PE News
It has been another busy and exciting term in Physical Education at Queenscliff Primary School, with students showing fantastic enthusiasm, teamwork and resilience across a range of activities and sporting opportunities.
During the term, our Prep to Grade 2 students participated in a two-week swimming program where they developed their confidence and skills in the water. It was wonderful to see students challenging themselves, supporting one another and celebrating personal achievements throughout the program.
Meanwhile, students in Grades 3–6 completed a netball unit in PE, focusing on fundamental skills, game strategies, teamwork and sportsmanship. Students demonstrated excellent participation and improvement across the unit.
All students from Prep to Grade 6 have also been involved in AFL sessions with Ken from the Queenscliff Football Netball Club. Students have thoroughly enjoyed learning and developing their AFL skills through fun and engaging activities, and we greatly appreciate the support and expertise provided by the club.
This week our Grade 5/6 students proudly represented the school at Lightning Premiership for AFL and netball. We were lucky enough to take two girls netball teams, one mixed netball team and one mixed football team to participate on the day. All students represented the school with pride, determination and outstanding sportsmanship. Queenscliff Red girls netball team finished the day undefeated and have qualified for Divisions in June.
Across the term, it has been wonderful to see students consistently demonstrate teamwork, positive participation, sportsmanship and gratitude throughout the PE curriculum — even with the ever-changing weather conditions. We are very proud of the way students continue to encourage and support one another while embracing new challenges and opportunities in sport and physical activity.
Netball Teams:
QPS Red - Won all games for the day and will head off to the next round on Thursday, 11 June
QPS Blue - Won two games and played 6 games straight! (As their bye was at the start of the day)
QPS Mixed team - Won 1 game and showed excellent sportsmanship with Savannah offering to play for the other team when they had players go out injured (There’s a picture of her playing for other team attached)
Football Team
Won 2 games for the day and showed excellent sportsmanship
Shouts outs to:
- Finn M, Eli and Edward for putting their hand up to jump in and play netball so we could fill a 3rd side, and for playing something unfamiliar to them and smashing it!
- Will U (Year 4) for stepping up and joining the football team last minute due to injuries
- Laura Clarke - parent for coaching QPS Red team
Grade 5/6T News
This term students have been diving deep into the world of slam poetry. We were lucky enough to participate in the Queenscliffe Literary Festival Schools Program where students learnt all about Poetry Slams and had the opportunity to write their own slam poems inspired by Spike Milligan’s famous poem, The Ning Nang Nong. A huge thank you to Emily Zoey Baker (ezbeee) for delivering such an engaging and energetic session.
Students also discovered some of the fun traditions involved in Poetry Slams, including how judges are sometimes chosen by throwing chocolates into the audience, whoever catches them becomes a judge!
See video highlights from our session with Zoe:
Back in the classroom, students combined their literacy and digital technology skills to publish their poems and experiment with recording voice-overs for their presentations. Through this process, students learnt that slam poetry is not just about the words on the page, but also about the performance and delivery. They explored how speed, tone, expression, volume and pauses can completely change the meaning and impact of a poem. It has been wonderful to see students build confidence, creativity and performance skills while sharing their unique voices.
For our end-of-unit Integrated Studies GRASP task, students will be applying these skills by writing and performing their own slam poems from the perspective of someone connected to the First Fleet. Students may choose to write from the perspective of a convict, a First Nations Australian, or a captain aboard the ships, allowing them to creatively explore different historical viewpoints and experiences.
See our published and recorded Ning Nang Nong slam poems below:
Ning Nang Nong - Student Examples
VISUAL ART NEWS
Over the past three weeks, our Year 1/2 students have been exploring the treasures of Wadawurrung waters through sculpture. Students carefully observed a variety of shells, learning about their shapes, textures, patterns and colours, and discussing how shells have been used by both animals and people throughout history. They also learned about shell middens and their connection to Wadawurrung Country.
Using their observations, students created detailed shell designs before transforming their ideas into clay sculptures. They practised a range of sculpting techniques, including shaping, smoothing and adding texture to make their shells look realistic.
Children have begin to paint their sculptures, using a famous artist as inspiration. You will have to come to our Queenscliff Primary School Art Show to see their spectacular finished products. Here is a sneaky peak at the base coat.