Grade 4’s have an exciting few weeks coming up! This week we have begun the empowering sleep program. For the next 6 weeks students will be monitoring their nightly sleep by responding to a few questions related to their sleep, what they do before bed time and how they feel when they wake up. We…
Read moreOver the next four weeks, TPS will be focusing on the value of Honesty. Many students think honesty means you “don’t tell a lie”– and that is definitely part of being honest. But honesty means more than not lying. If something you do is breaking the law or if you have to hide what you…
Read moreGrade 2 students have developed their reader’s notebook in Term 3. Students are using their reader’s notebooks to track down their understandings of the books they are reading. In reading sessions, teachers are modelling how to use various comprehension and reading accuracy strategies. Then students are using sentence starters to develop their ideas and record them in their books.
Read moreGrade 4’s have had an exciting start to term with a trip to the Melbourne Museum and an exciting hands on physics incursion. We have been exploring the first fleet and white settlement and this was further investigated in the First People’s exhibit at the Melbourne Museum. The students displayed great school values while on…
Read moreIn term 3 the Grade 2 students will be investigating Australia and our connection to Asia. Students will be looking at the differences and similarities of where we live and other cultures and areas of Asia. We start the unit by looking at Australia, learning the different states and territories, the capital cities, common landmarks…
Read moreThe value we are focusing on for the beginning of Term 3 is RESPECT. Our Grade 5 students have documented how they can show respect around the school. Respect is a two-way street, if you want to get it, you’ve got to give it.
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