maddyy

During the last week of term, the students Prep – Year 2 will be participating a Junior School Sports Day. Last week, the children have been learning who is in their house. They ate lunch together during the week to get to know one another as Prep students within a house. This week, the Preps […]

The Enormous Watermelon Common words: the, not, it, they, so Letter study: Ee The Dappy Hay Cafe Genre study: Play script text Focus: Making a new word by changing the initial sound – Feezeburger and Chies, Dot Hog and Shilk Make Letter/Blend/End Study: Cc, ‘ay’ The King’s Cat  

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…..that’s amore! On Friday, Deb introduced a new song to our Preppies – Amore. “It means love” Sonny “That sounds like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” Archie M “It is Italian” Archie H The children learnt some new words – ‘Vita Bella’ (beautiful life) and ‘Signore’

Monday  Swimming (Group 4: 12.10 – 2.15 / Group 5: 1.05 – 3.15) Projects and Provocations / Big Book Recount writing / Continuing animal stories Yoga Tuesday  Projects and Provocations / Big Book Wellbeing / Hour of Code / Science SPECIALIST CLASSES Wednesday (Chess club today) Swimming (Group 4: 12.10 – 2.15 / Group 5: 1.05

Swimming tomorrow We advise that swimming costumes are worn to school. If your child has a one piece, they can roll down the top half so that they can easily use the bathroom when they need to before they leave and it then put the top half on before swimming. This helps to maximise time in the

Prep children with a love of singing and music have chosen to be a part of the Junior School choir this year. There will be a performance of ‘Ain’t nobody here but us chickens’ during assembly tomorrow. Drop by a little earlier if you can and enjoy the performance! Assembly is from 3.00 in the gymnasium.

During writing experiences in Semester 2, students are going to be challenged with clear goals which help them to grow as writers. There is now a writing goal sheet in each student’s English book. When each child can show that they can consistently achieve their goal, they will be signed off by the teacher. It gives student’s

WEEK 1 During the first numeracy workshop of term 3, we investigated addition strategies, focusing on the strategy of counting on. We discussed how there are many different strategies for counting. Counting all takes the most time, not very efficient and we are more likely to get the wrong answer. Counting on makes it faster – depending

If you have not finalised payment for swimming, please ensure you do so ASAP. Students must be paid for before they attend the first session. Many thanks

Many thanks to parents who have returned their child’s blue swimming form. It is a requirement for each child to have their form signed before leaving the school to attend these sessions. Please bring it in by Friday at the latest if you have not done so already. If you need another form, see Julie in