We took some former Yarraleen kinder students back in time to their old kinder this week! They had a wonderful time engaging in a music session with the kids and talking to them about what Belle Vue is like. Mr Robinson and Ms Anstee ran a wonderful session and we can’t wait to do some...Read More
On Monday we took some members of the Belle Vue Junior Choir, as well as our resident Art extraordinaire Leanne Anstee to Glass St Kindergarten. We sang ‘Get Back Up Again’ from the movie Trolls, and then worked with the kinder kids on a lovely Autumn activity run by Ms Anstee. We had a wonderful...Read More
Grade 3/4 students have been exploring heat through a range of student designed experiments. A simple initial experiment saw them measure the changing temperature in a glass of warm and cold water. Using the same thermometer, type of cup and amount of water they discussed the only variable being the initial water temperature. Following this experiment students...Read More
The Preps have been learning all about capacity this week. We’ve been enjoying lots of hands on activities, comparing the capacity of different containers and estimating the amount that they would hold. Here we are predicting which one would hold more, out of two containers. Then we measured to check: We tried our best to...Read More
Recently all students at Belle Vue participated in the First Aid Schools Program provided by St John Ambulance Australia. Our grade 5/6 students learnt the basics of first aid including DRSABCD, putting someone in the recovery position and CPR. The grade 5/6s took a lot of new information away from the...Read More
This year’s grade 3/4 camp took place at Camp Rumbug (near Foster North). Students were challenged by a wide variety of activities including abseiling, aeroball, flying fox, canoeing, raft building, orienteering, team challenge and a mud run. Students rose to the challenges and demonstrated the importance of the You Can Do It Keys (particularly the Term...Read More
During Term 1 all grade 1/2 students have been working hard to improve their writing! We have written lots of different text types, but during term 1 we have focussed primarily on recounts and retells.Read More
Grade 3/4 students visited the Life Education Bus this week to learn all about Cyber Safety. This included the following: Safe and respectful behaviour online Responsible behaviours when using communication technology Strategies for keeping personal information safe online Building positive relationships with online and offline friends There was also a chance to meet Harold the...Read More
Students throughout the school took part in First Aid Training as part of St John’s Ambulance First Aid Schools Program. Students at the 3/4 level took part in discussions including the importance of DRSABCD (Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR and Defibrillation). They also practised putting somebody into the recovery position. ...Read More
Students at the 3/4 level have been working on lines and angles. As well as discussing, estimating and measuring acute, obtuse and right angles we also looked at how they are used in the real world. We made paper airplanes discussing each fold as we formed a range of right angles. We then tested our...Read More
