Term 3 [Thornlie]

Assalamualaikum Parents and Guardians, Subhan Allah, Alhamdullilah! What a great start to a new term. The time has gone by so fast and we are already in term 3. It has been a fantastic term for us right from day 1. The year 6’s are having lots of fun doing just not academic studies but also other fun activities. Let’s a take a quick look at all that we have been doing so far. National Science Week The school theme for National Science Week 2021 was Food: Different by Design. As it honours the United Nations International Year of Fruits and Vegetables and the [...]

Assalamualaikum Parents and Guardians, This term has been a great term for the year 5’s. Time flew by so fast!! The students have been involved in many fun and engaging activities. Excursion At the end of last term, our classes enjoyed a fun and educational excursion to Scitech. The students participated in many activities including watching the perfect firestorm show, experiencing the universe at the interactive dome theatre and other hands on activities. Book week Each year the CBCA has brought children [...]

Assalamualaikum Parents and Guardians, SubhanAllah, we’re half-way through Term 3 already! What a busy year it has been for our Year Four students who have continually been acquiring knowledge and gaining new experiences throughout the year. From having fun during book week and science week, creating string telephones and making food in class to learning about lifecycles of numerous animals, and the native animals and geographical features of Africa; just to name a few. English This term we covered procedure writing. Students followed a procedure, which instructed them on how to make string telephones in class, [...]

Assalamualaikum Parents and Guardians, Design Week The Year 3A students took on the challenge to design a habitat for their chosen animal.  They first did their research on Mr Google. Then used PowerPoint to present their information. It took them 3 weeks before all 29 of them had a go at sharing their information with their classmates during the Speaking and Listening sessions.  It was such an exciting time. The next phase was to design an animal habitat ensuring that they label their fixtures according to prey, predators and life cycle.  Some of the dioramas were outstanding with lots of [...]

Assalamualaikum Parents and Guardians, This year has kicked off to a great start. We are flying into Week 9. In Our Classroom We Have Been Learning About: Science In Science, the teaching focus was Biological sciences. Students learnt about the life cycle of different animals and their habitats. Students were given a research assignment were they were required to research and find out information about their given AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL. Upon completion, students will present their findings to their classmates. STEM For STEM, students planted their own bean plants! They investigated, observed and measured [...]

Assalamualaikum Parents and Guardians, Masha-Allah the year has gone by so fast! The Year 1 team has been very busy and hard at work making fabulous progress every-day! Science For Science this term we are focusing on Living and Non-Living things.  Through class discussions and hands –on experiences children are learning about the characteristics that distinguish living and non-living things.  By observing video clips and still photos, children are engaged to think and develop their understanding about living and non-living things. Keeping in line with this term’s Science programme, the teachers have further extended the children’s [...]