Students from the PHPS Chess Club participated in the 2019 Chess Tournament, held at Moonee Ponds Primary School. We came a stunning third place out of 11 teams and Raveena Mann earned the top girl. We also qualified five people to the semifinals, including Otto Kulpe Greer, Raveena Mann, Angus Ward, Harriet Brown and Lewis […]
This week, the Year 2 Neighbourhood met the artist in residence who will be working with us for the next four weeks. Tai Snaith, a talented illustrator, has come to help us with the illustrations for the narratives that we are currently composing. The focus in this week’s workshop with Tai was sketching parts of
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As teachers we recognise the importance of constant reflection and dialogue to deepen both individual and group understandings. As we enter the second half of the year we have reflected on our inquiry journey together as a neighbourhood to further our collective understanding of construction. To begin our term the teachers invited the children to
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Announcing… a second excursion coming up in Term 3! On Tuesday 13th August 2019 in Week 5 the Year 2 Neighbourhood will visit the State Library of Victoria. This excursion is an opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of the artwork of our artist in residence, Tai Snaith, who is working with the
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After the success of our excursion to the Playhouse Theatre last term to see the fantastic ‘Alice Through the Opera Glass’ performance, we are excited to announce another visit to the Arts Centre on St Kilda Road to attend a guided rehearsal of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall on Friday 6th September 2019
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This week student in year 3 are going on their very first camp! They are attending Cave Hill Creek and will be participating in a large range of outdoor education activities. Camp plays a huge roll in our curriculum and works to support students physical development, resilience, problem solving skills and giving a brand new
Welcome to week 2! As well as a number of ideas being explored this week from week 1 we have a couple of new ‘big ideas’ to explore this week. Vowels and Consonants: Sounds and letters can often be confusing in English, creating tension when we want to spell brand new words. This week we
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Written communication is only one part of the picture. During week one, students were invited to reflect on their holiday and create a 6 Word Memoir. With only six words available every word counts! Students needed to describe setting, feeling and activity with as much detail as possible. Once written, these memoirs were given even
Sword fighting, fishing, making pizza, having breakfast with birds, and having a play date with Bessie – what do you think all of these things have in common? These are only a few of the many awesome experiences that the Year Twos had on their holidays. BUT… this is not the only thing they all
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