The entire Year 1 neighbourhood was abuzz this week, as students prepared to share the journey of their collective inquiry with the PHPS community at the Learning Expo. It was a wonderful way to showcase this project, which began all the way back in Term 1. Over the past few weeks we have poured our…
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Our New Garden
Over the past year, we have undertaken a significant project inspired by our natural surroundings—our courtyard. The children became deeply engaged in revitalising the Year 1 courtyard. They collaborated to create plans, participated in discussions, role-played, and worked together to construct a new garden. This inquiry has opened up various authentic learning opportunities, allowing them…
Project Groups In Action
Over the last two weeks, we have continued to guide and encourage the children as they collaborate in their Inquiry project groups, helping them bring their innovative ideas to life. We scheduled regular check-in meetings to assess their progress, discuss any challenges they may encounter, and share exciting updates on their project work. We have…
Let us tell you what we know
Although life seems to feel like this Bluey meme more often than not, as the journey to the end of the year continues apace it brings with it many accomplishments. As we move from the ‘apply’ to the ‘communicate’ phase of our inquiry, we are enjoying finding ways to share our learning with the community….
Inquiry project groups planning to make huge progress on our natural surroundings!
Our courtyard inquiry is moving into project groups where students have chosen to focus on either; the revamping of the physical environment of the courtyard with plant life, the promotion of ensuring that our courtyard is a nurturing space for the wellbeing of our community and the animals of our ecosystem alike or, our final…
CERES EXCURSION
What an amazing day we all had at CERES! Thanks to our facilitators, James and Harriet, we learned all about the water cycle, how to make a bee bath, observing and caring for Country, how to make a Warrigal greens seed pod, and how to find minibeasts in the wetlands. This has been a valuable…
Project Courtyard
During our latest workshops, the children engaged in a group discussion. We compiled a list on the board of all the topics we have delved into to take action to enhance our life bubble within the natural and physical world. We have discussed how this deeper exploration has contributed to our understanding of our life…
Now we know, what can we do?
As the Year 1 neighbourhood moves through our inquiry cycle, from connecting our ideas, to expanding our knowledge, we come to the next stage: applying what we know. What started as a small idea to reinvigorate our courtyard space has taken a journey through workshops, research, special guest speakers and a conceptual playworld – all…
A diverse range of principles and concepts
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…
Coders and bakers, and 3D boat makers
As our collective inquiry progresses, students in Year 1 have delved deeper into their understandings of ecosystems and the natural world – finding ways to connect their knowledge with their own life experiences. We started Week 7 by celebrating National Reconciliation Week, learning about the two important dates that mark this week and what they…