Category: Year 1

Grade 1 Swimming

The Grade 1 swimming intensive has commenced and students are having a splashtastic good time! The students have been placed into groups, and have been hard at work developing their swimming skills with the instructors at Klim Slim. All students have been provided with swimming caps to wear during lessons, however, they are allowed to…

Read more

Welcome back and Year Level Newsletters now available

Dear Families, I hope you all add a relaxing and restful holiday and took the opportunity to refresh the mind and the body over the last couple of weeks. Please note that year level newsletters are available on Compass. Please take the time to read them as they provide valuable information of the work that…

Read more

Student Progress Reports

Dear Parents and Guardians, To view your child’s progress report, you can either ‘View Academic Report’ (shown on the left hand side under their attendance), or alternatively by using the ‘clicking here’ link in the green box, under ‘My News’. To view their academic report, scroll to progress report and view cycle. A pdf of…

Read more

Restorative Practices at Toorak Primary School

Our school has made a very important decision lately and that is to become a Restorative School.  Using Restorative Practices isn’t something we take lightly.  We’ve been watching what’s been happening in the world of education when it comes to creating a strong school culture, to building effective relationships, to resolving conflict and to improving…

Read more

Having a ball, we have been cooking and all!

The end of Term 1 is soon approaching and the Grade Ones have been nothing short of productive. Students have delved further into their Inquiry topic, “Chemical Changes” through an incursion with Itsy Bitsy Chef. During the incursion, students got to make their very own hot cross buns, and were able to explore different states of…

Read more

Grade One Gardeners!

The Grade Ones have been busy at work in the garden with Mr. Beck. The students have had a ball planting their own seeds, to grow some food to cook in the kitchen. Mr. Beck taught them all about how to care for plants, by making sure the seeds have plenty of light and water….

Read more