Welcome back to the 2010 school year. I hope that you all managed to find some time to relax and enjoy the vacation period. A very special welcome to the many new students and families who commenced their association with Greythorn this week.
We got off to a great start on Monday welcoming 533 students to begin the 2010 school year. Our 75 new Preps have settled in brilliantly making the transition to school in fine style. Staff officially returned to school last Wednesday which gave the opportunity for some professional development along with whole school and team planning. The ease to which all students have slipped into school mode (many for the first time) is indicative of the preparation carried out by our staff and parents. Many thanks for your support.
Geoff Agnew, Principal
TERM DATES
For the Victorian term dates 2010 - 2015
To view the 2010 Parent Handbook click the "Handbook" tab under the calendar.
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Fri 12 Feb
9am -11am Year 5 & 6 Interschool Sport
Tues 16 Feb
Parent Teacher Discussions
8pm School Council Meeting
Wed 17 Feb
Parent Teacher Discussions
8pm Parents’ & Friends’ Association meeting
STAFF
The following link is only available to staff of Greythorn Primary School:
Staff Intranet
Thinkers of the World Unite
This is the host blog for a thinking community of open minded and thought provoking students.
Students contributing will be part of a vibrant Web 2.0 community committed to expanding their minds through the use of philisophical questions presented in a variety of forms. The questions are usually presented as part of a video link, that can be watched individually or in a group. Some questions are more abstract thinking where concepts are drawn together by students. They may also be presented through websites or quotes, it depends on the focus.
We hope to expand everyone’s ability to analyse and elaborate on questions that affect all of us.
By connecting to this blog we will create a community of thinkers. You will be able to read the entries of other students and discuss them in your class. As the blogs evolve and you improve your individual ability to analyse questions, the community will continue to expand your ideas. This is a key concept of the Web 2.0 community, to engage a wide audience that communicate and expand on each others ideas.
Let us begin with a philosophical saying: "If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky? " ~Stanislaw J. Lec
Student musings on these questions will be linked to their classroom blogs.
Class blogs:
2009 4X 2009 5S
