Parent Reps

We are looking for 2-4 parents from each neighbourhood to volunteer as a parent rep for 2012. The role of parent reps is to encourage and co-ordinate parent involvement in the educational and social activities of the school in collaboration with the neighbourhood teachers.

If you are interested, please speak to the teachers in your child's neighbourhood by Thursday 1 March.

Angela Palombo, on behalf of the Community Relations Sub-Committee

Maths scavenger hunt

Here are some photos of our neighbourhood enjoying a lesson where we had to locate a lot of items around the school from a list of things such as something with a perimeter of 20cms or something that holds more than a litre.

Independent schools' scholarship exam

There will be two exam preparation sessions for students intending to sit scholarship exams for independant schools.

8:30 am

Wednesday 15th & Friday 17th February

in the library.

Please note this is for students intending to sit scholarships only.

Bazaar- We need your help!

We are in real need of some extra helpers for the Bazaar. "Burly blokes" are needed for set-up and pack-up. We are also asking for soft drink cans to be dropped off in the neighbourhood. If you think you can help, please see the green sheet sent home last week or contact one of our parent reps; Marianne, Louise, Debra and Deb.

We've had some amazing research happening in Neighbourhood 1. Students have been researching how their chosen technology impacts upon us and the environment. Next we will be setting ourselves a challenge which we will then address (such as balancing how much technology we use in a day). Have a look at the attached picture to see how we have mapped out our inquiry.

Student Voice

In the past few days, Neighbourhood One has been running workshops to gain feedback from students about how things are going in the neighbourhood. One of the key points of discussion is the Learning Agreement and how we can best use it to foster a greater sense of independence and accountability, at the same time making the learning engaging for everyone. We had some great responses and now we are continuing to look at how we can best cater for everyone's needs.
Parents will notice that there is no timetable on the back of this week's LA because it is currently being developed in consultation with the students.

We are back.......

.... bigger and better this term! Our neighbourhood has been discussing different ways that we can use this blog to communicate what is happening in Neighbourhood 1. We have formed a group of students who are willing to work as a team to keep the community updated with happenings in the neighbourhood. We will be meeting this week and as from next week you can expect to see more regular postings, highlighting all of the great learning that is happening in the neighbourhood. Watch this space!