From the classroom

Grade 3/4 Camp Kookaburra

In Week 8, our Grade 3/4 students headed off to Camp Kookaburra for three days of adventure, teamwork, and plenty of laughs. From the moment we arrived, students threw themselves into every challenge with enthusiasm and a real sense of support for one another. 

Across the week, the group enjoyed a mix of adrenaline-charged activities such as the flying fox and the trust fall, as well as more teamwork-focused experiences including canoeing and orienteering. It was fantastic to see students encouraging their peers, stepping outside their comfort zones, and celebrating each other’s successes.

Evenings were just as exciting, with a night scavenger hunt around camp and a twilight walk to the lookout over Greens Lake. Downtime was never dull either—the games room, basketball court, gaga ball pit, and tennis court were constant favourites and kept everyone busy right up until lights-out.

A huge thank you goes to Josh and Carlie at Camp Kookaburra, who looked after us so well across the three days. Their energy, organisation, and care made the experience smooth and enjoyable for staff and students alike.

The students had an absolute blast, created wonderful memories, and represented our school beautifully throughout the camp. We can’t wait for the next adventure! 

Grade 5/6 Persuassive Pieces

Do you ever realise the earth is changing? Well it is, and one of the major reasons is something so small. Paper and plastic straws! It's time to put a stop to this major landfill and pollution. This speech is going to convince you, your friends and family and everyone you know. It's time to put a stop to this. Think how much the world has done for you, it's given you a home, a family, even friends. So don't hurt the earth. Ban paper and plastic straws! 

Ivy McConnell

We need to have stronger gun laws, so we can protect the people from becoming a victim of a mass shooting. In America, you are 2x as likely to lose a loved one as you are to be left handed. This shows how out of control the American gun laws are and how unpredictable it can be. This shows why America must have stronger gun laws.

Jack Holmberg

It is a basic human right not to be mistreated because of your race, skin colour or religion. However racism persists, in an Australian study they found that non-English sounding names received 57.4% fewer positive responses to job applications than English sounding names. Ultimately racism reduces people’s ability to work, study or achieve future goals.

Cooper Rasmussen

Lucas Mangan

Sam Spiers

Milli Syers

Ruby Mae Romer

Ariah Mundie

LOTE - Indonesian

In Indonesian we have covered many different topics during this term and learnt about the Indonesian culture. 

The Grade Prep, 1& 2 have learnt about families, animals and fruit. We made paper plate animals and wrote the Indonesian word. We made a book about our family and wrote a sentence. 

The Grade 3 & 4 topics have been names of body parts, clothing and folk tales. As part of our clothing unit, we did batik samples and we made a fashion parade video using the Indonesian words for clothes. 

In Indonesian we enjoyed doing Kahoot quizzes, learning Indonesian words and making a book about our family.

Grade P/1Ross

Selamat Hari Natal (Merry Christmas)

Science

During term 4, grade 3 & 4 worked on Students explore the living world through classification, interactive investigations and simple modelling. They begin by observing local habitats, then built understanding of energy flow through food chains and the roles of producers, consumers and decomposers. 

This involved students;

• classifying living things as producers, consumers or decomposers and explain their interdependence.
• creating and interpret simple food chains showing the flow of energy.
• Describing how changes in an environment (e.g., loss of a species) can impact others.
• Conducting investigations and record data using labelled diagrams, tables or digital tools.

The grade 5 and 6 students investigated how organisms have evolved over time, as seen in fossils and scientific records: the structural features and behaviours of living organisms enabling them to thrive in their environments. 

Students;

• Explained how fossils and scientific records show that life on Earth has changed over time.
• Described and give examples of structural and behavioural adaptations that help organisms survive in different environments.
• Used evidence and models to explain how environmental changes influence survival and extinction.
• Recorded and communicated findings using labelled diagrams and digital tools.