May 2016

Calling all sewers!

  We’ve had a request from the lovely Deb and the cool Kofi to help create some costumes for our African drumming performance. It’s some super simple sewing- just hemming some pieces of material. If you are able to help us out, please contact Jen at bradby.jen.j@edumail.vic.gov.au asap Thanks all!    

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Learning Focus week 6: MAKER FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE EDUCATION WEEK!!

Throughout week 6, to celebrate Education Week 2016, we are embracing a maker week concept that will see students becoming creative problem solvers as they approach their learning from a new direction. With each project group (Human Body, Earth and Space) arriving at the perfect point in time to create, build and make carefully planned

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Bottle Tops or Wheels!

We are hoping to construct our balloon rockets tomorrow in the neighbourhood, which means we need bottle tops or small wheels for the students to use.  If you have anything at home that even remotely resembles a wheel, can you please send it in with your child tomorrow. Here’s a basic idea of what we

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WALKATHON IS TOMORROW

The Preps did a practice walk around the school this afternoon and they are super excited now for their first Walkathon. A few important points: Wear suitable shoes Bring a drink bottle Return your blue sponsor form to home group teacher if you haven’t already done so! We will return them to you with your child’s

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Parent Helpers

We love having parent helpers in the Prep Neighbourhood.  If you are interested in coming in and supporting our learning, pop your name onto the sign up sheet which is located in the Prep courtyard. If you have come in to help before you can still add your name to the sign up sheet. We

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Gugi Gugi

Last week, Tomo read the story ‘Gugi Gugi’ during a workshop that focused on deepening the Prep’s understanding of characters in stories and how to describe them. Here is a link to the story on ‘Story time Online’ http://www.storylineonline.net/guji-guji/ Today we did a letter study into ‘G’.  

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WEEK 6 HAPPENINGS

MONDAY Workshops (Costume, writing and reading) Projects and provocations Guided Reading / Modelled writing / Letter study Piggy and Gerald – neighbourhood viewing of stories from the series and description of characters TUESDAY Projects and Provocations Specialist classes: Blue Group: Visual Art and Italian Green Group: Phys Ed and Visual Art Red Group: Italian and Phys

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In a Far Away Galaxy

The loveable Mr M.Bot has been working hard over night to produce us this……… Yes, you are correct, that is the Millennium Falcon! The excitement over the 3D printer yesterday was amazing.  The students were engaged in ongoing conversations about how it works and the applications for it.  We also touched on the idea of ‘Print’

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WALKATHON!

Walkathon sponsor sheets must come to school by Wednesday at the latest. Home group teachers will be writing the number of laps that your child walked onto their sheet, which then goes home that day for payment to be organised. Remember, the first home group in the school to bring in all monetary contributions will be having a PIZZA

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