Morris

Morris Reading Event - Tasmanian Premier’s Reading Challenge

We are now into Week 2 of the Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC). At Friends’, our PRC focus is on time spent reading and making it enjoyable rather than the number of books read. Our students are asked to set a Twenties Goal for the 10 weeks of the Reading Challenge. A "Twenty" is one 20 minute reading session, and “reading” includes listening to others read, shared reading and time spent enjoying illustrations. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves with what, where and how they read.

You can find an overview for parents here and our PRC student site is here. Students will be given a booklet and bookmark, but they can also choose a different method of recording their Twenties. Our google site also has a form you can fill out to report the number of Twenties your child (or you!) have done, so we can keep an ongoing tally. If you wish you had more time to read, we encourage you to join in and do the challenge too. The google site has handy hints to help you along!

We have a weekly focus, with last week’s being “What are you reading?” and this week’s “Where are you reading?”. We look forward to seeing lots of photos, drawings and hand-written notes about both after the holidays!

Thank you for all you do to foster your child’s love of reading at home and at school. Please feel free to get in touch with us at any time.

Sharon Ryan and Catherine Duffett

Morris Teacher-Librarians

Kindergarten Earthcare Days Term 3 - Lenah Valley

The Kindergarten children will be visiting a site near the Lenah Valley Linear Park for their Earthcare Days in Term 3. We will be going in the afternoon on Mondays from Weeks 2 - 6 and will be leaving school on a bus at 11.45am and will return by 2.45pm. The only exception to this is the Monday 31 July Earthcare Day, when we will be leaving at 11.00am and returning at 1.30pm.

The excursions are part of our Sharing the planet unit of inquiry. We are aiming to develop responsibility and resilience in a natural environment. Please ensure that your child has a rubbish-free lunch at Kindergarten, especially on Mondays, to help practise Earthcare and awareness about the impacts of soft plastic on our natural environment. Your child will need appropriate warm clothing for the forecasted weather and spare clothing packed for the excursions as we will be playing outdoors even when it is raining. The school has wet weather jackets and overpants that the children will wear if necessary, depending on the weather. You can also support them by encouraging them to carry their own bags to and from school since they will be doing this on our Earthcare days. We are looking forward to seeing how their natural curiosity and wonder is expressed while we are there. Please contact the Kindergarten team if you have any questions.

Absentees

If your child will be absent from school for the day please advise the Morris Office (phone: 6210 2228, or email: morrisadmin@friends.tas.edu.au) and the classroom teacher before 9.00am. We appreciate your support in this process.

2023 Term Dates

Term 2 Wednesday 26 April - Friday 7 July

Term 3 Tuesday 25 July - Friday 29 September

Term 4 Monday 16 October - Wednesday 13 December

Morris – Friends’ Primary Years Office

6210 2228 | morrisadmin@friends.tas.edu.au