Learning and Teaching

Visual Art News

Welcome students and parents/carers to Visual Arts 2026!

With many exciting experiences both in our art classes, lunchtimes and school events, we are excited to share a bigger and brighter year in Visual Arts with you!

Our term will begin with our young artists buzzing as they explore and creatively express themselves and their recent holiday experiences through applying different drawing techniques. The art pieces will be on display in our main walkway over the coming weeks for you to see moments which have been captured as special memories through their eyes!

Throughout this term there will also be a particular focus on learning and revising expectations and routines to set us up for a positive learning space in visual art this year.

Housekeeping:

At the beginning of Visual Art lessons students are encouraged to wear a buttoned shirt (parents/ carers no longer need) or an art smock over their uniform. Please make sure the shirts/ art smocks are labelled.

If you are able to send, via our students, plastic bottle lids you no longer need it would be kindly appreciated for use in a future art activity.

Current Art Competition News:

It is with great pleasure that an update of the MACS Creative Arts Exhibition in 2026 competition is shared with you.

All of the five submissions entered have been successful and will be showcased at the The Creative Arts Exhibition during Catholic Education Week at the Catholic Leadership Centre from Sunday 15 March – Saturday 22 March 2026.

Well done to our young artists - Adi and Elyse, Aiden, Grace, Chloe, Dityaa and Emilia! And from Kerrie-Anne. the Creative Arts Exhibition Co-ordinator: “Congratulations to your incredibly talented artists.” Information on this exciting event will be communicated over the term.

Until then, keep on making the spark in your art grow!

Melissa Junkeer

Visual Arts Teacher

mjunkeer@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Welcome back to Term 1, 2026! We have lots of exciting extracurricular activities organised this term for both Juniors and Seniors.

SENIORS

GRADE 6 BIKE EDUCATION

In Week 5 our Grade 6s will begin their 2nd level of Bike Education: Pathways. They will begin on the school grounds recapping the skills learnt last year. For the remainder of the sessions they will be using the skills they have learnt, riding on pathways in the community. Further information will be provided via Nforma for parents.

We will also be looking for some parent helpers to ride with the students once they begin the pathways program. To assist you must have a current Working with Children Check registered with the school office. If you are able to ride a bike and assist between 11.35-1.30 on the following days: Friday March 6th, Friday March 13th, Friday March 20th and Friday March 27th, please contact me at gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

WHOLE SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS

HOCKEY CLINICS

The Hockey Victoria Roadshow will once again visit us later this term in Week 4, to provide free hockey clinics to our Gr 3/4 students and LS1 Juniors. We are very grateful for this opportunity and hope that some students may find that hockey is the sport they would like to take up as an after-school activity.

Further information will be provided to parents via Nforma as we get closer.

NETBALL CLINICS

Casey Netball will be providing free netball clinics for our Grade 3/4 students and LS2 Juniors in Week 9 while the Grade 5/6 students participate in Interschool Sports. We hope the Grade 3/4 students and LS2 Juniors enjoy the clinics and some might even discover that this is a sport they might want to take up out of school hours.

Further information will be provided to parents via Nforma as we get closer.

SFS HOUSE TWILIGHT SPORTS

Please save the date!! In Week 6 on Thursday March 5th between 5.30pm – 8.00pm we will hold our annual House Twilight Sports. Students will sit in their Houses, competing in a running and novelty race as well as cheering. At the end of the night we will announce the winning House for the sporting events and the winning House for cheering, as well as the winner of the Grade 6 Gift.

SFS HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY

On the last day of term, which will be Friday April 2nd, the whole school will be involved in our traditional House Cross Country which will be held at school. We will be looking for the winning House as well as the winners for each level in the Juniors and age group in the Seniors. We will also be identifying the Senior students who will qualify to attend District Cross Country in Term 2.

Please save the date so you can come and support your child. We will also be asking for parent assistance on the day. Remember to assist, you must have a current Working with Children Check registered with the school office.

NAB AFL AUSKICK CENTRES

If your child would like to join a local Auskick or Superkick in our local area please see the links below for more information.

NAB AFL Auskick (ages 4-6): https://play.afl/play/auskick

NAB AFL Superkick (ages 7-12): https://play.afl/play/superkick