Assistant Principal
Verity Sheppard
SPOTLIGHT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING
Welcome back to teaching and learning at Valkstone Primary School for Term 2.
There are lots of great opportunities for students to participate in extra-curricular activities each week. Below is a timetable that shows you what’s on offer and who to speak to regarding these opportunities.
What’s On? | When’s it on? | Who runs it? | Where’s it held? | |
Monday | Victorian High Ability Program (VHAP) Selected Year 5 and 6 students | 10:40 -11:20 a.m. | Mrs Kelly
| Multi-Purpose Room Servery |
SPIKE Prime Challenge (Robotics)
| LUNCHTIME | Mrs Kidd and Mrs Edwards | 5A and 5D Classrooms | |
Instrumental Music Program (Band)
| LUNCHTIME | Musicorp Australia | Multi-Purpose Room
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Tuesday | Year 6 Basketball
| RECESS | Mr Yaghmoor | Hall |
Yoga | LUNCHTIME
| Yogafun | Multi-Purpose Room | |
Ukulele Group Year 3-6 Students
| LUNCHTIME
| Mrs Darling | Music Room | |
Year 6 SPORT | LUNCHTIME | Mr Ware | Hall | |
Art Class | 3:30-5:00 p.m. | ArtSmart Art | Art Room | |
Wednesday | Student Leadership (Year 6 Student Leaders) - ODD WEEKS | LUNCHTIME
| Year 6 Teachers | 6E Classroom |
Junior School Council (Elected students) - EVEN WEEKS | LUNCHTIME
| Mrs Joyce and Mrs Abel | 1A Classroom | |
Chess
| 3:30-4:30pm | Kids Unlimited | 2B and 2D Classrooms | |
Thursday | Sustainability Group - EVEN WEEKS | LUNCHTIME
| Mrs Kidd | STEM Room |
Senior Choir (Years 5 & 6) | LUNCHTIME | Mrs Darling | Music Room | |
Lunchtime Clubs | LUNCHTIME | Mrs Kelly | 2C Classroom | |
Friday | Running Club (Years 4-6)
| 8:15 a.m.
| Mrs Savigny and Mrs Walker | Gym |
Junior Choir (Years 1 – 4)
| LUNCHTIME
| Mrs Darling, Mrs Rouch & Ms Nguyen | Music Room | |
Skipping Club (Grade 1s)
| LUNCHTIME
| Ms Ferguson | Gym |
Term 2 Science and Humanities Inquiries
This term, teachers have planned for exciting and wonderful learning opportunities and experiences for our students, to support them in exploring their Science and Humanities Inquiries. The following focuses are what are being explored across the school:
| Unit of Inquiry
| Big Idea / Key Question
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Prep
| Push and Pull Forces
| Where do forces exist in our world? What make forces move? |
Year 1
| Light and Sound
| How do light and sound affect the world we live in? |
Year 2
| Materials
| Why do we choose certain materials? |
Year 3 | A Matter of Change | How can we promote, and effect change in our world on issues that involve the change of matter? |
Year 4
| The Earth Rocks
| What makes Earth special? What could the Earth look like in the future? What actions can we take to protect the Earth? |
Year 5
| Amazing Adaptations
| What’s the point of adapting?
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Year 6
| Economics and Business
| What makes an entrepreneur? What makes a great business? |
Here are some examples of how teachers have started tuning students into the learning:
