This week in the Prep Neighborhood we are continuing to learn all the new routines there are at school. We are also focussing on collaboration, sustained effort and giving new things a go. In reading we are focussing on sharing stories as a group and drawing a response to the story. We are even having…
What is it to wonder?
What matters to us and what we are wondering about connects us to each other. As a way for us to get to know the children more deeply and gain an understanding of their interests and prior knowledge about the world, we asked them “what do you wonder about?’. We chose to use this question…
Term 1, Week 4 Learning Focus
This week in the prep neighbourhood we are…. Reading – Book Talk We are using images to help predict and make inferences about the text prior to reading. Students will be able to justify their thinking by explaining what they believe a story will be about. Writing – Crocodile grips How to hold a pencil…
Week Three Learning Focus
This week in the prep neighbourhood we are…. Reading – Book Talk Making connections to the text and developing and sharing comprehension strategies. Writing – Crocodile grips How to hold a pencil correctly and form letters using the correct direction. Maths – Base 10: ‘Friends of Ten’ Counting, sorting, and ordering materials working towards a…
Learning in Prep at PHPS
The children have settled in remarkably well for their first two weeks of school. Our focus has been to orient the children to the different spaces – the Studio, the Learning Commons and the Performance Space. To give us a picture of their observations, we asked the children: “How do you think we learn in…
Important Information
School Website The children have specialist (Visual Art, PE and Italian) classes on Monday and Tuesday. The Prep Neighbourhood visits and borrows from the library each Friday. School Bag Items Healthy Snack Lunch box Water bottle Hat Change of clothes Sunscreen
Meet the Teachers
Jess – 00A This is my 6th year teaching at Princes Hill Primary School. I love spending time in the outdoors and have recently made the move back to the country to enjoy daily fresh air and bush walks. I have two dogs, Charlie and Freddie. During remote learning they were regular special guests providing…
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