The students will be given the opportunity for the next few weeks to change their library books on a THURSDAY between 12:30-2. This is to accommodate African Drumming sessions. Students are encouraged to read every night at home and fill in their reading logs (students all got extra logs in their packs at the […]
The Marimekko retrospective exhibition, Marimekko: Design Icon 1951 to 2018, is currently on at the Bendigo Art Gallery. Here is the blurb that accompanies the exhibition: Established during the golden age of post-war modernism, Marimekko is the Finnish textile and fashion company that achieved international fame in the 1960s and 70s with its bold
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Welcome to Week 3! Below is a general indication of what the preps will be getting up to this week. Monday Inquiry Discussion and idea sharing Big Book Outdoor game Waste Investigation Workshop Data Collection Workshop STEAM with Steve Tuesday Projects and Provocations Reading targets Big Book and Letter Study Free Writing and Drawing SPECIALISTS-
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the ANZAC assembly on Friday. It was wonderful to share all of your learning about the ANZAC heroes. It was also fantastic to see not only the students themselves run the assembly, but uphold a high-respectable occasion and help remind the rest of the school community during the last
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The students have excitedly begun working on their research projects at home and school. Most students have nominated a topic they would like to work on and hopefully shared their plan with parents and carers at home. We are encouraging the students to start to research at home and at school. If students would like
Hi Everyone, On Thursday Tom’s dad Andrew and his friend Jordy came in to help the Preps construct the very important HQ and teach us some skills about building. The Preps experienced using a hammer, working as a team, using measurement, numbers and following instructions. The HQ is still under construction as we need to
A friendly reminder that we have library tomorrow. If you could please support your child to ensure they have packed their Reader Folder and Notebook that would be wonderful! Taking responsibility for organising their Reader Folder is a great way for your child to develop independence (and using the Reader Folder also helps to protect
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This week, students in the Year 2 Neighbourhood were introduced to the famous ‘Year 2 Buddy Project’. After great success with last year’s Year 2s, we’re looking forward to building on this initiative to help strengthen relationships within the neighbourhood, with a focus on wellbeing. Every two weeks, students will be paired up with someone
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Term 2 Live my Art… Wear my Art… Building on the work of Yayoi Kusama that we examined last term, this term we are examining the power of artists to express their creative selves beyond the canvas. Yayoi Kusama is an artist who ‘lives her art’. In many photos of her work, she is seen
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Hi everyone, As children are building up the habit of practicing reading at home we thought the following information (previously posted last term) may be a useful reference. Strategies for supporting your child when reading at home Ensure that reading is enjoyable for both you and your child (this is VERY important!) Discuss the book prior