Junior School Newsletter - Term 4, Week 7

 

 Term 4, Week 7

After an AMAZING and colourful Sunday, students returned to school with highlights in their hair, and smiles on their faces! Thank you so much to all the parents and families who came and made the day so special, every little contribution makes a difference and we are very excited about the science and technology upgrades that MPPS will enjoy as a result of this fundraising effort! We are looking forward to our excursion to Braeside Park next week, parents and siblings are welcome to meet us at the park. If you are able to travel with us on the bus and assist with supervision, please let your child's teacher know.
 

Election Day BBQ: Saturday 24th November (11:30am-3:00pm) 
Excursion to Braeside Park: Friday 30th November (parents needed)
Whole School Sports Day: Friday 7th December (volunteers needed - please let your classroom teacher know)




In READING this week, we are learning to identify homophones and homographs in the books we read. Last week, we focused on predicting and inferring to help us comprehend the stories we are reading.

During WRITING this week, we are working on written responses to Mystery Doug and our classmates.

Our latest topics in MATHS have been Addition and Subtraction, focusing on our individual goals to improve our skills and strategies.

This week we continued our INQUIRY topic, 'Location, Location, Location!' focusing on weather and features of the land that are important to certain cultures. We will be working on weather and forecasts over the next week.

* Please return the 2019 Payment Summary Sheets to the office or the classroom as soon as possible. 

* Every year we collect gifts at Christmas for families and children.We are now collecting new toys for the children and food items for families. (Dixon House has requested no soft toys and please check food items are in date) PLEASE place your donations in the Christmas boxes near the office before Monday December 3 2018. 

* Please ensure that all students wear helmets if they are riding or scooting to school. If students are not wearing a helmet, they risk serious injury in the event of a crash. 

* We always welcome parent/family helpers in the classroom. If you are interested, please ensure you provide a copy of your Working With Children Check to the office. More information can be found at: http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/   

* If there are any parents/families that would be able to help us out with covering our 150 brand new Take Home Books, please see your child's teacher - we need all the help we can get. You can come in, or take some home, any help is appreciated! 

* Term 4 is a SunSmart term - please ensure your child has a MPPS wide brim hat for recess and lunchtimes. Students without hats will be asked to play in the shaded areas.

* Have you finished logging all your donations for the Colour Run? See FlexiBuzz for more information.