Prep - Year 6
Head of Primary Update
Grandparents’ Day was a wonderful opportunity for grandparents and special family friends to visit the primary classrooms on Wednesday 22 March. The Primary Student Leaders welcomed the special guests and helped them find the classrooms.
The Hospitality Team worked hard behind the scenes, setting up G-Block both prior to and during the event. Approximately 200 visitors attended the event, our first Grandparents’ Day since 2020. A huge thank you to Mrs Naomi Armstrong who organised the food and the Hospitality Team.
Primary Swimming Carnival CANCELLED
Please note the Primary Swimming Carnival scheduled for Monday 27 March has been cancelled.
Photo Day and Uniform
Primary Photos are going to be taken on Wednesday 29 March. Students are expected to wear the correct Standard Uniform on this day and not PE uniforms. If a student is in 5/6W, 5/6H or 1/2J they will do PE in their standard uniform just for photo day.
Icypoles
Icypoles continue to be sold each lunchtime for 50c. Students are encouraged to bring the correct change if possible. Our student leaders are doing a very efficient job serving the line of students at the beginning of lunch each day.
Year 1/2 George Pentland Gardens Excursion
The Year 1 and 2 students had a wonderful time when they went on their excursion to the George Pentland Gardens on Monday 20 March. The assistance of parent helpers on the excursion is greatly appreciated and this support contributed to the success of the event.
Primary Assembly Update
Due to the Primary District Track Events on Friday 31 March, the scheduled Primary assembly hosted by 3/4K, that has been previously advertised for that day, has been postponed until later in the year.
Congratulations to all the students who received a Bayside Way award at our Primary assembly last Friday 17 March.
Easter Whole School Assembly
Parents are welcome to attend our Easter Whole School Assembly on Monday 3 April at 9am in K-Block.
Upcoming Dates
- Wednesday 29 March: Primary Photo Day
- Thursday 30 March: Community Market
- Monday 3 April: Whole School Assembly 8:55 am in K-Block
- Thursday 6 April: Last day of Term 1, 2:30pm student dismissal
- Monday 24 April: Staff Work Day
- Tuesday 25 April: ANZAC Day
- Wednesday 26 April: First day of Term 2
God Bless,
Glenys Bailey, Head of Primary
Prep Makes Tiger Toast!
Each week the Preps focus on a different letter of the alphabet. Last week, the letter focus was ‘T’ so we read the book “The Tiger who came for Tea” and then each Prep student made their own “Tiger Toast.” We all then enjoyed eating it for Morning Tea.
Prep/1M Update
In Prep/1M we are learning how to recognise, copy and describe repeating patterns. We have been using different materials, shapes, sounds and movements. Some of our patterns are simple, like red, blue, red, blue. Other patterns are more complex, like clap, clap, stand up, sit down, clap, clap, stand up, sit down. We are also having a great time finding patterns in God’s creation, for example stripes on a zebra and hexagons in honeycomb.
Mrs Donna Martin, Primary Teacher
Years 1/2 Excursion: George Pentland Botanical Gardens
On Monday 20 March, Years 1 and 2 went to the George Pentland Botanical Gardens. We took the bus and it was a 15 minute drive. When we got there we had our crunch and sip. Then after that we went to a GIGANTIC playground. We had a wonderful time learning about native plants and doing a scavenger hunt. It was the best. - Jonah, 1/2 Student
Years 1/2 Art
Class Prep/1M came down to the Art room this week and used paper strips to create their very own 3D sculpture. Students explored folding and twisting the paper to create different effects. This work will be displayed in the G-Block foyer.
Years 3/4 Art
The Year 3/4 students have been using hot glue guns to draw an Australian animal on cardboard. Although some students were trepidatious about using the hot glue guns they did so with success and the results have been outstanding. Keeping an eye out in G block over the next couple of weeks to see the finished products.
Mrs Caroline DeHaan, Primary Teacher
Grandparents Day 2023
