Teaching and Learning

Scholastic Book Fair

Dates and Times

Location - School Library

Thursday 12th October – 8.30-9am and 3-4pm

Friday 13th October – 8.30-9am and 3-3.30pm

Monday 16th October – 8.30-9am and 3-3.30pm

There has been lots of excitement building around the school this week with the Scholastic Book Fair returning to Ballan Primary School. Scholastic will be providing books, wacky packs, posters, and stationery for purchase by parents/carers and students in the school library. All students will have had an opportunity to visit the Scholastic Book Fair in our school library during the week. During their visit, students have time to select one or more books that they may wish to purchase by completing a student wishlist or simply by browsing the fair.

Parents/carers will also be able to visit the library and purchase books during the allocated before and after school opening hours. Purchases can be made by cash and card at the book fair. Families can also pre-order books online using the QR code on your child’s wishlist and present your receipt number to a staff member at the book fair. If sending money with your child/ren for book purchasing, please send it in a clearly labelled envelope or snap lock bag.

Every book you purchase supports our school and brings more free books to our children to read from the library.

Maths

To start Term 4 in Maths, our junior team are learning about money with lots of hands on activities using coins and notes. The middle year's team are learning about division with links being made to our times tables and skip counting to assist with solving problems. The senior team have started with a focus on chance and probability by revising vocabulary in relation to chance events and list outcomes of chance experiments. Students continue to use Essential Assessment for Maths where they work towards achieving their learning goals by completing My Numeracy activities. The Essential Assessment platform is able to be used at home for extra Maths practise. Please speak to you child/ren's teacher for login details if you don't have access to them.

Mr Baker's challenge of the week

Hundred Dollar Words

Can you make a word worth a hundred dollars?

What is the value of your name?

Who has the most expensive name in your family?

If you can make a $100 word, please come and let Mr Baker know. I'd love to hear your words.

Have a great week and we hope to see you at the Art Show and Book Fair this week!

James