Inquiry: Our Systems, Our World, Ourselves New big ideas: Initial big idea: “A system set of parts working together or interconnected to form a complex whole.” As a neighbourhood our collective inquiry is moving into the Apply Phase. Our deep investigation into indigenous species has led us to ask the questions, “How can we make […]
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The theme for the Children’s Book Council of Australia 2024 Book Week was Reading is Magic, and we certainly had a magical celebration on Friday 23 August. Dressed to impress, the neighbourhoods shared their investigations into reading and literacy at our whole school assembly, before parading their costumes around for all to admire. Following the
This year’s Book Week theme is Reading is Magic – and as the Year 2s know, magic is a wonderful aspect of fantasy that we can explore. As part of our engagement in this exciting time of year, the students have been delving into the magic of visualisation and the way that written words can
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Over the last two weeks, the 5/6 Neighbourhood have worked in project groups to deepen their understanding and think of ways to create a product that reflects our inquiry into legacy, leadership change and impact. Community expertise and resources are invaluable to our inquiry projects! We encourage any members of the school community to let
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Students have been challenged to design a sustainable, green, classroom of the future. We have begun by researching sustainability and green buildings, sketching building concepts with sustainable features, investigating architectural drawings (with engineering design in mind), and started creating floor plans for our possible future neighbourhood. We have been measuring the classrooms and the fittings
You Can’t knock Me Down – Resilient People, Resilient Buildings Read More »
If there is a theme running through all the activities that have been blossoming in Music and Performing Arts across the Neighbourhoods, and yes the apple tree outside stage door is about to burst into flower, it would have to be collaboration. Individual skills and gifts don’t often have the opportunity to shine via a
Spanish Mackerel March & Pizza: Collaboration! Read More »
As the Year 1 neighbourhood moves through our inquiry cycle, from connecting our ideas, to expanding our knowledge, we come to the next stage: applying what we know. What started as a small idea to reinvigorate our courtyard space has taken a journey through workshops, research, special guest speakers and a conceptual playworld – all
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National Science Week Demonstrations: Science is all around us and the Preps are always keen to understand more about the world, so we’ve spent some extra time this past week discussing and observing science in action. To get started, we unpacked what ‘science’ means to them. This year’s theme was ‘Species Survival – More Than
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Our inquiry is re-focussing on sustainability, concentrating on how consumerism, energy use and unequal consumption are impacting on the biosphere. Are we being responsible global citizens in our individual and community actions? What rights and responsibilities do we have, if we are to be effective contributors to a sustainable, fair and enjoyable future? We are
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As we approach the halfway point of term 3, the 5/6 Neighbourhood have entered the apply phase of our inquiry into legacy, leadership change and impact. As part of deepening and demonstrating our learning and new understandings, we have split into 3 project groups. Each student has opted into one of the following based on
Term 3, Week 4 – Applying our learning in project groups Read More »