June 2019

Presenting Action Plans

As a culmination of the inquiry, Year 5/6 students confidently presented their Action Plans this week. It has been their challenge to create a plan that would enact change that would benefit local community members. We observed that many of the students were inspired to create plans that would encourage values of respect, kindness, inclusiveness, and …

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Push-ups for Improved Wellbeing

In the Year 2 Neighbourhood we have been learning about how exercise helps our wellbeing. Here is a way of doing some exercise to help yourself and others. Join the Headspace Push-up Challenge. Click on the link to find out more. Pushup Challenge The Year 2 Team

Week 10 focus and notices

Wow! Week 10! What a wonderful term it has been! Below is our learning focus’ for this week and some very important notices for this week. Learning Focus Writing – Procedural texts, building on the experiences from camp and from language experiences the year 3’s did last week. Math – Problem solving strategies, how can …

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Flag Raising Ceremony and the Instrumental Music Concert

What our National Flags Represent. At the Flag Raising Ceremony, Jeannie, Vincent and Pearl from Yr 5/6 spoke about the symbolism of the three National Flags. The Australian Aboriginal Flag was designed by artist Harold Thomas and has become a widely recognised symbol of the unity and identity of Aboriginal people. The top black half …

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Week 9 Reflection

Term 2 Week 9 Blog Reflection 21/06/19 Dear Parents and Carers, Firstly, it is Maggie’s birthday today so we began by singing happy birthday to her. We have been working really hard on our dioramas. (Molly) The purpose of our dioramas is to help prepare us for the artist in residence next term. They have …

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Civil Engineering at Princes Hill

Dear Parents and Carers, Engineering works are currently underway in the eastern sand pit. Site supervisors River and Hugh have been conducting inspections to ensure that the work is being completed on time. The site is open to the public so please feel free to have a look. The Year 2 Neighbourhood.