Infants and Primary
Primary Learning
Once again we find ourselves at the business end of a very busy fortnight of learning experiences here at Boorowa Central. We began the fortnight with a fantastic Bush Poets visit by the Wombat Bush Poets - the whole program was very entertaining, informative and inclusive. We cannot thank them enough for including our school. We thank their sponsors for allowing them the finances to visit us.
Sport
We had a fantastic Touch Football and Netball carnival. The students absolutely loved the opportunity to play with their friends and they battled through very difficult conditions. We cannot thank the many teachers, administration staff, support staff and parents enough for their tireless efforts organising the day. Thank you!
English
All of the children have been focusing on the text 'The Stone Lion' by Margaret Wild and completing writing assessments based on the text. We are working hard to develop our understanding of messages in stories and then forming our own viewpoints. The writing has been very interesting to read!
Maths
The 5/6 class have finished a unit on co-ordinates and mapping and have now begun a new unit on mean/median/mode/range and chance & probability. This has been a really fun unit of work, as there are plenty of games to be played involving chance and probability. As always, everything has its base in times numbers and number knowledge, so we HAVE to know our times tables off by heart!
2020 School Captains
Our year 5 students that have nominated for School Captain had their interviews with Mr Jones and Mr Stuart on Tuesday afternoon. They were all exceptional candidates and we have no doubt that they will be valued leaders in our school next year. The School Captain's Speeches Assembly is next Thursday 14th November at 11:45am, and all parents and friends are welcome to attend. We hope to have the announcement of School Captains out to the community by the end of next week.
We hope you all have a safe, happy and healthy weekend. As always, please come and see your child's teacher if you have any questions or concerns about anything school-related.
Mr Stuart l Assistant Principal - Primary(Relieving)
Infants Learning
Grandparents & Special Friends Day
Grandparents and Special Friends Day is next Wednesday 13th November. We are looking forward to welcoming many Grandparents and special older friends into our school. The day will begin at 1:00pm with classroom visits with all classes having some special activities organised to do with their visitors. Guests will be greeted at our school gate and shown to classrooms by our Year 6 leaders. We will have afternoon tea under the tree in the area between the Primary and Infants classrooms (weather permitting) at 1:30pm. Followed by a celebratory assembly in the Hall at 2:00pm. If you have not already emailed a photo of you child and their grandparents to the school for our powerpoint, which we will show on the day, you are still welcome to email or send in a photo with your child.
School Swimming Scheme
Notes will be coming out inviting students to participate in our intensive School Swimming Scheme. This runs for 10 days and is focused on Year 2 students who cannot swim 25m without an aid or assistance. Students from higher grades may be included if spaces are available.
Teachers will use their best judgement based on swimming proficiency earlier in the year to allocate places. If you child receives an invitation to participate and can now swim 25m independently please notify us so we can offer the spot to another child.
Mrs Proudford l Assistant Principal - Infants
Kindy Start
Last week we had our second morning with our Kindergarten 2020 students. We had a lovely morning reading a story about an unlikely princess and an even more unlikely dragon. We used puppets to act out the story and then made crowns to take home.
We practiced rotating around activities and other school routines. Everyone is doing a fabulous job settling in and finding out about big school.
We are all looking forward to seeing our Kindy Start children return this week. We have an outdoor expedition planned to find hungry caterpillars and bugs in the gardens.
Mrs Proudford l Kindy Start Teacher
Week 3 & 4 Assembly Awards
WEEK 3 GALLERY
Star Students
Week 3
Kinder- Joe Reid for his responsible attitude to all class activities.
Year 1 – Leilani Hardefeldt for working hard with improving her writing.
Year 2/3 – Noah Eldridge for settling into Year 2/3 well.
Week 4
Kinder – Tesi Roberts for settling in well with her new class
Year 1 – Skyla Penrose for being a responsible learner in the classroom
Year 2/3 – Scarlett-Rose Hendry for settling in well with her new class.
Primary Awards:
Week 3
Aidan Bool for settling in so well at BCS – showing great respect.
Phoenix Franklin for a fantastic start here at BCS – fantastic maths work.
Week 4:
Matilda Dennett for completing Yr 5 Core Spelling words
Blake Cross for completing Yr 4 Core Spelling Words
Jackson Karchinsky for completing Yr 4 Core Spelling Words
Hayden Croker for Brilliant effort in all areas of school
Ashley Walsh for a brilliant effort in maths and English this term.
Matilda Dennett for all tables in 30 seconds
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Awards
Week 3
Infants: Mila Patyuk and Macie Harris
Primary: Hamish and Jacob Kennedy
Week 3
Primary: Tyler Dennett and Tamsyn Ritchie
Star Cards
Week 4
3rd Star Card – Tyler Sullivan, Tyler Dennett, Charlotte Penrose, Elle McIntosh
Reading Awards
Week 3
50 Nights: Kayden Halls
75 Nights: Maddyn Trotter, Joe Reid
125 Nights: Blayde Trotter
175 Nights: Jordan Grimson
Library News
BOOK FAIR
All are welcome to visit our Library next week for our annual Book Fair. This year's theme is Dino-Mite. It will be open from 8:30-3:30pm Wednesday to Friday. Stomp over and check out our new books. You may even see a dinosaur or two!
Mrs Cusack l Mrs Ingall - Library Administration
BORROWING
We love to see our students enjoying our library collection and always encourage them to borrow from our great range in the library. To assist your children to remember to return their books after fourteen days of borrowing, class times are as follows:-
Tuesday - Kindergarten and Year 5/6
Wednesday - Years 1 and 3/4
Thursday - Year 2/3
Mrs Eustace l Teacher Librarian