Happy Easter!

Easter Break

I hope everyone enjoyed the Easter break and that the Easter bunny came to visit you all. On Thursday before the break, Room 5 went on an Easter egg hunt. The children had made their own Easter baskets earlier in the week. Once all the Easter eggs had been found, we did some Mathematics with the Easter eggs. We sorted them into colours and predicted which colour had the most and which had the least. We counted how many Easter eggs were in each colour group. Then we shared the Easter eggs so that everyone got the same amount. Here are some photos of us hunting for eggs.

   

 

 

 

Room 1 and Room 5's Assembly 

Well done to Room 1 and Room 5 who presented an amazing assembly on Friday 18^thMarch. The theme of the assembly was Harmony Day. The students looked fantastic and spoke wonderfully. Thank you to all the parents who came and watched and for helping your children to dress up.I am very proud of Room 5.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merit Award Winners

Congratulations to all the students who received Merit awards at the last Junior assembly. Alvin, Anna, Matilda, Willow and Caitlyn we are all very proud of you!

 

 

Harmony Day

On Wednesday 23rd March we celebrated Harmony Day by having a parade. It was wonderful to see so many students, teachers and parents dressed up. Harmony Day celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. It is a day for all Australians to embrace cultural diversity and to share what we have in common. The central message for Harmony Day is that ‘everyone belongs’, reinforcing the importance of inclusiveness to all Australians.

 

 

Term 1 / Term 2 

We are almost at the end of Term 1! It has been a very busy term. School finishes on Friday 8th April. Term 2 commences on Tuesday 26th April. I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holidays and I look forward to seeing you all next term.

 

ANZAC Day 

Wattle Grove Primary School will have an ANZAC Day service on Friday 8th April commencing at 9am. Parents are invited to attend. We need some flowers to make wreaths to lay on the day. If you could donate some flowers, please bring them to school on Thursday 7th April.
 

 

 

Parent Interviews

Just a reminder that Parent Interviews will be held on Wednesday 6th April. The interviews will be an opportunity for me to discuss your child's progress. As I have so many parents to meet with, I have allocated a maximum of 10 minutes per interview. Please be on time to your interview. A letter confirming your interview time will be sent home with your child. Students are not encouraged to attend the interview. Please be aware that school closes at 12pm on this day to allow the interviews to take place.

 
 

Welcome to Room 5 Pre Primary

Welcome everyone to the Classroom Blog for Room 5 Pre-Primary for 2016. 

From Miss Baines

I would like to welcome all the students and parents to Pre-Primary, and a special welcome to all our new students and families. I look forward to working with the parents and getting to know your children better throughout the year.

It has been a busy start to the year and the students have done well adjusting to full time school, especially considering some of the extremely hot days we have been experiencing. To ensure your child gets the most out of each school day, please make sure they are getting plenty of sleep each night. Children this age still need between 10-12 hours of sleep to be able to function.

As mentioned at the Parent Information Evening, I am available by appointment on Wednesdays and before or after school most other days.


Parent Information Evening

Thank you to all the parents who came to the Parent Information Evening. The information that we discussed was included in the handbook that was given out. I have uploaded some of the slides from the PowerPoint that I used as there were ideas of things that parents could be doing at home.

If you were unable to attend the Parent Information Evening, the student handbook was sent home in your child's note folder. If you have any questions please feel free to come and see me.

As discussed at the parent evening, a laminated A4 copy of the Victorian Modern Cursive letter and number formation was sent home with your child. This is for you to keep at home to refer to and to allow your child to practise the correct number and letter formation.


School App

If you haven't already done so, download the Wattle Grove Primary School App. It allows you to notify the school if your child is absent, order from the canteen, keep up to date about coming events and receive the school newsletter.

The App is available for Apple as well as Android phones.

Canteen

The canteen operates on a Wednesday and Thursday. Orders can be placed online, via the School App, or by writing it on a lunch order bag, available from the classroom. Students can order for recess and lunch (if you are ordering using the lunch bags, you need to write recess and lunch orders on separate bags). Pre-Primary students are allowed to order icy poles, slushies and ice creams.

Library

Our Library day is every Monday afternoon. Students are allowed to borrow two books at a time. Students must have a library bag to be able to borrow books and books must be returned before they can take more books. Library bags and books need to be put in the Library box.

News Topics

The News Roster is now on the door outside the classroom. Please check the roster to see which day is your child's news day. I will update the Blog each Friday so that you know what the students need to talk about. The News Topic is also written on the notice board outside the classroom.

This week's News Topic is - My Favourite Toy. Students can bring in their favourite toy and tell the class about it.

Merit Award Winners

Congratulations to the Merit Award Winners, Isha, Amelia and Rylee. Keep up the great work!

On Entry Testing

I will be conducting the On Entry testing on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of Week 5. As the test needs to be one-on-one, I will be out of the classroom. The students will have a relief teacher on these days. I will discuss your child's results from the On Entry testing with you at the parent interviews on Tuesday of Week 10.

Aussie Day Dress Up

Thank you to all the students who dressed up in their Aussie clothes to raise money for the Yarloop bush fires. The children looked amazing and thanks to your generosity, we raised over $2000. Our School Motto is Give to Receive and I'm sure that the people of Yarloop will be very grateful.

Our Program

To make the transition from Kindergarten to Pre-Primary easier, we are currently revising some of the things taught in Kindergarten. We are revising the letter sounds, numbers 1-20 and the Kindergarten sight words. 

Whilst revising, we are also focusing on new concepts, such as letter and number formation, among other things.

If there are any areas that your child may need extra assistance, I will let you know so that we can work together to ensure that they have a strong foundation.