Year 6 Camp Reflection
After the Year 6 Canberra Camp, students were encouraged to reflect on their experience. Here’s a piece written by Anton. Camp Reflection By Anton
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Dialogical Pedagogy
“Dialogic pedagogy is a term used by a growing number of scholars, practitioners and policy-makers to describe learning processes in which teacher and pupils critically interrogate the topic of study, express and listen to multiple voices and points of view, and create respectful and equitable classroom relations.” dialogicpedagogy.com While we are not new to the
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More Happy Campers : Year 5 Camp to Canberra
Welcome back to the Grade 5 campers! By all accounts, it was a fun and successful trip to Canberra. Many thanks to Lucy, Jen, and Richard for their enthusiasm and care in ensuring all students enjoyed this amazing learning opportunity. We look forward to more reflections once the campers have unpacked…
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Building Identity : ‘I Am From’ Poetry
I am from hockey sticks from Movie World and my living room I am from Japan and Australia and from ‘Yo handsome boy’ I am from a mountain on my cap I am from baseball, ice hockey and boxing and drag, Beatles, 80’s, Nivana and Champion I am from Gina and Ko and from
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All Fun & Games At Athletics!
The past two weeks have been busy with Athletics events. It was fantastic to see our athletic stars shine as these competed for winning places. We were equally impressed with the less competitive-natured students for their sports ship. We observed students taking risks and trying out new events for the first time, students dressing-up and
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Local Walks & Neighbourhood Observations
Isn’t it funny how you can walk the same street every day and completely miss details…this is what occurred for many of our (non-camping) students this week as we walked a circuit up to Princes Park, along Sydney Road, through Barkley Square, down Barkley Street and back along Lygon Street. “I never noticed that house
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Educating Our Readers
After a number of Workshops and Target sessions based on unpacking various elements of our identity, we created a research question based on our personal interests. We are currently in the process of researching our own topics and taking SHARP Notes (Short, Accurate, Relevant, Paraphrased) to enable us to begin writing information reports. While it
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Happy Campers : Year 6 Camp to Canberra
As children grow through their primary education, they become familiar with the annual adventure camp. The camp that allows our children to develop independence, take risks and develop new friendships. While our Year 6 camp to Canberra aimed to accomplish these objectives, the trip focused primarily on connecting learning and knowledge available in places such
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Constructing Our Identity
Who am I? We all grapple with this question at various points in our lives as we learn about ourselves and the various elements that influence who we are, and who we desire to become. The journey provides various challenges and is different for each of us. Year 5/6 have been offered a range of
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What’s Your Secret Power?
Literature has always been a superpower of life-long learners and this year’s Book Week theme, Reading is my Secret Power was another chance to celebrate the role of literature in our lives. It was a pleasure to see the 5/6s embrace the challenge of dressing-up during their provocations and join in the spirit of the
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