The focus of our inquiry has been to understand our world. With all the climate change devastation, it’s equally important that we have insights into how we can continue to contribute to positive change, and see examples of this. All living things depend on their (built and natural) environments for their survival and wellbeing. The […]
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On Friday, students in the Transport Inquiry group were given the opportunity to use Nudel Kart as a provocation for their inquiry. Students participated in an incursion with the Nüdel Kart, facilitated by Play Specialist Cat Sewell. Nüdel Kart is a deconstructable, mobile play kart that can be reconfigured in endless ways to encourage self-directed learning.
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Harmony Week is a celebration of Australia’s cultural diversity. The week takes place from the 17-23 March and we are inviting our school community to attend a special assembly on Friday 29 March at 9am, so that each neighbourhood can showcase how they celebrated this very important week. We would love to see you there.
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After lots of organisation we are finally getting into a grove. Workshops are now underway with students engaging in Math, Speaking and listening, Reading, and Writing workshops. We’re sinking our teeth into our central idea… Australia is a secular, democratic nation with a dynamic, multicultural and multi-faith society. Living and working successfully together allows us
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As part of our exploration of Planet PHPS, we examined maps of the school in STEAM to create a model that could be used with our robots. Students identified places that they knew and talked about activities that they did in those places using both the map and 3D model. After that we used robots to
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We had a great day today making art with robots…it allowed us to stay clean (for the most part). We applied paint to the canvas then using the Spheros created patterns, lines and shapes. Students were able to identify circles, triangles, and squares. Felix noted that there were smaller shapes that made up larger shapes.
Last week we had the Learning Expo for Indigenous Peoples. Here are some reflections from the students: We were learning about the history of the Wurundjeri peoples and how they were the first occupants of the Victorian area. We wanted to acknowledge the culture and laws that were in existence before colonisation and how the
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We’re off to a flying start. The grade 4s welcomed the new grade 3 and 4 students into the learning neighbourhoods. The day got rolling with a few organisation and getting to know each other activities. Lunch was great chance to catch up on holiday news and to show new students around the playground. After lunch we explored
Soren Dahlgaard is a Melbourne based Danish artist who works with playful participation, creative collaboration and engagement in art, where process and humour are important factors. Next term, he will be working in the Visual Art program, across the whole school, on a new project based on the genre of still life. Soren is currently
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On Friday the 27th May Gold House will be holding A Day in May which supports Challenge, an organisation that provides assistance for children with cancer. The money we raise goes to providing music therapy sessions for children who are diagnosed with cancer. On the 27th May please bring a gold coin donation and dress