Art & Design – Mr Wheelton
It has been a busy and exciting term in the Art Room, with plenty of fun, creativity and learning taking place. Students have been exploring new materials, developing their skills and bringing their ideas to life through a range of hands-on art projects.
Prep students have been exploring a range of materials in the Art Room. A highlight was their mini art project inspired by A Monster in My House. Students used brown and dark tones to draw their own monsters, create a background, and then transform their designs into 3D sculptures using air-dry clay.
Year 1 and 2 have been exploring printmaking and how artists use different tools and objects to create prints. Students experimented with a variety of materials to create textures and marks with paint—including vegetables!
Year 3 and 4 have been exploring 3D construction using cardboard. Students have been learning how to design and construct sculptures without relying on tape. They have created plans and are now cutting and preparing their pieces for assembly early next term.
Year 5 and 6 have been developing their fine-motor skills through a range of sewing projects, learning to thread needles, tie string and create delicate stitches. Grade 5 students will be creating their personally designed small plushies, while Grade 6 students have been exploring embroidery, using thread to fill shapes and create intricate lines and patterns.
Auslan & Cultural Studies – Ms Hawkins
At the start of Term 3 across the school we learnt Auslan signs connected to NAIDOC week, before learning about the Commonwealth Games. Signs for win, sport, gold medal, and even boxing kangaroo were learnt in different ways from Years One to Six!
In Prep there was a focus on learning signs connected to different actions and emotions, such as happy, excited, sad and angry.
In Years 1 and 2, students had a major focus on the Auslan for people who help us in the community. Board games, bingo and the favourite ‘around the room’ signing games continue to be the favourite activities for the junior schools.
In Year 3 and 4 we learnt about the importance of handshapes and where on the body we locate a sign to ensure the correct meaning. (You definitely don’t want to sign ‘Eat your sister’ if you meant to sign ‘Eat your dinner’!!)
In Year 5 and 6, we worked on translating a simple picture storybook into Auslan. Students worked in groups and quickly realised how Auslan grammar is often different to English grammar! Overall, it was a productive and busy term. It is fantastic to see the students remembering and using a wide variety of signs.
Health & Physical Education – Mr Pearce
Term 3 in Sport and Physical Education has been incredibly busy, with students developing their skills across a wide range of sports.
Junior grades focused on fundamental movements, tennis, and tag games, while Years 3 and 4 took on T-Ball and Badminton.
Our Year 5 and 6 students tackled Rugby League, European Handball, and Ultimate Frisbee, and later wrapped up the term competing in two exciting days of summer sports.
The absolute highlights came from our phenomenal interschool sports achievements in Athletics and Hoop Time Basketball. A huge congratulations to our Middle All Star Boys, Middle All Star Girls, and Future Stars Boys basketball teams, as well as our individual track and field athletes, who have all qualified for the regional stage in Term 4!
We are incredibly proud of everyone’s efforts and look forward to another successful term of sport ahead.
S.T.E.M. (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Math) – Mrs McGowan
Music & Performing Arts – Mr Meeking
