Specialists 2026

Term 4

At Nar Nar Goon Primary School, our specialist programs play an important role in providing students with a rich, well-rounded education. Each week, all students participate in one hour of Visual Arts, STEM, Physical Education, and Auslan, ensuring they develop skills beyond the core classroom curriculum.

These programs foster creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, physical wellbeing, and communication skills. They also allow students to discover personal interests and strengths, build confidence, and engage in hands-on, meaningful learning experiences.

Regular participation in specialist subjects supports students’ academic growth, social development, and overall wellbeing, helping every child thrive both inside and outside the classroom.

AUSLAN:

Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is taught in primary schools to help students develop inclusive communication skills and a deeper understanding of the diverse world around them. Learning Auslan builds empathy and awareness of the Deaf community while giving students practical language skills they can use to communicate in different ways.

Studying Auslan also supports cognitive development, memory, and visual-spatial skills, while encouraging confidence and expressive communication. By learning another language in a hands-on and engaging way, students broaden their cultural understanding and learn the importance of respect, accessibility, and inclusion.

Physical Education:

Physical Education (PE) plays a vital role in supporting students’ health, wellbeing, and overall development. PE helps children build fundamental movement skills, coordination, strength, and confidence while encouraging lifelong healthy habits.

Through active participation, students develop teamwork, resilience, sportsmanship, and the ability to set and achieve personal goals. PE also supports mental wellbeing, helping students manage stress, improve focus, and feel more connected to their peers.

By engaging in regular physical activity in a supportive environment, students learn the value of staying active, looking after their bodies, and working positively with others — skills that benefit them both at school and beyond.

This term all our students will be exposed to AFL coaching and participate in activities that support hand/eye coordination. Students will develop skills in kicking, handballing, marking and running through fun, non-contact games. Older students will build accuracy and distance in kicking and handballing, practice overhead marking and experiment with bouncing the ball.  Game awareness and confidence are also built during this unit. 

STEM – Term 4 with Mrs Hughes - Exploring Materials and Matter

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) helps students make sense of the world around them and prepares them for a rapidly changing future. In primary schools, STEM encourages curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking through hands-on, real-world learning experiences.

Students learn to ask questions, solve problems, design solutions, and work collaboratively. They develop skills in reasoning, digital technologies, and innovation while building confidence to try, test, and improve their ideas.

By engaging in STEM learning, students strengthen their ability to think logically, adapt to challenges, and apply their knowledge in meaningful ways — important skills for learning, life, and future careers.

This term in STEM, students will become scientists as we explore what everyday objects and substances are made from, how materials behave, and how they can change.

Foundation students will investigate a range of everyday materials and explore their observable properties, such as whether they are hard, soft, smooth, rough, flexible or waterproof.

Year 1/2 students will explore how different materials can be combined for particular purposes. Through hands-on investigations, they will discover how combining materials can create objects and mixtures with new or different properties.

Year 3/4 students will investigate solids, liquids and gases and their different properties. They will explore how heating and cooling can cause matter to change state, including melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation.

Year 5/6 students will take their understanding further by exploring how the arrangement and movement of particles can explain the properties of solids, liquids and gases. They will also investigate mixtures and solutions and what happens when two or more substances are combined.

Across all year levels, students will participate in hands-on experiments, investigations and STEM challenges, encouraging them to observe, question, predict, test and explain the science happening all around them.

I look forward to another exciting term of exploring, questioning and discovering through STEM!

Term 4 Visual Art- with Mrs Loulier

Throughout the term, Foundation students will explore a range of visual arts materials, techniques and processes. They will develop skills in drawing, painting, cutting, gluing and collage while exploring the elements of colour, line, shape, texture and pattern. Students will experiment with materials, make creative choices, develop fine-motor skills and use art to represent ideas, experiences and observations.

Throughout Term 4, Year 1/2 students will explore drawing, painting and paper construction techniques, including wet-on-wet watercolour. They will develop their understanding of colour, line, shape, texture and pattern while designing a community playground and exploring the work of Australian artist Ken Done, with a focus on his use of bold colour and expressive line. Students will develop their creative thinking, planning and fine-motor skills while using art to communicate ideas and experiences.

Throughout Term 4, Year 3/4 students will explore a range of art-making techniques and processes,including painting, printmaking and sun printing techniques using natural materials and light. Students will develop their understanding of colour, shape, line, pattern, texture and space while designing a community playground and creating artworks inspired by royal imagery and the natural environment. They will experiment with materials, develop creative problem-solving and planning skills, and use visual arts to communicate ideas and experiences.

Throughout Term 4, Year 5/6 students will develop their skills in design, sewing, painting and mixed media through the creation of graduation pillows and felt characters. Students will plan and develop their own character and pillow designs, using textiles and construction techniques to create a finished, personalised artwork. They will also explore LP design and painting, developing their understanding of colour, shape, line, pattern and composition while building confidence in creative decision-making and craftsmanship.