This term the 3/4’s have begun looking into our inquiry for this year of ‘Groups.’ Our guiding questions thus far include what makes up a group? What do they think is important about groups? And why are they groups in the first place? To support this understanding, the students took part in a wellbeing workshop […]
Year 2 Friday Assembly Congratulations to all the Year 2 students for their fantastic performance at Friday’s assembly! The Year 2 Team
Thank you to the parents and carers who made it to the info evening last Wednesday. During the event, we a presentation from our principal, Esme and our assistant principals Keith and Tim, regarding our vision of the school for the coming year. The leading teachers, Laura, Mel, Hannah, Paula and Tomo introduced their school
The cross country is fast approaching – Thursday the 22nd of March. There is an expectation of participation from all year 3-6 students. Here are some ways that you can support your child in the lead up to the event: If you can, head down to Princes Park for a run. It is a
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The cross country is fast approaching – Thursday the 22nd of March. The is an expectation of participation from all students from year 3 – 6. Here are some ways that you can support your child in the lead up to the event. If you can, head down to Princes Park for a run.
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Our studio was transformed this week into a past crafts maker space. The students participated in a workshop that posed the question “It’s 1850 and you want a new doona cover for your bed…..what do you do?”. The students were reminded that ‘Kmart’ didn’t exist! They concluded they would have to buy the fabric and
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Prep students regularly practice ‘mindfulness’ after our lunch break. This supports the students to calm their bodies and their minds after running around on the playground and be ready for the learning in the afternoon. We often use guided mindful meditation such as Smiling Minds or Cosmic Kids Yoga. We sometimes use mindful drawing or
On Monday 26th March, in the last week of Term 1, the Year 2 students will be turning back time and stepping into the past – at Princes Hill Primary School! Following on from our excursion to Sovereign Hill the week before, we plan to spend the day as if we were in the 1850’s
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Just a reminder to all parents/carers that Princes Hill PS will be having their Information Night tonight beginning at 6pm in the Gym. This will be a great opportunity to meet and greet your PHPS staffing for 2018. There will also be a chance for you to visit your child’s neighbourhoods and their teachers. Please
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Check out some of the preps working on independent reading! Yesterday we introduced the concept of independent reading or what we’re calling Read to Self. We began by talking about the 3 different ways we can read a book including reading the pictures, reading the words and retelling the story. As a group we then
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