Year 5 Camp

The Year 5’s have returned from their grand adventure to Ballarat. We made the journey over to Ballarat last week to explore what life was like living on the Goldfields. We spent a few days at our accommodation learning about teamwork and facing our fears. We were able to go soaring on the Giant Swing, some of us even daring to go upside down! The Flying Fox was a hit as we tried to beat the various challenges set for us. Some of us were lucky enough to hit the target during Archery and others were able to test their problem-solving skills as we took on some Initiative Tasks.
Day 3 took us to Sovereign Hill to explore and even try our hand at finding gold! We explored the many jobs that were available during that time period and even got to try our hand at candle making. We all left the sweets demonstration with mouths watering and were lucky enough to have a taste. We were all excited to see the gold demonstration and to see a real gold bar that cost over $350,000! Some students were fortunate to be able to find some flecks of gold while panning, leaving us wanting to find even more.
Year 5 camp was a time of learning and growth. We made new friends, learnt new skills and faced our fears. We had an amazing time and cannot wait to show everything that we learnt during our time away.

Year 6s in Canberra

As you read today’s Newsletter, our Year 6s will be enjoying their final few hours in Canberra before the long drive home. From all reports they have been having a blast exploring our nation’s capital and the important role the city plays in future of our country. We can’t wait to hear all about it when they return. Below are just a few photos of the fun learning experiences they’ve been having.

Foundation Playdate

Our Foundation students have been learning about Living and Non-Living things as part of their Science subject this term, and last week had the opportunity to share all that they have learnt with their parents at a special Foundation Playdate in our beautiful nature play space. Armed with treasure maps the Foundation students completed a variety of different activities and even created creatures of their own from playdough. The loose parts were a highlight with some amazing vehicles, structures, and cubby houses being built with the help of mums, dads, and grandparents. Our Foundation students got to investigate some worms and bugs up close with magnifying glasses and decorate rocks with colourful designs.
It was lovely to see our Foundation students showing their parents where they like to play and introducing them to the new friends they have made at school.

Community Playdate

Last Wednesday morning PPN hosted its second Playdate with Prescott for the year in our beautiful nature play space. The theme of the morning was ‘Living Creatures’ and our little friends had a wonderful time creating animal footprint paintings, molding playdough creatures, and exploring sensory trays of land and sea animals. The mud kitchen and sand and water play were popular, as were the loose parts on the oval. It was wonderful to see the children working together and using their imaginations to build elaborate structures and watercourses. Our fun-filled morning concluded with some songs together and lots of high-fives from our Year 6 helpers.
We look forward to our next Playdate with Prescott in Term 2 where we will celebrate Autumn.

Loose parts and nature crowns.