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It is with much excitement we welcome our preps back into the neighbourhood. In preparation for tomorrow morning please ensure you have the following packed and ready to go: Drink bottle (water fountains will not be in operation) Weather appropriate clothing (warm jacket/raincoat) Spare clothes (pants, socks and underwear in particular- puddles can be very […]

Can you believe that we are about to complete our 6th week of remote learning and are now getting ready to return to our neighbourhood spaces? While there have been challenges to overcome along the way there have also been many incredible moments of learning and growth. We would like to take this opportunity to

Hello and welcome to our new learning space- the online world.    We are very excited to be connecting with our prep Community again, in this very new and uncharted territory. Excited, nervous and yes even a little unexpected. We are inquiring teachers who love nothing more than a real opportunity to research our practice

Last week as a teaching team we recognised a need and an opportunity for our children to process and share their understandings about Covid19. Early last week one of our prep students drew and communicated their theory about how the virus functions. As teachers we sat with this piece of important documentation. After thoughtful discussions

We welcomed our new Prep community in January 2020 with excitement and joy. We genuinely believe we have the best job in the world. When we sadly farewelled our 2019 Prep community in December we began to wonder and question how we could best welcome our 2020 community. This ignited a professional interest in researching

Literacy and numeracy are embedded throughout the day in a variety of ways within our Neighbourhood. We use an inquiry approach at all times in both authentic and more targeted sessions. During the Morning Routine the children are introduced to new sounds. We brainstorm words associated with the sounds and practice making the sounds. The

In the Prep Neighbourhood we are thinking about connections in many different ways at the moment. We are observing, listening to and documenting a rich variety of connections between the children and between the children and the adults in our Neighbourhood. Children are beginning to understand their connection to all teachers in the Neighbourhood and

As prep teachers we recognise the significance of the transition from kinder to school for both children and families. With this in mind we have been curious about how feeling welcomed might influence a sense of belonging and connectedness and therefore learning. After the short time we have spent with this new group we have

The Prep Team would like to extend a very warm welcome to all families for the 2020 school year. We are incredibly excited about the possibilities of learning that are sure to emerge as we get to know one another. As teachers, we acknowledge the importance of creating a sense of belonging for all who

Last Friday was an incredibly exciting day for the prep neighbourhood community as we officially opened our reconstructed courtyard space. This project was a culmination of our year long inquiry into construction in its many forms. Throughout the year the teachers noticed three main areas of construction including kindness, place and stories. In dialogue with