ANZAC day Children explored what ANZAC day is and why we celebrate it through film, picture story books and research. Throughout the week children created posters, animations and PowerPoints to share what they had learnt. On Friday at assembly, Daniel S and Tem had their project shared to the whole school community. Powerful Words As […]
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This week we begin to dive deeper into our inquiry where we explore how power manifests itself and the negative and positive impacts of this. Last week we had a number of children starting conversations about the power we have as students at Princes Hill Primary School compared to other schools around the world. This
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Making music Deb has been visiting our neighbourhood each Friday. In this time we explore different rhythms and how they can work together to create magical sounds. Here is an example of how it sounds when it all comes together. Prototyping In out construction space, we have been making designs and prototypes of tools that
Today is International Poetry Day and across the school we are celebrating all things poetry. We will continue to explore how poetry is all around us and understanding the different language devices we can use to create imagery in a poem. We have started to explore the difference between free verse poems and those with more
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Well done to all those who contributed to the assembly today. It was an excellent showcase of the learning that has occurred this term and the talent that exists within our Neighbourhood. The 5/6 Team
This week we had a very special visitor from Kenya. On Thursday we had a special visit from Wawira and Pat from YGAP (Young Generations Against Poverty). Wawira is from Kenya and runs Food4Education, she explained what she does and why she does it. She feeds children in Kenya so they can focus on their school
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Mathematics This week in the 5/6 Neighbourhood we’ve been investigating some of the maths to be found in Earthquakes. In “Maths on my own”, our students extracted data from an information report, and in “Write about maths”, we examined the two main scales used to measure earthquakes. Students also enjoyed sampling our usual smorgasbord of
5/6 Neighbourhood Gardening Club Dear students, If you are interested in joining a 5/6 Neighbourhood Gardening Club see Warrick. There is a sign-up sheet in the 5/6 Neighbourhood Learning Commons. Thanks, The 5/6 Team
Mathematics We’ve made a great start to the mathematical year in the 5/6 Neighbourhood. In our maths inquiry, students are getting in the habit of choosing between “Maths on my own”, “Maths with a friend” and “Writing about maths.” We have also started focussing on different ways of solving mathematical problems. Here’s one for you