In week 8, the Grade 5/6s participated in the incredibly engaging Smoothie Bar business excursion. The excursion covered everything from collecting market research data (including producing graphs for their data), calculating costs and profits, trialing smoothie flavours, receiving and taking on feedback and pitching their smoothie business to the “shark tank”. Teachers were extremely proud…
Read moreThis week, Mr Beck taught the Grade 5 and6 students how to start a social enterprise: “The Social Seedling”. Unlike common business enterprises where profits only benefit the company shareholders, we will trade to make a profit which is 100% given back to the community. Students research and design their own seedling range: from market…
Read moreLast week students received their roles for Earn & Learn and have begun to set up their businesses and government roles. Students learned to write job applications in writing and have been exploring financial mathematics and budgeting in maths groups. The grade 5/6’s are excited to welcome some of the younger students to our Market…
Read moreTo launch the NAIDOC week celebrations, we will be having a special assembly this Friday the 14th of June. Boon Wurrung Elders Janet Galpin and David Tournier will perform a ‘Welcome to Country’ and ‘Smoking Ceremony’. This is a very important event and all members of the school community are encouraged to attend. In the…
Read moreThe last two weeks have been jam packed with lots of learning about our inquiry unit on Natural Disasters. In week 5, Ben from Fizzics Education came in to show us some exciting and engaging experiments to demonstrate a range of natural disasters. During week 6, students completed their inquiry presentations. Parents, students and teachers…
Read moreAs part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations we will be holding the Great Book Swap at Toorak Primary School to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation aims to improve literacy levels in remote Indigenous communities. We are seeking donations of second hand children’s books that are in good condition for…
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