June 2023

We started our excursion by learning about the history of the Footscray Community Arts Centre, the buildings and site along the Maribyrnong river. “We learned about the history of the buildings and the stories of what once happened there. It was made of blue stone and it was a piggery.” Eren. We discovered some of […]

With their introduction to making paper sculptures playful students have been tuning into the structural and physical properties of paper, including its airiness, waywardness, and at times…. need for flight!  Students are developing understanding that when we make art in 3 dimensions it is often called Sculpture and that an effective sculpture works from all

Over the last few weeks in our neighbourhood, the students have been deeply engaged in various provocations that have sparked their curiosity. From exploring native plants and animals through scientific drawings, clay creations and performances to collecting and representing data on deforestation, our continued inquiry into the natural world has been filled with creativity, knowledge,

We have been fortunate to have PHPS parent and children’s writer Lorin Clarke to engage the children in an interactive writer’s workshop. The children shared what they already knew and Lorin built on their prior knowledge and discussed with them story structure and the importance of characters and settings. We will continue to build on

Celebrating the success of some of our wonderful jump ropers! Our skipping challenge champions for most improved skippers are: Prep NH – Elli Year 1/2 NH1 – Amie Year 1/2 NH2 – Hamish Year 3/4 NH – Aslan Year 4/5 NH – Kiko   Year 5/6 NH – Ash Our skipping challenge champions for the

This week, the Banyule and Inner North Moreland Division Cross Country took place.  We had three students qualify for this level of cross country competition from our school and wish to congratulate them on representing our school.   We would like to congratulate Mimi who placed 4th Claudia who placed 7th in the 9/10 year girls,