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What's Happening in our Specialist Programs in Term 4

Performing Arts

What a term Term 3 was! Term 3 was full of excitement and energy in Performing Arts, from Year 5 exploring digital music, to Prep students working with rhythm and beat patterns, and of course our spectacular Year 6 musical, Aladdin Junior!

 

The fun doesn’t stop there, as Term 4 brings more wonderful musical opportunities while we continue to explore the topic of Music. We are especially looking forward to preparing our Christmas Carols to share with the school community in Week 10!

 

This term in Performing Arts, we will be learning about...

 

Prep

In Term 4, Prep students will continue learning the elements of music through the animals of the Magical Music Circus. This is also an extra special term, as they will rehearse and perform their very own Prep Concert in Week 7. 90’s Flashback will be packed with all the songs you know and love from the 90s! There’s no need to be Blue (Da Ba Dee), because Backstreet’s back, and MC Hammer is here to show you that we like to party!

 

Year 1

Year 1 students will continue to discover the elements of music through the Magical Music Circus. They will use a range of instruments and games to explore musical concepts, while listening to music from a variety of genres.

 

Year 2

Students in Year 2 will continue to build on their knowledge of the elements of music. They will extend their skills by using a range of instruments to play short compositions and strengthen their understanding of how to document music through rhythm patterns and notation.

 

Years 3 & 4

Students in Years 3 and 4 will keep working towards their learning goal of playing a pop song on the recorder, with their efforts culminating in a performance during the Week 4 open afternoon. Following this, they will begin a cultural music focus, exploring a range of global music styles.

 

Year 5

This term, Year 5 students will complete Musical 101! They will learn essential skills for their upcoming 2026 musical, including a brief history of musical theatre, how to begin decoding sheet music, audition tips and tricks, and choreography workshops. They will also have the exciting opportunity to vote on the musical of their choice!

 

Year 6

After their outstanding production of Aladdin Junior, Year 6 students will continue to deepen their understanding of music in Performing Arts. They will analyse some of their favourite songs, exploring both form and meaning. Students will then examine beat and rhythm to create their own music videos to match the songs. Please note that media from the Musical will be distributed to families during the Term, updates will be provided via Compass.

 

Christmas Carols

The whole school will dedicate time in Performing Arts lessons to learn, rehearse, and perform their year-level Christmas Carols, ready to share confidently in Week 10.

 

Parents who would love to be part of a Parents’ Choir are warmly invited to join. Please contact Brittany Pholi via beaumaris.ps@education.vic.gov.au. The plan is to hold a few after-school rehearsals during the term, with the choir performing one song at the carols event. If there is enough interest, further details will be shared.

 

I am looking forward to finishing the year with some incredible events.  

Be good and be good at it!

Ms Pholi

 

Visual Art

We have a busy final term printing and crafting in Visual Art. Students will begin the term celebrating Halloween then dive into various printmaking techniques where they will continue to strengthen their understanding of the elements and principles of art. These will be encompassed in their differing units of printmaking work, such as colour, repetition and pattern, unity, texture, space, line and shape. To conclude the term, we will revel in some Christmas crafts and celebrate the end of another fabulous year at Beaumaris Primary. 

 

Recycling Cereal Boxes 

We are hoping to recycle cereal boxes. If you have any you're happy to donate, could they please be delivered to the art room for a printmaking activity. Any donations are greatly appreciated! 

 

Reusing Coles and Woolworths brown paper bags 

We are also wanting to reuse the Coles and Woolworths brown paper bags please, if any undamaged and flattened (see image below) bags could be delivered to the art room so every child can decorate and transport their artwork home at the end of the year. 

 

Art Competitions

We’re excited to offer two fantastic art competitions for our students to get creative and share their talents!

 

  • Our school Yearbook front cover competition

Students are invited to create a design encompassing the BPS School Values “What do our school values mean to you? (Respect, Resilience, Relationships, Responsibility)”, please find further details on the Compass News Feed or on the School News page of this newsletter.

 

  • Goldstein Christmas/Hanukkah in the Sun – Art Competition

Students are invited to design a festive image on the theme “Christmas/Hanukkah in the Sun” using the template (available at timwilsonmp.com.au/cardcomp). Two winners (one for Christmas, one for Hanukkah) will have their artwork featured on the cover of this years card, with additional finalists showcased inside.

 

Key details:

  • Entries close Thursday, 30 October 2025
  • Completed entries must be posted to the Goldstein Electorate Office - 677 Nepean Highway, Brighton East VIC 3187.
  • Winners receive book prizes; finalists receive certificates at a celebration morning tea
  • Artwork will be displayed on the windows of the Goldstein Electorate Office at 677 Nepean Highway, Brighton East
  • Eligible students: Prep - Year 6

 

We encourage all eligible students to participate and showcase their artistic talents. Please reach out if your child needs any support.

 

This term in Visual Art, we will be learning about...

 

Prep

In Term 4, the Prep students will have opportunities to share their own art experiences and respond to various works through class discussions. Students will have the opportunity to mark the Halloween holiday by scrape painting ghosts and black cats. They will then explore printmaking, more specifically how to make a monoprint, an image that can only be printed once. We will deepen our understanding of repeated patterns and shapes. Students will be involved in art projects celebrating Christmas and beginning a new year.

 

Year 1 

In Term 4, the Year 1 students will have the opportunity to mark the Halloween holiday by crafting ghosts. They will then explore a range of art elements and principles through printmaking and crafting. Students will create a range of printed papers that will be used on projects. They will discover printmaking techniques and create their own artworks such as a stamped flower using tools that leave prints of repeated pattern and shape. They will create finger print designs. The students will participate in Christmas craft activities that will help celebrate their year and new beginnings.

 

Year 2 

In Term 4, the Year 2 students will have the opportunity to mark the Halloween holiday by collaging unique monsters. The students will create a range of printed papers that will be used on projects. They will then investigate a range of art elements and principles through printmaking and crafting projects including monoprinting a city scape and collaging a printmaking project. The students will develop an understanding of the many techniques used to create a print, using found and self-created tools. They will celebrate the end of the year with various Christmas themed projects. 

 

Year 3 

In Term 4, the Year 3 students will have the opportunity to mark the Halloween holiday by creating a paper plate rocking project. The students will develop an understanding of the many techniques used to create a print and complete projects including a gel printing and foam etching transfers. Students will have the opportunity to combine elements of art into their own art making such as colour, line, space and shape. They will celebrate the end of the year with various Christmas themed projects. 

 

Year 4 

In Term 4, the Year 4 students will have the opportunity to combine an array of art principles and elements into their own art making such as colour, line shape and unity. The students will have the opportunity to mark the Halloween holiday by painting a black cat tooth brush artwork. They will develop an understanding of the many techniques used to create a print and complete projects including an oil pastel resist print and a collagraph artwork. Finally, they will celebrate the end of the year with Christmas craft art pieces and consolidate their skills from the year.

 

Year 5

In Term 4, Year 5 students will create a printed symmetrical bat skeleton to celebrate Halloween. They will then experiment with the art elements and principles of design to develop an understanding of the many techniques used to create a print. Students will complete projects including transfer print using chinagraph and charcoal. Finally, they will celebrate the end of the year with Christmas craft art pieces and consolidate their skills from the year.

 

Year 6

In Term 4, Year 6 students will begin the term marking the Halloween holiday by creating a Tim Burton inspired portrait. The Year 6 students will discover the topic ‘Street Art’ in order to design and decorate their own skateboard deck. They will incorporate and explore various painting, printmaking and stencilling techniques on their skateboard decks. The students will conclude the term with crafts that share in the celebrations of the end of term.

 

 

Japanese

In Term 4, students at Beaumaris Primary School will continue to build their Japanese language skills through engaging and interactive learning experiences. Across all year levels, students will consolidate their knowledge of key vocabulary and expressions while developing their speaking, listening, reading and cultural understanding.

 

This term, Japanese learning at Beaumaris Primary School will be built around the theme of the Maneki Neko (lucky cat), a well-known symbol of good fortune in Japan. Across all year levels, students will create their own Maneki Neko air clay model, using this cultural icon as the foundation for language activities, storytelling, and inquiry into Japanese traditions.

 

Our students will continue to communicate with our sister school, Minowa Elementary School in Yokohama. Gall Sensei was lucky enough to visit this school on her school holidays, and the students were excited to see her in Japan! Here is a photo of one of their classrooms. 

 

This term in Japanese, our students will be learning about...

 

Prep

  • This term, Prep students will continue to build on their Japanese cultural and language experiences by learning about the 7, 5, 3 festival (shichi, go, san). They will continue to work on recognising and writing their names in Katakana, counting, reading and writing numbers in Japanese. 
  • They will continue to participate in guided group activities such as games, stories and origami activities, and build on language skills to answer Sensei questions with 'hai, iie' (yes and no) regarding preferences for sports, food and games. 
  • This term, they will also make their own Maneki Neko (lucky cat) from air clay and learn about the meaning behind this Japanese symbol of good fortune. They will be able to share simple sentences about their creation, using Japanese words to describe the size and colour.

 

Year 1

  • This term, Year 1 students will expand their Japanese vocabulary and sentence patterns through more interactive activities, songs and role-plays. They will practise reading and writing familiar hiragana, follow classroom instructions, and ask and answer questions about themselves and their preferences. 
  • As part of their cultural learning, they will create a Maneki Neko (lucky cat) model from air clay and explore how the figure connects to Japanese beliefs and everyday life. Students will be able to participate in a role play with their creation and share key details and information based on a jikoshoukai (self-introduction) of their Maneki Neko design.

 

Year 2

  • This term, Year 2 students will communicate with each other in Japanese and continue to read simple Japanese books called, Bonnie, Benji and Boris. 
  • They will learn high frequency verbs, nouns, adjectives, and conjunctions to help with their comprehension of books.
  • They will continue to write hiragana and kanji characters using the correct stroke order each week as the password to enter the class.
  • As part of their cultural learning, they will create a Maneki Neko model from air clay and create sentences describing their own Maneki neko to take home.

 

Year 3

  • This term, the Year 3 students will continue to communicate with each other in Japanese and continue to read the Japanese book ‘Burgerman’.
  • They will continue to learn high frequency verbs, nouns, adjectives, and conjunctions to help with their comprehension of the book. 
  • They will write Hiragana and Kanji characters using the correct stroke order each week as the password to enter the class.
  • Students will design, decorate and describe their own Maneki Neko air clay figure, using it as inspiration to learn Japanese vocabulary, stories and traditions related to luck and symbols.

 

Year 4

  • This term, the Year 4 students will continue to practice their hiragana/ katakana reading by doing weekly ikana tests on the iPads. 
  • They will enjoy communicating and working on building the time only spoken in Japanese each week. 
  • They will continue to learn high frequency verbs, nouns, adjectives, and conjunctions to help with their reading comprehension of the book ‘ O-soto raria’.
  • They will write Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji characters using the correct stroke order each week as the password to enter the class.
  • Students will design, decorate and describe their own Maneki Neko air clay figure, using it as inspiration to learn Japanese vocabulary, stories and traditions related to luck and symbols.

 

Year 5

  • This term, Year 5 students will continue to practice their hiragana/ katakana reading by doing weekly ikana tests on the iPads. 
  • They will enjoy communicating and working on building the time only spoken in Japanese each week. 
  • Students will write Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji characters using the correct stroke order each week as the password to enter the class.
  • The Year 5 students will revise and continue to read Hiragana mini books from series 1-5 independently and with a partner.  They will all try to read ‘Challenge’ books at the end of each level.
  • Our Year 5 students will design, decorate and describe a Maneki Neko created from air clay , which students will use as a springboard for inquiry into Japanese customs, symbolism and beliefs. This project will provide opportunities for students to reflect on how cultural traditions shape language and communication.

 

Year 6

  • The Year 6 students will continue to work through their ‘belts’’ hoping to achieve their ‘Black’ belt by the end of the year. 
  • They will participate in and respond to interactive stories with the class using high frequency verbs such as ‘imasu’ (exist), arimasu (have), ‘hoshii’ (want), tabemasu (eat), nomimasu (drink), suki (like), shimasu (play/do) and ikimasu (to go) as well as expressive language to describe feelings. They will use adjectives such as big (ookii), small (chiisai), happy (ureshii), sad (kanashii), hot (atsui), cold (samui), questions such as doko (where), dare (who), nani (what), douyatte (how), donna (what kind of), conjunctions such as but (demo), and (to), or (soretomo), additionally (soshite), therefore (dakara) and possessions when creating stories together in class. They will continue to read hiragana mini books and complete an ikana test each week.
  • The students will have an opportunity to write to our sister school in Yokohama and participate in a Zoom session with them towards the end of the year.

 

 

Physical Education

We are excited for a great Term 4 with plenty of events happening across the school. We are looking forward to our athletes who will be representing our school at division athletics, the mixed hotshots team competing at division, the Years 3-5 swimming carnival, the Prep to Year 3 House Sports Day and lifesaving for the Year 5 and 6 students. 

 

In Term 3 we had a great day of fun and competition at the House Athletics Carnival. Well done to everyone who came along and had a go at some new sports. Congratulations to all of our students who participated in Interschool Sports in Term 3, especially our mixed handball team who won the district title! 

 

We wanted to say a massive thank you to all of the families who have volunteered their time throughout the year for sport, swimming lessons and activities. Our programs cannot run without your support, and we really appreciate the time and effort you have put into our physical education program.  

 

This term in Physical Education, the students will: 

 

Prep  

  • Participate in throwing and catching games to develop Fundamental Movement Skills 
  • Use body movements to manipulate equipment and create space in games 

  • Value space as a safety factor in games 

     

Year 1

  • Participate in throwing and catching games to develop Fundamental Movement Skills 
  • Use body movements to manipulate equipment and create space in games 
  • Value space as a safety factor in games 

  • Apply strategies to work cooperatively when participating in physical activities 

     

Year 2  

  • Participate in throwing and catching games to develop Fundamental Movement Skills 
  • Use body movements to manipulate equipment and create space in games 
  • Value space as a safety factor in games 
  • Apply strategies to work cooperatively when participating in physical activities 

 

Year 3 

  • Participate in target games to refine gross motor skills 
  • Identify how rules contribute to fair play, safety and inclusion 
  • Discuss and participate in different forms of physical activity 

  • Apply strategies to work cooperatively in a team with defined roles and responsibilities

     

Year 4 

  • Participate in target games to refine gross motor skills 
  • Discuss and participate in different forms of physical activity 
  • Apply strategies to work cooperatively in a team with defined roles and responsibilities

  • Participate in different forms of training to develop teamwork and collaboration

     

Year 5 

  • Participate in different forms of training to develop teamwork and collaboration
  • Transfer offensive and defensive strategies between invasion games  
  • Participate in a range of team sports 
  • Investigate how rules and scoring systems promote fair play, inclusion and safety 

  • Apply rules and scoring systems into invented games

     

Year 6 

  • Investigate how rules and scoring systems promote fair play, inclusion and safety 
  • Apply rules and scoring systems into invented games  
  • Transfer offensive and defensive strategies between invasion games
  • Participate in a range of team sports
  • Investigate how physical activity is influenced by location, motivation and accessibility

 

 

Environmental Science

Welcome back to Term 4 in Environmental Science!

 

This term in Environmental Science, we will be learning about...

 

Prep

The Prep students will explore changes that occur in the sky and landscape, and daily and seasonal changes that affect everyday life.

 

Year 1

The Year 1 students will investigate daily and seasonal changes in the weather and in the environment that can be observed and that affect decisions made in everyday life. 

 

Year 2

The Year 2 students will learn how taking care of Earth’s water, land and air involves consideration of reducing, re-using and recycling materials to conserve Earth’s resources.

 

Year 3

The Year 3 students will learn how rocks, minerals and soils are important Earth resources and have observable properties that enable them to be used in a variety of ways. 

 

Year 4

The Year 4 students will learn how water is an important Earth resource that originates from various sources; water cycles through the environment by moving through the sky, landscape and ocean, and involves processes including precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, condensation, melting, freezing, crystallisation, infiltration and run-off. 

 

Year 5

The Year 5 students will understand geological processes including weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition that can cause slow or rapid changes to Earth’s surface.

 

Year 6

The Year 6 students will investigate how energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity; how electric circuits enable this energy to be transferred to another place and then to be transformed into another form of energy.