As we learn and grow together in neighbourhood 1, our wellbeing learning takes many different shapes and forms. It is not only a vital part of our personal and social capabilities curriculum but also is the framework we learn within. During provocations, workshops, targets and discussions, the way we feel and communicate shapes who we …
Only 19 more sleeps until we start Drumming… ‘Yay’! Term 3 is promising to be fantastic: we will ‘drum the winter blues away’ with Kofi and Appiah, celebrate our Instrumental Music student’s achievements in their Mid Year Concert, launch a new before-school choir ‘Bright Morning Stars’ with Emily Hayes, and explore the art of song …
Drumming, ‘Bright Morning Stars’, Mid Year Concert and Song Writing in Term 3. Read More »
In our Italian sessions together there is a continual focus on student wellbeing as we work together to build a respectful, supportive community of language learners. Experiences support students as they explore, problem solve and collaborate! Italian sessions start with a circle experience: this is an opportunity for a wellbeing check in, as we interact …
As we grow and become the leaders of the school, we learn the importance of understanding our emotions and exploring ways to support our physical and mental well-being. As your well-being can take on many different forms, the 5/6s have employed a number of strategies to support individual and whole-cohort well-being this semester. Even in …
As a neighbourhood we understand the importance of supporting our own wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around us. Together we reflected on the different ways we support our wellbeing in the Year 3 neighbourhood. Independent reading When we read it focuses our mind on the book which calms us down. You feel like you’re …
As we wind up another busy (interrupted) term, we finished with our focus turning to soccer! At the beginning of the year, we asked the students to put forward their most intended sport/activity – soccer was the most popular. Therefore, the last two weeks post remote learning, we’ve been looking into and discussing the topics …
As our collective inquiries into ‘creativity’ continued to find interesting project pathways in our Neighbourhood, remote learning was upon us, ‘creating’ its own interesting opportunities to further explore these pathways in different environments. These pathways include using our courtyard garden to inspire and create, the continuing discoveries about creative storytelling in both the Learning Commons and …
Neighbourhood two continues to develop themselves as explorers of the world. We draw on a wide range of skills to help us gather knowledge and share our findings. Exploration of the natural environment allows us to observe, notice and respond to the environment around us. As educators, we look towards experts to help deepen children’s …
Over the last two weeks we have come to find ourselves back at home remote learning. Even though it’s somewhat challenging not being able to have our regular HPE sessions at school, we’ve continued to work on our fitness and our healthy minds by being CREATIVE! During the first week of home learning, we asked …
Creating your own Game & Obstacle Course! #remotelearning4.0 Read More »
We have been back to remote learning and hope to be back to school soon. The students have been engaging in morning and afternoon meetings and responding to online learning experiences enthusiastically. We have had a great response to our Maths projects on mapping, area and perimeter and using our knowledge we have been developing …