The buddy program at Princes Hill PS is an essential part of our learning. We encourage positive relationships between the buddies, allowing older child to support younger children to navigate the school routines and expectations during play time and help make connections with other prep children. Although we have now completed our 2 weeks of […]
in2Cricket Sessions On Monday mornings in term 1 the Year 2 neighbourhood will be involved in a series of in2Cricket clinics. The students will learn the skills of cricket as well as related skills such as cooperation and communication. Our first session was held this week with in2Cricket coach Tom. It was a fantastic introduction
In anticipation of every future sniffle, sneeze and runny nose, please consider donating a box of tissues to the 5/6 neighbourhood. Bless you!
The prep students will be taking part in the assembly this Friday 16th February. For the assembly, we have been practicing Kira Kira Boshi which is the Japanese version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. So that you can practice at home, the words are printed below: Kira kira hikaru Osora no hoshi yo Mabataki shite
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Last week, the prep students began their sessions of shared reading. Shared reading involves the whole class and the teacher reading an enlarged text that is beyond the level students can read by themselves. Big books with enlarged text and illustrations are used so that students can follow the words as the teacher reads. Initially
Last week, the preps went home with an envelope containing information and documents for the CAMHS and CASEA program from the Royal Children’s Hospital. The envelopes contain a consent form and a questionnaire which we ask the parents and carers to fill out. We would like to thank the parents who have already handed these
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In Week 3, students will be introduced to our Big Idea of ‘exploring the past helps us to see our future in new ways’, with an initial focus on how things that have happened in the past have impacted on the world today. We are excited to start our inquiry by exploring a number of
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Hello Everyone, below is a list of this weeks happenings. Monday Projects & Provocations – Exploring our Neighbourhood & Learning Spaces Coding Workshop Making Labels Workshop Share Our Adventure Workshop STEAM Shared Reading Tuesday Projects & Provocations – Exploring our Neighbourhood & Learning Spaces Coding Workshop Making Labels Workshop Share Our Adventure Workshop Shared Reading
Today the preps ventured out of the neighbourhood with the purpose of finding natural objects from the school yard to create their own patterns. We discovered that our school has a bountiful collection of sticks, stones, leaves and gumnuts perfect for pattern making! We had conversations about the difference between creating a picture and a
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The prep students will attend library time tomorrow morning and will be encouraged to borrow a book from the Junior School Library to take home. We have organised a Prep Reader’s Notebook for all children and a Reader Folder for all children whose essential items have been processed. The Reader’s Notebook is used to respond to library books your child