News

School News

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook.

Grade 1 and 2 Maths Flexible Groupings – Place Value

Grade 1 and 2 Maths Flexible Groupings – Place Value

The Grade 1/2 students participate in maths flexible groupings. Here the students can practise skills that they need to improve on. The students mix between classes and work together to gain more knowledge in the area of place value. The students have been enjoying...

read more
National Simultaneous Storytime 2019

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,...

read more
Open Night

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...

read more
Life Education

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...

read more
Mothers’ Day Morning

Mothers’ Day Morning

On Friday the 10th of May, we celebrated Mothers’ Day by spoiling our Mothers with a pampering session. We decorated cookies, painted their nails, read books, coloured in pictures and gave massages. We had a wonderful time showing our Mothers’ how much we love them....

read more
Wacky Wednesday in 1/2 C!

Wacky Wednesday in 1/2 C!

The students in 1/2C have been very enthusiastic about Wacky Wednesday! Whether it be playing games in a different way, reading the months of the year backwards, or even reading words backwards it's always lots of fun. Today we had to pass a hula hoop around the class...

read more
4A Environmental Walk

4A Environmental Walk

4A went for a walk around our school looking at Sustainable Practices for Waste, Water, Energy and Biodiversity. Students identified what we are doing well and what we could do better in these areas.  

read more
1/2C CAFE Reading

1/2C CAFE Reading

CAFÉ Reading in 12C is important work! The learning intention for this task was ‘finding the word meaning in context’. It’s hard work finding the clues to figure out the meanings of words we don’t know. Look how they are concentrating and helping each other work them...

read more
Cultural Diversity Week

Cultural Diversity Week

During Cultural Diversity Week, the Preps celebrated each of the different countries that our families come from. We completed different tasks to represent each country for example, we made alpine hats to represent Germany. We also celebrated how we are all different...

read more
Term 1 Phonics

Term 1 Phonics

During Term 1, the Preps participated in a range of phonics activities helping us learn our letters and sounds. Please enjoy some photos of the tasks that we completed.    

read more
Premiers’ Reading Challenge has begun!

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...

read more
Naughty Jeffery

Naughty Jeffery

The students were so annoyed at Jeffery out class mascot for leaving to go to Queensland without telling us. We were glad to receive his postcard letting us know that he was ok. The students have been learning all about letter writing and decided to write him a stern...

read more
Measurement in 1-2C

Measurement in 1-2C

The students learned that we can measure things not just with rulers but also with the blue bots! It has been fun and interesting comparing the length of things using formal and informal units. We also compared the difference between centimeters and millimeters. The...

read more
News from the Garden

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...

read more
Coding

Coding

This Term the Prep students are exploring the world of coding. They started coding on the Chromebooks and have now moved onto using robots. Students have been coding the robots to make different shapes and completing different challenges. If you would like to try some...

read more
Father’s Day Morning 2018

Father’s Day Morning 2018

We had a wonderful time spending the morning with our Dads. We got to play games, read books, build things and plant a pot plant with them. We would like to say thank you to our Dads for coming we had a fantastic time.

read more
Shark Tank

Shark Tank

The Grade 1-2 Students have been working hard on their inventions to fix problems in our country. Each student found an issue; littering, too much plastic, not enough recycling, car emissions and more. Then they developed an invention to solve these issues and...

read more
Can you tie your shoelaces?

Can you tie your shoelaces?

On Thursday 13th September Athletes Foot came in to teach our Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students how to tie their shoelaces. It was tricky to begin with but many children learnt how to tie their laces for the first time. Keep practicing this skill at home and they...

read more
Footy Day

Footy Day

On Wednesday 12th September the whole school enjoyed a Footy Day celebrating their teams. Many colours could be seen from AFL, Rugby Union and Soccer teams. The students also enjoyed a hot lunch of pizza. After lunch the school had a parade and listened to all the...

read more
100 Days of Prep 2018

100 Days of Prep 2018

On Friday the 3rd of August, the Preps celebrated 100 days of learning, growing and laughing at school. We all dressed up to celebrate and had fun wearing our creative costumes that represent 100. We are looking forward to the next 100 days. [gallery...

read more
Rainbow and Sunflower Day

Rainbow and Sunflower Day

On Friday the 24th August, the Junior School Council organised a special day where you could wear ‘Rainbow and Sunflower Colours’ in support of Mrs Lindsay Kennedy (a past teacher) who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Her choice of charity is the McGrath...

read more
Science Open afternoon

Science Open afternoon

The 22nd August the students were all about science, opening their classrooms to their parents to come in and see what we have been learning about. It may be messy but lots of learning and problem solving skills were developed through making volcanoes, watching magic...

read more
National Plant a Tree Day

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...

read more
Inquiry Term 3

Inquiry Term 3

This term, the Preps are exploring the different types of materials that make up their world. Investigating the different materials and the way they feel, look and move. During Week 1, the Prep students looked and felt different materials and came up with a range of...

read more
Buddies Term 3 2018

Buddies Term 3 2018

This term, the Preps and their buddies are working on a project creating their very own Fairy tale. They have chosen from the following Fairy tales: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs. They have used their imagination to...

read more
Life Education Van

Life Education Van

The grade 1 and 2 children had a great time in the Life Education Van. they learned lots about their bodies and how to look after it. The students also discussed feelings and how to look after their own wellbeing. Thee students look forward to learning new things from...

read more
Technology Lunchtime Club

Technology Lunchtime Club

The lunch time technology club started this term. Many of the students have participated in using technology to create. They have made electronic circuits with working lights, fans and motors. In Term 3 we will use coding in our lunch time club. Students will be able...

read more
Healesville Excursion

Healesville Excursion

On Tuesday 12th June, the Preps ventured out to Healesville Sanctuary to visit the native animals of Australia. With our raincoats packed just in case, we braved the cold winds and darken skies to see the cuddly koalas, spikey echidnas, cheeky Tasmanian devils and...

read more