Archive: February 2018

Grade 6 Camp – Day 3

We started our third day of camp by visiting Government House, the residence of Australia’s Governor General, Sir Peter Cosgrove. We learned about the components of his job; community engagement, ceremonial, Constitution and the Defence Force. We had a tour of the ground level and the external grounds of Government House, and we were able…

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Grade 4 Update

We’ve had an exciting week this week at Toorak PS with our Science Incursion. We have been learning all about forces! During this incursion we explored push and pull and how they interact with weight, friction, magnetism, gravity and air resistance. We looked at different parts of a scientific report, making sure to include our…

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A Change of Seasons

We are slowly nearing the end of summer and a change of seasons is just around the corner. This is when it gets busy in our garden: we pick the last of the summer produce, select the strongest plants for saving seed and start a compost pile with the old plants. This week’s sustainability class is…

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Grade 6 Camp – Day 2

We started our day with a visit to Parliament House. As Parliament is sitting this week, we were fortunate enough to meet Kelly O’Dwyer, our local member for Higgins. She spoke to us about her role as a Minister and fielded some of our questions. It was great to see the House of Representatives and…

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Grade 6 Camp Day 1

Day 1 – Canberra Camp We had a really early start this morning, having to be at school by 7am, however many of us were so excited that we were up early anyway and didn’t really mind. Our first stop was Euroa and it was really nice. There was a little river and we could…

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District Swimming Carnival Timetable

Please click here for the District Swimming Carnival timetable. District Swimming Timetable  

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