Class Updates and Reminders

All Grades

• Tuesday, November 3: Melbourne Cup Holiday - No School

Grade Prep Notices

Dates to Remember:

• Friday 20th November: Wildlife Xposure in-school visit
• Monday 23rd November: Wildlife Xposure in-school visit
• Thursday 26th November: Proud To Be Me in-school visit

Reminders: 

GetEpic: We will continue to use GetEpic this term for home reading. This includes the weekly allocation of four new books. Please encourage your child to read at home for 15 minutes at least four times a week. This will go a long way in supporting their reading development.

High Frequency Words: By the end of Prep, students are taught the first 200 high frequency words. Students should receive a weekly list of ten words to take home. They should practise reading their high frequency words at home at least four times a week alongside their weekly reading. Students are tested on their individual word list on a weekly basis and provided with a new list depending on their results. 

If your child is particularly confident with the first 200 high frequency words, they are encouraged to:

-Spell the words independently.

-Identify and explore the meaning of challenging words in the books they read.

Updated Timetable: PE days

Grade 1 Notices

Reminders: 

• Homework - Please remember students should complete one lesson of Mathseeds each week. They need to do all the parts in a level to move onto the next number on a map. There are usually 10-15 parts to a lesson. We have been celebrating students who remember to do their Mathseeds lesson at school.
• P.E. lessons - Students have started their specialist classes again this week. Students should now wear their P.E. uniform one day per week on their P.E. day shown in the table below.

Grade 2 Notices

Dates to Remember:

• Friday 6th November - Virtual visit by Author Chris Collins!

Reminders: 

• Please ensure that your child’s iPad is sent to school everyday and is fully charged.
• Students are expected to complete 4 nights of reading, 1 Mathseeds lesson and Spelling practise. Teachers appreciate your support in reminding your child about these expectations regularly.
• P.E Days:

Grade 3/4 Notices

Dates to Remember:

• Tuesday 10th of November is the first of three lessons in school with Sex Education Australia (SEA)

Reminders: 

Consent

We have been made aware of an issue approving consent for SEA Living and Growing Program. This issue has since been fixed. We ask the all parents please approve consent for SEA Living and Growing Program. Log onto the browser version of Compass to approve consent. 

Homework Expectations

Each week, Grade 3/4 are assigned Literacy and Numeracy homework with the expectation that it is completed throughout the week, and checked by the teacher on Friday. 

Assigned homework includes:

• 2 x Mathletics activities
• 4 x nights of Spelling practice
• 30 minutes of independent reading 4-5 nights a week, to be reflected in the Student Reading Diary and signed by a parent

Homework is a key component in ensuring that concepts taught in the classroom can be transferred from working memory to long-term memory. We thank you for your support in adhering to the homework expectations. 

PE Lessons

Grade 5/6 Notices

Dates to Remember:

• Friday 13th November: Chemistry Chaos (9:30-11:00)  and 5/6: Electrical Buzz (12:00-1:30) incursion
• Friday 20th November: Light and Sound (9:30-11:00) and Earth and the Milky Way (12:00-1:30) incursion

Reminders 

Devices:

Students are required to have their fully charged device with them in class every day in order to engage with our online programs and to access curriculum and learning materials through Teams and OneNote. We have very limited spare devices for students to borrow when their devices are being repaired.

Homework Expectations

• Independent Reading with AR Book: At least 20 minutes per night. To be written in the student diary and signed by a parent or carer. The same book needs to be read consistently at home and at school to ensure students are reading the volume needed to reach their target.
• Mathletics Online: 2 activities per week
• Spelling: 1 activity per night

PE Days

Specialist Notices

We are excited to be running our Specialists programs again! The students have been highly engaged in all lessons. Mr Paul, Miss Hope, Miss Lucy, Miss Cass, Mr Callum and Mr Cam are juggling the 2 different timetables which has had it’s challenges but we will get used to it very quickly. We are looking forward to having lots of fun in Specialist programs this term!