In our classrooms

Earlier this week all of the classes at TPS were visited by Helen and Bron from Dhelkaya Health in Castlemaine for a session on ‘Making Friends with Worry’. We have received very positive feedback from both the parent and student sessions

From Dhelkaya health:

‘Making Friends with Worry is a fun and interactive educational programme that explores worry and anxiety among primary school-aged children. The programme focuses on understanding and normalising worry and providing insight into what happens in our brain and body when we experience worry or anxiety.

The programme aims to help children understand how worry affects them and learn strategies to utilise when worry persists. We explore how sharing our worries helps us to manage them, and we encourage help-seeking behaviour. We allow children to practise calming strategies together within the session, with resources for teachers to help children consolidate their learning.’

We run these sessions annually and have had lots of positive feedback from both parents and students.  Helen and Bron have left some parent resources at the office so feel free to drop in and grab one from Chris if you are interested.

Taradale Primary School

Fungi Exhibition

We have been exploring all things fungi in Art class at Taradale this term. Students have been experimenting with the use of mushrooms as a motif and we have been watching some amazing fungi time lapse videos. Renowned Artist Yayoi Kusama currently has her exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria so we have been using her work as inspiration for the many colours and patterns in students' work.

On display you will see some wonderful acrylic and watercolour paintings on paper inspired by fungi. Some students went with a more traditional approach to painting mushrooms whereas others used their imaginations to express worlds and abstract ideas around fungi themes.

On the tables you will see some incredible mushroom sculptures. These were made using concrete and sticks and were painted using an outdoor mural paint. Students each made two mushrooms. One mushroom will go home with students for their own gardens and the other will stay at school to be part of an outdoor fairy garden.

We hope you enjoy our Art Exhibition!

- Kate

Creating Collaboratively- Regional Arts Victoria drama workshop

Next term, as a part of our Drama programme, performing artists, Christy and Luke from 'Asking for Trouble' (through Regional Arts Victoria) will be coming to our school to run a 'Creating Collaboratively' physical theatre workshop for all students in P-6. A range of games and activities will be used to help students create their own original work in a fun and accessible way. All 1hr sessions will take place on Monday 24th May at school during your child/ren's regular drama time. 

The cost of this incursion will be TBA.

Thanks for your support with this. 

Charmaine