A few reminders

Scholastic Book Orders - Due Friday 2nd November.

T-shirt orders - If your child is part of the speech choir (only 2 in our class) they must have a t-shirt. The order form and payment is due Friday 2nd November. All other children (unless they have main parts) are required to wear their school uniform for the production. T-shirt purchases are optional for all other children.

Cake Stall - This Thursday at morning tea time. Everything is either 50c or $1. This is a fundraiser for the year 5/6 camps.

Reading - This week everyone in the class has received a copy of The Elves and The Shoemaker song. Both sides need to be read (and sung where possible) and recited each night please. This song is part of the production and it needs to be learned off by heart. Room 11 are doing a fantastic job with their production singing practises in class.

Production - Coming up in Week 5 (2 weeks away). This is a WHOLE SCHOOL production - attendance is compulsory. If your child is unable to attend you need to address a letter to Mr Macmillan explaining why. There will be one matinee performance and two evening performances. Please keep checking the newsletter for details. Performance times and ticket prices are being finalised this week.

Week 3 - Term 4

SWIMMING - Everyday this week. Children need to bring togs, towel and a plastic bag each day. If your child is not able to swim please send them with a note explaining why.

LIBRARY - remember to bring your books on Monday so you can get a new one.

HATS - These are now compulsory EVERY DAY for the rest of the year.           NO HAT = NO PLAY.

TESTING - This is our big week of testing for end of year reporting. Our normal programme will be disrupted while this is happening. Miss Ryan is at school all week but is out of the classroom on Monday and Thursday.

Week 2 - Term 4

WOW! what a windy start to the term. It was great to see everyone back at school and to hear all their holiday news.

SWIMMING - NO swimming this week. Our swimming weeks this term are the odd weeks (1, 3, 5, 7, 9). I will remind the children each Friday when our swimming is an update it on the blog too. Children need togs, towel and a plastic bag each day when we are swimming.

HATS - these are compulsory EVERY DAY this term. NO HAT = NO PLAY. Please ensure you're child has their hat everyday.

UNIFORM - full summer uniform is expected to be worn from this week. Thank you to all those children who were in their correct uniform last week. Please NAME every piece of your child's uniform - there are around 100 students wearing the same sizes. Please also make sure your child's jumper is in their bag - especially for the chilly mornings and the wind.

 A Library book has gone missing in our room. I have been hunting the classroom - and will continue hunting. Can you please also have a hunt at home and if you find it bring it back - no questions asked. It is called - I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed. It is a Charlie and Lola book. Many thanks.

Have a Safe and Happy Holidays....

Production Songs - each child in our class has been given a copy of the welcome song, finale song and the shoemaker and elves song to learn over the holidays. Please ensure your child reads these songs on a regular basis. The tunes are unfamiliar at the moment but we need to learn the words. By the time the production is on (approx week 5, term 4) they need to be known off by heart.

Reading Sheet - A reading sheet has been sent home to record your child's reading during the holiday break. I would like ALL children to participate in this activity. There are prizes to the child/ren who read the most during the holidays including chocolate bars and an i-pod shuffle (hope I've got the name right). There is also a prize for the class who has the highest percentage of readers. It would be awesome for Room 11 to win this! For the children that did not get one today (the wrong amount was sent to our classroom), I have posted one to you.

Head Lice (Nits) - there has been a case reported in our class. COULD  EVERYONE  PLEASE  CHECK  THEIR  CHILD'S  HAIR  &  TREAT  YOUR  CHILD'S  HAIR  IF  NEEDED. This is also a good time to remind the girls in our class that if your hair is touching your shoulders or longer it needs to be tied up each day AND stay tied up during the day at school.

Summer Uniform - full summer uniform is expected from Day 1 in Term 4.

CALENDAR ART

The masterpieces are completed and up on display. Feel free to come in and view them.

 

Orders need to be in by Monday 24th September.

Week 10

CONGRATULATIONS!! To everyone who participated in our poetry recital. You were fantastic speakers and a great audience. For the children who were away - your recital will be on Friday morning.

Calendar Art - This is our main focus this week. Room 11 have voted and we are "painting like an artist". Our artist is Vincent Van Gogh. The artwork we are doing is "Stary Night". They are going to look AMAZING when we are done! Order forms went home last week. Artwork will be on display in class next week - come on in and take a look.

Golden Time - This week is Costumes/Dress Ups as we missed last Friday with the Teacher Only Day.

Week 9 - Here's what's happening

Poetry recital - Thursday morning from 9am. Family and friends are welcome to come along. No set schedule as yet. If you need a specific time due to work or other commitments, please let me know so I can do my best to have your child saying their poem when you are with us.

Homework - no worksheet this week. Homework is to make sure they practise their one poem from the orange booklet that they will be reciting on Thursday.

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday until the end of the term - the first bell will go at 8:40. ALL children need to be in class by 8:45 to head straight to the hall for production singing practise. Please ensure your child is at school before 8:45 so they have time to get ready for their day.

 

 

 

Friday - Teacher Only Day = NO SCHOOL.