Kindness is all around us at PPN! 

This term, students from all year levels came together to create a whole school art project for Bullying! No Way Day.  

Students met with their buddy classes to paint a large mural for the back fence of the school, which spells out KINDNESS. The classes worked together to brainstorm and paint images and words, they felt represent kindness, and how we can showcase that in our school. The students did an amazing job, creating 10 bright, welcoming, and unique boards. The artwork has been hung on the fence of the school’s back oval for all to see and enjoy.  

Thanks to Mr Isaac for his hard work attaching the boards to the fence, as well as Modbury Bunnings for donating the paint.  

Bugs n Slugs Incursion Friday 1^st April

Last Friday, the Year 1 classes visited the church hall to take part in the Bugs n' Slugs interactive demonstration.

First, the classes sat on the floor. Then we listened to Kristen tell us all about different types of insects and bugs. She told us that they have different numbers of legs. The students learned that crabs and lobsters are also insects!

The Year 1's were then able to walk around and look at some insects such as spiders, cockroaches, and even a scorpion with babies on its back. They also had the opportunity to gently hold/touch some of the beetles, snails, slugs, and stick insects, and they were able to look closer using magnifying glasses.

There was even a rainbow coloured snail!

After we had finished looking and touching the different insects, we sat back down on the floor and Kristen talked about insects and the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates. We learned that some insects do not have any bones!! We also got to hold bones of old insects.

It was a great day!

Nature Art

This week in the nature play space, there was a selection of natural materials and a simple sign that said 'Nature Art'.

At first, the students were a little unsure as there were no directions or instructions, just some simple resources. It only took one student to begin creating something, then a group of children gathered, and each child started to create some amazing, creative works of Art. There were nature faces, animals, flower pots, and even landscape pieces. I heard a student declare, ‘This is fun’!

Once again, nature has provided a blank canvas for creativity, individuality, and most importantly fun! What kind of Art can you create with nature this week?