STEM- Inquiry-tadpoles

The Preschoolers have some special visitors for the term; Tadpoles. We are excited to watch our frogspawn go through their metamorphosis into little froglets. It is such an incredible experience for all our students. We have been learning about their life cycle, habitats and many interesting facts. Students have made frog habitats with playdough, created frog inspired artwork, practised our labelling of a frogs’ life cycle and have been observing their growth. They are getting bigger and starting to swim quicker.

Did you know that froglets don’t lose their tails, they grow into them?

Koori excursion

In week 2, Koori Pre went on an excursion to the National Museum of Australia. We took the big bus over to the museum and had our morning tea outside. We then listened to the story ‘The Bunyip and the Stars’ By Adam Duncan. Afterwards we got to have a play in the discovery centre before coming together to do some activities such as looking at artefacts, playing with puppets and using musical instruments. 

‘Big Ideas’ focus - feelings and emotions

Students in Bunduluk have been learning about feelings and emotions, naming our feelings and learning strategies for self-regulation. We have read books such as ‘The Colour Monster’ by Anna Llenas and used puppets to act out different scenarios. We have been making emotion faces with felt pictures and paper plates. We discussed choosing the most appropriate facial features for our chosen emotion. We have also learnt strategies to calm ourselves down when we are sad or angry, such as focusing on our breathing, counting to ten, having happy thoughts, talking about our feelings with someone we trust and having some time to ourselves. We have been drawing pictures in our drawing books to represent our learning. 

Canberra Museum & Gallery (CMAG) with Gula and Mundawari

Last Thursday 31 October, Gula and Mundawari classes went on our excursion to CMAG. Over the coming weeks, Balbo, Bunduluk, and Guginya are also attending. We caught the bus there, which was a first for some of our students and a highlight for many. The excursion was divided into two parts with our morning tea break in between. Each class took turns in the studio making their own art including an ocean painting, a Murrumbidgee River collage, and a print based upon the Timshel statue by Brian Corr. When we weren’t in the studio we were busy observing others’ creations and masterpieces, including the Timshel statue, the Yamaingmarang glass Yidaki (didgeridoo) by Paul House, and Sidney Nolan and St Kilda painting by Sidney Nolan.