Specialist Centre
SPECIALIST FEATURE NEWS
你 好 (ni hao)
We are very happy to welcome back all our students for an exciting term 3!
Across all of the specialist classes this week, we celebrated NAIDOC Week through a range of explorations and activities. In Visual Arts, students learnt about First Nations totems and their connection to animals and Country. Students chose a native Australian animal to represent through line, pattern and shape, creating their very own totem artwork. Some of these fabulous totem artworks will be displayed in the Creative Hub alongside our whole-school Rainbow Serpent!
In other exciting news, we have been selected to participate in the Picasso Cow Program through Dairy Australia. In the coming weeks, we will be having a large model cow delivered to the school that we get to decorate. The year 5/6 students will be exploring health and nutrition in their wellbeing lessons, which will inform their ideas to help design our school cow, before painting, decorating and naming it. Our cow will be judged against other selected schools with prizes up for grabs! All students across the school will also have a chance to create some cow-inspired artwork across the term, as well as help out with deciding on a name for our new friend.
The Specialist team are very excited to be inviting our Kinder Students to the Creative Hub on Wednesday 22nd July (Week 2) for a discovery afternoon. We will have a range of fun activities to try across each specialist area. We can't wait to see you there!
Physical Education
Ben F (FE)
For showing great concentration and a positive attitude during our session on two-hand strike off a Tee stand! Great Job Ben!
Gio R (2G)
For showing a growth mindset and having a go at a different skill in P.E. Your attitude, behaviour and focus was brilliant! Awesome effort Gio!
Performing Arts
Luke S (FA)
For showing enthusiasm and excellent participation in Performing Arts classes. It is wonderful to see you engaged with all of our learning - fantastic effort!
Ellie K (2G)
For showing excellent timing with your rhythm and beat. You demonstrate excellent listening to ensure you always achieve success in Performing Arts - well done!
Visual Arts
Tom B (1C)
For demonstrating creativity and care when creating your detailed NAIDOC Week Totem artwork. Well done Tom!
Beau M (2E)
For demonstrating creativity and a love of learning when exploring animals during our NAIDOC Week Totem Activity. Awesome work Beau!
Chinese
Marlowe M (FE)
For always showing respect and kindness to everyone in class and quietly striving to do your best in every task. Your thoughtful attitude and dedication to learning make you a wonderful role model. Well done!
Olivia H (1C)
For always taking every opportunity to confidently and cheerfully greet Huang Laoshi using the rhymes and vocabulary that you have learned. Thank you for being such an enthusiastic and joyful learner!
Science
Toby Hill (1C)
For designing a detailed “sand tracking” map for indigenous animals to celebrate NAIDOC Week. Congratulations Toby!
Ella K (2E)
For your constant enthusiasm and positive attitude towards our learning. What a great start to Term 3!
Wednesday 22nd July (Week 2) - Specialists Open Afternoon for Kinders
Monday 10th - Friday 14th August (Week 5) - NationalScience Week
Wednesday 19th August (Week 6) - MPRPS House Athletics
Warm regards,
⚽ David - Physical Education
🎵 Kate - Performing Arts / Visual Art (Foundation)
🎨 Sam - Visual Art
🐼 Huang Laoshi - Mandarin
🔬 Steph and Suzie - Science