Archive for 2016
LOTE again in 2017
Simone will be back to teach Japanese with us (Photo below shows Simone making Japanese calendars for 2017) and Lucy has volunteered to come back to teach Italian. Gina has also asked to come back as a volunteer depending on her workload at Uni. Alsion will also be coming back to help with early years…
Read MoreLast school day for 2016
Another big year over for our small rural school. The kids have finished and start their well-earned holiday. I’ll start getting ready for 2017 after Christmas. If you are interested in a small school education for next year then I can be contacted via this web page and we can arrange for an inspection over…
Read MoreWarrnambool Camp
Last week we went on our annual overnight camp. This year we went to Warrnambool. We visited Fagstaff Hill, the beach and foreshore and climbed the Tower Hill volcano. We stayed in a motel opposite Flagstaff Hill and dined in style. The camp is free and all students are able to attend.
Read MoreTransition day
our new prep for 2017, Stella spent the day with us yesterday. The kids spent most of the day with her playing in the home corner and making Christmas craft. Gina also popped in and made some delicious Christmas biscuits with us.
Read MoreHarmonious learning environment
I have heard lots of stories recently about students in some schools spending days in ‘doubled up’ classrooms working on the floor and doing ‘busy work’ because schools don’t replace absent teachers. I have also heard very disturbing stories about students afraid too come to school because of the volatile or aggressive environment in their…
Read MoreVolunteers
We are lucky to have some volunteers helping us this year. Lucy who had a teaching round here earlier this year has been visiting us every week to teach Italian. This week she came back after finishing her last teaching round and decorated Italian cakes for Christmas with us. Gina who is studying teaching at…
Read MoreBook Buying
As a reward to the children for achieving their Premier’s Reading Challenge targets for 2016 we visited Collins Books in Ballarat and the school bought the kids a book each of their choice. They all selected very challenging books from the terrific children’s book range that they have. (We are actually spoilt for great bookshops…
Read MorePremier’s Reading Challenge
I’m sure there are some other schools where 100% of the students attending successfully reach their reading challenge target but there wouldn’t be very many (I’m betting they’re small rural schools like us) and we have done it on consecutive years. We will pop into Ballarat as a treat this week and select a book…
Read MoreVisiting Guides
On Thursday night, October 27th, the Delacombe Junior Girl Guides celebrated World Teacher’s Day by inviting their school teachers to join them at a special annual Girl Guide activity. The girls thanked their teachers for the time and effort they put into organising classes and excursions. The Guides and their teachers spent the night doing…
Read MoreTours
Because of our size we were lucky enough on our ‘Sturt Street walk’ to get a tour of the Town Hall including the mayor’s rooms (We just popped in to look at the beautiful tiles and staircase and we were invited to have a special tour and talk) and we stopped off at il Piccolo…
Read MoreSturt Street ramble
We picked a rare sunny day to go for a walk down Sturt St and to sketch and photograph (with our iPads) the statues that we found on the centre strip of Ballarat’s main road. We also used the free Wi-Fi to research some of the statues we investigated.
Read MoreBeautiful spring weather
I know its not necessarily unique to Glen Park but we really enjoyed the last few days of glorious spring weather and our fantastic school site means we have a lovely, tranquil and safe outside learning and play space for the kids to enjoy.
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