From the Classrooms

Kinder B

In Kinder, our curious learners have stepped into the role of researchers and communicators as we begin our exciting lead-up to Science Week! Our classroom has transformed into a buzzing science lab, where students have been predicting, experimenting, and sharing their thinking with peers. Through both group and individual investigations, children have been developing inquiry skills by asking “what will happen next?” and exploring scientific ideas in hands-on ways.

5/6D

Colonisation Work by Ava, Annie, Aria and George

5/6D has been exploring the Colonisation of Australia for HASS. We wrote a definition about convicts, free settlers and Indigenous Australians. In groups we brainstormed why we thought Britain sent people here to start a colony. Britain was running out of space in their prisons so decided to send them to Australia.

We made our own colony through Art. We sketched illustrations of free settlers, convicts and marines using the book A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land by Simon Barnard. We used pencils and watercolour paint to create our art. Then we made a collage using our cut out images to create a colony.