Elanora Heights Home Page

ELANORA HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL

The aim of this web site is :

Computer demonstration
by 6th grader

School gateway - noticeboard

to enable our children and children overseas to develop the feeling that we are all global citizens, co-operating together without any constraints of time or distance.
to present material written by our children that is interesting and informative.
to give children from other countries an insight into life in Australia.
to present an all round picture of life in our school.
to add to the motivation of our students to perform well in all aspects of our school life.

On this page you will find :-

What we learn
Adults involved in our education
How we represent ourselves outside the school
Our Resources

About Elanora Heights Primary School

Message from the Principal

Elanora Heights Primary School is very much a community school with children, teachers and parents working closely together to provide quality learning opportunities and excellence in education.

The school is located in a beautiful bushland setting which provides an ideal learning environment. We are proud of our achievements and enjoy all the opportunities we have to bring the outside world into our classrooms to enrich our learning. We have been using the Internet to assist us in this challenge.

Phyllis Richards,
Principal.

What we learn

English - reading, speaking, writing, listening

Reading
Debating and Public Speaking
Writing
- Feelings about the bush by 2B
- Australian Animals by Kinders and 1sts
- Space by 1G
- The Water Cycle by 2R
- The Adventures of Steamy by 3M
- Sea Poems by 3M
- Elly the Eel by 3S
- Narrabeen Lake by all ages.
- Trees and Forests poems by 4F
- Pickletown by 5th Graders
- Experiences in the Bush by 5H
- Global reports written for an international Scholastic Internet magazine by 5th Graders
- Playtime by 6th graders
- Trees and Forests Poems by 4th graders
- Book reviews by various children
- Children's research

e.g. to the Visiting authors during Book Week 1996
Infants children use multimedia to hear as well as read a wide variety of books.
Each child has a buddy in the school. Senior children are paired with junior children who like to read to them.

6th graders reading to 1st graders

Mathematics
- The Teddy Bear's Picnic - kinder maths
- Clinometer - 3rd grade measuring the height of a tree.
- The Noon Project - 6th grade
Human Society and Its Environment
- Fun in Sydney by various children
- Daytrips from Sydney by various children
- Holidays in Australia by various children
- Teddy Exchange - 2R with 2nd graders in Canada.
- Historic Rocks area - 4th grade excursion.
- Vegemite - part of our culture
- Rivers and Lakes Project
- Narrabeen Lake study
- Hawkesbury River study
- Murder under the Microscope
- Macquarie River
- Fisheries
- Narrabeen Beach
- Bush regeneration
- School bushland study
- International Trees and Forests Project
- Cultural Exchange with Japan Project
- Cultural Exchange with Italy Project
- Arctic/Antarctic unit of work
- The Macquarie Marshes study
Languages other than English
- Communications Day - one activity in French
- Performing Arts Concert - French songs
Science and Technology
- Rivers and Lakes Day
- Ships of the Future
- Water experiments - typed by 4Z
- The Water Cycle by 2R
- Elly the Migrating Eel by 3S
- Communications Day
- Australian Reptile Park visit to our school
- Space Trading Game at our school
- Plants experiment by 1G
- Fruit and seed from our bush
- Propagation of trees
- Identifying trees by their flowers
- Acacia longifolia
- Acacia saligna
- Angophora costata
- Xanthorrhoea resinosa
- Birds in our school
- Animals in our school
- Reptiles in our school
- Global Weather Project
- Coastal Survey Project
- Propulsion Day
- Endangered Austalian Wildlife Project
- Computer lessons at our school
- Feral animals
Personal development, Health and Physical Education
- Healthy Harold visit
- Preschool Playgroup Program
- Prefects
- The House system
  - Australian birds.
- The Buddy system
- Leadership Camp
- Spiritual Development
- Carols by Candlelight
- Sport and fitness programs
- Performing Arts Concert - dance items
Creative Arts
- Dance Group
- Performing Arts Concert
Extra activities

Adults involved in our education
- Mission Statement
- Message from the Principal
- Staff
- Administration
- Reporting to the Department of School Education
- Parent Bodies
  - Parents - help in our school in so many ways
  - Special Days are held where parents and friends share with us.
- Work experience
  - Teacher trainees - four came from overseas during 1996
- Special visitors
  - Aboriginal visitors
  - The Australian Reptile Park people
  - Visiting authors during Book Week 1996
  - International visitors

How we represent ourselves outside the school

Band
Choirs
Computer telecommunications
Writing for the Scholastic Internet Magazine
- Global Reporters
Dance
- Dance Group
Debating and Public Speaking
- Debating in 1997
- Debating in 1998
Internet projects
- Internet projects
- Rivers and Lakes Project - 2nd place in Cyberfair 96
- Trees and Forests Project - 2nd place in Cyberfair 97
Winning community service awards
Competitions
Uniforms

Presentation of the Debating Shield.

Our Resources
- The library
  - Information skills
  - Co-operative program planning and teaching strategy
  - Children's work is regularly displayed
  - Book Week
  - Using Internet
  - Children's research is often presented on web pages.
- Computers in our school
  - Learning with Computers
  - See how we went about teaching children to write web pages.
- Use of the hall
- Craft Room
- Clinic
- Interview room
- Special room
- School Canteen
  - Parents - help in our school in so many ways
- Elanora Music School
- Girl Guide Hall
- After School Care
  - Performing Arts Concert - After School Care item
- Grounds and playing fields
  - Playtime activities
  - Carols by Candlelight
  - The Country Fair in March 1998
- Our bushland areas

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Computer Co-ordinator : Judith Bennett : This page was last modified 20th Oct, 1998