To begin Harmony Week, we began by discussing the theme, Everyone Belongs. We asked the children what they know about harmony and belonging. “You can enjoy the culture you’re in and it’s a special week for everyone who grew up in a different country.” Isabel “Harmony is a bunch of people together… in orange.” Frankie …
As we continue our exploration into the question “Who Am I?”, children responded in provocations in a range of ways. We noticed that a lot of children responded by drawing and writing about their families. So we came together as a neighbourhood and asked the children “What is a Family?” Someone who lives together with a …
As a way for us to get to know the children more and support them to settle into school and feel a valued part of the prep neighbourhood, we have been running a series of workshops and provocations to build the children’s capacity to engage with others. Children responded to the thinking routine Compass Points, …
Welcome to PHPS Blogs. Welcome back everyone! We trust that you all had an enjoyable holiday. Once again, we look forward to working alongside each other, building a culture of excellence where children laugh, play and learn together. We have seen lots of smiling faces – which is always great to see!! The children have …
Building onto our focus on community and collaboration, the Prep Neighbourhood have been super busy learning all about how living and non-living things are connected. We have explored how plants and animals are dependent on each other for survival. To make this a more tangible experience, we have introduced tadpoles into the classrooms. We have been …
Book Week was a roaring success this year with so many of our outstanding students dressing up and looking amazing! A big thank you to all parents, students and teachers who put in a massive effort into their costumes, activities and enthusiasm for all things reading! BOOK WEEK PARADE We started the morning off with …
For those of you interested in rewatching the Prep’s contribution to the school’s Term Two Assembly, a link has been created for you here. In it, you’ll find a small selection of videos related to our exploration of collaboration through various construction projects and a dinosaurs mural.
“In provocations we did collaboration.” Allen This response from Allen to the writing reflection in which children had a go at writing what they had been doing in provocations sums up our focus. It’s also a clear indication that the children have a solid understanding of our inquiry into collaboration. We see collaboration in all …
The children have begun to notice traces of past inquiries left by previous preps and have begun to ask the question ‘what can we leave behind?’ We’ve reflected on our learning over the course of the year and the children were able to identify and discuss that our inquiry has been on the concept of …
This week in the Prep Neighborhood we are continuing to learn all the new routines there are at school. We are also focussing on collaboration, sustained effort and giving new things a go. In reading we are focussing on sharing stories as a group and drawing a response to the story. We are even having …