Our inquiry is in the connect phase and we have hit the ground running this term. Students revisited the central idea “The idea that there are similarities and differences between fantasy and reality” and have been introduced to three lines of inquiry: In provocations and workshops, students have explored themes such as how we classify […]
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After returning from the term break, the neighbourhood was delighted to receive a special parcel from our old pirate friend, Grey Beard! We received some jars filled with plastic objects which he’d collected from a local beach, as well as an encrypted letter that said “help get rid of plastic”. For those of you who may
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Kids First are running a series of online Triple-P parenting sessions, an evidence based program that supports parents with implementing effective parenting strategies. Yarra Family, Youth and Children’s Services in conjunction with Relationships Australia will be running a 6 week ‘Tuning into Teens’ Program, ideal for parents and carers of children aged 10-15 years. Further
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Building on the excitement of the Welcome and Learning Expo, 3/4 Neighbourhood 1 students were keen to continue their inquiries into the natural world, and thinking about how things work across the globe, from our cultural connections, to ecosystems, volcanoes, and about the creatures that inhabit our school, from spiders, other insects and plant and
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The Year 2 Neighbourhood has learned a lot about each other through our Welcome Inquiry. Something that we noticed was a big interest in mythical creatures – particularly piqued by our Neighbourhood Novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – as well as real life creatures, such as the praying mantises that are currently
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The visual arts program is exploring installation art, beginning with an underlying focus on place-noticing and experimental & observational drawing. Students have been invited to slow down, notice and pay attention to their relations with place and multi-species. We are grateful to be learning from local Aboriginal knowledges, and place-noticing project; Out & About with
This week students have collaborated to prepare for the Welcome expo and have been involved in a range of active problem solving provocations in the neighbourhood. There was much discussion about what we would like to share with our parents and carers and the best way to showcase our learning. Students were encouraged to give
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Now that I know all these things, how do I fit into this community? How do I contribute to its ongoing success? These are the questions we are asking ourselves as we apply our findings about communities to our very own Year 2 Neighbourhood.A focus for us has been collaboration. An key element of collaboration
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As part of our Welcome Project for 2024, the 5/6 neighbourhood is excited to present our learning for our innitial inquiries. At the Welcome Expo we will present our work as we are currently in the COMMUNICATE phase of our inquiry. This inquiry explored the question “How do I shape my neighbourhood and how does
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ParentZone (Anglicare) regularly run workshops and seminars on a range of parenting topics. Please see attached information for upcoming workshops on ‘parenting in the teen years’ and ‘learning through play’. parenting in the teen years learning through play
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