Boardies Day
Tomorrow the children are invited to come to school in their 'boardies' for a gold coin donation, as per the information in the newsletter.
Boat Ramp Beach Fun Day
Stay tuned for more newsletter information on our whole school end of year fun day at The Dunsborough Boat Ramp. Let's hope we have a nice sunny day for it next Friday! We are leaving school to take the bus down to Old Dunsborough at around 10am and aiming to return to school by 12:30pm.
Awards Night
Our end of year awards night and Christmas carols will be held next Wednesday at 5:30pm in the hall. There will be two special awards presented to students in each class on this evening. We encourage attendance of all students for this highlight of the year.
Sight Words/Readers
There will be no sight words or readers going home in the final week of school. Please ensure that the children have brought back their books and sight words by next Monday to allow enough time to return to the library.
Spelling
Below is a link to the phonics patterns that we have covered in the spelling groups this term. It may be a good idea to practise these focus sounds with your child over the holidays, as the children will continue with this spelling program in Year Two.
Spelling Review
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Week 7 Info
Our Silkworms
Have you seen the action going on in our silkworm tank? Our cocoons have hatched and the silkworms have re-emerged as moths! The Year Ones have been observing the silkworms mating and laying eggs. We have been learning about the lifespan of the moths and how to preserve the eggs for hatching next year. Ask your kids about what they know about these quirky creatures, they are very interesting indeed! Many thanks to Elsie and her family for donating the silkworms to the Year Ones. They have generated lots of inquiry and excitement within our classroom.
Vinnies Christmas Appeal
There is a box in the classroom for donations to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal. Some ideas for donations include: tins, pasta, rice, biscuits, crackers, sauces, jams, condiments, (basically any non-perishable good food, which can be used beyond Christmas). Thank you to those of you who have already contributed some generous donations to those who require our support at this special time of the year, which can be a difficult time for some families.
Think Mentals
The Think Mentals books are due in on Friday 1st December. The children should have completed Unit 23 by the end of next week. This will be the last Maths homework for the year. Thank you for working with your children to complete their Mental Maths homework this year. For those of you who may have some catching up to do, please endeavour to do what you can with your child. The remaining activities in the book may be good revision over the Christmas holidays before the children start Year 2.
Have a wonderful week!
Miss Rundle
Have you seen the action going on in our silkworm tank? Our cocoons have hatched and the silkworms have re-emerged as moths! The Year Ones have been observing the silkworms mating and laying eggs. We have been learning about the lifespan of the moths and how to preserve the eggs for hatching next year. Ask your kids about what they know about these quirky creatures, they are very interesting indeed! Many thanks to Elsie and her family for donating the silkworms to the Year Ones. They have generated lots of inquiry and excitement within our classroom.
Vinnies Christmas Appeal
There is a box in the classroom for donations to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal. Some ideas for donations include: tins, pasta, rice, biscuits, crackers, sauces, jams, condiments, (basically any non-perishable good food, which can be used beyond Christmas). Thank you to those of you who have already contributed some generous donations to those who require our support at this special time of the year, which can be a difficult time for some families.
Think Mentals
The Think Mentals books are due in on Friday 1st December. The children should have completed Unit 23 by the end of next week. This will be the last Maths homework for the year. Thank you for working with your children to complete their Mental Maths homework this year. For those of you who may have some catching up to do, please endeavour to do what you can with your child. The remaining activities in the book may be good revision over the Christmas holidays before the children start Year 2.
Have a wonderful week!
Miss Rundle
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Week 6 information
Good afternoon parents,
A few messages for this week...
A few messages for this week...
Chicken Pox
There has been a reported case of the chicken pox in Year One. As there has only been one isolated case reported, we can not send out an official letter to parents just yet. Please visit your local GP if you have any concerns ASAP.
Washing of tea towels
It has been a busy term and we have been using a lot of tea towels in our wet area. I was just wondering if there was any parents that wouldn't mind taking home a bag of tea towels to wash? I will have a few bags at pick up today and tomorrow if you can help out - Thank you in advance!
OLC Christmas Concert and Awards Night
The annual OLC Christmas concert will be happening on Wednesday the 6th of December. This is not compulsory to attend but I know from personal experience that the children thoroughly enjoy the night!
Boardies Day
Boardies Day for Smith's Beach surf life saving club will be happening on Friday December 1st. The children are encouraged to come in their boardies and faction shirt and bring a gold coin donation to support a great community run club.
Orientation Day for Year Two
The children will be visiting their new Year Two class on Friday 1st of December and spend an hour with their new teacher experiencing a morning in their new class. I'm sure they will be very excited to meet their new teachers!
I think that is all for now...have a lovely afternoon.
Miss Rundle
Washing of tea towels
It has been a busy term and we have been using a lot of tea towels in our wet area. I was just wondering if there was any parents that wouldn't mind taking home a bag of tea towels to wash? I will have a few bags at pick up today and tomorrow if you can help out - Thank you in advance!
OLC Christmas Concert and Awards Night
The annual OLC Christmas concert will be happening on Wednesday the 6th of December. This is not compulsory to attend but I know from personal experience that the children thoroughly enjoy the night!
Boardies Day
Boardies Day for Smith's Beach surf life saving club will be happening on Friday December 1st. The children are encouraged to come in their boardies and faction shirt and bring a gold coin donation to support a great community run club.
Orientation Day for Year Two
The children will be visiting their new Year Two class on Friday 1st of December and spend an hour with their new teacher experiencing a morning in their new class. I'm sure they will be very excited to meet their new teachers!
I think that is all for now...have a lovely afternoon.
Miss Rundle
Thursday, November 9, 2017
A Post from Miss Bolton
Over the last four weeks in year 1R we have learnt many things!
In maths, we have learnt how to gather data by asking our friends which was their favourite fruit, animal and fairy tale. We really enjoyed data and were very successful in making picture and bar graphs. When we had finished data we moved onto measurement. In measurement so far we have learnt about length and capacity. We explored the length of different items in our classroom using blocks, dominoes and pop sticks. We partnered up to measure ourselves and compared our heights to our classmates. When learning about capacity we have used cups sand to fill objects and recorded how many cups they held.
Science has been very exciting discovering how food changes when it is heated and cooled. We explored the properties of popcorn as it changed from a kernel. This week we are investigating how eggs change and the variety of ways we can cook eggs.
In art we have been exploring texture and how different materials feel. We created a texture hand with 5 different textures. We also used amazing descriptive words for the textures. Some of the textures were bumpy and rough, others were smooth and silky.
I have been taking guided reading over the last 4 weeks and I am impressed with the knowledge and understanding your children have developed in such a short amount of time. We have learnt how to make predictions using the cover of a book and connect the character and events in the book to ourselves and our lives. We have also begun to use speech marks and write our own sentences using speech marks.
I have truly enjoyed my four weeks in this amazing and positive learning environment. I have made connections with every child and can see their potential to grow into fantastic members of our society.
Miss Bolton
In maths, we have learnt how to gather data by asking our friends which was their favourite fruit, animal and fairy tale. We really enjoyed data and were very successful in making picture and bar graphs. When we had finished data we moved onto measurement. In measurement so far we have learnt about length and capacity. We explored the length of different items in our classroom using blocks, dominoes and pop sticks. We partnered up to measure ourselves and compared our heights to our classmates. When learning about capacity we have used cups sand to fill objects and recorded how many cups they held.
Science has been very exciting discovering how food changes when it is heated and cooled. We explored the properties of popcorn as it changed from a kernel. This week we are investigating how eggs change and the variety of ways we can cook eggs.
In art we have been exploring texture and how different materials feel. We created a texture hand with 5 different textures. We also used amazing descriptive words for the textures. Some of the textures were bumpy and rough, others were smooth and silky.
I have been taking guided reading over the last 4 weeks and I am impressed with the knowledge and understanding your children have developed in such a short amount of time. We have learnt how to make predictions using the cover of a book and connect the character and events in the book to ourselves and our lives. We have also begun to use speech marks and write our own sentences using speech marks.
I have truly enjoyed my four weeks in this amazing and positive learning environment. I have made connections with every child and can see their potential to grow into fantastic members of our society.
Miss Bolton
Monday, October 30, 2017
Would You Like A Pet Silkworm?
Over the last few weeks 1R and 1P have been looking after silk worms. They have loved feeding the silkworms and watching them grow. As the silk worms have grown they have become too big and we need to re-home a few. If your child would like to take a silkworm home to have as a pet, they can bring in a jar or shoe box to school. All they need to look after the silkworms is a container preferably a cardboard box and lots of mulberry leaves. This website has lots of information on how to look after silkworms.
Silkworm Information
Silkworm Information
Monday, October 16, 2017
Welcome Miss Bolton!
Dear Parents and Care Givers,
Over the next four weeks I will be helping out in the year 1R classroom as well as teaching lessons. This is part of my 2nd year Bachelor of Education degree which I am completing at Edith Cowan University in Bunbury. I will be working with the students in small groups and whole class activities. To help you get to know me better I have written a little bit about myself.
I was born in Zimbabwe and have always loved animals. Many of my earliest memories are with some of Africa's most amazing animals. Since a young age I have always wanted to be a teacher as I have always loved school and had positive relationships with my teachers. Later when I moved to Australia I developed my passion for the outdoors and adventure. I have scuba dived on the SWAN wreck, sailed Shark Bay and climbed to the top of the highest treetop lookout in the world. Just to name a few of my amazing adventures. I love animals. I have two dogs, Dexter and Duke. Sebastian is my ginger cat who loves to help me prepare for lessons.
I am looking forward to getting to know both you and the students. If you have any questions regarding our role in the classroom over this period, please don’t hesitate to speak to me.
Miss Amy Bolton
Monday, October 9, 2017
Term 4 Update
Good Afternoon Parents,
I hope you all had a lovely holiday with your children over the past two weeks. We certainly had some exciting holiday news to share with each other this morning! Here are a few things to not as we commence Term Four of Year One.
I hope you all had a lovely holiday with your children over the past two weeks. We certainly had some exciting holiday news to share with each other this morning! Here are a few things to not as we commence Term Four of Year One.
Think Mentals/Homework
Next Friday 20th October units 16 and 17 are due to be completed in the Think Mentals book. Sight words and home readers are continuing as a part of our homework program in Term Four. Please remember to note each text that your child reads in their reading logs to avoid the same readers going home multiple times.
Next Friday 20th October units 16 and 17 are due to be completed in the Think Mentals book. Sight words and home readers are continuing as a part of our homework program in Term Four. Please remember to note each text that your child reads in their reading logs to avoid the same readers going home multiple times.
Calendar Orders
Our Calendar Art is in a display file by the classroom door. If you would like to purchase your child's artwork orders need to be in by this Friday 13th October.
Prac Student
Next week we will have Miss Amy Bolton commencing her four week teaching prac in our classroom. The Year Ones already had a visit from Miss Bolton last term. Stay tuned for more information about Miss Bolton on our upcoming blog posts.
Rosters
The news roster for Term 4 went home last term and our Parent Help Roster is up on the pin up board outside the classroom. Due to Miss Bolton being here from weeks 2-5 we are not requesting parent help until week 6 of this term.
Assembly
Year 1R and 1P are coming together to present a Prayer Assembly on Friday 20th October (week 2). By then end of this week, some children will have reading parts to practice in their homework folders. Your assistance with helping at home is much appreciated!
Have a great first week!
Have a great first week!
Miss Rundle
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