National Science Week Demonstrations: Science is all around us and the Preps are always keen to understand more about the world, so we’ve spent some extra time this past week discussing and observing science in action. To get started, we unpacked what ‘science’ means to them. This year’s theme was ‘Species Survival – More Than […]
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Our inquiry is re-focussing on sustainability, concentrating on how consumerism, energy use and unequal consumption are impacting on the biosphere. Are we being responsible global citizens in our individual and community actions? What rights and responsibilities do we have, if we are to be effective contributors to a sustainable, fair and enjoyable future? We are
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In the apply phase of our inquiry, students are continuing to work towards creating our imaginary world. Each line of inquiry group is responsible for different elements of the world including plants, animals, labs, libraries, play things and play spaces. The natural world of our imaginary world will include interesting plants and mythical creatures, and
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After 15 weeks of dedicated learning, ‘Tonight’s the Night’ for our Red-capped Robins. They will step out onto the stage of the Melbourne Town Hall with 150 choristers from different learning communities. We will be united as one voice, and advocate for sustainability in this year’s La Boite performance of Los Ninos. It’s been a
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This fortnight the Year 1 neighbourhood has explored a diverse range of principles and concepts in our inquiry. Conducting research on bush tucker, students refined their search to one select plant and enhanced their understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and perspectives. Students have compiled their findings using laptops, and will begin sharing
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The Olympic excitement has spread to the prep neighbourhood this fortnight and many children are eager to share their knowledge of what they have seen overnight or a favourite sport they have watched. We used this excitement during provocations, and had printouts of countries from around the world that are attending the Olympics, along with
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Inquiry: Our Systems, Our World, Ourselves New big ideas: Initial big idea: “A system set of parts working together or interconnected to form a complex whole.” As a neighbourhood we are continuing to move through the Expand phase of our inquiry. The students have begun the term by enthusiastically engaging with our current big ideas
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Neighbourhoods began the new term celebrating national NAIDOC week and exploring the way it feels to hear music and the relationship of music to mark-making. In joining together with Deb’s music program and inspired by the Spinifex Gum Collective students were encouraged to see sound and music as a painting. ‘Spinifex Gum are an award-winning
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Term 3 has begun and the students have been settling back into the routines of the neighbourhood. We had ten students selected to attend a nine day outdoor education camp at Somers on the Mornington Peninsula. Here they experienced challenges that align with our school values of expanding possibilities and strong and capable children. Highlights
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We have enjoyed a wonderful start to the term in the prep neighbourhood! We kicked things off by celebrating NAIDOC week and the children enjoyed a variety of provocations that celebrated the incredible culture and traditions of our first nations peoples. The studio was buzzing with bush tucker creations – we had children showing each
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