As the Year 2 inquiry into Fantasy and Reality progresses, the students have been tackling some big questions about how these two concepts overlap in play, in the natural world, and in storytelling. Particularly exciting was the moment that an alien ‘hacked’ Larree’s computer, setting the students several challenges that they had to complete in […]

In Italian the 3/4 students have listened to the story of “IL Piccolo Bruco Affamato” (The Very Hungry Caterpillar), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de6l9lyAPMY. They have participated in collaborative action in class, sharing their knowledge of the story and focusing on the days of the week and numbers 1-10. Students then made mini booklets retelling the story. In small

Hello, and welcome to the new PHPS Library blog for 2024! You may be aware that our library space is currently being refurbished, based on some inspired designs by artist and PHPS community member, Elise Hurst. In 2023, Elise painted a mural on the northern library wall and it has been exciting to see the

In 3/4N2 it is all systems go.  In workshops this week the neighbourhood has begun to think both collectively and individually about one of our big ideas, that systems are interconnected. In small groups the students responded to the question, “What is a system? After some rich discussions the students then shared their developing ideas

Term 2 is off to a flying start as the 5/6 neighbourhood begins its dive into our inquiry for the year, exploring the big ideas of legacy and leadership. As we are now in the connect and then expand phase of our inquiry students have been exploring and sharing what they already understand about these

Our inquiry is in the connect phase and we have hit the ground running this term. Students revisited the central idea “The idea that there are similarities and differences between fantasy and reality” and have  been introduced to three lines of inquiry: In provocations and workshops, students have explored themes such as how we classify

Building on the excitement of the Welcome and Learning Expo, 3/4 Neighbourhood 1 students were keen to continue their inquiries into the natural world, and thinking about how things work across the globe, from our cultural connections, to ecosystems, volcanoes, and about the creatures that inhabit our school, from spiders, other insects and plant and

The Year 2 Neighbourhood has learned a lot about each other through our Welcome Inquiry. Something that we noticed was a big interest in mythical creatures – particularly piqued by our Neighbourhood Novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – as well as real life creatures, such as the praying mantises that are currently