Specialist News

Junior School

It has been a positive start to the year for our Prep, year 1 and year 2 students. They have been focusing on different ways we can move our body safely. So far they have completed a variety of individual tasks involving walking, running and jumping. They have even put these skills into practice in minor games with ‘Silly Bananas’, ‘Frogs and Lily pads’ and ‘Builders and Bulldozers’ being their favourites. 

Middle School

Year 3 and 4 students have come back with a positive mindset and are showcasing the new school values in P.E lessons. They have been working on the movement skill of running and dodging whilst using the flag belts. Students have loved the challenge of a variety of individual, partner and team games where they have to work together to be successful.

Senior School

Year 5 and 6 students have made a strong start to the year. They have been working on building their stamina when running through the use of group games which require different ranges of movement. The use of the flag belts and a variety of running games has made running become more enjoyable.

House Cross Country

On Friday 17th February we will be holding our House Cross Country. Students will have walked the course during P.E lessons. This acts as selection for District for students in year 3 to 6. Please refer to Compass for more detailed information.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in their House colours cheering on their friends.

Term 1 & 2 P.E Events

Friday 27th February - House Cross Country (all year levels)

Tuesday 17th March - House Athletics (year 4, 5 & 6)

Tuesday 31st March - District Cross Country (qualifying students only)

Monday 20th April to Friday 24th April - Middle School Swimming Program (year 3 and 4)

Please refer to Compass for all event information. Due dates must be adhered to for event management purposes.

Artistic Flair

Save the Date:

Red Hill Show- Saturday March 7th

(Selected students will have their artwork displayed in the show)

Click here to find out more:

https://www.redhillshow.com.au/

Prep

Our Prep students have thoroughly enjoyed their first experiences in the Art Room! They have been introduced to classroom expectations and how to safely and responsibly use a variety of art materials. In just their first three lessons, students have explored oil pastels, paint sticks, collage and sponge painting.

Students decorated the first letter of their names using a range of creative lines and patterns, showcasing their individuality. They also created vibrant crocodile artworks on collaged backgrounds after listening to the story Solomon Crocodile. Their creativity and enthusiasm have been outstanding!

Juniors

Grade 1 and 2 students have been learning about warm and cool colours. After reading Edward the Emu, students created wonderfully imaginative and colourful emu artworks.

Inspired by the recent hot weather, Year 1 students explored the wax resist technique. Using oil pastels and watercolour paints, they created bright and delicious-looking icy pole artworks.

Year 2 students also experimented with the wax resist technique, applying their skills to create detailed oil pastel turtles set in beautiful watercolour ocean scenes.

Middle School

In their first lesson of 2026, students were given the exciting opportunity to design a new CSPS logo to celebrate our 70th birthday this year. Mrs Mckenzie and her team have been reviewing the wonderful student ideas and are now working on developing them into a stunning logo for our school community.

Middle School students have been learning about the Elements of Art, with a focus on value — the lightness or darkness of a colour. They practised creating different tones by mixing tints (adding white) and shades (adding black) to a base colour. Students then used their carefully mixed palettes to paint backgrounds that will be developed further in upcoming lessons.

Students have also been exploring watercolours by creating wildly imaginative “doodle birds.” Beginning with expressive painted shapes students later added outlines, eyes and embellishments, transforming simple blobs of paint into unique and creative bird characters. 

Senior School 

In their first lesson of 2026, students were given the exciting opportunity to design a new CSPS logo to celebrate our 70th birthday this year. Mrs Mckenzie and her team have been reviewing the wonderful student ideas and are now working on developing them into a stunning logo for our school community.

Students have also been exploring the vibrant artwork of Dean Russo and have created their own multi-layered artworks featuring a pet or animal portrait. Through this project, they are learning about the colour wheel and discovering how layering warm and cool colours can make their artworks stand out and capture the viewer’s attention.

Junior School

The Prep students have been settling in and learning about Whole Body Listening, as well as playing the Name Game to get to know each other. We are now moving into acting out our emotions through charades, dancing and characters from stories.

The Year 1 and 2 students have been doing some settling in as well, resetting expectations and are now begininng to talk about mindfulness and the Zones of Regulation.

Middle School

The Year 3 and 4 students have been doing some settling in as well, resetting expectations and are now begininng to talk about mindfulness and the Zones of Regulation.

Senior School

The Year 5 and 6 students have been doing some settling in as well, resetting expectations and are now beginning to talk about mindfulness and the Zones of Regulation.

Students from across the school have been getting into the routines of STEM. Junior school have been learning about Living and Non-Living things and what living things need to stay happy and healthy. They have used our Lego to demonstrate some of the habitats of living things.

Middle and Senior schools have started the year off with a look at the Engineering Design Process. The Year 3&4 students have been taking inspiration from the upcoming Artemis II rocket launch and are designing and building their own water rockets.

The Year 5&6 students are taking their inspiration from the Winter Olympics and have been designing mini bobsleds that they will race down a track. These bobsleds will carry Lego characters and will be slightly larger than a Hot Wheels car. 

Through both of these engineering tasks the students have had to work their way through the Engineering Design Process. The stages are ASK, IMAGINE, PLAN, CREATE, IMPROVE & PRESENT.