Junior School

你 好 (ni hao) Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 families, 

Wow! What a fun-filled week we have had in Foundation, celebrating 100 Days of School and making wonderful memories at our Grandparents and Special Friends Afternoon.

Celebrating 100 Days of School was a huge milestone, and we are so proud of every Foundation student! They have come such a long way since the beginning of the year and continue to show enthusiasm, resilience and a love of learning. It was a day full of excitement as students made 100 Days crowns, created portraits of themselves as 100-year-olds, counted to 100 with Pevan & Sarah, played Race to 100, enjoyed a bubble dance party, brainstormed over 100 words they know (and even things their teachers have said 100 times!), and, of course, took part in our much-anticipated 100 Days Parade.

A huge thank you to our parents, families and friends who came along to support their child and embraced the dress-up theme. Events like these wouldn't be possible without your support, and we are so grateful. Please enjoy the photos below from our fantastic day, and keep an eye on Seesaw for your child's 100 Days of School writing recount.

On Wednesday, we welcomed our grandparents and special friends into our classrooms to support our learning across Guided Inquiry, English and Mathematics. It was a wonderful afternoon of learning across generations as students listened to stories about each other's past, created family trees, explored family history, and connected their own stories to culture, diversity and inclusion around the world. This learning has been supported through our text study, What Do You Call Grandma?, where students have explored the many different names we use for our grandparents, including Nonna, Ra Ra, Pa, Grandma, Bi Bi, Yia Yia and Nan. Through this text, we have celebrated the themes of love, respect, family and culture while recognising the rich diversity within our Foundation community.

In Phonics, students have been introduced to the Floss Rule for the grapheme-phoneme correspondences ff, ll, ss and zz. We learned that these consonants are often doubled when they come after a short vowel (a, e, i, o or u), as in boss, fuzz, off and doll. Students have also been revising the digraphs wh, ck and th. The /th/ sounds can be tricky to articulate, so we encourage you to practise this at home by reminding your child to keep their tongue behind their top teeth. Placing the teeth on the bottom lip produces the /f/ sound instead.

In Mathematics, students have been exploring Statistics by collecting, organising and interpreting data. They have created graphs to represent our class's favourite colours, foods and fruits, and have also investigated the countries our families come from. It has been a wonderful way to celebrate the diversity of our school community and recognise that we are proud to be part of such a rich multicultural community here at MPRPS.

Melinda (Miss Emmett) & Ash (Foundation), Beth, Cassie & Suzie (Year 1), Shaye, Emma, & Chelsea (Year 2)

Student voice from 100 days of School: What has your teacher said 100 times?  

FE: 

• "You're up buttercup!" - Marlowe  
• "Days at School!" - Elsie 
• "It's okay to make mistakes!' - Queenie 
• "Phonics time" - Stella
• "Snack time" - Elliot 
• "Lunch time" - Jay 
• "Show me what you know... let's go!" - Chloe 
• "I'm getting cross..." - Benjamin
• "Fruit and floor" - Caterina 
• "Cap it, bin it, write it" - Felix 
• "You're not listening..." - Lillian 
• "Macaroni cheese..." - Quinn
• "Tip Top effort!" - Arushan
• "Balloon breathes... let's go"- Josiah
• "Try your best and forget the rest!" - Eleanor

Reminders: 

• Please bring in a boxes of tissues for your class if you are willing and able
• School uniform colours are navy blue and orange. Please ensure your child clothing is of these colours, including Jackets. 
• Wednesday 12th of August is a curriculum day (Pupil free - No students)
• Book Week Dress Up Parade Friday 28th August

Pupil of the Week

2S: Ellie K

For showing a love of learning in maths this week. You have worked hard to show your understanding of both multiplication and division. Great Work Ellie!

2G: Gio R

For showing determination and perseverance during your morning maths learning tasks. Fabulous work, Gio!

2E: Sayyur C

For demonstrating Life-long Learning and Perseverance throughout English tasks. It has been wonderful to see you put your best effort into your writing. Keep it up Sayyur!

1B: Liam P

For demonstrating love of learning with our maths lessons this week. You have challenged yourself with addition and subtraction equations, and helped those around you. Amazing work, Liam!

1C: Joshua C

For demonstrating life long learning when 'code checking' real and nonsense words. You have worked hard Josh to improve your decoding skills when reading new words. Excellent work! 

FE:  Elsie M

For demonstrating enthusiasm and pride while sharing the special names we call our grandparents, and for participating in Grandparents Day and our 100 Days of School celebrations with excitement and a positive attitude. Well done Elsie! 

FA: Henry H

For demonstrating life long learning through your attention to your recounts and handwriting. You have made extra effort to make your write neat and detailed. Great job.