Specialist Team News

Physical Education

This year in Physical Education we have lots of whole school house events and inter-school events. These include Cross Country and Athletics for our middle and senior school, as well as special sports days, such as the 3/4 Cricket Blast. The senior school also have the opportunity to participate in weekly inter-school sports, which leads into the Lightning Premiership events in Term 1 and 2.

Our Juniors are going to learn all about the fundamental movement skills and play lots of games, including crowd favourites Toilet Tiggy and Chinese Walls, and the Preps will learn all about Physical Education at Orchard Park, playing lots of games and developing their skills!

I can’t wait to have you all in Physical Education this year!

Mr Scanlon

Visual Arts

In Visual Arts this year we will be focusing on many different areas: these include responding to and interpreting artworks, creating different artworks using many different techniques (painting, texture, drawing and collage) and materials. We will also be learning about different artists through history. There will be opportunities for students to be engaged in lunch time Art Clubs where students can be involved in different art activities throughout the year.

I am excited to be working with you all. -Mrs McEachern

STEM

In STEM this year, we will be learning about Science and Engineering using technology and Technology including coding. Students will learn about different areas of the curriculum, such as space and the planets, force, and animals, while completing projects using hands-on materials and online programs, such as Minecraft for Senior School students, Scratch, CodeSpark, Grok and Code.org. This year we will enter teams in the Robocup Competition competing in robotic soccer and a robotic performance. Looking forward to working with you all - Mrs Delport

Performing Arts

In Performing Arts this year, we are going to be learning about Music, Dance, Drama and Performance. This will include reading, exploring and creating pieces of music, playing different musical instruments, using body percussion, our voices, moving our bodies, portraying a range of characters and performance techniques. In Semester One, we will be focusing on Music and Performance, and in Semester Two, on Dance and Drama. We have the incredible opportunity to participate in the Victorian State Schools Spectacular where we will be taking 30 students from Years 4 to 6 to John Cain Arena to perform in September. We can’t wait for a wonderful year and to see you all shine - from Mrs Downie and Mrs Banfield.