Class Updates and Reminders

Whole School

The last day of Term (Friday 17th) is 'Footy Colours Day.' this is to acknowledge the AFL Grand Final which is coming up in the School Holidays. AFL is a huge part of Victorian culture and schools around the state celebrate by wearing the shirt of their favourite team. Students are invited to wear their favourite sports shirt on this day

Prep

Dates to Remember:

• Tuesday 14th September- CERES Farming our Future Virtual Workshop
• Friday 17th September- Last day of Term 3

Reminders:

High Frequency Words

Across this term, teachers have been providing students with an individualised list of high frequency words to practise each week. These lists were put together from Term 2 assessment data. In week 10 of Term 3, we ask students to go back over their previous lists and ensure they feel confident with reading each word at automatic recall. These lists can be found on Seesaw under the ‘Goals’ folder. 

Please see here for a guide on how to access this folder on Seesaw

The benchmark for the end of Term 3 in Grade Prep is automatic recall of between 30 and 100 words. Students are also expected to spell up to 30 high frequency words. Should you have any concerns or have trouble locating your child’s previous lists, please email your child’s class teacher. 

A reminder of the resources below to support independent practice:

-Phase 3 Phonics Sounds- see here for video link

-High Frequency Words- see here for video link

CERES Farming our Future Workshop

This workshop has been on our schedule for a long time, but has unfortunately been impacted by each of the lockdowns. We are excited to bring the workshop to the children on virtual basis this Tuesday 14th September from 9am-10:15am. 

Students will join expert educators and explore the concepts of organic urban gardening. They will discover where food comes from and how organic food systems connect to a healthy self, community and planet, and investigate the wondrous relationship between bees, bugs and soil. CERES educators will guide students through problem solving and action planning to create change within their school community and explore solutions to increase local food production at school or home.

Through this interactive virtual workshop students will:

• Find out where food comes from
• Discover the wonderful world of bees, bugs and healthy soil
• Learn about plant lifecycles and how to grow and care for plant

Note that this workshop will take place through Miss Makayla’s Webex, as all virtual events this term. Please see below for details:

Webex Link: Click here

Webex Code: 571 173 337

Due to the length of this event, the workshop will also take the place of Tuesday’s Literacy lesson. This will ensure students get an adequate break from the screen.

Thank you!

Finally a huge thank you to all families for your support and resilience this term. It is certainly not the term that we expected and there is no doubt that our youngest students do require additional support to maintain focus and complete learning tasks. We are so appreciative of your patience. You have modelled enthusiasm and a positive mindset for your children and it has gone great lengths to help them to remain engaged with their learning. With just one week of Term 3 to go, we hope you can look forward to a well-deserved rest during the upcoming holidays.

Grade 1

Reminders:

We would love students to have a break from their screens over the holidays after a term online. These are some activities they could continue with minimal screen time:

Mathseeds: Students are able to continue playing one lesson of Mathseeds a week in the holidays if they choose. 

Holiday Reading: Please encourage your child to continue to read at least 4 times a week during the holidays. We are seeing some great reading progress in Grade 1 and would love all children to keep practicing!

Grade 2

Reminders:

Thank you to all Grade 2 families for supporting the students this term with remote learning. We are so grateful for you and wish you a safe and happy school holiday break. 

If your child would like to, they can continue to complete 1 lesson of Mathseeds a week in the holidays and home reading.

Grade 5 and 6

Term 4 Key Dates:

• Wednesday 6th October - Hooptime Basketball Gala Day at MSAC  (Grade 6 only) if restrictions allow
• Thursday 7th October - Camp information evening via Webex from 5-6pm. We wanted to hold this information evening closer to the camp date, as we are mindful that camp may not go ahead due to Covid-19.  To ensure you feel well-prepared for camp and to give you time over the holidays to grab any items your child might need, we have provided a packing list below.
• Term 4, Week 2 Wednesday 13th - Friday 15th October - Grade 5 & 6 Camp (if restrictions allow)
• Monday 1st November - Grade 5 & 6 excursion to South Melbourne Market

Reminders:

Camp medical forms were due on Friday 10th September. Please fill it out as soon as you can if you have not done so already. If you have given the hard copies back to your child's class teacher, you do not have to fill out the form again.  Thank you! Click this link to access the form.

Camp Packing Guide

Please click on the attachment below for the full packing guide from PGL Camp Rumbug. Please also make sure your child's belongings are clearly labelled so they can find them easily. 

We are planning to take part in water activities, so students will need to bring swimwear. 

Sleeping bags/doonas and pillows are not included as part of our booking, so students will need to pack their own sleeping bag or doona, and pillow.