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By students in Mr. Zampogna’s and Ms. Whelan’s classes As part of our science program on Sea to Shore our classes have been studying how scientists monitor animal and plant species. They do this by using transect lines and… Continue Reading →
At the beginning of this term we started reading the novel Paper Planes. As a result of this one person started making and flying paper planes and everyone caught the disease. The class has been turned into an airport. There… Continue Reading →
At the AGM we talked about SRC and the importance of developing students’ understanding of decision making and communication processes. We talked about how we want SRC to focus on improvements in learning. We saw that this was the main role… Continue Reading →
Our student preparations for Sports Day are underway. There are moves to learn for the Warm Up and there are team chants. Families are getting the colours and cakes ready. While it’s all part of the fun of the… Continue Reading →
Taking a photo is a most common thing. We don’t think twice about most photos we take … However if we did want to take some photos that were really impressive and did want to actually say something special about our… Continue Reading →
Our Formal Learning Conversations are occurring now until the end of the term. Look out for the booking sheet from your child’s class teacher. We invite all Parents and Caregivers to participate in these Learning Conversations. We call them… Continue Reading →
We are striving to create improved opportunities for creativity, curiosity, language development, cooperation, personal reflection and wonderment. Our vision for our learners is about developing these very things… Our Biodiversity and Nature Play Project is one element of this focus. You… Continue Reading →
It is really important that our students have experiences making and doing things for real, authentic purpose. Teachers strive to orchestrate learning activities that help students connect to something real and meaningful in their lives. So it was that when Cate… Continue Reading →
We always enjoy the Police Band performances and it was another delightful experience last Tuesday for quite a number of our classes. Not only were the performers very skilful and entertaining but their safety messages were also very will delivered.
Scholastic Book Club Issue 1 orders were distributed this week and there are many excited students. Books are an important part of your children’s growth and development. The ability to read is critical to independence and personal development. The Book Club encourages your children’s reading… Continue Reading →
On the February the 16th and 17th all the year 6/7s went to Port Noarlunga Beach for aquatics. We got to choose two activities. I chose wave skiing and fishing but wave skiing was my favourite. Wave skiing was difficult… Continue Reading →
This term in The Arts we have been working on making a movie. Our movie is going to be about a news presenter asking kids what they think “imagining” is. We asked students from Room 9 what they thought imagining is…. Continue Reading →
Reminder: Writers’ Week 2015 starts this weekend and it’s Kid’s weekend, which will be a big hit with all the family. It should be a fun event. One featured writer is Andy Griffiths, a very popular author and a favourite… Continue Reading →
School is a social learning environment and one important aspect of learning relates to students developing their understandings of relationships and friendship. As our learners learn more about themselves, they should also be helping each other to be better at getting along… Continue Reading →
There’s always a good reason to create some time for play; especially as play is important in developing creativity. Creativity is something we all enjoy, and our young ones have in bucket loads. These students in Jane Ramsey’s class are having a lovely time building… Continue Reading →
We know that we like reading in comfortable spaces. In our classrooms and other areas around the school we are creating more spaces that are lovely to reading in. You may also have noticed these places encourage sharing reading experiences with others. We would love you to post… Continue Reading →
This year as we launch into our major nature play developments around the oval, we are keen to have all families thinking about more outdoor activities that children may experience. To support this, all students have received a Nature Play… Continue Reading →
