Archive: August 2019

Prep Highlights

What an exciting 4 weeks we’ve had in Prep! We’ve celebrated our 100th day of school. Students dressed up in the ‘what they wanted to be when they grow up’ and we brought all the classes together for a party. The day was a huge success with parents going above and beyond to celebrate the…

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Family Maths Night fun!

Wow, what a fantastic turn out we had last Wednesday at our inaugural Family Maths Night. It was wonderful to see so many families working together to solve a variety of Maths activities – all whilst having FUN! Having the opportunity to walk around on the night, watching students and their parents problem solve together,…

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Grade 2 Boys Basketball

Toorak Tomahawks Basketball team is recruiting! Are you in grade 2 and interested in playing basketball and joining a team? Come and join us! No experience required! It’s a fun way to enjoy a team environment and represent our school in the competition. We train Tuesday after school (3:45 pm – 4:30 pm) and play…

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Year Five Ski Camp Mt Buller Day Two

Students were up nice and early again this morning ready for a big day ahead. We were on the slopes by 8.30am, with many graduating from the magic carpet onto the chair lift. At lunch, they regaled tales about the different runs they’d skiied and new techniques they have learned. After lunch, they skiied to…

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Grade One trip to the Library!

This week, the students of Grade One walked down to the Toorak/South Yarra library. We were lucky that the rain held off so we could embark on our first little excursion for the year. At the library we were shown the different sections of the Junior Reader’s area. Reading different styles of stories ideally helps…

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Look what we’ve been doing in Performing Arts

In Performing Arts this Term students have been creating characters for games, activities and performances. Students are learning about expressive skills such as how to use their voice, body and facial expressions to portray feelings and different characters. Students are learning about movement/ dance as well as stage spacing, audience participation and voice projection. Students…

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