In Weeks 7 and 8 of this term, the students have continued with the units introduced in the last blog post. Week 7 was Reconciliation Week so we explored Indigenous ways of science knowledge as part of our shared commitment to truth telling and celebrating tens of thousands of years of sustainable relationships with the […]
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As our collective inquiry progresses, students in Year 1 have delved deeper into their understandings of ecosystems and the natural world – finding ways to connect their knowledge with their own life experiences. We started Week 7 by celebrating National Reconciliation Week, learning about the two important dates that mark this week and what they
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Now in the apply phase of our collective inquiry, the 56 neighbourhood have been getting ready to share some of our knowledge gathering when we have Senior school assembly at the end of week 10. We have split into three inquiry workshop groups to highlight Sustainability, Citizenship and Legacy. Within our groups we have been
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Bravissimo to everyone in the Instrumental Music Program for a wonderful concert which was an uplifting celebration of PHPS music. Our students moved through their pre-show nervousness to be thrilled by their achievements, and, thanks to our parents and friends in the audience, and the transformation of the gym to an evening recital venue, they
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Year 3/4 NH1 https://blogs.phps.vic.edu.au/year-34-n1-2024 Duunnn dunnn… duuuunnnn duun… duuunnnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn dunnnn…..Get out of the Water! The Sharks are coming………………… Relax….. the sharks have already visited. 3/ 4 neighbourhood 1 had a fantastic week preparing their business proposals for the arrival of the Shark Tank
The ongoing running of the PHPS library would not be possible without the support of our wonderful community. From reshelving books, to making collection recommendations, to helping weed damaged and outdated titles from the shelves, there is a hardworking team of volunteers behind the scenes. We would like to take a moment to thank our
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What an exciting couple of weeks we have had in our learning journey. Last week, students were introduced to conceptual play worlds. Our current neighbourhood novel is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and students have been fascinated with several themes in this book. During one reading session a note addressed to the students
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In Weeks 5 and 6 of this term, the students have continued with the units introduced in the last blog post. Week 7 is Reconciliation Week so we will be exploring Indigenous ways of science knowledge as part of our shared commitment to truth telling and celebrating tens of thousands of years of sustainable relationships
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‘It doesn’t matter what your colour, so long as you, a true fella.’ Warumpi Band released the song Black Fella White Fella long before Reconciliation between Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people was ever discussed in our schools. Released in 1985, the song hit the nation’s radio waves a year later when
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As part of our investigation into systems students expressed interest in learning about businesses and expressed an interest to create shops. To build this into a meaningful and real-life context, we have set a provocation that students are a group of budding entrepreneurs with big ideas. The only problem is they have no money! The