Early Stage 1 News

What's Happening in Kindy Land

The last two weeks has seen so many joyful moments for our Kindergarten classes. Here is a recap to keep you up to speed.

SRC

Congratulations to all our new SRC inductees! We are confident that you will embody our PBL behaviours and represent our classes with pride.

Parent Volunteers

Thank you to all Parent Volunteers who have taken the steps to be available to volunteer in our school. We truly appreciate your time and effort, and it benefits our kids greatly to have your support in our classrooms. If you missed the volunteer info sessions and are interested in helping in your child's class, please see your child's teacher. 

What's been happening?

In class we have been working hard to write our first independent words, collaborative sentences and are continually progressing with our reading skills. We have commenced "Buddies" and the children in both age groups are loving this experience. Building a community of support is one of the many benefits of this shared time. We are looking forward to our Jarjums on Country excursion, however, a number of notes are yet to be returned. I would encourage you to contact your class teacher if an additional note is required.

Homework

Homework is finally here and will commence this week. We took the time to allow our Kinder classes to settle and work through the initial fatigue of starting this huge undertaking that is formal schooling. Please take the time to read through the information pack and ask questions if you are unsure of any of the components. Our students are doing great and we look forward to seeing the benefits of the homework program within the reading and writing our classes produce.

A gentle reminder to all families and students

Toys are a great way for students to feel comfortable at school, however, these items need to remain in bags during class time to minimise distractions to learning. To eliminate confusion around ownership, please label all toys with your child's name. Please label everything! Hats, Jumpers, wallets, lunchboxes, containers and drink bottles all become misplaced at times. The process of finding or returning these items is greatly assisted by ensuring items are labelled.

Thank you so much for the support so far and I look forward to seeing you all engaging in our school as the opportunities present themselves. We hope you enjoy the photos of our learning.

Mr Duff, Mrs Broadhurst, Miss Manley and Mrs Brown