It is fantastic to see so many children riding their scooters to school, however storage of these scooters in the neighbourhood is making movement into and out of (and around) our Green Room unsafe for students and staff. As such, we as asking students that from next week (Term 3, Week 5) to please store […]
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This week (after a few attempts!) we have scheduled in our regular Library time for this term for the Year Twos. On Friday mornings, all students will have the opportunity to visit the library to return, browse for, and borrow books. We encourage all students to borrow one book that is at an appropriately challenging
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This week, the Year 2 Neighbourhood met the artist in residence who will be working with us for the next four weeks. Tai Snaith, a talented illustrator, has come to help us with the illustrations for the narratives that we are currently composing. The focus in this week’s workshop with Tai was sketching parts of
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Announcing… a second excursion coming up in Term 3! On Tuesday 13th August 2019 in Week 5 the Year 2 Neighbourhood will visit the State Library of Victoria. This excursion is an opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of the artwork of our artist in residence, Tai Snaith, who is working with the
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After the success of our excursion to the Playhouse Theatre last term to see the fantastic ‘Alice Through the Opera Glass’ performance, we are excited to announce another visit to the Arts Centre on St Kilda Road to attend a guided rehearsal of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall on Friday 6th September 2019
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Sword fighting, fishing, making pizza, having breakfast with birds, and having a play date with Bessie – what do you think all of these things have in common? These are only a few of the many awesome experiences that the Year Twos had on their holidays. BUT… this is not the only thing they all
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Tomorrow is our excursion to the Arts Centre to experience the performance ‘Alice through the Opera Glass’! This is just a reminder for parents and students – please do not bring a lunch order tomorrow, as we will be eating our lunch early and leaving shortly after 12pm. We will be catching the tram into
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Dear Parents and Carers, This week we have been hard at work designing (Tristan) our characters for the narratives that we are starting to write. We have used a ‘Character Planner’ template to brainstorm what our characters look like, their skills and talents, and their hopes and fears (Ike). Bessie also added where her character
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On Monday the Year 2 Neighbourhood participated in the first of three incursions for our ‘Dancing in the Barbershop’ Italian music and dance experience. Rosa Voto, our teacher, taught us a traditional Italian dance sequence known as the Tarantella. Here are some photos from our very enjoyable session! Thank you to Deb and Anne-Maree who
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Dear Parents and Carers, Did you know that breakfast actually means ‘break fast’? This is just one of the many interesting facts that we have discussed this week. This week has been ‘setting’ week as we develop our understanding of narratives and start to plan the settings for our own narratives. We had to think
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