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2023 Prep Tours and Step Into Prep

Parktone offer day and night tours and 'Step Into Prep' Sessions. Our tours are conducted by our leadership team who explain our pedagogy and show you our incredible facilities. 'Step Into Prep' gives you and your child a chance to explore the prep space and participate in investigation activities.

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Parktone's New Library

Two years in the making, our brand new, state of the art library was officially opened on May 19, 2023. Attended by the State Parliament member for Mordialloc, Tim Richardson, Tandem Design Studio architects and the Parktone leadership team, and Education Improvement Leader, Anna-Marie Yelland.

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Passion Project Expo

Leader in Me in action at Parktone at the Passion Project Expo.

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2023 Maths Challenge

Students in Years 3 to 6 were invited to participate in the 2023 Maths Challenge. This is a problem-solving activity organised by the Australian Maths Trust (AMT), which is aimed at stimulating our high achievers in Mathematics. 

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PETAA High Abilities Writers Workshop

Students across years 4-6 met up with author Ingrid Laguna on zoom to improve their writing skills. We learnt so many new tips about how to write like a pro and it was such an amazing experience. 

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Learning Support

In 2021 the Tutor Learning Initiative (TLI) was introduced to support students whose learning had been disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding is provided by the government to employ tutors who work to deliver targeted small group learning support to students who need it most.

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Flexible Learning Spaces

The intention of utilising Flexible Learning Spaces is to create learning environments where students have greater opportunity to make good learning choices and develop themselves as independent and interdependent learners. 

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Leader In Me Lighthouse School

Parktone Primary School is proud be a Leader in Me Lighthouse school! We are the first government school in Australia to receive this honour. Over 2000 schools in the world are part of the Leader In Me process and only 151 have Lighthouse status. Click on the Leader In Me tab to find out more.

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Create the Leader

With the support of FranklinCovey Parktone Primary is focused on how we as educators can create leaders, one child at a time. The Leader in Me initiative based on Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, is being embedded across all subject areas, and now demonstrated and taught daily.

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IMPORTANT DATES

August
2nd Australian Maths Competition
16th - ICAS English
14th-18th - Science Week
21st-25th - Book Week
23rd - 2024 Prep Open Transition Session
29th - ICAS Maths

September
4th-15th P-2 Swimming Program
6th - 2024 Prep Open Transition Session
15th - Last day of Term 3

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