For families who have students at home in isolation, here are some tasks which relate to what we are currently focusing on in the neighbourhood, for students who are feeling well: We are working on writing biographies – the students have been asked to research a famous Indigenous Australian and to write a biography about them.…

Last term we said farewell to Sia and thanked her for being a part of our neighbourhood, and this term we have said welcome to Matt. We are grateful to have Matt with us and he is looking forward to continuing to get to know the wonderful students in our neighbourhood. As part of NAIDOC…

A big thank you to the wonderful children and parents of the 3/4 neighbourhood. I have been overwhelmed by your kind words, well wishes and gifts. PHPS has been a caring and supportive community for me for the past 22 years. I have many happy memories and they will always be close to my heart…

On Wednesday the students in 3/4N1 presented their inquiry work and maths board games to the whole school. Students shared their work and engaged with all neighbourhoods whilst discussing their inquiry work, and playing their board games with other students. Congratulations on successful expo and for all your hard work this semester. Have a safe…

The following is the dialogical pedagogical discussion we had with the children. Dialogical pedagogical discussions are a way of our neighbourhood gathering our thoughts about our inquiry. What do we as a group understand about myths? Myths can help us make sense of the natural world or occurrences. For example, long ago people may not…

An ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ is a way where any person can show awareness and respect for Aboriginal culture and heritage and the ongoing relationship the traditional custodians have with their land.  It is a demonstration of respect dedicated to the traditional custodians of the land (or sea) where an event, meeting, school function or conference…

This term we have continued to explore ‘Our Place in the World’. After learning about the importance of myths in various cultures around the world, students demonstrated an interest in continuing to explore myths and legends by creating their own mythical creature and story. Through reflecting on the different communities we belong to, other students…

The students in 3/4  neighbourhood 1 have been reflecting on the special memories they have, when they think about their carers or mothers. The students all contributed to a letter that incorporated all their thoughts and memories. A letter to our Carers and Mothers for all the special memories that you have given us, Thank…

By the students of Neighbourhood 1 3/4 We started our inquiry with the statement ‘Our Place in the World’. We wanted to learn about the different people in our neighbourhood by interviewing each other. We carefully thought and wrote questions to find out different things that we didn’t know about each other. We learnt about…

As we continue our Inquiry into Our Place in the World, students have been researching the history of Harmony Day and its importance. They explored their emotional connection to the idea of harmony by writing poetry to express what it means to them. Some of these poems are shared at the end of this post.…