Specialist News 

Physical Education

Over the past two weeks in PE, students have wrapped up their Cross-Country unit and enthusiastically transitioned into Athletics training across the school.

Students in Years 3–6 have been developing their skills in shot put, long jump and triple jump as they begin preparing for upcoming Athletics events. In the coming weeks, students will continue building their athletics skills through beep test training, hurdles, discus, relays and high jump sessions.

Our Foundation to Year 2 students have also been hard at work developing their fundamental athletics skills. They have been practising beanbag and vortex throws, target throwing, standing starts for sprint races, relay race handoffs and long jump. It has been fantastic to see students building their confidence, teamwork and coordination while learning the foundations of Athletics in a fun and supportive environment.

A big congratulations also goes to Lucas for proudly representing Ripponlea Primary School at the Beachside Division Cross Country yesterday. We are incredibly proud of his effort, determination and sportsmanship throughout the event. Well done, Lucas!

We are looking forward to seeing students continue to develop their skills and give their best effort as Athletics training progresses throughout the term.

LOTE (Japanese Program)

It has been wonderful to hear that some students have been teaching Japanese to their siblings and parents at home. Thank you so much for supporting our students in their Japanese learning journey.

Foundation students have already learnt some Japanese songs. They have been enthusiastically practising the song “Here you are, Thank you, You are welcome.” They are also very excited about learning to count beyond 20 in Japanese.

In Grades 1 and 2, we had so much fun acting out The Enormous Turnip entirely in Japanese. Students are becoming very confident naming family members and are eager to begin learning Hiragana, one of the Japanese writing systems.

Grades 3 and 4 have been practising reading and writing words in Hiragana while also expanding their vocabulary, including classroom objects and everyday expressions.

Grades 5 and 6 have been strengthening their Hiragana reading and writing skills, as well as developing their speaking skills. They have been learning how to say months and dates, talk about their weekends, and order food at restaurants and cafés.

A special thank you to our Gardening Club team for planting more Japanese vegetables. I’m looking forward to cooking with the fresh produce. The vegetables are fantastic and have such rich flavour.