The children have begun to notice traces of past inquiries left by previous preps and have begun to ask the question ‘what can we leave behind?’ We’ve reflected on our learning over the course of the year and the children were able to identify and discuss that our inquiry has been on the concept of […]
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For the last two weeks students have focused on one work inspired by Andrew Brook’s portrait of Marcia Langton from the WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture at the NGV Exhibition. Students worked with portrait photos of themselves, embellished the background with images that speak to the viewer about who they are as a person, and
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Weekly Program Activities Monday 16th – 20th May 2022 Monday 16th May 2022 Hunter and Flags on the oval Making slime Art: Origami foxes Tuesday 17th May 2022 Footy on the oval Scooterboard licenses and relays Cooking: Tim Tam SliceGrade 4/5/6 club- Electronics Wednesday 18th May 2022 Electronics Day… Bring along an electronic device for
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This term we will make links with the NGV Exhibition WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture. Self Portraits and Portraits: Children’s self-portraits can be windows into how they see themselves and can reveal certain aspects of a child’s world and his or her experience of self. Self-portraits provide a visual means through which children’s deepest feelings
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Weekly Program Activities Monday 2nd May – 6th May 2022 Monday 2nd May 2022 Soccer on the oval Cooking: Rosewater Cake for Eid Sewing and Fun with Felt Tuesday 3rd May 2022 Hunter and Flags on the oval Cooking: Stir Fry Art: Autumn Pastel Art Grade 5/6 Club- Toastie Tuesday Wednesday 4th May 2022 Footy
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I think we should all write a book and put it in the library. Saskia Could connecting to children’s past experiences together support the establishment of a stronger lived experience of community within our neighbourhood? This is the question the year 1 teaching team have been discussing over the past few weeks as we seek
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Welcome to ¾ NH2’s final blog post for this term. Over the last 2 weeks, we were inspired by some of the themes in Harmony Week which lead to discussions about stopping racism. We learnt that it was also a week to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We learnt that
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Weekly Program Activities Monday 4th April – 8th April 2022 Monday 4th April 2022 Hockey on the basketball court Art: Clay Easter Eggs Mindfulness and relaxation Tuesday 5th April 2022 Easter Disco and Music GamesFace PaintingArt: Easter Handprint CardsCooking: Easter Chocolates Wednesday 6th April 2022 Hunter and Flags on the oval Art: Felt Easter eggs
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Week 8 and 9 Over the past few weeks, students created a new work reflecting on the main themes and understandings we have drawn from the Bark Ladies exhibition at the NGV. Students reflected on the work of the Yolŋu artists, their use of materials sourced from the country and their connection to country and
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5/6 students who are impacted by COVID, can engage with the following learning opportunities while at home: Reading – write a summary, response to what was read, a book review Numeracy – daily practice of maths goals linked to fluency with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division Writing – as well as writing provocations, students can