Author: Grade 06

Book Character Dress Up Day Friday June 7th

One of the highlights of the school calendar is fast approaching, Book Character dress up day will be held on Friday 7th June during Literacy Week, so please start exercising your creativity and planning your costumes. Every student is urged to dress up as a beloved book character. Maybe Harry Potter? The Cat in the…

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Bundoora Farm

The Preps had a great day out at Bundoora farm. They got up close and personal with lots of animals; milking and feeding goats, feeding chickens, holding guinea pigs, seeing kangaroos and emus and also making scones. It also provided a wonderful experience for their first Big Write!

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Prep Reading

The Preps have now begun reading groups in the classroom. This means they work together in small groups to practise and progress their reading skills. There are lots of fun activities to help the students learn.

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Mind and Body

The Preps are loving PMP. This program will run on Wednesdays through Term 2 and 3 to practise gross motor skills such as throwing, jumping and skipping. Thank you to all of our parent helpers. Please keep signing up on roster on the Art room window (near Prep A). We have also started Life Skills….

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The Great Book Swap

As part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations we will be holding the Great Book Swap at Toorak Primary School to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation aims to improve literacy levels in remote Indigenous communities. We are seeking donations of second hand children’s books that are in good condition for…

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Grade One – Week 4 snapshot

Swimming – The intensive 2 week swimming program has now concluded. The students were very responsible and showed great improvement in their swimming skills. The final session saw some exciting relay races and explosive dives off the big foam plank! Mother’s Day – Thank you to all the volunteers who assisted with the flower pot…

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