Days of the Week! (clap clap)
Here is our Days of the Week song! Why not sing it at home =)
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February 2016
School Photos
You will hopefully have received your order envelope for school photos by now. If you would like to order photos, could you please fill out the forms and return them to the grade one neighbourhood, no later than 11th March. Thanks for your help and co operation!
PREP ASSEMBLY
The Prep Neighbourhood will be presenting their learning at assembly next Friday the 26th of February. Join us in the gymnasium from 3.00 – 3.30 if you would like to see it.
Week 5 Happenings
MONDAY Learning Agreement Red begin in Learning Commons Blue begin in Maths / Performance space Green begin in Art Studio Writing, Mathematics and Reading workshops Buddy Reading time: One year 5 buddy reads with a small group of Preps; sharing a selection of their favourite story books. TUESDAY Specialist classes Blue Group: Visual Art and Italian Green Group:
Potted number line
Check out our number line! We are all looking forward to watching it grow.
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Writing today
The children had a writing workshop today. We started off discussing the the purpose of reflection writing. They are reflecting on they achieved during learning agreement time and communicating it to the teacher. They participated in a modelled writing experience of ‘Today I….’. Key points we discussed were the placement of the writing on the page,
ACTION REQUIRED: School Photos
The ‘Prep Neighbourhood posties’ received mail today. The envelope they were given is for your school photo order and payment. Photos will be taken from the 1st to the 4th of March. Envelopes are to be handed to your child’s home group teacher. Many thanks.
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Happenings
As part of Internet Safety Week we have been discussing ways of being cyber-safe. Some of the issues discussed include maintaining privacy online and password safety. A very useful resource can be found at http://global2.vic.edu.au/tips-and-tricks/ The 5/6 Team
Learning Focus
Numeracy This week students in the 5/6 neighbourhood signed up to numerical acumen. Numerical acumen is an excellent resource for developing numerical thinking strategies. There are a wide range of topics around addition, multiplication and fractions. We have all entered the Numerical Acumen Semester 1 Challenge, which will allow us to compete for (virtual) medals
What’s Happening
The address of the new 5/6 student communication blog is http://phps56students.global2.vic.edu.au/ This blog will be used to post information to the students in the 5/6 neighbourhood. The 5/6 Team