Book Week started with a visit from Roland Harvey, author and illustrator of books such as Islands in My Garden and At The Beach, In The Bush and In The City. He explained how he writes his books and the various ways he illustrates moving from pen and watercolour to working on the iPad. Our...Read More

STEAM is an education approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue and critical thinking. The end results are students who take thoughtful risks, engage in experiential learning, persist in problem-solving, embrace collaboration and work through the creative process. These are the learners...Read More

In P8, students have been participating in a program called “The Zones of Regulation” which is designed to develop self-regulation strategies and attain skills in actively regulating actions and emotions. The program teaches children that our emotions and feelings can be grouped into four separate groups; Blue Zone (sad, tired, sick, sad), Green Zone (calm,...Read More

Book Week was launched with author/illustrator Roland Harvey sharing with the students how he completes his illustrations, mainly using his iPad and we were also most fortunate to see him create some illustrations on large paper.  Throughout the week classes read titles from The Children’s Book Council of Australia short listed books and completed a...Read More

This term M15 have been taking part in the Collingwood Farm Work Program. The aim is to develop social, community and environmental awareness, as well as work skills. Our enthusiastic and hardworking students are, having fun and exploring the wonderful, natural environment of an active sustainable farm, in a city location and learning some new...Read More

This term P21 with the help of other staff have created an extra educational learning space within our classroom where the students are able to work on their Individual Learning Goals with 1:1 support. In this space, students are able to concentrate on their English, Mathematics, puzzle completion and fine motor activities with little distraction....Read More

We have had an exciting year so far with our first ever Archibald Art exhibition, inspired by the annual Australian event of the same name. The event was part of the Education and Autism week celebrations. Every student in the school made an artwork which was a representation and expression of themselves, a self-portrait. Students’...Read More

P24 love making breakfast every Tuesday morning. Each student makes their own toast and chooses a condiment to go with their toast. This could be either Vegemite, Nutella, butter or jam. They then pour a cup of apple juice for themselves and have breakfast together. The students in P24 also use Proloquo2Go to make requests...Read More

The Pleasant Road Campus offers a room that is dedicated to the promotion and advancement of STEAM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics). P7 have been able to participate in a variety of weekly activities, co-ordinated by Eva (our ICT Leading Teacher). Each week a new aspect of STEAM is explored. Students in P7...Read More

P2 and P3 students have been learning how to develop and maintain relationships with their peers. They have been practising basic skills such as turn-taking, active listening and maintaining a conversation. The students have also been learning to look at things from other’s point of view. They have been practising to understand how others feel...Read More