Neighbourhood 3-6 Taking inspiration from participating in project Reclaim the Void, Term 3s’ inquiry related content back to local community context with students ‘commissioned’ to conceptualise, plan and design a proposal for an art installation linked to local land/community and issues that they care about. Students were invited to choose a space within the school […]
We had an amazing time last week for book week dressing up as our favourite characters. Our class was graced with the presence of none other than Mr Stink, Dog Man, Gandalf, Harry Potter, Fitz, The Savages and some spectacular Greek Gods and Demigods, to name but a few. We were blown away with the
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An Author Comes to Call Following our exciting book week festivities, we’ve been fortunate to host local author (and parent), Alice Pung. During her visit, Alice talked to us about her process for drafting, the importance of cheap notebooks, AND that unlike many other professions, a writer’s tools are relatively easy to come by. She
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The theme for the Children’s Book Council of Australia 2024 Book Week was Reading is Magic, and we certainly had a magical celebration on Friday 23 August. Dressed to impress, the neighbourhoods shared their investigations into reading and literacy at our whole school assembly, before parading their costumes around for all to admire. Following the
After 15 weeks of dedicated learning, ‘Tonight’s the Night’ for our Red-capped Robins. They will step out onto the stage of the Melbourne Town Hall with 150 choristers from different learning communities. We will be united as one voice, and advocate for sustainability in this year’s La Boite performance of Los Ninos. It’s been a
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In Weeks 7 and 8 of this term, the students have continued with the units introduced in the last blog post. Week 7 was Reconciliation Week so we explored Indigenous ways of science knowledge as part of our shared commitment to truth telling and celebrating tens of thousands of years of sustainable relationships with the
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The lines of inquiry in Neighbourhood 1 are working hard towards the creation of our Guide to Gratitude. We can now reveal our front cover as a sneak peak ahead of publication… In the Personal Gratitude group, students have made great progress in trialling and reflecting on self-care activities. They are now working on publishing
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This presentation will help if you are finding the stress of parentingdifficult to manage.When daily stress becomes chronic it can turn into parental burnout.This is an intense exhaustion that leads parents to feeling detachedfrom their children and unsure of their parenting abilities, distinctfrom other forms of burnout. Thursday 19th October at 7pm Click HERE to
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The junior school tabloid sports were such a huge success! The participation of the students was incredible; they demonstrated perseverance, determination, teamwork, sportsmanship, house spirit, and showed that they really are strong and capable children. The events were chicken slinging, captain’s coming, caterpillar team challenge, egg and spoon races, sack races, team island relays, extreme
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The dress-up box has continued to be wildly popular, with the outfits we choose and the poses we strike expressing our creativity, uniqueness, and personality. As visual artists we are discovering that the lines we draw, just like our classmates in costume, have personalities – some outgoing, dynamic, and a whirlwind of energy, some gentle,
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