The 5/6 NH has had a lot of activity over the last two weeks! The students participated in Inter School Sport (ISS) along with local schools, participating in rounders, cricket, tchoukball and basketball. Our Bike Ed incursion taught us about how to be safe when riding and highlighted our responsibilities when out in the community.…
Term 4 Week 4 Learning through different Disciplines
During the last two weeks in 5/6 we have been completing our collective inquiry projects. ‘PHPS News’ visited ACMI to learn more about presenting skills to help with our news episodes. Using the green screen and seeing the way the camera and lights were used in a professional setting really helped the students to focus…
Term 4, Week 2: Reflecting on legacy and planning for celebrating our learning
It has been a busy start to term 4 in the 5/6 Neighbourhood! Intensive swimming is underway and project groups have been involved in various incursions and excursions as we think about being producers and sharing our learning at the Expo later this term. We have also begun looking towards the future, with Grade 5…
Term 3, Week 10: Leadership and communicating impact
Over the last two weeks, the 5/6 Neighbourhood have continued to work in project groups around our inquiry into legacy, leadership change and impact. Student Parliament The JSC ustilised their leadership skills when they hosted another Student Parliament this week, where the representatives from prep, grade 1, grade 2, 34NH 1 and 34NH 2 all…
Term 3, Week 8: Getting into the flow of our final projects
Over the last two weeks, the 5/6 Neighbourhood have continued to work in project groups to deepen their understanding and think of ways to create a product that reflects our inquiry into legacy, leadership change and impact. Repeated request from last blog: Community expertise and resources are invaluable to our inquiry projects! We encourage any…
Term 3 Week 6 – Being producers in project groups
Over the last two weeks, the 5/6 Neighbourhood have worked in project groups to deepen their understanding and think of ways to create a product that reflects our inquiry into legacy, leadership change and impact. Community expertise and resources are invaluable to our inquiry projects! We encourage any members of the school community to let…
Term 3, Week 4 – Applying our learning in project groups
As we approach the halfway point of term 3, the 5/6 Neighbourhood have entered the apply phase of our inquiry into legacy, leadership change and impact. As part of deepening and demonstrating our learning and new understandings, we have split into 3 project groups. Each student has opted into one of the following based on…
Term 3 Week 2 – Legacy and Leadership
Term 3 has begun and the students have been settling back into the routines of the neighbourhood. We had ten students selected to attend a nine day outdoor education camp at Somers on the Mornington Peninsula. Here they experienced challenges that align with our school values of expanding possibilities and strong and capable children. Highlights…
Legacy and Leadership – Term 2 Week 10
There has been so much going on the 56NH these past two weeks with inter-school sport, Senior Assembly preparation, an excursion and an incursion! The whole neighbour visited ‘The Lume’ in the CBD as part of the Italian program and our inquiry into Leadership and Legacy. “I liked the inventions. You could touch them and…
Legacy, Leadership, Sustainability and Change – Term 2, Week 8
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…