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Princes Hill Primary School Communication Blogs
We’ve been learning a lot of interactive language and essential phrases to aid social interaction: grazie, per favore, posso avere……, mi dispiace, permesso (thank you, please, may I have, I’m sorry, excuse me) are just a few examples. Students are experiencing this essential language through games, social interactions, viewing of authentic Italian language texts, reading, …
The previous two weeks of this term has us turn from the round ball (basketball and netball) to the oval ball – Aussie Rules Football! Voted one of the popular sports this year from the students, it certainly was two exciting HPE sessions for all of our home groups. Continuing on with the development of …
Hello everyone, Across the Neighbourhoods we are continuing to hone our skills in learning short songs and rounds by heart. It has been so much fun, and the students are developing their aural awareness and imitation skills. The whole school is continuing to learn ‘Dream Baby, Dream’ for our Reconciliation Assembly, the Yr 1/2 Ngh …
‘Colour is the skin of the world’ Sonia Delaunay – abstract artist (Tate, London) ‘About 1911 I had the idea of making for my son, who had just been born, a blanket composed of bits of fabric like those I had seen in the houses of Russian peasants. When it was finished, the arrangement of …
Bamboo, Ukuleles, News jingles, Italian lullabies, clapping games, rounds, and on the horizon… Kofi Kunkpe is returning for more African Drumming… YAY! This week, let’s catch up with what has been happening across the school in Music. Mother’s Day Assembly: What a perfect morning! Our outdoor assemblies really do have a touch of magic about …
Students across the school have been engaging in a variety of performing arts experiences to embed new language. Drama games such as sciarade (charades), testa giu` (head down), numeri (numbers), non importa (it doesn’t matter) are all assisting us to practise and consolidate key learning around adjectives, new vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, whilst using our …
We’re only half way through Week 4 of the term and already so many sporting events have taken place lately! But first, let’s focus on what we’ve been working towards back at school. As we look deeper into our idea of a ‘healthy self’ students this week discussed what was important for them to keep …
This week we will be exploring a collaborative approach to painting using shape and colour to create both a large scale and smaller individual piece. This exercise in painting examines the accidental as a means of exploring possibilities…. Students were introduced to the idea of the circle. Circle, shape and colour became the focus for …