Home Among the Gumtrees during Remote Learning

Home Among the Gumtrees during Remote Learning

Here’s something to brighten up your day! Seeing all these familiar faces certainly makes the heart sing and reminds us of the beautiful school community we are all missing. Stay safe and keep supporting each other! Special thanks to Tracey Maile for putting...
Science Talent Search

Science Talent Search

Every year for the past 5 years, Warrandyte Primary School has offered students the opportunity to participate in the Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria’s ‘Science Talent Search’. This year Warrandyte Primary had a record number of students who entered...
Marvellous Micro-organisms

Marvellous Micro-organisms

Over the past few weeks 4/5 J has been experimenting with yeast. We have learned that different temperatures of water mixed with yeast and sugar create different amounts of gas. We’ve been learning this through the use of 3 empty water bottles, all of the same size,...
Term 1 Bush Craft

Term 1 Bush Craft

This term grade 1/2 students are reading ‘Snugglepot and ‘Cuddlepie’ by May Gibbs. As students follow the story they will be participating in a ‘Bush Craft’ lesson once a week. The program is organised by the wonderful Julie Harmsworth. Julie works with the children...
Como House Excursion

Como House Excursion

On Wednesday 18 September, the 1/2 students of Warrandyte Primary School set off to Como House for the day. Mark and Justine from Como House were very informative and organised a variety of activities that helped students understand what life was like for children in...
Mrs Sargood Incursion

Mrs Sargood Incursion

On Monday 29 June, the 1/2 students of Warrandyte Primary School were visited by Mrs Sargood as part of ‘tuning in’ for their Inquiry concept ‘Time Changes Many Communities’. Mrs Sargood acted as a teacher from the olden days (1869) and shared many facts about what...
Ghosts of Our Past

Ghosts of Our Past

In our inquiry unit, Ghosts of Our Past, the students have chosen a significant character from our colonial past to investigate. They have been given weekly homework tasks that lead up to an exhibition on Open Night. We have organised an excursion to the Old Melbourne...
One World – Many Stories

One World – Many Stories

In Term 2 we are exploring the idea of, “One World – Many Stories’. This unit aims to introduce students to the concept of a story, our connections to stories, and what shapes them, for example individual experiences. Students will explore various ways a story can be...
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