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“Sometimes, I think about thoughts…” John, Prep What’s inside my head? Week 1 This term we will explore the language of drawing in relation to an understanding of ourselves, and understanding ourselves in relation to others. There is no right or wrong way to draw, but rather, drawing is a process of discovery, of being […]

Welcome to Term 4 everyone, I hope you had an enjoyable Spring break. In many ways, my eyes and ears are still on holidays as we have been delighting in the books of Eric Carle through animation. This was a wonderful way to get the students thinking about what makes up a soundtrack to a

Drawing is Seeing… What’s inside my head? Week 1 This term we will explore the language of drawing in relation to an understanding of ourselves, and understanding ourselves in relation to others. There is no right or wrong way to draw, but rather, drawing is a process of discovery, of being curious about the world,

What better way to swing into our Spring Holidays than to share our student’s creative passion for music. It is such an inspiration to see their learning achievements and musical engagement. Students from across the school were invited to make a contribution that they were proud to share. We have received a fabulous variety of

As we close in on another term, mostly at home, we’ve come to realise (again) how important our physical exercise really is not just for our bodies, but our mindset too. Over the last two months, the students have had a strong focus with our athletics carnivals – preparing, training, building fitness hopefully towards a

Sending Messages of Hope in Small Things- This week we will find imaginative ways to send messages out to the world using pattern ideas we have developed over the past few weeks. This week we shared a message to the world that help to lift people’s spirits and create a feeling of well-being and happiness.

Prep students Last week I was so impressed with the amazing Stick sculptures the Prep students made! They were wonderful! What I noticed was that the Preps all experimented with a range of materials to create really original sculptures. This week, we continued playing around with sticks and we made a dwelling or home for

’Not Giving Up Just Yet’ is the title of a ‘Bluey’ episode we enjoyed in Music this week. The relatable scenario of failing at something, feeling defeated, problem solving and then succeeding, had a very special music score underpinning the emotional journey of the characters: Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ from 1824. All the students responses

As we continue to wait for hopeful news on the return back to face to face learning, the students have been busy consolidating on their fitness skills by engaging in a number of fun and exciting physical activities. Because of the recent curfew in Melbourne, we are still awaiting on setting a date for the

Ciao a tutti! We have been building the story of our families, learning to name the members, describe them, talk about special dishes made for us or with us to share….This week in Italian we have been exploring and sharing aspects of our cultura. We have learnt to name elements of our family’s heritage and