Specialist Happenings

Physical Education

Over the past two weeks, our Level 5-6 students have been busy brainstorming and creating their own two-handed side-arm strike games. It was fantastic to see them take ownership of their learning by thoughtfully considering how to form their groups and work collaboratively with their peers. We’re excited to see their ideas take shape and look forward to developing and formalising their games in the coming weeks.

Our Level 1-4 students have successfully completed their assessment of the two-handed strike and are now shifting their focus to fielding skills. Through engaging games such as cricket, longball, and modified tee-ball, students will have the opportunity to practise and refine their fielding techniques, emphasising both skill development and teamwork.

Our Foundation students have participated in PMP (Perceptual Motor Program) style rotations, led by our Level 5 students. PMP activities are designed to improve coordination, balance, and spatial awareness, providing our youngest students with a solid foundation for future physical activities. The leadership shown by our Level 5 students in guiding these sessions has been commendable.

Well done to everyone over the past two weeks for their enthusiasm and hard work in PE!

Mandarin

Our Grade 1 & 2 students have been diligently practicing their Mandarin by writing sentences that incorporate all the topics we have covered so far. These topics include family members, numbers, and animals.

The students have created sentences like "Dad has two little dogs" (爸爸有两只小狗). They’ve done a wonderful job crafting their own sentences and writing them in Chinese characters as well.

Their progress is impressive, and we’re proud of their efforts in building both their vocabulary and writing skills.

Nǐmen zhēn bàng

你们真棒! （you are all amazing!)

Miss.Low

Performing Arts

The show must go on! Book week can be a fraught time the performing arts room. While stories are at the heart of what we do, and colourful costumes are often employed, some costumes are more practical than others. That said it was amazing to see princesses, wizards, butterflies and all manner of characters joining in the drumming and acro-balance lessons.