This term, Year 5 and 6 students were taken down to the duck pond to investigate the water quality of our local water sources. Previously the students had been learning about the sewage and drinking water systems and how they relate to our local water. Students tested...
Every term, the staff catch-up with their Year 6 buddies over brekkie. It is a great opportunity to share what’s going on in their lives and their learning. Students know that they have lots of people that care about them and are there to support them, whenever...
Congratulations to all the Year 3 to 6 students who participated in the Athletics Carnival yesterday. The resilience, responsibility and respect on display from 99% of students was exemplary. Special shout out to Hunter, Alyssa, Lina, Brielle and Max for their points...
Breakfast Club is commencing Monday March 2nd and will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30am to 9am. Please speak with Chaplain Tere or your child’s classroom teacher for further information.
As I am sure you are all aware, at Pakenham Springs we have 3 core values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience. In 2020 we are very excited to welcome The Resilience Project, to support the development and understanding of resilience. The Mission of The...
Our new Year 6 students have begun the year in an impressive manner – immediately rising to the expectations that we have for our school leaders and approaching the learning environment in a positive and focused way. They have set goals for themselves and have...
Pakenham Springs had a special visitor to the school on Monday February 10 – Mike Larkin and the Channel 10 Weather team broadcast the weather forecast live from the new Inclusive School Garden area. It was wonderful to see students interacting with Mike and the crew,...
Thank you to all of the students and their families for their fabulous support of our Book Fair. With a few extra sales this morning we were able to topple our goal of $7000. We have earned about $600 in books from the Book Fair which will be available for teachers...
Our greatest achievement in STEM so far this year is our participation in Robocup Junior Australia. This tournament requires students to make a robot to certain strict specifications and then code it to make it chase an infrared ball. As it was our first attempt, we...
As part of their Inquiry Unit this term, our Prep students have been learning about “Community”. They have been exploring what makes a community, what is important in our community and the different roles of people have in the community. On Friday November...
