Archive: June 2016

Grade 2 – Polly Woodside Excursion

On Thursday the 26th of May, students from Grade 2 went on an excursion to Polly Woodside and enjoyed a cruise along the Yarra River, which links to our inquiry topic of water as a precious resource. Our first stop was to the Polly Woodside boat, where students were able to experience life on a…

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Foundation and the Fire Truck

The lucky children from Foundation had a very special visit from the MFB Firemen on Wednesday. The children learnt about fire safety and what to do in an emergency. The highlight of the day was when the children were allowed to climb through the truck and squirt the hose! A big thank you to the Firemen for visiting,…

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Grade 6 Science Fair

Dear parents/guardians/friends,   The Grade 6 students will be holding a Science fair on Thursday 16th June (Week 10) outside, weather permitting or inside the hall. They will be demonstrating and explaining experiments they have made in their groups as part of their Inquiry Science unit. All parents/guardians/friends are welcome to come along and have…

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Traffic Around the School

I encourage our school families to exercise respect and consideration towards our neighbours at drop off and pick up times. Recently there have been several calls from neighbours complaining about inappropriate and dangerous behaviour at the beginning and end of the school day. Please take care at these times for the safety of our school children….

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School Uniform

In order to avoid the loss of school uniforms, I wish to remind parents to ensure each item is named. When items of uniform are named, they can be returned to the correct owner. However, with around 460 students, it is almost impossible to return clothing if it does not have some form of identification. Each week the Junior…

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School Council News- June

This month’s Council meeting started with an informative update from the Junior School Council, presented by Maya in grade 3. We were very interested to hear about the teachers vs students T-ball fundraiser planned for the last day of term. Red Nose Day is a great cause, and we think it will be a great…

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