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National Walk Safely to School Day on Friday 18th of May 2018

  This is an annual event when all primary school children will be encouraged to walk and commute safely to school. It is a community event seeking to promote road safety, health, public transport and the environment. We encourage you to take this opportunity to: reinforce safe pedestrian behaviour while walking children to school. highlight […]

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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

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Happenings: No whole-school assembly tomorrow, maths games in the Neighbourhood!

No whole-school assembly tomorrow, maths games in the 5/6 Neighbourhood Good afternoon, lovely parents and carers, There will be no whole-school assembly tomorrow. We will, however, be opening the Neighbourhood from 3pm to welcome you to come and enjoy the maths provocations we are presenting at tonight’s Family Maths Evening. Come along and enjoy some

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Visual Arts: The Marimekko Retrospective Exhibition & Maths Night

Good evening, Below is a link to this term’s Visual Arts focus of ‘Marmekko Retrospective Exhibition’ blog. http://phpsspecialists.global2.vic.edu.au/2018/05/01/the-marimekko-retrospective-exhibition/ Just a last reminder THIS Thursday is the Maths Family Night at PHPS. It will commence at 6pm and will be held in the 3/4 Learning Neighbourhood’s. We look forward to seeing everyone there! 3/4 Team

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Ranger Program

Over the past two weeks, the students of the year 2 neighbourhood have participated in a City of Melbourne Ranger Program. Our adventures have taken place down at the Australian Native Garden at Royal Park.  The rangers have focussed on birds and invertebrates.  We were fortunate enough to share in the expertise of the rangers

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Looms – Day 2!

On Tuesday we had another successful round of loom making.  A huge thank you to Joanna our construction foreman, Darren, Regi and Jackie for helping out for the session. Throughout the process the students are encouraged to think mathematically.  Initially each piece of wood needs to be measured and cut into half – ½ of

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