Here is a message from the Community Relations Subcommittee regarding Parent Reps. Prep Parents, we need you! Each year we ask for volunteers to perform this vital role. Reps get news out to families about forthcoming events. It’s not hard, or time-consuming. We’d love to have a Parent Rep for every home group. So far we […]
We are looking for parent helpers on Thursday mornings from 9:15 – 10:30 during Maths Provocation Time. We require two parent helpers to sit with students and support them in playing maths games such as the ‘subtizing game’ and ‘go-fish’. Although students are becoming more familiar with these games, as we play them during ‘Morning
On Monday the students from the Prep Neighbourhood went on an exploration to 4 different doors around the school. Students examined the different doors using their 5 senses, listening to what they could hear behind the door, what they could see under the door, how the door felt and if they could smell anything. After
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For the last two weeks we’ve been looking at robotics and how it helps in exploration as part of our steam learning. So far we’ve used a Sphero to explore and map the school playground. We discussed familiar robots such as R2D2, BB8, and Wall-E and began to consider the functions of these machines. We’re
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The prep students will be appearing in school assembly tomorrow to sing Kira Kira Boshi. It would be wonderful to see you there if you can make it! Where: Gymnasium When: Friday 15:00
The last link to the timetable seemed to not work so we are posting the link once again. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tpzppzzCzyjYokhu9qGnW0zL7EWYAd9k–Ayva_WqyA/edit?usp=sharing They will be held in the prep neighbourhood. If you have any queries, please feel free to approach one of the teachers. Tomo, Jess and Amy
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This week, the prep students had their first coding workshops where they explored the use of BeeBots. The students investigated how to sequence a set of commands and to ‘debug’ their sequences through trial and error. Coding workshops are often divided up between the use of technologies and “unplugged” sessions where students learn coding through games
The buddy program at Princes Hill PS is an essential part of our learning. We encourage positive relationships between the buddies, allowing older child to support younger children to navigate the school routines and expectations during play time and help make connections with other prep children. Although we have now completed our 2 weeks of
The prep students will be taking part in the assembly this Friday 16th February. For the assembly, we have been practicing Kira Kira Boshi which is the Japanese version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. So that you can practice at home, the words are printed below: Kira kira hikaru Osora no hoshi yo Mabataki shite
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Last week, the prep students began their sessions of shared reading. Shared reading involves the whole class and the teacher reading an enlarged text that is beyond the level students can read by themselves. Big books with enlarged text and illustrations are used so that students can follow the words as the teacher reads. Initially