LA4 Newsletter Term 2

Each morning, our students begin their day with familiar and predictable morning work. This routine is designed to help them settle into the school day calmly and successfully. The tasks are achievable and tailored to each student’s level, helping to build independence, reinforce key skills, and most importantly—boost their confidence.

Establishing a strong start to the day makes a big difference, and we love seeing the pride our students take in completing their morning work.

On Wednesday 21st May, our class joined thousands of children across Australia to take part in National Simultaneous Storytime 2025, an event organised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) to celebrate the joy of reading and promote literacy.

This year’s book was The Truck Cat by Deborah Niland. We gathered around the Smart Board to enjoy a livestream reading of the story, then spent time reading the book together and diving into fun, literacy-based activities. We even made our own Truck Cat-inspired craft to bring the story to life!

It was a lovely way to explore books, build language skills, and share the joy of storytelling.

In art this term, students explored their creativity by designing and sculpting their very own sea creatures using clay. Once their creatures were formed, students carefully painted them, bringing their underwater animals to life with colour and personality.

This hands-on project supported fine motor skills, encouraged imaginative thinking, and gave students a chance to express themselves through visual art. The results were as unique and wonderful as the students themselves!

This term in science, students have been learning about different weather patterns and the phases of the moon through engaging, hands-on experiments. Exploring these big concepts through interactive activities has helped make science come alive in our classroom.

One highlight was our cloud and rain experiment. We filled cups with water and added shaving foam to represent clouds. Students then took turns gently dripping blue food colouring onto the “clouds” and watched as the “rain” eventually broke through—just like real precipitation! It was a fun, visual way to learn about how clouds form and how rain falls.