Walk to School has begun! PHPS will join hundreds of other schools from across Victoria to try and make active travel a priority. Throughout October we will be recording students’ modes of travel to and from school with the goal of promoting healthy activities like walking and cycling. There are lots of ways to get […]
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Next Friday, the 8th of June, is World Oceans Day! To celebrate, raise awareness and money for the Dolphin Research Institute, Princes Hill Primary School is having a dress up as your favourite sea creature day! Get creative, plan your crazy costume, or simply wear blue and/or green to mark the day. There will be
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Ranger Education Program This week we had our third day of the Ranger Education Program. The learning focus was mammals and wetland environments. The wetland group studied the macro invertebrates that live in wetlands and how they can be used to gauge the overall health of the Royal Park wetland. Fortunately, due to the presence
City of Melbourne Ranger Environmental Education Program Today the Year 2 Neighbourhood participated in an environmental education program run by the City of Melbourne. As a group we walked to the Australian Native Garden at Royal Park where the students were split into two groups. One group learnt about invertebrates while the other group learnt
Term 1 Final Assembly The African drumming will begin next term and today at the assembly we were given a glimpse of what to expect. It should be amazing. We wish the Year 2 neighbourhood a safe and enjoyable Easter! The Year 2 Team
Our day in the past was a success today, with many students arriving into the neighbourhood this morning in a variety of old-timey attire that would have been worn in the 1850’s, excited to start their day – Tuesday 27th March, 1858. All students participated in three activities – outdoor games including as hopscotch, marbles,
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The Year 2 Neighbourhood is on their way back from an amazing day at Sovereign Hill! We had a fantastic time, getting immersed in the 1850’s gold rush. We wanted to get some photo’s up quick smart! Tomorrow we will be doing some reflections with the students to find out what they found intriguing.
David Morris Incursion This morning the Year 2 Neighbourhood were lucky enough to hear a presentation from Olympic aerial skier David Morris. David spoke passionately about the challenges he has needed to overcome on his journey to becoming one of the best aerial skiers in the world. The Year 2 Team
Year 2 Friday Assembly Congratulations to all the Year 2 students for their fantastic performance at Friday’s assembly! The Year 2 Team
Science Observation Skills The Year 2 Neighbourhood has been involved in a number of science workshops in which the students have been observing the world around them. The students considered the different observational properties that can be used to classify objects such as texture, shape, size, weight and colour. These properties were used to help