Term 4 has gotten off to a rollicking start with the Prep Worm Farmers releasing their livestock back into the wild. After upending our habitats, we were curious to learn what changes could be noticed. First and foremost, much of the food that had been left in before the break had already been digested. In […]
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Hello, and welcome to Term 4! Some exciting news for those of you who are itching to visit the library: we are now open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings for your reading pleasure. Mandy will open the library between 8.35-8.55am for students to come in and borrow, return and read books with their families.
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Neighbourhoods F – 1 : Self Portraiture Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this resource contains references to names and works of people who are now deceased. External links may also include names, audio, and images of those who are now deceased. ‘Animals are my friends; they come to me in
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It has been a busy start to term 4 in the 5/6 Neighbourhood! Intensive swimming is underway and project groups have been involved in various incursions and excursions as we think about being producers and sharing our learning at the Expo later this term. We have also begun looking towards the future, with Grade 5
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Inquiry: Our Systems, Our World, Ourselves Big ideas: We have dived deeply into the Apply phase of our inquiry. After a discussion about the journey our inquiry has taken and the possibilities that exist, the students were given the opportunity to nominate for one of two project group options. The students submitted their nomination via
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Thanks to everyone for a fabulous Term of Music, and the added adventure into the Performing Arts. What has been really evident across the Neighbourhoods is the potential to relate to the outside world through the performing arts and share how we can express our understanding of the world in multiple ways. Having the opportunity
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Neighbourhood 3-6 Taking inspiration from participating in project Reclaim the Void, Term 3s’ inquiry related content back to local community context with students ‘commissioned’ to conceptualise, plan and design a proposal for an art installation linked to local land/community and issues that they care about. Students were invited to choose a space within the school
Can you believe we have come to the end of Term 3? Just in time for the holidays, we have a whole lot of new books to fill the Library shelves. Along with the CBCA short-listed books for 2024, we have plenty of new chapter books, non-fiction titles, and some highly sought-after graphic novels. A
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What an amazing day we all had at CERES! Thanks to our facilitators, James and Harriet, we learned all about the water cycle, how to make a bee bath, observing and caring for Country, how to make a Warrigal greens seed pod, and how to find minibeasts in the wetlands. This has been a valuable
Inquiry: Our Systems, Our World, Ourselves Big ideas: As we wrap up the Expand phase of our inquiry, students are beginning to consider the different ways they can apply their learning in new contexts. Moving towards publishing their indigenous species reports they are considering the ways they can support the survival of their focus plants
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