Curriculum- Teaching and Learning

School Wide Teaching and Learning

In each edition of our school newsletter, we share with our community an insight into the curriculum being taught within our classrooms. This reflects our school's strong focus upon continuous improvement. 

Each edition covers a different area of the curriculum, and is supported by our school-wide approaches to teaching and learning. 

In this edition we focus upon what some of our students have been achieving over the recent 'lockdown'. 

WOW...What a talent!

Recently, Lily H. entered an art piece into a nation-wide competition which was being held by the Melbourne Demons AFL Club. As part of the "Junior Demons Art Competition" children were asked to create an art piece about the Melbourne Football Club. 

Lily's piece is a drawing of Karen Paxman, who plays for the Melbourne Demons AFLW team. 

BEESWAX WRAPS -  SWPBL LEADERS

In Term Two, our SWPBL Leaders spoke at a series of assemblies about their Beeswax Wrap initiative. Facilitated and driven by Tess R, the SWPBL Leaders have been working hard over lockdown and are ready to launch for sales!!!

The SWPBL Leaders will be speaking to each class early next week, with the Beeswax Wraps being 'for sale' next Friday 6th August 2021 for Foundation- Year Two students only. Each wrap is available for $6.00. 

The SWPBL Leaders will be visiting each Foundation- Year Two class in the lead-up top next Friday, to provide the teachers and students with finer details. 

If there are any items remaining, these will again be on sale for Foundation- Year Two students during the recess breaks on Wednesday 11th August 2021. 

Following the sale of Wraps to Foundation- Year Two students, the SWPBL Leaders will begin to prepare for sales for the Year Three- Six students. 

As we are wanting the SWPBL Leaders to experience the entire 'consumer' process we are asking for cash sales only, which will be handled by the SWPBL Leaders (under staff supervision). 

Check out the information below from Tess: 

Hi, my name is Tess R, and I am one of the SWPBL Leaders. 

LitterBuzz is my new initiative to reduce the amount of plastic rubbish in Upwey South’s lunchboxes.

We are making Beeswax wraps to sell to our students so that you don't need to buy overly expensive wraps from a retailer. A beeswax wrap is a piece of fabric which we have coated with beeswax. These are an alternative to having glad wrap in your lunch box. 

They come in one size (35x35cm), and many different patterns. They are reusable and last about a year, after which they can be composted. 

Each wrap will cost $6.00. We have calculated this price so that we cover our expenses only. We have donated our time in making them, and they are much cheaper than the ones you can buy from the shops. If there are any small profits, these will be donated to local environmental charities.

If you would like to purchase one, please bring your $6.00 to school next Friday 6th August to our stall near the Library.  First in equals best-dressed for the best designs available!

What's the Curriculum focus coming up in the next edition of the newsletter?

In the next edition of our newsletter, we will be sharing information with you about our Term Three English curriculum.