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Dear Parents and Children

Welcome to Glen Huntly Primary School. We are pleased to inform you that you are joining a school whose students and staff enjoy a positive and stimulating learning environment which fosters self esteem and self discipline. We promote social, emotional, academic and physical growth and believe effective learning occurs in a caring and supportive atmosphere. As well as a sound scholastic curriculum firmly based upon English and Mathematics, there is a range of activities designed to encourage learning and involvement.

Our dedicated teaching staff is eager to develop and support each and every child to reach their potential. I invite you to contact the school to organise a personal tour of our excellent facilities and to discuss how Glen Huntly Primary School can provide a quality education for your child.

Libby Alessi, School Principal

2008 NAPLAN Results

The first National Assessment Program commenced in 2008 for Year 3 & 5 students.The parents, staff and students are enormously proud of the students’ results.

Percentage of students achieving at or above the National Minimum Standards –
The percentage of Years 3 and 5 students who, according to their NAPLAN results, are achieving at or above the National Minimum Standard are as follows:

The percentage of Year 3 students achieving in Reading at or above level is 95.9% and 100% of students achieved at or above level in Writing, Spelling, Numeracy and Grammar and Punctuation. An excellent outcome for the Year 3 students!

The percentage of Year 5 students achieving in Reading and grammar and Punctuation at or above level is 96.7% and 96.7 respectively and 100% of students achieved at or above level in Writing, Spelling and Numeracy. This is also an excellent outcome for the Year 5 students!

Click here to view our 2008 Annual Report.

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Recent Events

What's been happening in the Grade 3/4 area?

This term 3/4S have had great fun doing some Science experiments. We have learnt about Surface Tension.
One experiment we did involved making a paper clip float! It was very hard to do but by the end of the session we did it. We put a small piece of paper in a container with water, then we put the paper clip on top. Next we very, very, gently pulled the paper off and the paper clip just floated!

In another interesting experiment called, The Running Pepper, we had containers with water. We sprinkled some pepper on the top of the water. Then we put a drop of dishwashing liquid on our finger and dipped it in the peppered water. We watched the pepper just run away! The dishwashing liquid broke the surface tension and made the paper run to the sides.

Our third experiment was called The Speed Boat. It involved cutting a small paper boat shape out of paper. We put the boat in our water container. Next we put a drop of dish washing liquid in the water and observed the boat just glide along the surface of the water really fast!

These are just a few of the experiments we did. They were fun to do and we had to use skills like predicting, observing and explaining. We learnt a lot about surface tension and how to break surface tension.

Science is fun!

What's been happening in the Prep - 2 Junior Site?

This term we have been learning all about communities and how to be safe in our community. The Preps, Grade 1’s and Grade 2’s had a visit from Connex to teach us all how to stay safe when we use public transport. We learnt why it’s important to stay BEHIND the yellow line at train stations and the importance of Stop, Look, Listen, Think when stopping at a rail crossing. Damian showed us how to be respectful and responsible transport users!

Prep - 2 Literacy Centres

Every Tuesday and Thursday mornings all Prep - Grade 2 students participate in our Literacy Centre rotations. During this block students work in small groups to complete tasks with either a parent helper or their teacher. Some of the activities they are involved in include writing (storywriting, punctuation/editing skills, handwriting/letter formation), reading (big book, individual or guided), computer activities and comprehension and word games.
All teachers involved would like to thank all the wonderful parent helpers that have offered their help and supported us with our rotations. If any parents are able to help and have not yet spoken to their child's teacher, please come and see us!

Our wonderful Parent helpers working with our Prep students.

Maths Olympiad

The Maths Olympiads are a national Maths Competition held between May and September. Each month a competition is held to encourage students to develop important mathematical problem solving skills. Each contest consists of five difficult mathematical problems. Each year Glen Huntly Primary has students from Grades 3 - 6 participating which culminates in the presentation of certificates and a trophy for the Maths whizzes in Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6.
The dates for 2009 are 13th May, 10th June, 29th July, 19th August and 16th September.
Good luck to all our students!

Interactive Whiteboards

Last year, Interactive Whiteboards were installed in our Prep Centre, Grade 5/6 area and in the Learning Technology Lab. The students in all grades have been using these fantastic resources to extend their understandings in many different areas of the curriculum. For more information, please visit our 'Curriculum' page.

Students using the Interactive Whiteboard.