Gifted Education in Del Monte

CBCA Shadow Judging

To conclude their shadow judging journey, our Story Explorer group delved into the art of Haiku poetry. Inspired by A Leaf Called Greaf by Kelly Canby, students explored the powerful connection between weather and emotion – capturing feelings through vivid, nature-based imagery. Enjoy some of their poems below. 

Happy shining sun
Joyful like a rainbow sky
Excited bright world
Joy by Joseph Hoang (Year 2)

Clouds cover the moon
Umbrellas flying away
People are running
Sad by Ariana Gittany & Mila Demyane (Year 1)

Maths Extension

Each week, our enthusiastic Maths Quest group comes together to tackle problem-solving challenges in a collaborative and supportive environment. This term, our focus has been on Understanding Patterns – a concept that’s both foundational and fun!

Students have been expanding their mathematical vocabulary, using new terminology to describe and analyse patterns. They’ve also enjoyed hands-on activities, extending patterns with concrete materials and designing their own for classmates to solve.

In our latest session, we took our learning digital by exploring pattern extension through an interactive online game – bringing logic and creativity together.

Writers’ Club

Our Del Monte Writers’ Club members have begun crafting their response to the new ABC News in My Neighbourhood competition prompt- 

Do you have any hobbies? Are there topics or activities that you enjoy? You can create a drawing or artwork, submit a maximum 100-words, or take two photographs to show us what your favourite things to do are.

To spark inspiration, we began by exploring previous winning entries and discussing what made them shine in the eyes of the judges. From storytelling techniques to visual impact, our students are now applying these insights to their own work.

We can’t wait to showcase some of their imaginative and heartfelt submissions with you soon! You can read more about the competition here.

Young Scientist Competition

How clean are your hands? That was the question that sparked Siobhan and Shreya’s (Year 3) Young Scientist project—and the results were eye-opening!

Through a detailed scientific investigation, the duo swabbed their peers’ hands, incubated the samples, and carefully analysed the results. Their findings revealed just how important hand hygiene is, especially before meals.

Siobhan and Shreya’s conclusion? A strong recommendation for everyone to wash their hands thoroughly with soap – every single time. Science in action, and a lesson we can all take to heart!

Brooke Panagopoulos
Gifect Education Coordinator