Author: Sharon Wildermuth

2020 Grade Requests

A reminder to parents to please email the school, Attention: Julie Manallack, if there are special requests to be considered in placing your child into a class for 2020. In the coming weeks, staff will meet to allocate students to their 2020 classes based on a series of criteria. Once students have been allocated to…

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Art Space- Foundation

The foundation students have been having a fabulous time exploring the animated work of Edward Tinga Tinga. They made beautiful striped and spotted patterned paper, by using brightly coloured pot paints. The students then experimented with shapes to create wonderful African animal collages. The result was a beautiful safari of masterpieces.

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Tuning into Kids – A parenting program teaching skills in emotion coaching

Registrations are now open for our Term 4 program of Tuning into Kids, a six-week evidence-based program that teaches parents skills in emotion coaching. Emotion coaching is the ability to recognise, understand and respond to children’s emotions in an accepting, supportive way; which, in turn helps the child to understand and better manage their emotions. Outcomes of…

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Welcome Back!

Term 4 commenced last Monday and what a start it was with the Grade threes heading off on their first ever school camp. An amazing time was had by all, with the students involved in a myriad of activities (low ropes, initiative activities, geo caching, flying fox to name a few) which focused on building…

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FRENCH

Bonne rentrée: All students are revising their various words and phrases learnt as after a lovely holiday break it is quite normal to ‘oublié’ –forget a few things, especially when it is not a language used at home. Years 4 and 6 have begun to present their French inquiry topics and each one to date…

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5/6 ART news

The grade 5/6 students have been discussing remembrance day and the significance of the poppy. Each student made a background using sponges and paint and then experimented with felt, needles and threads to create their own individual poppy artwork. They have also been busy making sketching with black fine liners. Please see the photos below…

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