We slowed spelling right down and zoomed in on the specific skills our students needed most! Each week, students received a new set of words matched to their learning level, giving them the opportunity to practise and build confidence throughout the week. We kicked off each week with a focused, explicit spelling lesson, exploring a particular spelling component before turning students into word detectives! They searched for words with the focus pattern, investigated what th

In Term 3, our Jackie French reading unit has taken us on an incredible journey through Fire, Flood, Pandemic, Cyclone and Earthquake. Each week, students explored a new text and delved deeply into Jackie French’s unique author’s craft. We discovered how she brings natural disasters to life by making them characters, using powerful personification, similes, and vivid imagery. Students also noticed an important message throughout the stories, the power of communities coming to

In 2026 students had the opportunity to go on camp to Sovereign Hill. In the lead up to the camp, we investigated “The Goldrush” where students read about the life of miners, learned why miners travelled to Australia to search for gold, and investigated different strategies miners used to find gold. On camp students participated in a range of activities to learn all about life on the goldfields! Camp was also a great chance for the students to develop resilience and independe

Students have been working diligently to publish their narratives on Chromebooks, focusing on their individual writing goals, including sentence structure, paragraphing, descriptive language, the use of “show, don’t tell,” and effective dialogue.