At Princes Hill Primary School, our focus is to create a positive community that enhances a sense of connection and belonging in students, this is achieved by our strong focus on wellbeing and inclusion. Through universal strategies, students are supported to develop: Some examples of current evidence-based approaches and programs visible within our school include: …
Hello everyone! How the last two weeks have galloped by, and all of a sudden, the Autumn school holidays will be upon us. Music has been spinning out across the school with multiple threads, and I’m really looking forward to all the students, who have been singing away rehearsing in Home Groups, coming together to …
Our neighbourhood over the past fortnight has begun to explore what play looks like and how it is important for cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children. They have been exploring different games people play and how it has changed over time which has incorporated various disciplines of the curriculum including writing, reading, art, …
In Week 7 we started to explore the inquiry question ‘What is a Story?’. Since the start of the term, students have been enjoying writing and telling stories as a way to share their unique strengths and interests with others and build connections across the neighbourhood. We began to look at the elements of story …
Dear Families, Neighbourhood 1 has participated in many exciting experiences over the last two weeks! In celebration of Harmony Week, student have had the opportunity to explore and express what ‘harmony’ means to them during Provocations. These thoughts will be shared with the whole school during the Harmony Week assembly on Friday. Ride to School …
To begin Harmony Week, we began by discussing the theme, Everyone Belongs. We asked the children what they know about harmony and belonging. “You can enjoy the culture you’re in and it’s a special week for everyone who grew up in a different country.” Isabel “Harmony is a bunch of people together… in orange.” Frankie …
So, if swan choreography isn’t quite your thing, dance like a chicken! Thanks to some students from Yr 4/5 who conceded to ‘do the swan thing’ if they could ‘do the Chicken Dance’, 😄, the whole school now knows the correct moves for the Chicken Dance, and the safe and correct way to dance an …
Dear families, It was wonderful to have the opportunity to invite you into our learning spaces at the Welcome Expo this week. We hope you enjoyed having a glimpse into the daily life of Year 1/2 Neighbourhood 1. The students have been demonstrating pride and ownership of the Neighbourhood, taking increasing responsibility for the organisation …
Dear parents and carers, This week the students have used their superhero responses as inspiration for an imagined world. They have thought about the world they inhabit, what this world looks like, problems they may need to overcome and other characters/superheroes they encounter. They have used storyboarding to present their ideas and show the sequence …
As we continue our exploration into the question “Who Am I?”, children responded in provocations in a range of ways. We noticed that a lot of children responded by drawing and writing about their families. So we came together as a neighbourhood and asked the children “What is a Family?” Someone who lives together with a …