Daisy and Nicole were selected to represent the school at the Children’a Parliament this week. Here is a little of what they got up to. On the 15th of August 2017, we went to the parliament house we spent the day in the city. We arrived at 9:00am and sat down in the representative house […]
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This year, we have seen the introduction of our new school values – Our Story. Last term we looked extensively at the ‘One Community’ value – and understanding what it means to be a part of the year 2 community. This term, we are focussing our attention on ‘Strong and Capable Children’. We posed a
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Last week, the students of the year 2 neighbourhood made the short trip down to the Melbourne Museum. The focus of our excursion was to visit the First People’s exhibit – Bunjilaka – on the ground floor and the students went in with the big questions “What is Culture” and “What special things go into
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All camp planning has been finalised, everything booked and now we are starting our count down! Tomorrow all Year 3/4 students will be receiving their camp booklets. Students can take home their camp booklets to read and share with family and friends. We would like students to complete the camp pre-evaluation checklist and make their
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Earn and Learn In Neighbourhood 1, we now have a 100% Earn and Learn employment rate with all members of the neighbourhood contributing to keeping the community running smoothly. This week has really been challenging our maths and money understandings as we try to work out set up costs, import taxes and possible profits from
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Tournament of Minds By Georgia aka Manu Manu Mítica (see photo below) I decided to join TOM because I wanted a challenge and I like trying new things. TOM has definitely been a challenge but also a fun and interesting ride. At the start I was excited. Then when I got in and we first read
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PERSONAL EQUIPMENT LIST You should bring along to the camp the items that are listed below. Remember, you will be responsible for all your belongings. All items must be clearly marked with your name. Sleeping Sleeping Bag or Blankets/Sheets- A MUST! PILLOW- A MUST! Fitted Sheet- A MUST! PYJAMAS Day Wear Shoes, runners- A MUST!
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This week, our inquiry group has had the opportunity to look at a detailed map of Mars through a useful site of Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/place/Mars-planet) as well as listening to a TED talk in regards to looking at the geographical map of Mars itself. The students were asked to choose a suitable and safe area from
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Here’s our long overdue, but well worth the wait, post about our excursion. ACMI: Express yourself (Education Week) We arrived just after 9.30 and filled up Cinema 1. We learnt about the origins of film and what the moving image consists of. Shawn Tan explained a little about his character development through a video documentary that
Division Tee Ball Congratulations to all the 5/6 students who completed on Friday in the division tee ball match against Richmond Primary School. The Princes Hill team, led by captain Winta played extremely well and came away successful with a final score of 25 runs to 14 runs. Well done everyone for your excellent team