Junior School Newsletter: Term 3, Week 3
CONNECT WITH YEAR 1/2
Learning and Teaching
We have had a fantastic start to Term 3 in Level 1
& 2. Thank you for your support with ensuring your child is settled, happy,
and ready for a great day each morning.
SCHOOL START TIME REMINDER
Doors will be opened by 8.50am so
parents and students can come in if they choose. When the bell rings at 8.55am,
parents are asked to leave the corridor and classrooms to allow all students to
come inside and prepare for learning time to begin. Students who are not in
class when the 9am bell rings are late to school and must report straight to
the office for a late pass.
IN LEVEL 2 WE ARE LEARNING TO: (WALT)...
READING:
Week
3 & 4: identifying structure in narratives e.g. interesting sentence starters,
punctuation, adjectives, nouns, verbs, paragraphs, talking marks etc.
SPELLING:
Week
3:
Grade
1 - 'i-e' as in kite
Grade 2 - adding 'es' plurals
Week 4:
Grade
1 - 'ze' as in sneeze
Grade 2 - 'a' as in ant
WRITING:
Week 3 & 4: write a narrative, creating a plan and
using the correct structure with a focus on editing for punctuation
MATHS:
Week 3 & 4:
Grade 1: understand multiplication and
division by exploring number sequences to and from 100 from any given starting
point and skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.
Grade 2: understand multiplication and
division by exploring repeated addition, groups and arrays.
UNIT OF STUDY:
Week
3 & 4: Dance in Rio and how this communicates ideas, expresses cultures and is
a form of expression globally.
ICT: We are learning to identify and explore
digital systems for a purpose (including using word processing software and
publishing software).
WELLBEING: develop coping strategies to
positively interact with peers
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Swimming
Swimming commences on Monday August 29th and
finishes on Friday September 9th. Permission forms and payment have been sent
out electronically on Qkr and need to be completed by August 15th. Any queries
regarding payment can be forwarded to the schools Business Manager, Anne
Leggett. Below is the proposed bus and class timetable if you wish to see your
child swim. A parent helper is required each day to assist with travel on the
bus and ensuring students are ready prior to and after lessons. A list will be
put up in the Junior School Area for each day and it would be greatly
appreciated if available parents with Working With Children Checks could please
sign up to assist.
Level
|
Depart MPPS
|
Lesson
|
Depart Pool
|
Grade 4 H
|
9am
|
9:30
|
10:45
|
Grade 4 W
|
9am
|
10
|
10:45
|
Grade 3 G
|
10am
|
10:30
|
11:45
|
Grade 3 S
|
10am
|
11
|
11:45
|
Grade 2 P
|
11 am
|
11:30
|
12:45
|
Grade 2 UO
|
11am
|
12
|
12:45
|
Grade 1 A
|
12:30pm
|
1
|
2:15
|
Grade 1 O
|
12:30pm
|
1:30
|
2:15
|
Prep B
|
1:30pm
|
2
|
|
Prep S
|
1:30pm
|
2:30
|
3:15
|
Working With Children Check
All parents/guardians, visitors & volunteers to
the school MUST sign in & out of the school and display their WWCC in a
lanyard, which is available at the school office.
The Department of Education requires any person
involved in an activity where children may be present to have a current WWCC or
have supplied proof that they have applied for a WWCC with the Department of
Justice. All schools are required to comply with the Working with Children Act
2005.
Volunteers are expected to carry the WWCC card on
their person at all times when working or volunteering at the school or during
school related activities.
There is no fee for this check. Apply now by
visiting: www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au
The Junior School encourage and appreciate Parent helpers!
V.C.O.P Big Write
This week we are introducing ‘Talk
Homework’ as part of our preparation for our ‘Big Write’ sessions beginning on
Thursdays. Your child will come home with a new topic on a Wednesday afternoon
after classroom discussion in preparation for their ‘Big Write’ on Thursday.
The slip includes the text type, topic and prompts for discussion. The aim of
this is to encourage children to verbally discuss their opinions and consider
those of others, expand their knowledge of language through talk and to
elaborate on ideas. The ‘Big Write’ is a celebration writing session of the
lessons learnt during literacy and an opportunity for students to show off their
writing skills. It is not a test and is set in a relaxed and calm environment.
We look forward to beginning this and being able to share the amazing writing
of our students at Mentone Park PS.
The slips will be sent home each
Wednesday afternoon (pasted in reading diaries) and will also be posted on
Tiqbiz. The slips look like this:
A letter will be sent to the whole school with
further information about V.C.O.P and how Mentone Park is implementing it in
the writing program.
WANTED! CAN YOU PLEASE HELP?
The Marine Ambassadors and Green Gang, along with
Miss Oates are searching for some items that either can be recycled or donated
to help assist with some AMAZING programs that the students are developing. Do
you have any of the following items around the house that could please be
recycled or donated??
-
Old clothes for scarecrows
-
Children’s gardening gloves
-
Children’s gumboots
-
Herbs (seeds or seedlings)
-
Vegetables (seeds, seedlings or plants)
-
Fruits (seeds, seedlings or plants)
PASSIONATE PURSUITS
Passionate Pursuits
has commenced each Friday for Prep to Two grades. If you have any
Spare wool that you no longer need please send it in to Mrs
O'Neill in 1O to assist with her 'Woolly Wonders' Passionate Pursuit group.
Miss Oates is also after 2L milk or juice cartons with lids that we can recycle for outdoor
garden projects.Thank you for your assistance.
LOST PROPERTY
Lost property (now located in the hallway) is
overflowing with unnamed school jackets, jumpers, lunchboxes and lots of
casual clothing. Please remember to label your child's items and to double
check lost property if anything is lost.
IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday 9th August - MPPS Tree Day
Monday 15th August - Prep to Grade 2 Kinder Mini
Concert
Monday 15th August - Swimming forms to be completed
on Tiqbiz
Monday 29th August - Swimming begins
Friday 9th September - Swimming ends
Wednesday 14th September - School Production
Thursday 15th September - School Production
Friday 16th September - Last day of term
MAKING NEWS
Working on our Place Value skills in Maths and Fine
Motor skills in PMP!
Achievement Awards
Congratulations to the following students who
worked hard to receive an Achievement Award!
1A: Hamish
1O: Charlotte
2P: Yianni
2UO: Not given last
week
