Hello to everyone. There are not many sleeps to go until PHPS’s ‘big day out’ at the Bazaar. It’s been fantastic to feel the anticipation and excitement building, see the flocks of folk gathering at the Bazaar container before and after school and spot many staff and students sporting stunning Bazaar T shirts. There are […]
Neighbourhoods F – 1 : Self Portraiture Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this resource contains references to names and works of people who are now deceased. External links may also include names, audio, and images of those who are now deceased. ‘Animals are my friends; they come to me in
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Thanks to everyone for a fabulous Term of Music, and the added adventure into the Performing Arts. What has been really evident across the Neighbourhoods is the potential to relate to the outside world through the performing arts and share how we can express our understanding of the world in multiple ways. Having the opportunity
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Neighbourhood 3-6 Taking inspiration from participating in project Reclaim the Void, Term 3s’ inquiry related content back to local community context with students ‘commissioned’ to conceptualise, plan and design a proposal for an art installation linked to local land/community and issues that they care about. Students were invited to choose a space within the school
If there is a theme running through all the activities that have been blossoming in Music and Performing Arts across the Neighbourhoods, and yes the apple tree outside stage door is about to burst into flower, it would have to be collaboration. Individual skills and gifts don’t often have the opportunity to shine via a
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After 15 weeks of dedicated learning, ‘Tonight’s the Night’ for our Red-capped Robins. They will step out onto the stage of the Melbourne Town Hall with 150 choristers from different learning communities. We will be united as one voice, and advocate for sustainability in this year’s La Boite performance of Los Ninos. It’s been a
For our Global Community, we sing for a Sustainable Future. Read More »
Neighbourhoods began the new term celebrating national NAIDOC week and exploring the way it feels to hear music and the relationship of music to mark-making. In joining together with Deb’s music program and inspired by the Spinifex Gum Collective students were encouraged to see sound and music as a painting. ‘Spinifex Gum are an award-winning
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reclaim the Void A message to all the Weavers; ‘Well, collectively, we’ve done it! 3,000 rugs, and still collecting and counting!!! Thank you so much to all of you for being involved. I know not all of you got to completed rugs – but that’s ok. Collectively we did, and every little bit of intention,
In Weeks 7 and 8 of this term, the students have continued with the units introduced in the last blog post. Week 7 was Reconciliation Week so we explored Indigenous ways of science knowledge as part of our shared commitment to truth telling and celebrating tens of thousands of years of sustainable relationships with the
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Bravissimo to everyone in the Instrumental Music Program for a wonderful concert which was an uplifting celebration of PHPS music. Our students moved through their pre-show nervousness to be thrilled by their achievements, and, thanks to our parents and friends in the audience, and the transformation of the gym to an evening recital venue, they
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