The students of Year 4 investigated ANZAC Day. We looked at the symbols that define ANZAC Day. Students developed research questions and were asked to present their finding to the neighbourhood. We had such a variety of questions and presentation. As a neighbourhood we have a deeper understanding why we hold memorials and marches on…
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Student Parliament Year 4 Reps
This year students from the Year 4 Neighbourhood will get to be a part of the PHPS Student Parliament, lead by our Year 6 students. This is an exciting new development for student voice and agency across all year levels that encourages different ideas and points of view to be heard and shared. Many students…
Harmony Week Learning Reflection
For Harmony Week this year, the Year 4 Neighbourhood created a mural so that we could show that we are all different but everyone belongs. Our discussion started with a statement by AJ, “We are all different and we can’t do anything about it’. “And we shouldn’t have to!” added Yasmine. We talked about how…
Week 5 Learning Reflection – Swimming Carnival
Lewis and Karl have written this week’s blog post. In their article they have included a brief recap of the Swimming Carnival and shared a few examples of learning experiences in the Year 4 Neighbourhood from the week. Their work was then reviewed and edited by the other students and teachers of the Year 4…
Welcome to the Year 4 Neighbourhood!
Welcome to all our Year 4 students and families. We have had a great start to the year. The students are starting to settle into the routines of our neighbourhood and we are getting to know the students daily and through student conferences. In the first few days the students wrote a short paragraph…