Classroom Teams News

Foundation News

This term, our Prep students have been busy little bees getting ready for their very first school concert. To prepare for this experience, we have been learning all about bees. As part of this Inquiry unit, students have explored 3 important questions: 

1. What do bees look like? (Appearance)
2. What do Bees do? (Function) 
3. Where do bees live? (Habitat)

We have enjoyed learning lots of interesting facts about the environment bees need to live and how flowers and bees need each other to grow and survive. We loved creating an amazing display in the Junior Learning Gallery for everyone to see what we have discovered!

Year 1/2 News

This term, our 1/2 students have been busy researching and learning all about the Orange Bellied Parrot and Koalas for our school concert. Students had to research, create a draft and then publish their good copy of their Information Report. Students took great pride and were given the choice of which animal they wanted to study.

"Marvellous Materials"

This term in Science, our 1/2 students have been learning about sorting and grouping materials on the basis of observable properties such as colour, texture and flexibility. They have also been comparing the traditional materials used for clothing from around the world and thinking about how the materials used in buildings and shelters are suited to the local evironment. Students went on a scavenger hunt in the junior playground, and discovered that the pirate ship was made out of plastic and metal, the eating tables were made from wood, the bolts were made from metal and made many more discoveries on their hunt.

Year 3/4 News

This term, our 3/4 students have been busy getting ready for the school concert. In preparation for this experience, we have been learning all about the Mountain Pygmy Possum and the Corroboree Frog. As part of this unit, Students worked on creating a narrative story or poster highlighting  the habitat, physical features and threats to these species in Australia. 

Students have been exploring Multiplication and Division in Numeracy. A highlight was our Division lessons using lollies to model the concept of sharing equally and sharing with remainders. Students explored Multiplication by making arrays in equal rows and columns. 

Year 5/6 News

At the end of May, many Year 5/6 students headed off to camp at the Phillip Island Adventure Resort. We spent three days and two nights enjoying activities such as the flying fox, canoeing, Circotron, a ropes course and campfire cooking. Students also watched the Pelican feeding at San Remo beach on the way to camp, went on a night hike to Smith's Beach, visited the Penguin Parade and explored the Nobbies Boardwalk and Cowes Beach. The food was delicious, we all managed to get quite a lot of sleep and the free time activities were great fun. We had a terrific time away and were so lucky that the weather was sunny and not too cold! We love going on camp!