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Term 4

Term 4

Physical Education

Throughout the year, all students have participated in engaging and inclusive PE lessons that develop fundamental motor skills, teamwork, and a love of being active. Our program aligns with the Victorian Curriculum, fostering not just physical skill development but also social skills, strategic thinking, and positive attitudes towards health and movement.

  • In Term 4, Prep students will focus on developing their fundamental kicking skills, including eye–foot coordination, accuracy, and kicking for distance. Through playful activities such as balloon games, “Skittle Scuttle,” and goal-kicking challenges, students explore different ways to kick both stationary and moving balls. They learn to step forward with their non-kicking foot, make clean contact with the ball using their in-step, and follow through towards their target.

    Students will also reflect on how their bodies respond to movement, and practise working cooperatively with partners during kicking games and challenges.

  • Grade 1/2 students will continue to refine their dribbling and ball control skills through a basketball-focused Ball Bounce unit. They learn to dribble using their fingertips, maintain a firm stance with bent knees, and keep their eyes up to navigate space safely. Across activities such as relay dribbling, dribble tag, and team-based games, students practise dribbling at different heights and speeds, protecting the ball from opponents, and responding to movement cues.

    They also explore how the heart, lungs, brain, and skin respond during physical activity, building their understanding of the body’s reaction to exercise while improving their movement confidence and control.

  • The Grade 3/4 program focuses on Invasion Games, with students applying and refining fundamental movement skills through AFL and Soccer. They develop teamwork, attack and defence strategies, and learn to work inclusively during game situations. Students practise kicking, hand balling, passing, and leading into space, while also learning to anticipate play, chase, shadow, dodge, and evade.

    Games such as Pirates’ Treasure, small-sided AFL and soccer matches, and inclusive team challenges are used to explore concepts like creating space, supporting teammates, and applying tactical decisions. This unit builds students’ understanding of cooperative play and strategic thinking in fast-paced game environments.

  • In Grade 5/6, students build on their game sense and leadership through an Invasion Games unit featuring European Handball, Hockey and Lacrosse. They explore more sophisticated offensive and defensive strategies, including fast breaks, zone defence, and decoy plays, and learn to communicate effectively as part of a team. Students refine their passing and receiving, decision-making under pressure, and ability to adjust the pace of play depending on the game situation.

    This unit encourages students to take on tactical roles, apply their skills in competitive and cooperative contexts, and reflect on team performance. They develop resilience, sportsmanship, and the ability to adapt strategies dynamically — key skills as they transition to secondary school sport.

Visual Arts

Welcome back to another exciting term in the Art Room! 

Throughout the remainder of the year, the Prep to Grade 4 students will have opportunities to explore colour theory through both teacher-guided lessons and student exploration with art that involves mixing, tinting and blending colours. Understanding colour relationships will enhance students' ability to express themselves artistically, while understanding the foundation of each colour make-up.

Preps

The Prep students will begin Term 4 exploring the colours of the rainbow using ROY-G-BIV songs and stories. They will create a rainbow collage for their art folio that they will take home later in the year. The students will then focus on primary colours and create Mondrian-inspired art using the three primary colours before moving on to colour mixing to make secondary colours. They will explore the process of colour mixing by creating a Colour Wheel Snail. The Prep students will create Christmas- and holiday-themed arts and crafts to mark the end of the school year.

Grade 3/4

This term, the students will start reviewing warm and cool colour tones by drawing a fish and painting it using warm colours. They will complete the artwork by collaging a cool-toned background. Following this, the students will create a seaside collage that will revise depth and perspective. Students will use various brushes and tools to create textured paper, which they will then tear to create a wave-like effect. They will then explore origami by creating three different-sized boats. Students will arrange their boats to create the illusion of depth on a flat piece of paper, making them look three-dimensional and realistic. They will then move on to completing their art folder with their name in bubble writing inside of a fish. Students will create Christmas- and holiday-themed arts and crafts to mark the end of the school year.

Grade 1/2

The Grade 1/2 students will start the term by reviewing the primary and secondary colours by combining two primary colours to create secondary colours on a fish artwork. They will then move on to learning about tints and create a three-scooped ice cream artwork. Students will select a colour for painting a tint, adding small amounts of their chosen colour to white paint to change the tint each time. Grade 1/2 students will complete an Eric Carle-inspired art folder that involves creating textured paper using a variety of tools. Students will create Christmas- and holiday-themed arts and crafts to mark the end of the school year.

Grade 5/6

The Grade 6 students will complete their final term in the Art Room, designing and creating their graduation plates. The students have been eagerly waiting to start this particular art piece, where they will reminisce on their primary school journey. The Grade 6 students will be encouraged to create an individualised plate that highlights their most favourable memories during their time at KPS, including friends, favourite subjects, year-level teachers and extracurricular activities.

These plates will be featured at the graduation ceremony at the end of the year. The Grade 5 students will begin by creating a wool-inspired piece. They will use two sticks glued together to create a god's eye using multiple colours and layers of wool. Later in the term, the Grade 5/6 students will complete a street art folder to finish off the year.

Science

Physical Science

  • This term in Science, the Grade 3/4 students will explore how living things depend on each other and their environment to survive by completing the Biology unit called “Sustain the Chain”.  During this unit, students will learn about producers, consumers, and decomposers and the important roles each plays in a healthy ecosystem. Through hands-on investigations, they will create their own decomposer bags to observe how organic materials break down over time, and then use the compost they produce to test its effect on seed growth. Students will also examine life cycles of plants and animals, comparing how offspring are similar but not identical to their parents. By the end of the unit, students will have gained a deeper understanding of how energy flows through food chains and food webs, and how every living thing contributes to maintaining balance in nature.

  • In Term 4, the Grade 5/6 students will explore how living things rely on their habitats to survive and how changes in environmental conditions can affect their growth and behaviour.

    This Biology unit, called “Happy Habitats,” will include hands-on investigations that examine how factors such as light, moisture, and temperature influence living organisms.

    Students will investigate the conditions needed to make bread mouldy and design their own plant growth experiment. They will also explore how different habitats provide for the needs of the plants and animals that live there.

    By the end of the unit, students will use evidence from their experiments to explain how changes to a habitat’s physical conditions, whether natural or human-made, can impact the organisms that depend on it.

  • In Term 4, Prep students will continue to consolidate their understanding of basic Italian language skills. They will practise using common greetings, including how and when to say “My name is” and “What is your name?”, through engaging activities such as games, songs, and play-based learning.

    Students will further develop their knowledge of Italian numbers and colours, reinforced through regular classroom conversations and interactive tasks.

    They will continue to explore significant Italian landmarks and the stories behind them. Weekly lessons will also involve the study of iconic Italian landmarks, focusing on both their historical relevance and cultural value. Students will also begin to explore words for emotions and discover some of the festive events and traditions celebrated in Italy during this time of year.

  • In Term 4, Grade 1 and 2 students will continue to build on their Italian language skills by exploring familiar topics in greater depth. They will focus on responding more confidently and accurately in simple conversations, using phrases and expressions they have been practising.

    Students will strengthen their understanding of numbers and colours, using them in everyday classroom routines, games, and learning activities.

    They will also delve deeper into Italian culture by exploring famous landmarks, their historical significance, and vocabulary related to emotions, which will help them describe their feelings. Weekly lessons will also involve the study of iconic Italian landmarks, focusing on both their historical relevance and cultural value. Students will also learn about seasonal traditions and celebrations that are important to Italian communities.

  • In Term 4, Grade 3 and 4 students will continue developing their Italian vocabulary and cultural understanding by exploring the topics of seasons and emotions in greater depth. They will compare seasonal changes in Italy and Australia, and use new vocabulary in a variety of speaking and writing activities.

    Students will also learn about important Italian cultural events and celebrations, building their understanding of Italian traditions. Weekly lessons will also involve the study of iconic Italian landmarks, focusing on both their historical relevance and cultural value.

    They will continue to practise key conversational phrases through games, role-play, and peer interactions, allowing them to grow in confidence and communicate more effectively in Italian.

  • In Term 4, Grade 5 and 6 students will deepen their understanding of Italian through more independent learning tasks and individual projects. They will continue to explore the topics of seasons and emotions, expanding their vocabulary and making cultural comparisons between Italy and Australia.

    Students will investigate important Italian cultural events and celebrations in more detail, examining their significance and traditions. Weekly lessons will also involve the study of iconic Italian landmarks, focusing on both their historical relevance and cultural value.

    Students will apply their language skills in more self-directed tasks, with greater opportunities to express ideas in Italian through spoken activities, presentations, and collaborative discussion.

Italian

Performing Arts

This term in Performing Arts, students in Prep to Grade 1/2 are engaging in a joyful celebration of learning across Music, Dance and Drama, inspired by the message “Yes We Can! Yes I Can!”. 

The focus of the unit is on confidence, creativity and expression, revisiting key skills such as rhythm, tempo, dynamics, movement and emotional storytelling.

Throughout the term, students will explore how to use their voices, bodies and facial expressions to communicate ideas and emotions through song, dance and dramatic play. They will participate in movement games, rhythmic activities, and short performance tasks that build teamwork, confidence and self-expression.

By the end of the term, students will reflect on their growth as musicians, dancers and performers, celebrating their creativity and confidence through fun, inclusive and empowering activities that bring the Performing Arts to life.