Action Required
Lost Property We have a growing collection of lost property in the 5/6 neighbourhood. Could you please make sure that clothing and lunch boxes are clearly named so if they are misplaced we can return them. Thanks, The 5/6 Team
What’s Happening
Sound Mind, Sound Body, Sound Community On Thursday 3rd March, as part of the Sound Mind, Sound Body, Sound Community workshops, members of the Carlton Football Club will be visiting Princes Hill Primary School. The students will participate in a range of indoor and outdoor activities. This will be a fantastic opportunity for the students to
Happenings
As part of Internet Safety Week we have been discussing ways of being cyber-safe. Some of the issues discussed include maintaining privacy online and password safety. A very useful resource can be found at http://global2.vic.edu.au/tips-and-tricks/ The 5/6 Team
What’s Happening
The address of the new 5/6 student communication blog is http://phps56students.global2.vic.edu.au/ This blog will be used to post information to the students in the 5/6 neighbourhood. The 5/6 Team
What’s Happening
All students are reminded to bring a hat and sunscreen to the swimming sports tomorrow. A warm jacket is also suggested in case it gets cold. Good luck to all those competing and supporting! The 5/6 Team
Numeracy
In numeracy this week, the students were asked to use a timetable to help organise a life event. They were given the choice of attending one of the following events happening in Melbourne this Saturday: Pop-up Illustration Station at the Kids Big Book Spectacular at The State Library on Sat 13th Feb, 11:30am http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/kids-big-book-spectacular OR
Learning Focus
Literacy In our Literacy workshops this week the students viewed the graphic novel “The Arrival” by Shaun Tan and considered the connections they make with a text. These connections may be between the text and their lives, the text and others texts and the text and the world. The students also considered how the text
Action Required
The inter-house swimming carnival will occur next Thursday (18/02) so all students are reminded to bring in their blue permission forms. The 5/6 Team
What’s Happening
7:30 Report – Australian teenagers control NASA operations on International Space Station The Space industry in Silicon Valley draws the best and brightest Australian programmers who dream of the stars and top flight tech careers. But few get the chance to control operations in outer-space like this group of Australian teenage boys. http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4405015.htm
What’s Happening
Young ICT Explorers Competition 2016 If you haven’t yet heard about the Young ICT Explorers Competition, where have you been!? This competition is free for students to enter from years 3 to 12. To be eligible to enter students are required to create their best Information, Communications and Technology project. Full guidelines, venues and dates