Our Students
Student News
Warrandyte Primary School is proud to offer a variety of learning opportunities across each of our year levels, and to offer engaging and diverse experiences for all of students.
Click on the images below to view some of the many special things that have happened within each of our year levels.
Prep News
Change
This term, the Prep students have been busy exploring the concept of ‘change’. Through investigating the changing colours of the leaves in autumn, the students wondered about the other things in our world that change. So far, our wonderings have seen us explore: how...
What a Start!
With the end of first term near, it seems a long time ago, that our eager new Preps bounded through the historical doors of the Old Stone Building. With some nerves and mostly excitement, the new Prep students had been counting down the days until their first day of...
Year 1&2 News
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
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
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...
Year 3&4 News
Currawong Bush Park
On Tuesday 19 March, Year 3 and 4 students set off to Currawong Bush Park to participate in a whole day of activities focussing on sustainability and the environment. The students were thoroughly engaged as they rotated around four workshops that explored the concepts...
Year 5&6 News
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,...
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...
Swimming Carnival
On Monday 4 February, the Year 5/6 students competed in their first annual house sporting event as they headed to the Doncaster Aquarena Pool to swim as a part of their house teams. Students participated in a variety of events, including freestyle, backstroke,...