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Princes Hill Primary School Communication Blogs
Week 7: After making the brooches last week, we set about decorating and painting them and attaching the clasp at the back.` Students, much like they did with their postcard art and in the spirit of spreading positive messages of hope to the world, decided on keeping one badge for themselves and gifting one to …
We are thrilled to welcome Kofi and Appiah back to school to continue our African Drumming/Dance program. The students all had one workshop with Kofi and Appiah back in July when the ‘snap Lockdown’ was announced. We hit the ‘pause button’ with fingers crossed that we would be able to drum and dance again before …
It’s been wonderful to talk with the students about the things and people that help them to feel ‘felice e tranquillo’. In our sessions we’ve watched a wonderful and inspiring video which celebrates the Italian sense of community and resilience during lockdown, focusing on some key language structures and vocabulary. This led to an exploration …
Back on-site students furthered their reflections about the fast changing world around them by creating a series of post cards .The idea behind this ‘artist postcard’ was to spread messages of hope and joy across the world. Through drawing, colour, signs and symbols students were able to create a series of cards that communicated a …
Back in the first two/three weeks of the Term, students were given the opportunity to nominate a new sport – one we haven’t yet played before – to experience, as part of our returning to school celebration. Through a Seesaw post, many students nominated their most-wanted sports and/or games, to which I counted and set …
Welcome back to school! It is lovely to be back, to see everyone, and to reconnect with our school community in person. Online learning has been a pleasure. It’s been a wonderful opportunity to listen to music and develop an awareness of our own engagement with music. I have really appreciated that students have shared …
Bentornati a tutti gli studenti! It’s fantastic to see our wonderful students back at school! We are felici e emozionati… As we settle back into our routines we’ve been sharing our feelings in Italian, and reflecting on what makes us feel felice (happy), tranquillo (calm), emozionato (excited). Students have created beautiful drawings and labelled these …
It’s been a long time coming, but this week we finally welcomed all students back to school. Over the last two weeks, we have welcomed back students through a staggered and safe return – and even though we’ve only had 30-minute sessions, it’s been so exciting seeing everyone engage and participate with their Health & …
“Sometimes, I think about thoughts…” John, Prep What’s inside my head? Week 1 This term we will explore the language of drawing in relation to an understanding of ourselves, and understanding ourselves in relation to others. There is no right or wrong way to draw, but rather, drawing is a process of discovery, of being …
Welcome to Term 4 everyone, I hope you had an enjoyable Spring break. In many ways, my eyes and ears are still on holidays as we have been delighting in the books of Eric Carle through animation. This was a wonderful way to get the students thinking about what makes up a soundtrack to a …