Parktone Primary School Parkdale welcomes new preps including four sets of twins
There were a few nerves and plenty of excitement as preps began their first day at Parktone Primary School in Parkdale, including four sets of twins. Check out our gallery of the new students.
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Teachers may be seeing double at Parktone Primary this year, with four sets of twins among more than 80 new preps at the Parkdale school.
Twins Elle and Harvey, Archer and Willow, Kensi and Matthew, and Harrison and Ben joined their classmates for the first day of school on Monday.
Prep teacher Katrina Batty said it was an exciting day and students had settled in well.
She said the first weeks of prep were all about settling students into a routine.
“Prep is really about making sure they have a love for learning and they love being at school – that’s the main thing,” Ms Batty said.
“As long as they love being here, and feel like this is their second home almost, and they have people they can depend on here, that’s the most important thing.”
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Ms Batty said she liked to think of herself as Miss Honey, the kind teacher from Roald Dahl’s book Matilda.
“I want to be that teacher that they always think back and remember – because I still remember my prep teacher from when I was a kid – so I’d love to be that teacher that they always look back and remember that they had such a good year with, that’s my main goal.”
Parktone Primary School has welcomed 84 preps this year, spread across four classes.
Meet some of the new students.
Harvey and Elle
Twins Harvey and Elle are looking forward to playing with their new classmates.
Archer and Willow
Archer said he was looking forward to playing with his friends, while Willow is also excited to play with her friends, play on the play equipment and make new friends.
Kensi and Matthew
Kensi is excited to play with her friends, while Matthew is looking forward to drawing.
Harrison and Ben
Harrison and Ben are looking forward to playing with toys.
Georgia
Georgia is most looking forward to playing with her older brother, who is in Grade 2.
Eloise
Eloise is most looking forward to doing art. “I am an arty person,” she said.
Eliza
Eliza is looking forward to doing art and making new friends.
Marla
Marla is looking forward to reading books.
Eli
Eli is looking forward to playing with his brother, who is in Grade 4.
Millie
Millie is looking forward to playing at the playground, and playing with her big sister.
Pippa and Millie
Pippa and Millie are looking forward to playing on the playground.
Theo and Alex
Theo is looking forward to playing with his older brother, while Alex is also looking forward to playing with his brother and another friend.
