June 2024

What Other Possible Explanation Could There Be?

Our amazing students have excelled in their learning this week. As a collective we have worked brilliantly to prepare a short dramatic production for Fridays Assembly.  Rather than share our excellent Shark Tank businesses with the school, our ambitious students wanted to share our classroom mysteries stories in an interesting performance. This performance will highlight

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Sleep health and sleep inequities in children.

Sleep is an important part of children’s mental health and wellbeing, growth and development. Children’s sleep health is influenced by various individual, social and environmental factors. Increased knowledge and understanding of the importance of sleep health, along with the factors that impact sleep health for children and families, can help support and promote good sleep

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Assemblage

reclaim the Void A message to all the Weavers; ‘Well, collectively, we’ve done it! 3,000 rugs, and still collecting and counting!!! Thank you so much to all of you for being involved. I know not all of you got to completed rugs – but that’s ok. Collectively we did, and every little bit of intention,

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Stacking Up Science: Unifix Blocks and the Art of Measuring Mayhem

We have had a fun filled fortnight, with so much happening in the prep neighbourhood!  We received another voice message from our friend Grey Beard, asking the children the following: “How much loot will fit in your boat, will it sink or will it float?”  Before testing the boats, we had a go at experimenting

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Legacy, Leadership, Sustainability and Change – Term 2, Week 8

Now in the apply phase of our collective inquiry, the 56 neighbourhood have been getting ready to share some of our knowledge gathering when we have Senior school assembly at the end of week 10.  We have split into three inquiry workshop groups to highlight Sustainability, Citizenship and Legacy. Within our groups we have been

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A ‘Power Clap’ for our Instrumental Music Students.

Bravissimo to everyone in the Instrumental Music Program for a wonderful concert which was an uplifting celebration of PHPS music. Our students moved through their pre-show nervousness to be thrilled by their achievements, and, thanks to our parents and friends in the audience, and the transformation of the gym to an evening recital venue, they

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Get Out of The Water! The Sharks are Coming!

Year 3/4 NH1 https://blogs.phps.vic.edu.au/year-34-n1-2024  Duunnn dunnn… duuuunnnn duun… duuunnnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn dunnnn…..Get out of the Water!  The Sharks are coming…………………   Relax….. the sharks have already visited.  3/ 4 neighbourhood 1 had a fantastic week preparing their business proposals for the arrival of the Shark Tank

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