OLA Newsletter

Learning & Teaching

Josy Reeder 

OLA Athletics Carnival

Rain, Hail or Shine the Athletics went ahead! Despite wet moments the children participated in all events and it was a successful day! Thank you to the parents who assisted with the events and to those who came and cheered our students on! 

Congratulations to Lourdes/Red 

team for coming first!!!

Prep students proud of their Chin Up activity

Writing at home 

Writing is a terrific way for children to express their thoughts, creativity, and uniqueness. It is also a fundamental way in which children learn to organize ideas. And learning to write well helps children to be better readers.

 

When engaging in writing, young children often mirror what they see around them: adults and older children writing lists, letters, text messaging. They are observing the way writing is used in our everyday lives.

Here are some suggestions that engage your child in the writing process:

  • Have your child write instructions for taking care of the family pet. 
  • Write a letter or thank you note to a relative. Talk through what your child wants to say before writing begins.
  • Make a shopping list before going to the grocery store.
  • Write an online review of a book or an item you recently purchased or a recipe you tried.
  • Find a picture in the newspaper and write an article to accompany it.
  • Start keeping a personal diary, a household guestbook, or a baby book for a younger sibling. 

Some sentence starters for your  journal.

  • The things I am most looking forward to …
  • A dish I tried for the first time today….
  • A new phrase I learned today….
  • Something that surprised me…...
  • The highlight of today…..
  • The weather today….
  • The 5 things I liked most about …
  • How much I spent today and on what…..
  • The funniest thing that happened was…..
  • My first impressions...

Excellence at OLA

We celebrate achievements at OLA every day in the classroom. Outstanding achievement is celebrated at every assembly in the front of the school. Congratulations to all the students who received an award last week. 

 

 

 

Josy Reeder

Learning and Teaching Leader