Around the classrooms

Foundation News

This week, our students visited Bendigo Pottery for a hands-on clay experience. After an exciting bus ride, they were fascinated by a professional potter’s demonstration. In the Clay Play area, students explored tools and techniques to create their own clay masterpieces. 

Grade 1 & 2 News

Grade 1 Religious Education – Jesus Feeds the 5000

This week, our Grade 1 students explored the story “Jesus Feeds the 5000” through a special Godly Play presentation. The children listened carefully as they heard how Jesus shared five loaves and two fish with a large crowd, showing God’s love and care for everyone.

After the story, students reflected on what it means to share and care for others. They enjoyed responding creatively through drawings and discussions, expressing how small acts of kindness can make a big difference—just like in the story.

Their thoughtful reflections and colourful pictures are now on display, reminding us all of the power of generosity and faith.

Grade 3/4 News

Narrative Writing

Recently in the 3/4 Unit, we have been learning about the structure of narrative texts. To help us plan our own stories, we used a fun brainstorming activity where we paired together unlikely characters — for example, a meerkat and a gorilla, or an ant and a shark. We then developed each character’s motive — something they need or want — such as an elephant searching for its family after a storm, or a lizard hoping to find a new pair of shoes. This approach helped us generate interesting story ideas and stay focused as we wrote.

Grade 5/6 News

Grade 5 Leadership day

Science

The grade 5/6 classes enjoyed an incursion of science and states of matter. Mad About Science joined us for some workshops and fun activities about science concepts in a super student-friendly way.