Year 3
Term 3 started off with the fantastic Oasis Camp. The students had a wonderful time and enjoyed all the activities on offer.
In Literacy, students explored information report and narrative writing. They have also been working hard to strengthen their reading and comprehension skills.
In Mathematics, students challenged themselves by solving worded problems using the four operations. Students particularly enjoyed our measurement unit and had lots of fun using scales while experimenting with weight and mass.
During our Inquiry topic, “When We First Met,” students learnt about the first contact between Europeans and First Nations people and what life was like in Australia before the First Fleet arrived.
We had so many fun events this term, including the amazing Book Week Parade, Hoop Time, Colour Day and, of course, the Disco and Footy Dress Day.
We are so proud of our Year 3 students and all that they have achieved this term.
Year 4
Year 4 students have enjoyed a busy and eventful Term 3! It has been wonderful to watch our students continue to develop their independence as learners.
In mathematics, students explored diverse topics such as perimeter and area, problem-solving, mass, and temperature.
Our writing program focused on understanding specific genres and language features to keep our text engaging, covering recounts, procedures, poetry, and biographies. Students continued to strengthen their reading comprehension by analysing digital texts, poetry, and visual literacy.
Alongside regular classroom activities, our students participated in several exciting events, including Book Week, Athletics Day, and Hoop Time.
Congratulations to all Year 4 students on a highly successful Term 3, we look forward to even greater achievements in Term 4!
Year 5
Year 5s have had a great term full of fun and learning.
For Inquiry, we did a deep dive into Australia’s history, learning all about events such as colonisation and its impacts, migration, the Gold Rush and Australia’s Federation. As part of this unit, students learned how to build their own websites, each creating a site dedicated to the life of a figure significant to Australia’s past. They presented these alongside some amazing artefacts at our Expo last week.
All classes enjoyed the novel ‘Tom Appleby’ which tells the story of a young English boy who is sentenced to transportation on board the First Fleet. Students enjoyed following Tom’s journey through many hardships and produced some excellent reading responses to this text.
A maths highlight for many was our Personal Best Project, where students collected data over 5 days about a chosen task, such as number of catches made in one minute. It was great to see students analysing their own statistics and drawing conclusions.
Of course, students also enjoyed participating in special events such as the Book Parade and the STEM VR incursion.
Year 6
