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What's been happening in 1/2 Emerald

This week we have been learning about our patron saint - St Luke the Evangelist.

St Luke was born in Antioch, Turkiye.  He lived a long time ago.  He was one of four Evangelists.  St Luke wrote 2 books in the Bible - the Gospel according to Luke and the Acts of the Apostle.  He wrote stories that taught us how Jesus cared for the poor, sick and lonely.

St Luke was a good friend of St Paul, travelling together teaching people about Jesus.  He was a doctor.  He painted pictures of Jesus and Mary.  He is a patron saint of doctors, artists and students.

The symbol of St Luke is a winged ox - the wings remind us of the good news being spread throughout the world.  He died in Greece.

On Friday we celebrated St Luke's day at school. Here are some of our favourite activities.

Lily - I like 'colour a foot' with a word that describes Luke.

Gianluca - I liked Kaboom Sports. It was fun trying to kick a soccer ball at a target.

Stella - I liked dancing with the Seniors. My favourite dance was the YMCA because the nutbush was a bit hard

Harvey - I like using the nets to throw and catch in Kaboom Sports

Aveline - I liked getting to look at everyone's art in the Art Show.

Cillian - I liked having a Zooper Dooper at lunch time.

George - I liked seeing all the animations in the art show.

Willow - I like dancing. My favourite was the Chicken Dance.

Stelios - I liked Kaboom Sports. My favourite activity was kicking soccer balls at a monster target.

Emily - I liked doing the children dance with the whole school.

Enid - I liked doing the chicken dance.

Sophia - I liked Kaboom Sports. My favourite activity was throwing the balls into the little hoops.

Benji - I liked doing the feet with a word that described St Luke. The word I chose was smart.

Olivia - What I liked about St Luke day was Kaboom Sports. I liked doing the tricks with the hoops and the launch boards.

Anja - My favourite thing about St Luke's day was doing Kaboom Sports. I liked doing magic tricks.

Prep Camp Games Afternoon

On Tuesday afternoon, our Prep students enjoyed a special Camp Games Afternoon, staying at school a little longer to share some fun together! We made our own pizzas before heading off on an exciting scavenger hunt. Afterwards, we sat down and enjoyed eating our pizzas together. It was a lovely afternoon filled with teamwork, fun and special memories.

Here are some of the highlights, told in the children's own words!

Physical Education News

Earlier this year, our cricket blast team won the District Summer Gala, which progressed them to the Division Cricket Blast event. On Friday 16th October, eight of our talented year 5/6 students competed in this event. The spring sunshine did not disappoint and our students competed in five back to back games against other successful schools from local districts. A big thank you to Alex for coaching and umpiring the St Luke's team all day. We also had a great show of parent spectators cheering on the team. Your ongoing support to the school, our programs and our students means so much. Thank you!

Unfortunately, the competition was tough and the team didn't progress to the next stage. However, we are so proud of how far they got. Congratulations Jono, Ollie, Tommy, Mason, Clem, Jacob, Maddie and Tilly. 

Performing Arts

The Juniors always amaze me with their performing abilities and enthusiasm for learning! Everyone did an incredible job developing their rhythm and coordination through percussion beats and geometric 'tutting' dance moves. 

APSMO 2026

Throughout Terms 2 and 3, our Years 3–6 students participated in the Australian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiad competitions completing four contests. Depending on their year level students took part in Math Explorer (Years 3–4), Maths Games (Years 5–6) or Math Olympiad (Years 5–6). These programs encourage students to develop their mathematical problem-solving skills, deepen their understanding and think flexibly while also building confidence in their abilities.

During weekly practice sessions students explored a range of strategies and approaches to solve challenging problems. Their persistence, creativity and willingness to persevere were evident as they developed their mathematical thinking and challenged themselves to try new approaches.

Congratulations to all students who participated! We are proud of the resilience, effort and growth they demonstrated throughout the competitions.

Below, we celebrate our Maths Stars from the Math Explorer and Maths Games programs. These students have been recognised for their enthusiasm, improvement and consistently positive approach to mathematical problem-solving.

A special mention goes to Max who received the highest score within our St Luke’s Math Olympiad team. Max achieved results in the top 25% of individual scores in the Math Olympiad. Another special mention goes to Maria and Sophie who also achieved results in the top 25% of individual scores in the Math Olympiad. 

A huge thank you and well done to every student who took part this year. If your child’s name is mentioned, they will receive a Maths Star Patch or an Olympiad Achievement Pin during Week 6 Assembly on Monday 9th November. Pop in if you can.

Emily Chlebica,

Numeracy Leader

STEM News

In STEM, we’ve started Term 4 off with a ‘BANG’  by celebrating both World Space Week in the first week and National Earth Science Week in the second week. For World Space Week students explored our solar system. In Preps and Juniors students made solar system crowns and the middles and seniors researched and presented posters on one of the planets in our solar system. For Earth Science Week students discovered what makes up our Earth including the layers of our Earth and the rocks and minerals that make it up. All the classes have had the opportunity to examine a variety of rocks and minerals with magnifying glasses and sort them according to their features and properties.  

~ Megan Bunter