Hello to everyone! We have galloped into November and it feels like a Spring Music Carnival in our neck of the woods (move over horses). In the past couple of weeks we have enjoyed the Specialist’s Assembly, The IM Assembly and End of Year Concert, and umpteen Neighbourhood Variety Show performances across the school as […]
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Children often have ups and downs that affect the way they feel and behave. But sometimes children don’t ‘bounce back’ from the downs, and this starts to affect other parts of their lives. This can be a sign that children are having mental health problems. Below are signs of mental health problems. If you notice
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How can we draw on the films and videos around us to make a master film in our production companies? This was a key question explored by the neighbourhoods this week. Students in each of our three production companies have been working hard, polishing sets, editing scripts, developing sound scapes and readying the camera equipment.
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Welcome back to Term 4 and welcome back to Lily! We hope everyone had a restful break. Here is what we have been up to over the past two weeks: Provocations In Provocations, we have continued our focus on gratitude and self-care. We’ve been hard at work designing and creating a gratitude jar for our
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Welcome back for Term 4, and goodness, how did we get here so quickly? Every term is packed with stimulating events, but Term 4 has extra tinsel on top as we ‘clock off’ the weeks towards the end of year holidays. This term offers some wonderful opportunities for our musicians to shine and these include
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That unfamiliar ball is called a ‘rugby union’ ball. The students in Year 4/5 are learning skills and developing their understanding for their PE unit of Rippa Rugby. Rippa Rugby is a non-contact version of rugby union, and the students had their first go at handling the ball, carrying it, moving with it, and passing
Trying a new sport! Read More »
8 x 2 hour online sessions from October 23rd – December 11th For parents and carers of children aged 1-11 years. Learn how to better connect with your child and to support their social and emotional development. These programs will help you better understand and communicate with your child, and prevent anxiety and behavioural problems.
Free online – Tuning in to kids groups for parents and carers Read More »
Over the term we considered how spaces are used for play in our school. We were very lucky to have Hannah (our Artist in Residence) come and visit us and discuss how we could map out the areas and include all the knowledge and stories we have of these areas. We walked around the school
It is hard to believe we are coming to the end of Term 3 already! It has been full of exciting learning moments. The students in 1/2 N1 have been waiting excitedly for the arrival of our special Gratitude Journal workbooks – and this week their patience was rewarded! These journals bring together opportunities to
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After our walking excursion to the local library on Rathdowne Street, the children in Prep immersed themselves in our neighbourhood shop inquiry experience. To prepare, we explored the different denominations of Australian currency. They created their own coins by creating rubbings, and handmade notes to put into their own little wallets and purses. Each learning
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