Specialist Learning Areas

ITALIAN

At St Augustine’s students learn Italian as a second language from Pre-Primary to Year 6. We use a range of activities such as classroom instructions, stories, viewing, speaking and listening, and digital technology activities to immerse the children in the language. Students are encouraged to speak in Italian and apply their learning in a range of tasks.

MUSIC

A music specialist is employed to coordinate the school’s music program and choir. The program provided to Kindergarten to year 6 students has been carefully planned to develop their musical knowledge, understanding and skills. This consists of one class music lesson per week and whole school liturgical singing.

Students are able to demonstrate what they have learnt through performance opportunities at class liturgies, school assemblies and the Catholic Performing Arts Festival. We offer students the opportunity to participate in choir in Year 3, 4, 5, 6 Choir for boys and girls.

The school also offers the services of a private instrumental music company where students can participate in individual or group lessons in the instrument of their choice.

PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION

Physical Education lessons are run by a specialist Physical Education teacher once a week for one hour.

All students are involved in a number of physical activities to enhance their skills and well-being. The Kindergarten and Pre- Primary students also participate in the Kiddo Gross Motor Program.

Students play a wide variety of sports incusing, AFL, soccer, cricket, basketball, netball, tennis, volleyball and hockey. Students also have the opportunity to be involved in various faction and interschool carnivals such as Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics. Extra opportunities are also available for Upper students to be involved in interschool and regional cricket, basketball and ligthning carnivals.

Our Specialist Phys Ed teacher also takes each class for 45minute lessons each week to teach the Health Curriculum, Highway Heroes Program and Keeping Safe Curriculum.

VISUAL ARTS

The Arts have the capacity to engage, inspire and enrich all students, exciting the imagination and encouraging them to reach their creative and expressive potential.

The Visual Arts program aims to plan a program that engages, inspires and encourages our students to use their imagination in creative and expressive ways.

Students learn to use specific art techniques, processes, technologies and design skills to create artworks in a range of mediums including, drawing, painting, 3D collage, ceramics, textiles and mixed media.

Student from Pre Primary to Year 6 participate in art class once a week for one hour. Student artworks are also entered in the annual Catholic Angelico Art Exhibition.

DANCE

St Augustine’s utilises the Make A Move school dance program from Kindy to Year 6 to provide an authentic experience where students work creatively in teams to develop their own dance movements. Students showcase their learning with a concert at the end of the program.