Welcome to our blog. Together, the Strathmore Primary School community will promote a commitment to lifelong learning. Through a stimulating and challenging environment, the school will empower its students to reach their potential and become caring and productive members of an ever-changing world.
My name is Miss Pane and I am teaching Italian this year! This is my fifth year of teaching Italian and I am excited to be able to teach all the students at Strathmore Primary School.
The Italian program will focus on speaking and listening activities as well as written work. Songs, games and interactive tasks will be included in a fun and interactive way.
I am looking forward to a wonderful Multicultural Day on Wednesday 11th March and have already loved learning and hearing about the students’ backgrounds and cultures. Please make sure permission and payment is made by 2nd March for this wonderful multicultural experience.
Looking forward to another wonderful year in Italian!
As the bus made its way toward Canberra, the students attending the Melbourne experience were cheerfully and excitedly arriving at school (those few hours of extra sleep might have helped that!) for their first excursion into Melbourne CBD.
On the Monday of Week 6, the Melbourne Experience students were attending their first of three excursions for the week. The students rode the bus into the city and were greeted by the sight of the Eureka Tower as they arrived.
They started their day by going on a guided tour of Eureka Tower then had a snack after their walk along part of the Yarra. The students then moved onto Hammer Hall & Arts centre for a quick visit before having lunch at Queen Victoria Gardens. Once they had finished their yummy lunch, the group took in the view of Town Hall while they strolled along Collins Street to take in the sights of State Parliament House. The students then went for a walk through China Town to the State Library.
On Wednesday, the students went on their second excursion to the city. They began their day at the always beautiful Botanical Gardens before making their way to the Shrine of Remembrance for a guided tour. The students then caught the bus to Carlton Gardens to have lunch before walking to Parliament House. Little did the group know but they were on their way to meet Danny Pearson at Parliament House too. Once that had concluded the students had a tour of Victoria Parliament House. Once the tour concluded, it was time to head back to school via bus while taking in the Melbourne landscape through the windows.
Friday was another jam-packed day. The day began with a tour of the Old Melbourne Gaol and Mr Portelli was brave enough to enter the haunted cell. The students heard about the history of the gaol during the tour and were very intrigued by some of the information. Once the tour concluded, the students walked towards Lygon Street taking in the old Melbourne buildings and their structures. The group then had the absolute pleasure of having pizza for lunch at a cafe on Lygon Street before having ice cream for dessert (heaven!). The students then returned to the Old Melbourne Gaol to participate in a courtroom drama. The trial was about Ned Kelly and the students were incredible at their different roles throughout the mock trial. Then it was back to school which signalled the end of their incredible week of Melbourne Experience.
A big thank you to the teachers and parent volunteers for their help during the Melbourne Experience. The students had an incredible week learning new information and extending their prior knowledge.
We are pleased to display the following renders of the new playground to be installed in Term 4 of 2019!
The playground will be built and installed by KOMPAN, the company with whom the school won a 50% match-funding grant to add up to $30,000 in addition to the funds spent on equipment by the school. The delivery of a new playground is as a result of a fantastic sustained effort from Parents Club in terms of organising fundraisers over the last few years in order to build an amount of money that will provide exceptional new facilities. The school would like to thank all parents who contributed to the Playground Survey in Term 2, which has helped with planning and selection of equipment that delivers the play values of:
Generating excitement, curiosity and creativity
Development of physical skills
Providing challenge and opportunities to develop resilience and confidence
Inclusiveness and accessibility and provision of opportunities for interaction with a wide range of school peers
Development of social skills
Thanks must go to parents who have supported Parents Club with these efforts, as well as the families to have contributed to fundraising. Thanks must also go to School Council, who have participated in the process by assessing quotes, considering feedback from the community survey and considering the various options of providers and equipment available.
The playground will be located on the Lloyd Street side of the school, at the end of the basketball court near the portable that is currently used by Their Care for the out-of-school-hours care program. It is anticipated that the playground will be installed in November.
Welcome to our blog. Together, the Strathmore Primary School community will promote a commitment to lifelong learning. Through a stimulating and challenging environment, the school will empower its students to reach their potential and become caring and productive members of an ever-changing world.
It has been a fantastic term, Students have been so engaged in their Inquiry topic ‘Food Matters’ and learning about where our food comes from. The Year 1 students, enjoyed baking bread from scratch and finding out where the ingredients came from. One of the highlights was tasting the warm, crunchy, delicious bread, with toppings!
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