Hi everyone, welcome to week 6! Below is a general schedule of our intended happenings this week. Please note that Tomo will be out of the neighbourhood today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday) due to a conference. We are looking forward to a great week of learning and creativity! Monday Projects and Provocations Rocket Workshop […]
Thank you to all of those awesome parents who were able to spare some time last week to come in and help. We are keen to get some more helpers this week! If you can spare an hour or two, we would love to see you. We are also fairly keen to get THREE more
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Dear parents/carers, On the 28th May we will begin fabric printing. This is the culmination of our study of the work of Marimekko and the power of artists to express their creative selves beyond the canvas. This fabric design and our fabric print represents the final stage of the process an artist/printmaker goes through to
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Thank you to those parents who have come forward to volunteer for our excursion to Scienceworks on Tuesday 29th May. We still require more parents (around 6 more!). If you are able to help on this very special day, please see one of the prep teachers. Thanks again! Prep Team
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This is a message from our Visual Arts teacher Hannah: VISUAL ART NEWS – Fabric printing workshop Dear parents/carers, On the 28th May we will begin fabric printing. This is the culmination of our study of the work of Marimekko and the power of artists to express their creative selves beyond the canvas. This fabric
Our excursion to Colony 1770-1861 at the NGV is next Tuesday. We still need a few more parent helpers to come along with us, so please get in touch if you are available! We will be catching the tram to Federation Square in the morning, and arriving back at school in the afternoon. Please also
During Projects and provocations, the prep children have been working hard on their inquiry. As we get closer to our launch day to Planet School, the students have been preparing for their trip. We have been investigating the process of project work. We began by asking the students the crucial question “What is a project?”
Hi everyone, Just a reminder that we have library tomorrow so please help your child to pack and organise their reading folder. If you would like to help in the library we’d love to see you between 12:15 and 2pm (don’t forget to sign in at the office). Tomorrow is also National Walk Safely to
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The PHPS Walkathon is held every year as a major fundraiser for our school community. It is a fun day that promotes physical and emotional well-being and a sense of community. This year our Walkathon will be held on Monday 28th May between 12.15 and 2.45. Your child will have received information about the walkathon and
Creating a motif or design Week 2 and 3 Creating a motif… “If you peek inside a sketchbook of a designer, you can see the birth of their ideas” This week, we have a range of natural materials on display that we are drawing, carefully examining the details of the objects. Through careful observation of