Leadership Morning - What was it like being a teacher for the day?

On Wednesday we had our fantastic final Leadership Morning for the year. It was wonderful to see everyone dressed as teachers as they taught their parents and special guests about the 7 Habits! What was your favourite part of the morning? What did you like about being a teacher?

Camping Adventures!

Thanks for all your swimming comments. It sounds like everyone has enjoyed all the swimming at school over the last few weeks. Our Grade 3 - 6 students have just returned from a fantastic adventure camp at Coonawarra and I'm sure many of you may have gone camping over the Melbourne Cup long weekend. Share with us your highlights and what you love about sharpening the saw in the great outdoors!

Swimming fun!

Hi everyone! It was great to hear how you are all going to Sharpen the Saw in different ways during your extra hour of sunlight.

Our Grade 2 - 6 students have just finished their Swimming lessons and the Prep - Grade 1 students have just begun! Share with us - What do you like about swimming? How do you feel when you swim? Do you have any tips to share with others?

Daylight Savings - What will you do with the extra sunshine?

Hi everyone! Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a wonderful break. Daylight savings has just begun and we now get up earlier so that we can enjoy each beautiful day for a little bit longer. What are you going to do with your extra hour of sunshine?

School Concert excitement!

Thanks for all your lovely comments about how special our Parktone dads are. I hope you all had a great day on Sunday sharing time with your family on Father's Day. Now on to our next big event - the School Concert! The countdown has begun and we're all practising our dance moves and singing. What are you looking forward to the most? How will your grade stand out?

Father's Day - What makes your dad special?

Thanks everyone for all your fantastic 7 Habits song suggestions. Did you know Father's Day is coming up? What makes your dad so special? Does he have any special skills or talents? What is he a leader in? Share with us why your dad is so great!

7 Habits Through Song

Thanks everyone for your fantastic tips on how to Sharpen the Saw. Listening to music is another great way to unwind and relax. What songs do you like that link to the 7 Habits? What Habits do they refer to and how do they inspire you? Share your awesome tunes with us.

Sharpen the Saw - What hobbies keep you balanced?

Thanks for all your wonderful winter suggestions. I'm sure many of you enjoyed keeping warm over the school holidays using all the different ways listed by our community.

Sharpening the Saw is an important habit to help us to balance all parts of our life. What hobbies help you balance your mind, body, spirit and soul? How do you make sure you have time to Sharpen the Saw each week? Share your tips with us.

Winter Wonderland

Thanks everyone for telling us all about your sports experiences, sounds like we have lots of tennis and football fans at Parktone!

Now that the weather is getting colder, what do you like to do to keep warm and have fun in Winter? Do you like watching movies, going bowling, reading or even going to the snow? Share with us what you enjoy about Winter!

Super Sports experiences!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all your book suggestions in our last blog. It's a perfect time to snuggle up inside with a good book so keep up all your reading.

We have had many special sporting events recently including our House Athletics Day, District Cross Country, visit by Collingwood Football Club and Tennis clinics.

What has been your favourite sports activity? How do you like to Sharpen The Saw and keep fit? Share your super sports experiences with us.

Premier's Reading Challenge - What's your favourite book of all time?

The Premier's Reading Challenge is beginning soon so it's time to get reading.What is your favourite book of all time? Why is it your favourite? What are your favourite types of books and why?

Share your ideas with us and you may inspire someone to read your favourite book! Parents and staff we would love to hear your childhood favourites too!

Leadership Day - Tuesday March 12th 2013

With our Leadership Day coming up on Tuesday March 12th, what are you looking forward to showing our business leaders? What activities are you doing on the day? Which habits will you use to help you to be your best? We can't wait to hear your responses!

Are You A Maths Star? Let's work towards a Mathletics goal!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all your fantastic comments about how much you are enjoying 2013!

Now that we all have our Mathletics logins, let's try and get Parktone on the Mathletics leaderboards. By logging on and completing your Maths tasks, you can earn points and aim to be in the Australian Top 100 Students or even the World Top 100 Students!

Who knows, if a whole class Synergises, they can even be the best class in Australia!

Tell us, what are your Maths tips and strategies to help us all reach the top?

Welcome back!

Hi everyone! We hope you are all enjoying your summer holidays?

Let us know what you have been up to this holidays and what you are looking forward to at Parktone in 2013!

We look forward to seeing you all back at school soon.