What reconciliation means is remembering what has happened to Aboriginal People and working to say sorry and come together. Alba Throughout week 5 and week 6, the children in 1/2N2 have been exploring our inquiry through the lens of reconciliatio. Through provocations, we have explored stories told by local indigenous people, dreamtime stories and the […]
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Over the past two weeks, Neighbourhood 1 has continued to investigate nature. We developed a group definition of what it is and started exploring our own personal connections to nature. A special neighbourhood connection has been established in the planting, growing, and monitoring of our very own broad beans. Getting into the role of scientists,
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Hello to everyone. Over the last couple of weeks, the impact of learning the iconic protest song From Little Things Big Things Grow has taken students’ learning in many directions. When the students ask ‘What can we do to make a difference and support Reconciliation’ I remember something that the Indigenous musician Kutcha Edwards once
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Every year-group that grows through their PHPS time has a special musical ‘something’ that by the time these students are in Yr 6, I start to feel a tug at the ‘heartstrings’. Our super Yr 5/6 Uke Club, mostly made up of Yr 6s, are Ruby and Warrick’s stunning Yr2s of 2019. Ruby’s passion for
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Design and Scientific Thinking As a neighbourhood the 4/5 students have begun to think more about the many connections between design and science and how designers play a role in harnessing our scientific understandings. One example of design and science that was discussed was the now commonly seen drone. As a group we considered how
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So far this term, we have had a number of students selected to represent our school at the School Sport Victoria for a number of sports. We have had students trial for soccer, footy, netball, and basketball. Congratulations to all of our students for taking on this challenge and trialling in their sport! We would
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Congratulations to these super runners (along with Maggie) who are off to represent our district at the division cross country being held at the end of this month! We are so proud of you!
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On Thursday 4th May, the weather gods were in our favour for 60 students to head to Princes Park for the annual district cross country. They were eager and excited, with a mixture of nerves thrown in too. All students ran to the best of their ability and did a wonderful job of representing our
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What an exciting fortnight Neighbourhood 1 has experienced! We went on our first excursion to the Beinart Gallery to see the new Sean Tan – On My Way to Paradise exhibition (thank you to everyone who volunteered to assist!) and used his works as inspiration for our own ideas about change and how animals and
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Design This term the ⅘ neighbourhood have jumped straight back into our design inquiry. Students are investigating a range of design avenues from fashion to coding. We have conducted workshops which have looked into the design process and how design can be used to solve problems and create better outcomes. One such workshop focused on
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