Specialist Classes

ART

Even though we’ve had our showcase, it hasn’t stopped the energy in Art recently. We’ve had some exciting projects underway. The F-2 students have been exploring using watercolour paints and used a resist technique using masking tape to create some incredible spider webs. 3-6 students have started a sculpture project where they will make their choice of a rabbit, cat or a dog. They will make an armature body structure for their animal using recycled objects, newspaper, foil and masking tape. Then they will use a special type of plaster to cover their sculpture and paint it once it’s dry. Lots of excitement around these projects and we can’t wait to see how they turn out. 

ITALIAN

Foundation students have enjoyed learning the song, “La Mucca Lola” (The cow named Lola)during our Italian lessons. It’s catchy tune made it very easy to learn and remember. We are continuing our learning around farm animals and describing them using adjectives, for ex, Lamucca e’ nero e bianco (The cow is black and white).

Grade 1-2 students have been creating labelled pictures of farm scenes and translating picture books with a farm theme. They have been learning to use the phrase “Io vedo…. (I see…)

Grade 3-6 students have been learning about “La Casa” focusing on rooms in the house and items that might be in each room by using the question: “Cosa c’e’ nel bagno? (What is inthe bathroom?). Presently, students are creating a 3D room of their choice includingcommon items. They will then attach a written piece using the language we have beenlearning.

STEM

In STEM, the 5/6 students spent time learning about the dairy industry and lots of the students enjoyed sharing their wealth of knowledge on the topic with each other. We investigated milk production, beginning in the paddock all the way to the supermarket. Whilst learning about each of the different stages we also touched on technology, quality control, cow management, hygiene and much more. It was lovely to see how passionate some of the students were towards the dairy industry and how proud they were of their families involvement in farming.

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