End of Term 4

We have had a very busy last few weeks with swimming lessons, dancing lessons and hot weather!

Swimming Lessons

We would like to thank all the parents for your organisation and preparation in ensuring the children were ready for swimming each day. There is a lot involved in getting ready for swimming, traveling on the bus and participating in the lessons. The students’ behaviour was exceptional. It was great to see the students’ confidence in the water and their swimming skills develop over the two weeks.

Hills Christmas

Thank you to all the parents who have donated to the Hills Christmas Appeal. It is wonderful that we are able to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

There are many activities planned for the last few weeks of 2019.

Dancing and Presentation Party

The students have been having a wonderful time, practising their dance steps for the numerous dances we will be performing at the dance and presentation party next week. Our Dance and Presentation Party is on Wednesday the 18^th of December at 8.50-9.50. The students may wear party clothes, but please ensure they wear school appropriate shoes. We look forward to celebrating the year with you all by shuffling our feet and tapping toes.

Class End of Year Lunch

We will be having a Class End of Year Lunch on Wednesday 18^th of December. We request that you bring a SMALL plate of food to share. We ask that you all place your name on the sheet outside the classroom against either a savoury dish or sweet dish. We will start the party at 12.00. We kindly request those who are bringing hot food, please deliver it to the room at 11.45am, already warmed, as we are unable to warm food up. Please notify us of any dietary requirements. This is a student only event.

Ringing of the Bell

Thursday 19^th of December is the last day of school for all students. Wattle Grove Primary School has a wonderful tradition to farewell the graduating students with the Ringing of the Bell. At 2pm the students and parents gather near the undercover area to say goodbye. The staff and students from Kindergarten to Year 5 make an arch in which the graduates descend through. Once at the end, each Year 6 student rings the old school bell to signify the end of their primary school years.

Final Farewell

As the final term of 2019 comes to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your support and cooperation throughout the year. The journey that each child partakes in is enriched by the collaboration of both home and school. Your ongoing support with home readers, library books, sight words files, spelling folders, fundraising events and much more, all adds to the learning experience. We greatly appreciate your efforts and hope that you are as proud as we are, with the progress your child has made this year.  

It has been a wonderful year filled with many memories of exciting learning opportunities. I would like to acknowledge the hard work of our DOTT provider Mrs Friend for the enthusiasm, passion and knowledge she shares with us. An enormous thank you to Miss Thomas for her hard work, organisation and thoughtfulness around the classroom. 

Six weeks of holidays is a considerably long time for our littlies and we encourage you to help them retain the knowledge they have acquired this year by practising the essentials. Revision of the sight words, blends and number facts will help your child be prepared for Year One. 

Please encourage your child to write regularly and read every day for enjoyment and to maintain their skills. 

Term One for 2019 begins Monday 3th of February. 

We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Stay safe and enjoy your time together!

Swimming Lessons

Below are some points to help you prepare for swimming lessons.

1. Swimming lessons start this Monday, 11th November.
2. Students attend lessons every day, for 2 weeks.
3. Students may come to school wearing their bathers, underneath their school uniform.
4. As we are in the last session, we return to school at 3pm (not Tuesdays). Students will be dismissed in their swimming clothes, as it takes too long to get changed.
5. ALL items need to be labeled with your child’s name.

What students need each day:

· A towel

· Swimsuit (under school uniform or in a bag to change in to before swimming)

· Flip flops

· Goggles

All students must come to school in full school uniform, including closed in shoes, with swimming items in a separate bag.

Welcome to Term 4

Blog Term 4 weeks 1-4

We have had a wonderful busy start to term 4! Please keep a regular check on the term planner to ensure you don’t miss any upcoming events.

Fete

Many thanks to all the parents who gave donations towards our fete. We would also like to make special mention and thanks to our parent helpers on the day, Joanna and Leanne.

Our Lego stall was exceedingly popular, seeing us sell-out within the first 20 minutes. We managed to make an impressive profit of $215. After the fete the students enjoyed some ‘online’ shopping where they got to choose what they would like to spend our profit on. We purchased lots of Lego (6 new different sets), Lego minifigures and special containers to sort the Lego into colours for easy building. 

Swimming lessons

Swimming lesson notes have been sent home and need to be returned, with the $35, as soon as possible. Alternatively, you can pay using the school app. Permission slips will still need to be returned. Room 5 will participate in swimming lessons each day during week 5 and 6. I will post a special notice by the end of the week, letting parents know the procedures for swimming lessons.

Dancing lessons

The students have all enthusiastically been learning a number of dances. We are doing so well at remembering the steps and singing along. We can’t wait to show you our moves at the end of term dance party.

Learning focus week 1-4

Literacy

We continue to learn our final blends st, sk, sp.

Sight word spelling, a number of children have now progressed onto spelling some known sight words. What an amazing effort! The children need to complete their spelling each night. Please encourage your child to Look at the word, say the word, cover the word, write it and finally check to see if they have spelt the word correctly. Each child will have their spelling tested throughout the week.

We have started to write our very own narrative. The teachers are all looking forward to reading each child’s story. Narrative writing must include, characters, a setting, a problem and a solution. The next time you read your child a book, see if they can identify these elements of the story.

Numeracy

Numbers We have been learning how to write number words and matching them to the corresponding numeral.  We are also revising counting backwards from 20, as well as skip counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.

Shapes - The students have been identifying 3D shapes and 2D shapes. We say 2D shapes are flat 3D shapes are fat. The children have learnt the following 3D shapes sphere, cube, rectangular prism and cone.

Week 5 - Week 10, Term 3

This term has flown by so quickly! We have had so many events, as well as continuing with our rigorous learning program. Below is a summary of what has been covered in the classroom, school events, upcoming events and things to revise over the upcoming school holidays.

Literacy

Below are the sight words and end blends that we have been focusing on each week.

Week 5- end blend - lt as in belt. Orange Sight words - over, find, about

Week 6- end blend - nt as in sent. Orange Sight words - how, now, most

Week 7- end blend - nd as in hand. Indigo Sight words - than, other, these

Week 8- end blend - nk as in bank. Indigo Sight words - two, first, know

Week 9- end blend - ng as in wing. Indigo Sight words - are, were, its

Week 10 - Revise end blends. Indigo Sight words - she, one, down

Mathematics

Week 5- Breaking Apart and Making Numbers 6 to 9. Naming 2D shapes and counting their sides and corners.

Week 6- Addition and Subtraction within 10. Review weight.

Week 7- Addition and Subtraction within 10. Naming 3D shapes.

Week 8- Breaking Apart and Making Number 10. Sorting 2D and 3D shapes.

Week 9- Breaking Apart and Making Number 10. Review capacity.

Week 10 - Skip Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Review size.

Technology and Enterprise

For Technology and Enterprise, the students had to use the knowledge they have gained in Science this term about how things move to create a race track using recycled materials. The students had to test their race tracks, to see who could make a toy car roll the furthest. Below are some photos of the students testing their race tracks. Congratulations to Lovyn, whose race track made his car roll the furthest.

Book Week

Thank you to all the parents who helped their children to dress up for Book Week. This year, students were encouraged to dress as something from a poem. Well done to all the students in Room 5, who all came dressed up. You all looked amazing!

K/PP Tabloid Carnival

Thank you to all the parents and family who came to spectate at the Kindy and Pre-primary Tabloid event on Wednesday 4th September. The weather held off, thankfully, and all the students had a great time. Thank you to all the teachers and Year 6 students who helped to make the day run so smoothly. Thank you also to all the people who helped to set up and pack away, and also to the parents of the Kindy Red students, who made a special effort to bring their children to participate. Well done to Orange faction, who won the trophy for having the most points on the day.

Sports Carnival

Well done to all the Pre-primary students for how well they ran at the Sports Carnival on Friday 6th September. Congratulations to all the students who received a ribbon for coming in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. A huge congratulations also to Purple faction, who won the overall trophy for the day.

Learning Journey

Tuesday 24th September is the Learning Journey. The classroom will be open and all parents are invited to come and see what your child has been working on. We hope that all parents can make it. 

Dancing Lessons

Next term, all students in Pre-primary will be participating in dancing lessons. Room 5's dance lessons will take place each Monday, from Week 1 of Term 4. Permission slips have already been sent home, and need to be returned by Wednesday, Week 10 of Term 3. Cost of the dancing lessons is $37.00 per child and can be paid to the classroom teacher or through the school QKR payment system.