Head of Primary

Welcome to Term 2! A highlight for our Primary students this term has been our recent LEGO Masters incursion with a visit from Ryan Evans from the TV show, LEGO Masters. Through various workshops throughout the day students were challenged to design and build various structures using Lego. From tall buildings measuring over a metre to bridges which could hold 2 kilograms, all children enjoyed working in teams, problem solving and testing their engineering skills. We were also inspired by Ryan’s creations which he showed at an assembly and included his famous piano! Students found it interesting to also learn what it is like to work on a TV program, and it was a blessing to be inspired by an experienced master at Lego. This incursion is part of the extension program which runs in the Primary school, and we are thankful for the teachers who worked hard to provide this opportunity. It was Lego-fantastic.

Have you felt the recent cold? Seasons provide wonderful changes that are reminders of God’s beauty and splendour. If you haven’t noticed, just outside the café, a flock of parrots congregate each morning to feast of the leaves and bark of the surrounding eucalypts. Whilst we marvel at the variety and change in God’s handiwork, scripture reminds us that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever”, Hebrews 13:8. That means that no matter what season we find ourselves in, God is the same and we can trust Him in everything each day. Our Preps are currently learning this truth in their class and are memorising this scripture as part of their learning. What a privilege it is to teach students and point all our learning back to Jesus.

In this addition of the newsletter hopefully you will read about the many other exciting things happening in Primary and more broadly across the school. Our class hub pages are also a great way to stay connected as teachers provide plenty of updates and photos of learning moments. In the coming weeks teachers will be releasing a learning moment specific for your child. With its release, please take the opportunity to have a conversation with your son or daughter about the significance of their piece and what they were learning in class.

Blessings,

Year 1 Melbourne Zoo Excursion

The Lord blessed us with a wonderful day at Melbourne Zoo on the 12th of May. We saw all sorts of creatures, from a red panda snoozing in the tree to a 91 year old giant tortoise. It was so fun to be wild explorers for the day and get curious about God’s incredible handiworks. We especially want to thank our parent helpers and wonderful staff for coming with us on the day!

Mother's Day Afternoon Tea

The Preps enjoyed a lovely afternoon celebrating their Mum’s and the wonderful things they do for us each day. The week leading up to our afternoon tea the students spent time reflecting on all the wonderful things their mums do for them. Cooking special meals, reading books, driving them to school and so much more. We truly love and appreciate all the wonderful things our mums do for us. We thoroughly enjoyed blessing them with handmade slices, biscuits and dips with a cuppa as we shared a story, sang songs and reminded our mums how special they are.

"Honour her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate."

Proverbs 31:31

Year 3 Excursion to IMAX: A Beautiful Planet and the Melbourne Museum!

Recently, Year 3 students enjoyed a wonderful day cruising through the Melbourne Museum to see all the curiosities and watching ‘A Beautiful Planet’ at IMAX. Some highlights of the day included seeing the mini rainforest, looking at the bugs, playing with friends and walking through an olden days’ house! Here are the photos that show all the fun.

Year 4 History Box Incursion

On 10th May, Year 4 students had the amazing opportunity to travel back in time to visit Australia in the days of the First Fleet. Our hosts were excellent presenters and helped the children dress in period clothing, grind up spices to make 'all spice' seasoning, make 'love tokens', play an indigenous Australian game called Ngaka Ngaka, similar to noughts and crosses, and write with a feather and ink! Great fun was had by all!

Year 4 Teachers

Year 5 News

ANZAC Baking

Term 2 has well and truly kicked off in Year 5. As part of our maths measurement unit, we put our learning into practice by applying it into baking! We had enormous fun converting, measuring and mixing to create delicious ANZAC biscuits. Check out these happy smiles!

Mark Wilson

Year 5s have been focusing on writing a historical fiction narrative and have been reading lots of Mark Wilson books as part of our genre study. It was such a pleasure to have the man himself, Mark Wilson, zoom in to discuss his work. A highlight was being learning how to draw different animals which we greatly enjoyed. What an experience!

Assembly Preparation

It was our turn to run the Primary Assembly and we were hard at work preparing and rehearsing. Check out this behind the scenes of the Joseph Skit we performed.