National Reconciliation Week

Reconciliation Week is held annually from May 27 to June 3, immediately after National Sorry Day. It aims to promote the inclusivity of all our nation's peoples and celebrate the culture of our First Nations people. This year's theme for Reconciliation Week is ‘Bridging Now to Next’.  The 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.  Bridging Now to Next calls on all Australians to step forward together, to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.

In the National Reconciliation Week 2025 theme, artwork created by Kalkadoon woman Bree Buttenshaw, native plants − which are known for regenerating after fire and thriving through adversity − symbolise our collective strength and the possibilities of renewal. This is a time for growth, reflection, and commitment to walking together.

Activities, which are age-appropriate, have been sent to teachers to complete in classrooms over the coming week.  If you would like any further information on National Reconciliation Week 2025, please click on the link provided - https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/

PLD in the upper school

After our Year 3 - 6 teachers attended their PLD (Promoting Literacy Development) training at the beginning of the term, it has been amazing to see how each of our classrooms have been embedding PLD into their daily routines.  Students are working on high frequency words, dictation passages, vocabulary, word meanings, spelling rules and syllabification of words. 

The high frequency words are taught through an evidence-based approach, aligned with the Science of Reading, which sequences these words and also teaches irregular high frequency words using the heart word method. As you can see in the photos, each sound of the irregular words is taught to students through a precise teaching method to ensure understanding.

Year 1C Math

Throughout the term so far, students in 1C have been demonstrating how one and two-digit numbers can be partitioned in different ways.  The students have been using real world examples including animal legs to work on calculating the number of legs and then demonstrating their knowledge of standard and non-standard partitioning.  Georgia and Edward were very proud to share their standard and non-standard partitioning with me. 

Year 4/5 English

This term our 4/5 students are creating digital news reports or podcasts to review different books they are reading in class.  Students have been reading texts by Jackie French including Flood, Cyclone and Fire. They are learning to interact with others and listen to and create podcasts or news reports for their peers.  As you can see in the images below, students have started writing their own scripts to review a given text.

Prep/1A Media

Students in Prep/1A are learning about the fundamental skills of using technology and safe internet procedures.  They are learning to logon, access online interactives to develop safe online practices and learn basic computer skills including click, double click, scroll, drag and drop and creating sound. Today when I visited, it was amazing to see the students using their mouse to scroll, click and drag and drop to play multiple games working on both their fine motor skills as well as their technology skills.

Term 3 Excursions and Incursions