Buninyong PS Newsletter

Teaching and Learning 

DINOSAUR FUN IN YEAR ONE

Yesterday our Year 1 students took part in an exciting dinosaur incursion run by the Melbourne Museum.

 

As part of the session, students were able to get up close with real fossils and learn more about the different dinosaurs in the museum’s collection. It was a great hands-on experience that tied in perfectly with our final literacy unit for the term, where we’re learning to read and write about dinosaurs.

 

We think we might have a few future palaeontologists in the making!

Year 5 and Year 6  - 100 Nights of Reading

A huge congratulations to the Year 5 and Year 6 students listed below who have reached 100 nights of home reading as part of their weekly homework.  This is a wonderful achievement!

 

Not only is regular reading an important skill to practise in order to form strong study habits and routines; regular reading helps to build vocabulary and knowledge, which assists students in all subject areas at school, along with many important life skills.

 

We strongly encourage all students to ensure that regular reading at home is part of their routine.

 

REPORTS AND PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS

                                                                                                                       

Mid-year reports will be available to parents and carers via Compass next Friday June 27.  Opportunities for parent-teacher interviews will be available on Monday June 30 (4:00 to 6:00pm) and Wednesday July 2 (1:30 to 5:00pm). 

  

Bookings for parent-teacher interviews will open later today via Compass and will close on Thursday June 26 at 4:00pm.  The details below provide a summary.

 

Important Dates:

  • Tuesday June 17    - Bookings open on Compass for Parent-Teacher interviews 
  • Thursday June 26  - Bookings close for Parent-Teacher interviews at 4:00pm
  • Friday June 27        - Reports made available to parents via Compass
  • Monday June 30    - Parent-Teacher interviews 4:00pm to 6:00pm 

  • Wednesday July 2 - Parent-Teacher interviews 1:30pm to 5:00pm 

                                            (1:00pm dismissal for students)

*Please note, booking availability for part-time staff may be slightly different. Parents will be notified via Compass of any variations to the above dates/times.

 

As always, please give the office a call if you have any questions or require support to make your bookings.

 

Remember to sign up for the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge!

Teachers have provided students with their log-in details on a sticker that has been stuck in the home reading diary/student diary. Please see your child’s classroom teacher if you have any queries about logging in, or you can’t find the log in details.

 

Steps to follow:

  1. Go to the Challenge application.                                 
  2. Select the School/Student button.
  3. Select the VPRC login option.
  4. Enter your username and password.
  5. Select Login.