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Year 5/6
Term 2 Week 3 14th May 2018
Class Stars of the Week
Year 3/4
Kindergarten
Year 1/2
Year 5/6
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Thank you to everyone who helped make our Mother’s Day Breakfast on Friday morning a great success. It was great that plenty of mums and nans were able to join their children for this special morning to celebrate Mother’s Day at our school. Our thanks go to Tracey, Patricia, Joanne, Helen, Tony, Liam and Frank who organised and prepared the sensational breakfast.
Guitar Lessons
Last chance for beginners’ guitar group on Tuesday. Anyone interested in learning to play guitar should let Mr Cox know before lessons on Tuesday this week. Lessons cost $50 per term for tuition.
P and C Fundraising
Our hardworking P&C were busy cooking and serving
again on Saturday with a fundraising BBQ at Bunnings.
These fundraisers for our school benefit all our
students. At future BBQs we will be raising money for
specific class requests so we look forward to parents
from every class being involved to help their child and
the whole class with extra resources.
Bingo Our first Bingo on Friday was a great afternoon of fun
and competition. It was wonderful to see many new
faces in the school and we look forward to the next
Bingo afternoon on the 25th.
Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)
The AEDC is a nationwide measure that looks at how
well children across Australia are growing up or
‘developing’. Every three years teachers of children in
their first year of full-time school used an early
development instrument – similar to a questionnaire –
for every child in their class.
The Australian version of the Early Development
Instrument is completed based on a teacher's
knowledge and observations of the children in their
class. There is no need for parents or children to
provide any new or extra information to schools for the
AEDC. Children are not taken out of class and do not
need to be present while their teacher uses the Early
Development Instrument.
The AEDC is collected every three years in schools
across Australia. Your child’s participation in the AEDC
is voluntary. If you do not want your child to participate
in the AEDC, please notify your child’s school
immediately.
For more information visit the AEDC website www.aedc.gov.au. NAPLAN – Years 3 and 5 This week NAPLAN Assessments for students in Years 3 and 5 will take place on Tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th May mornings. Students in Years 3 and 5 will be completing the assessments before recess on each of these days. Any student who is absent will have the opportunity to complete any assessments they missed on Friday 18th. If you have any queries, concerns or have a strong desire for your child not to participate in these assessments, please contact the school principal to discuss.
Social Skills
We are publishing our focus social skill for parents to
also reinforce and encourage at home. Our new focus
is: Being a good sport.
Star Awards
“You’re a Star Award” certificates were achieved by
successful students who have been using the You Can
Do It keys to success and demonstrating persistence,
resilience, organisation, getting along and confidence.
Our Star Award recipients are: Tshayla, Jazayah,
Liame , Amina , Declan , Tayla and Tia.
Murray Cox
Principal
Important Dates
May NAPLAN – Yr. 3 and 5 - 15th, 16th and 17th May Kindergarten Thalgarrah Excursion 17th Cross Country 17th Gathering hosted by Kindergarten 18th
Musica Viva 22nd Netball Rnd1 PSSA 23rd UNE Discovery visit 28th and 30th Bingo 25th
Happy Birthday to: Kiesha 14th
Nahri 15th
Tia 15th
Steven 17th
News From 3/4C
News from 1/2
Students have begun a unit called
“Smooth Moves” with Mrs Knuckey, which
links Science and Literacy. Students will
explore forces of nature through hands-on
activities and investigate how
different–size forces affect the movement
of objects.
News from the 5/6 Classroom
Kindergarten News
Last week Kindergarten met their 3/4 buddies
on Friday afternoon. In this session students
learnt to login into their Department Portal.
Kindergarten are very much looking forward
to the rest of these technology sessions with
3/4.
We are fortunate to have three teachers
working in the classroom during Mathematics
lessons. This allows us to adjust our lessons
according to student need in the class. This
term, the students have been expanding on
their skills in counting, reading, writing and
ordering two and three-digit numbers.
5/6 have been busily fundraising for our excursion to Dubbo in Term 4. We have been fundraising to lower our final total cost. There will shortly be a note coming home for you to secure your place on the bus with a $50 deposit. Thank you for your continued support- it will be an amazing experience, staying overnight at the Western Plains Zoo and visiting Lake Burrendong.
Why is reading 20 mins each school night so important?
By the end of year 6 student A has read
60 whole days, student B 12 days and
- Focus of the Week
Being a good sport –
Children who are good sports will become known as kids who are fun to play with. Kids might not
be as eager to play with someone who gets upset all the time and won't ever give the others a
chance and change the rules to suit.
Be a ‘good sport’ by:
● Playing fair and by the rules - learn the rules and stick to them.
● Give everyone a go - be willing to share the game,
● Encourage your team-mates – inspire everyone to enjoy the game.
Make it a ‘good game’ if you win or lose.
Lindon really enjoyed making his own
sand and soil truck with his weekly
mentor Samantha. What a great effort.
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Kindergarten Thalgarrah Excursion
On Thursday the 17th May Kindergarten will take part in an excursion to Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre. They will spend the day exploring Bugs as a living thing. Students will need to return their note with $3 for the Bus. Students should bring Recess and Lunch along with a water bottle. They should wear full school Uniform and a hat.
Fun in the Library
Last week students in the K-2 classes enjoyed a visit from Author/ Illustrator Judith Rossell.
3/4 Mother’s Day Visual Arts
Students had a most enjoyable time doing
scratch art and writing cards for Mother’s Day.
Thank you to the P&C for their contribution.
ABSENTEE NOTE
(To be returned to Classroom Teacher first day back after absence)
STUDENT’S NAME……………………………………... …… Class ………….. Date of Absence/s ……………………
Reason for Absence
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Signature of Parent/Caregiver……………………………………….. Date……………………………………
Quote of the week.
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness
will be a friend better than any possession.
SRC TRIVIA
What is our green
Sports House group?
SRC TRIVIA
Each week children can answer the
question to go into the draw for the weekly
prize. The 1st correct entry drawn wins!