our kicking, marking and handballing skills. Finally, we will be focusing on athletics. We will practice our sprint starts, long jump, triple jump, discus and shot-put techniques. We also have taken part in our cross-country event at Albert Park for the Grade 4s. The children had to run 2km around the lake.

In Grades 5 & 6, we started with tennis. We practiced performing rallies over nets and playing matches. After, we will then move onto AFL ready for our footy Gala Day. We will be working on our kicking and handballing skills before playing matches. Finally, we are focusing on athletics. We will be practicing our sprint starts, triple jump, long jump, discus and shot put. We also took part in our 3km cross-country event around Albert Park, with some children moving forward to compete at the district event.

Music 

Prep

Pitch - building a foundational understanding of what pitch is. Practical skill development for voice and tuned percussion to perform a repertoire of pre-scribed material.

Tempo - building a foundational understanding of what tempo is. Practical skill development for tuned and untuned percussion to perform a repertoire of pre-scribed material.

Year 1 and 2

Pitch - contextual knowledge of what pitch is. Practical skill development for voice and tuned percussion. Perform prescribed pieces of music, as well as create and make original music.

Tempo - contextual knowledge of what tempo is. Practical skill development for tuned and untuned percussion, as well as create and make original music.

Year 3 and 4

Rock Music 101- building an understanding of the genre. Identifying key characteristics and features of the music.  Practical skill development on ukulele, bucket drums and kalimba via rock hits. Beginning to compose with rock specific features.

Year 5 and 6

For Those About to Rock! - contextual knowledge of rock music elements through examining important artists, songs and moments in rock. Practical skill development on guitar, drum set and kalimba, covering iconic rock songs. Writing material with rock music features and nuances. 

Library

In Term 1, Year 1 to 6 visited the library every week to borrow two books to take home or read in their classroom. The most popular books in the following categories were:

Picture Story

 Graphic Novel

Non-fiction

 Junior Fiction

Accelerated Reader