Teaching STEM & Performing Arts in 2026

I'm excited to take on a specialist role 4 days/week as a STEM and Performing Arts teacher at Banum Warrik PS, teaching years 3-6!

Another productive week in grade 5T

Even though it was the last week of term and students were ready for a break, 5T was productive with many students completing narratives and all blogging tasks as required. Students also created a voki, an online talking avatar, using the text-to-speech, on the topic of the school's 5C's values....caring, courtesy, cooperation, consideration and contribution. Fantastic results! All year 5 students also attended a musical theatre production at a nearby secondary college and participated in Footy Pie Day activities! On the subject of footy, after living in Melbourne for 9 years, I thought it was about time I chose an AFL team to support. I am now a Carlton supporter!

Other highlights included the 11s circle game, the Write Right homophone activity, the Name that Student Quiz, the Art of Conversation activity (TAOC), Mad Libs, and short, imaginative iMovie videos created on iPads teaching about fractions and Auslan. It was a pleasure teaching in 5T for two weeks. I learned a great deal and students also experienced new learning activities. I'm now looking forward to a break before term 4 when I will be teaching in the Art Room for 5 weeks, as well as doing other casual relief teaching at several nearby schools.

The Art of Conversation or TAOC is a valuable teaching and learning tool that builds children's skills in speaking and listening.

5Terrific - a great week

It was a pleasure to teach in grade 5 this week! The kids have enjoyed our Puzzle Box where they place guesses to a daily riddle. Riddle for today: What fills a room yet takes up no space? Students have also been writing personal narratives this week as well as working on blog tasks and making fraction circles. We started reading a fantastic book by Randolph Stow called Midnite, which is about a would-be wild, colonial Australian bushranger and his animal 'gang'. Midnite Guided Reading Program website

Fraction Sandwiches youtube video!

Excited about teaching in 5T next week

I am busy resourcing youtube videos on my channel for topics and thinking about lessons for the year 5 grade I will be teaching for 2 weeks starting on Monday. I'm really looking forward to teaching in this class and can't wait to see the kids on Monday!

Play Action Fraction! Add and subtract fractions with different denominators