What clever learners we have in 1/2 Garnets. Today they combined the reading strategy of prediction with the maths focus of patterns. Children then used writing skills to describe the patterns, all while learning about and tasting new and different fruits!

This afternoon, educators from IPECS joined other early childhood educators at Narrabundah Early Childhood School to share different ways of supporting children’s learning in maths.... facebook.com/IsabellaPlains…

Be sure to pop into Big W each week to pick up your free... essentialkids.com.au/news/current-a…

At Isabella Plains Early Childhood we value family participation and engagement in our school. We know that strong partnerships and connections to school have a significant and positive impact on children's learning. We plan to hold... bit.ly/IPECSCommunity…

This morning children in preschool enjoyed splashing in puddles! Comments included "it's freezing cold, I'm wet and look I'm being a duck!"

This afternoon our k-2 children participated in their first arts rotation. Every Thursday afternoon they will work in a small group of k-2 children exploring the arts. Each group will rotate... facebook.com/IsabellaPlains…

Kindergarten to year 2 children enjoy structured physical education lessons every day for at least 30 minutes. Active bodies = active minds.

Have you sent an RSVP for our community workshop on Helping your child's reading at home? This workshop is on tomorrow at 9:15 and repeated at 5:30. We would love to see as many people as possible at both sessions. Please RSVP via the front office or send us a message.

Thank you to our families that were able to attend our supporting reading at home workshops. We hope you found Priscilla and Nira’s presentation informative. We will shortly be adding all resources from the presentation to our school website.

Don't forget that tomorrow is Harmony Day. All children are invited to wear cultural dress or a splash of orange to school tomorrow. Whole school picnic at 11am. facebook.com/IsabellaPlains…

This morning we were so lucky to recieve 2 new activity boards for Backyard Rangers. Thank you to the South Canberra Veterans Shed for making them and to Bunnings for providing the materials.

Due to the rain Backyard Rangers is cancelled this morning. See you next week

Congratulations to IPECS' parents who were elected to P&C executive positions at the AGM last week! President: Frances Stanton Vice President: Vacant Treasurer: Nicole Salkeld Secretary:... facebook.com/IsabellaPlains…

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Enrolments for the 2020 (Preschool to year 2) school year, open on Monday 29 April. Enrolment forms are electronic and completed online. We will be hosting “Come and Have A Look” sessions on Thursday 9 May... facebook.com/36455128024376…

At IPECS, we love spending time in the garden. We value our partnership with our neighbours at Isabella Gardens retirement village and thank our volunteers for donating their time to help us grow healthy produce. #GrowingwithGrands #thrive #belong ACT Public Schools

Our new resource library, Home Learning: Resources for students and families continues to be updated. Parents are encouraged to select activities that are best suited to their child’s abilities, interests and the resources available at home. bit.ly/Home_Learning

We continue to update the Education Directorate website and the ACT Government dedicated website provides a range of useful information on COVID-19 for our community.

Today our year two leaders were presented with their very special commemorative t-shirts. The children voted for the chosen design and are wearing them with IPECS #PRIDE.