Hello! Due to impending bad weather, we have decided to post-pone the Year 1 Potato Olympics that were scheduled for Friday 11th May. Weather permitting, we are planning to re-schedule them for Tuesday 15th May. We will keep you up to date once we know more about the weather for next week. Can you please […]
Hi everyone, Below is a general outline of what we have been up to so far this week and the exciting experiences that are yet to come in the prep neighbourhood! Monday Dance with Kwame Friendship story discussion Skipping and teamwork (mini workshop) Writing Workshop Data Collection (survey) Workshop STEAM with Steve Tuesday Inquiry discussion
Week 4 Happenings so far and for the remainder of the week! Read More »
A huge thanks to everyone who has already added a donation to the Mother’s Day stall tubs. If you haven’t yet, there’s still time! The stall is this Friday, from 9-11am in the gym. At this annual fundraiser our kids can purchase something special for their mum/special carer, with the support of parent volunteers. Thanks to the
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A huge thanks to everyone who has already added a donation to the Mother’s Day stall tubs. If you haven’t yet, there’s still time! The stall is this Friday, from 9-11am in the gym. At this annual fundraiser our kids can purchase something special for their mum/special carer, with the support of parent volunteers. Thanks
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On Fridays, the preps have been learning to play the djembe with Kofi. The djembe, is a drum from West Africa played with our bare hands. The children have been enjoying the workshops and progressing well on learning a drum arrangement which they will perform to the school community in June. Kofi has also introduced
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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
There will be no whole school assembly tomorrow. Instead, the parents are invited to interact with the prep children in maths provocations set up around the neighbourhood. This will commence from 2:45 PM until 3:15 PM. This follows activities discussed during Family Maths Night tonight.
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On Monday Hannah brought a special artifact from her past into the neighbourhood to share – a woven tapestry set up on a simple upright loom. Hannah worked for many years at the Australian Tapestry Workshop, where she had the opportunity to be part of large-scale weaving projects that replicated artwork of many Australian artists
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On Monday, Esme and Keith supported the teachers of the prep neighbourhood by providing the Prep Explorers a new mission. The Mission to Planet School! They instructed the Prep Explorers to find out about the unknown planet and come back with their findings to present to the school assembly. We have three weeks to prepare
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Hi All, In preparation for our Year 1 Potato Olympics, the neighbourhood is heading to Princes Park tomorrow (Wednesday) to scout locations for the big event! We don’t require any parents to come, but if you would like to join us, you’d be more than welcome. We’ll be leaving the school at 12.30pm and walking