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School News
Science Afternoon
Wednesday 14th of August our students celebrated Science Week by participating in a Science afternoon where they became Scientists. Each grade completed different science experiments including: making sherbet, creating balloon rockets, making slime. Have a look at...
Book Week Dress Up
Book Week Read and Feed
While celebrating Book Week our students took part in a school wide Read and Feed. Each teacher read a different book and students chose which book they would like to listen to. Students enjoyed listening to the range of stories.
National Simultaneous Storytime 2019
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools,...
Life Education
Over the past 2 weeks each grade has participated in the Life Education Program. This is a health and well-being Program which aligns with our Social and Emotional Skills Program and Inquiry that we teach. Each year level completed a different program relating to...
Premiers’ Reading Challenge has begun!
The Premiers’ Reading Challenge has begun! What a start our students have had reading many books already. The school has read 621 books in total! The enthusiasm from the students is fantastic to see. Keep reading over the holidays and don’t forget to log your books...
Prep News
Prep – Term 1 2020
This term in Prep we have begun learning about the routines of school life with the help of our 5/6 buddies. We have been busy making plenty of new friends and meeting all of our new teachers through touring the school. This has helped Prep students to know their...
Prep Inquiry
Prep students are exploring fairytales and were challenged to build better house for the 3 little pigs. Miss Powell huffed and puffed and tried blowing down their houses but all of the pigs were safe.
Prep -Term 4
This Term, Preps are exploring fairy tales and the different ways that we can be creative. We will be looking at the different features of fairy tales and how we can change them. Our excursion this term is to Chesterfield Farm where students will be looking at...
Prep Fathers’ Day Morning
Last Friday, before school, our Prep students celebrated Fathers' Day. Students enjoyed morning tea where they read books, planted a seed, coloured in and played outside. Thank you to all the Fathers, Grandparents and Special Guests who came along to celebrate the...
100 Days of Prep
On Thursday the 1st of August Prep students at Narre Warren North Primary School celebrated 100 days of prep! Students and their teachers dressed up as not only 100 year olds but as people or things that turned 100 in 2019. During the day we wrote about something we...
Prep Swimming
During the first 2 weeks of Term the Prep students have had a ball attending swimming lessons. The bus ride over to the pool was our favourite part with our bus driver playing Baby Shark for us to sing along to. Thank you to all the parents for helping us get changed...
Grade 1/2 News
1/2 – Term 1 2020
Inquiry Topic Focus – Community The students will learn about the services in their community. They will consider sustainable practices as they design and construct model buildings for a precinct in their community. Students will also learn about navigation as they...
1/2 Taskworks Excursion
Grade I and 2 had an awesome day at Taskworks.
1/2 – Term 4
Inquiry Topic Focus – Creativity Students will explore the properties of different materials and consider which materials are used when building robots. They will build new objects and write instructions for others to follow. Students will practise thinking creatively...
1A Shape
On Friday in 1A, students were learning about 2D shapes. The children enjoyed playing a game called ‘Shape Head.’ To play they were able to ask questions about a shape that was drawn behind them on the board and they audience could only reply with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as a...
1A Shape
1A have been working on shapes and today were able to create their own street using 3D shape houses.
Grade 1 and 2 Fraction Pizzas
Grade 1 and 2 students have been looking at fractions. Today in Maths students were given a specific task to create a pizza based on fractions e.g. ¼ cheese, ¼ pepperoni and ½ tomato. Here are some of our creations. Don’t they look yummy!
Grade 3/4 News
3/4 – Term 1 2020
READING Students in Grade 3 and 4 will begin the year revising good reading behaviours and building their reading stamina. Students will also be given individual reading strategies to focus on at home and during Read to Self and Read to Someone. Students will also...
3/4 Royal Flying Doctor Service Afternoon Tea
The Grade 3 and 4 students at Narre Warren North PS had an Australian themed afternoon and made donations to raise an amazing $1809 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service as a part of our Term 4 Inquiry unit.
3/4 Royal Flying Doctor Service Incursion
3/4 – Term 4
READING Students in Grades 3 and 4 will revise and practise reading behaviours and coaching. They will continue to build reading stamina through the C.A.F.É Reading Program with Read to Self and Read to Someone. Students will continue to be given an individual reading...
3/4 – Term 3
READING Students in Grades 3 and 4 will begin the term by revising and practising reading behaviours and coaching. They will continue to build reading stamina through the C.A.F.É Reading Program with Read to Self and Read to Someone. Students will consolidate the...
Open Night
For our annual Open Night, the Grade 3 and 4 students showcased their achievements by displaying the work they were most proud of. Those who attended did an outstanding job explaining their work to their parents. [gallery...
Grade 5/6 News
5/6 – Term 4
This year is going by so fast! Welcome back to Term 4, what a busy time of the year we have ahead. We will be having ‘Show Day’ in Week 5 Friday 8th November so keep an eye out for donation requests coming your way soon. Then of course we say goodbye to our Grade 6’s...
5/6 – Term 3
What an exciting term we are going to have here at Narre Warren Nth PS. We are starting with a 3 day Camp at Nillahcootie including a visit to the snow then finishing with our Whole School concert. Our reading sessions will have a whole class focus on finding the main...
Cross Country
5/6 – Term 2 2019
The Year 5/6 students have had a nice slow ease into the term with Easter Monday, ANZAC Day and Curriculum Day. Our school captains did an excellent job running our ANZAC Assembly during week 1 and our Grade 5/6 students presented some outstanding examples of their...
Grade 5/6 – Term 1 2019
The Year 5/6 students have quickly settled back into the new school year. With our focus on ‘Building a Culture of High Expectations’ students are being encouraged to come to school with an open mind, a willingness to try new things and always endeavouring to do their...
Grade 5/6 – Term 4 – 2018
Grade 5/6 look forward to an exceptionally busy term. Term 4 sees us exploring creativity and building on our business model from last term. Students will be analysing the things they consume and use and have been mass produced. They will be more discerning about the...
Visual Arts
Art Gallery
Visual Arts – Term 1 2020
During the first weeks of Visual Arts in 2020 all students will engage in discussions about the ways they may be able to demonstrate the school values in the Art room. We will discuss students’ rights and responsibilities in the Art room and how to use the Art room...
Visual Arts – Term 4
This term the Preps will be working in collaborative groups to design their ‘perfect city’. They will experiment with different types of clay to develop their 3D sculpture skills particularly joining clay together. They will use modelling clay to create sculptures of...
Visual Arts – Term 3
The focus in art for all students at the start of Term 3 will be our 2019 concert. This year Narre Warren North Primary School students will be designing, making and selling badges promoting our concert. Students will also be helping to make props and sets. All...
Big Cat Faces – Observational drawing by Year 3 & 4
In Visual Arts, the students in Year 3 & 4 have just completed a unit on observational drawing using oil pastel. They studied pictures of big cat faces (leopards, tigers etc.) and then sketched their own big cat face by observing very carefully and drawing what...
Visual Arts – Term 2 2019
For the first part of Term 2 focus in the art room for the Preps will be painting skills. They will be painting several pictures focusing on holding the brush correctly, brush strokes and even application of paint. They will also be doing some paint flicking using...
Physical Education
P.E – Term 1 2020
All Prep to Year 6 students participate in Huff’n’Puff activities during Term 1, where students engage in a variety of warm-up and partner challenges, vigorous games, relays and group fitness activities that promote health related fitness. Students develop their...
P.E – Term 4
Physical Education at Narre Warren North Primary School is linked to the Victorian Curriculum and aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to improve and maintain their physical health now and into the future. Students from...
P.E – Term 3
Physical Education at Narre Warren North Primary School is linked to the Victorian Curriculum and aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to improve and maintain their physical health now and into the future. Students from...
P.E – Term 2 2019
Physical Education at Narre Warren North Primary School is linked to the Victorian Curriculum and aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to improve and maintain their physical health and wellbeing. Students focus on...
P.E – Term 1 2019
Physical Education at Narre Warren North Primary School is linked to the Victorian Curriculum and aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to improve and maintain their physical health and wellbeing. Students focus on the...
P.E – Term 4
Physical Education at Narre Warren North Primary School is linked to the Victorian Curriculum and aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to improve and maintain their physical health now and into the future. Students from...
Science
Science – Term 1 2020
Our major focus for Science across the school for Term 1 is Physical Science. Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 will be studying Forces and Motion. Students will explore with how different objects move in different ways. They will use their bodies, toys and sporting equipment...
Science – Term 4
In Science this term we are focusing on Biology. Biology is the study of all living things, plants animals and bacteria. This includes the life cycles and parts of living things. Biologists also study what living things need to survive, how they grow and the habitats...
Science – Term 3
In Term 3 we will be focusing on Chemical Science. This term students will get to be involved in a range of hands on experiments. They will mix together a variety of different chemicals, make predictions and observe how they change once they are mixed. Prep students...
Science – Term 2 2019
This term in Science we are studying Earth Science. Students will learn about natural and manmade resources. They will learn about how human use and natural processes cause change to the Earth and how this affects us. Students in Grades 3 – 6 are learning about...
Science – Term 1 2019
This year all students will be involved in our Science Program again. We have lots of fun and engaging new activities for everyone. In Term 1 all students will be learning about Physical Sciences. In Prep to Grade 2 students will be learning about our 5 Senses, Light...
Science – Term 4
In term 4 students are exploring the living world through the study of Biology. Our junior school have searched for living and non-living things. Students have been in the garden planting cucumbers, zucchinis, sunflowers and Marigolds. Students are watching their...
Garden News
Environmental Club – Term 1 2019
This year Environmental Club will be running again on Tuesdays at 2:10 in the garden for the green thumbs at the school who would like to learn more about gardening, planting flowers, fruits and vegetables or just helping make our garden look beautiful.
News from the Garden
News from the Garden. We have our first carrots. Last week the Environmental Club harvested our first lot of carrots. These carrots were then washed, peeled and cut so that everyone could try some. The children thought they tasted delicious, giving them a huge thumbs...
National Plant a Tree Day
Last Friday 27th of July the Environmental Club participated in National Tree Day. We planted 2 apples trees in our vegie garden, one red and one green. Our Environmental Leaders and the Environmental Club dug holes, carried compost and planted both trees. We are...
Term 2, 2018
Winter is coming. The Environmental Club have been hard at work planting spinach, rocket, lettuce and carrots. They have also been weeding, watering and moving soil for more planting. Exciting news the spinach and lettuce are beginning to sprout. The mandarin tree is...
STEM News
STEM – Term 4
STEM ties in the subject areas of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics. STEM often challenges students to solve problems and create projects that use skills from these four different subjects. This term students are completing project to design a base to...
STEM – Term 3
In STEM students will explore the engineering through designing and creating. They will use a range of materials including recycled materials, Lego, pipe cleaners and balloons to build different objects from Martian landers to moving cars.
Auslan News
Auslan – Term 1 2020
Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is the language of the Deaf community in Australia. It is signed using hand and body movements, as well as facial expressions. In Term 1 students will all learn ‘What is Auslan?’ and ‘Why is it an important language to learn?’...
Auslan Student News
On the weekend I went to Big W with my mum. At the cash register I noticed that the lady standing there had a sign saying ‘Hi my name is Lisa-I’m hearing impaired, please speak slowly so I can lip read’ so I decided to be brave and try and use the Auslan I had learned...
Auslan – Term 4
Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is the language of the Deaf community in Australia. It is signed using hand and body movements, as well as facial expressions. In Term 4 the Grades Prep to Grade 3 students continue to participate in the Auslan Program. Prep students...
Auslan – Term 3
Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is the language of the Deaf community in Australia. It is signed using hand and body movements, as well as facial expressions. In Term 3 the Grades Prep to Grade 3 students continue to participate in the Auslan Program. At the...