The 56 neighbourhood have been on camp! It was a wonderful time at Camp Mangyung in Mt Eliza. The weather was perfect as we proved we are strong and capable children, particularly when experiencing the Tree Top Challenge and High Swing. The Tree Top Challenge comprising of zip lines and high board walks forced us […]
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The 5/6 NH has had a lot of activity over the last two weeks! The students participated in Inter School Sport (ISS) along with local schools, participating in rounders, cricket, tchoukball and basketball. Our Bike Ed incursion taught us about how to be safe when riding and highlighted our responsibilities when out in the community.
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During the last two weeks in 5/6 we have been completing our collective inquiry projects. ‘PHPS News’ visited ACMI to learn more about presenting skills to help with our news episodes. Using the green screen and seeing the way the camera and lights were used in a professional setting really helped the students to focus
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It has been a busy start to term 4 in the 5/6 Neighbourhood! Intensive swimming is underway and project groups have been involved in various incursions and excursions as we think about being producers and sharing our learning at the Expo later this term. We have also begun looking towards the future, with Grade 5
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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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Term 3 has begun and the students have been settling back into the routines of the neighbourhood. We had ten students selected to attend a nine day outdoor education camp at Somers on the Mornington Peninsula. Here they experienced challenges that align with our school values of expanding possibilities and strong and capable children. Highlights
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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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Term 2 is off to a flying start as the 5/6 neighbourhood begins its dive into our inquiry for the year, exploring the big ideas of legacy and leadership. As we are now in the connect and then expand phase of our inquiry students have been exploring and sharing what they already understand about these
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Hello and welcome to our 2024 neighbourhood learning blog. This is the where we will document our learning journey throughout the year. The successes, the challenges, the impact and the growth. We begin the year with our initial inquiry for our Welcome Project – How do I shape my neighbourhood and how does my neighbourhood
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5/6 students who are impacted by COVID, can engage with the following learning opportunities while at home: Reading – write a summary, response to what was read, a book review Numeracy – daily practice of maths goals linked to fluency with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division Writing – as well as writing provocations, students can