Dear Parents, We have arrived at the last week of Term 3 and the students are excited for the holiday break. We hope you have enjoyed reading our fortnightly newsletters this term. Please read below for our last newsletter of Term 3. Assembly Congratulations to the merit award recipients for this term. There have been some incredibly hard working students […Read more]
Dear Parents, Wow! We have made it to the end of Week 8, Term 3. The past fortnight has been a whirlwind in Prep. To say the children have been busy is quite an understatement. Stella the Starfish Performance What an amazing adventure under the sea we had with Stella the Starfish! I am sure you will agree that the […Read more]
Hi Reception Parents Where has the term gone? We are quickly heading towards the end of term 3 and we will be soon be enjoying some end of term holidays. After a few weeks of celebrations, it has been nice to reconnect and enjoy our learning space. There has been a lot of busy building in the block area and […Read more]
Here we are almost at the end of Term 3 and it is certainly time to reflect on some of the great progress and achievements that our students have made. Science experiments in the making, debating, mathematical investigations… the list goes on. Year 6 classrooms have been busy indeed. Important Dates Tuesday 17th September ICAS English Year 6 Maths Problem […Read more]
Literacy Over the last two weeks, we have read the story Stuck by Oliver Jeffers. Utilising this story, students examined sentence structure, repeated patterns and synonyms for the word threw. They also examined the plot of the story and recreated their own story using Stuck as inspiration. They planned their story sequence including a problem and solution. This process took […Read more]
Dates to note for your diary: Friday 20 September 11:00 End of Term Assembly Friday 20 September 12:00 School finishes for Term 3 Tuesday 8 October Term 4 begins – PLEASE NOTE swimming continues as per Term 3 Wednesday 9 October 13:00 Orchestra and music photographs Friday 18 October 8:30 Primary Values Star Assembly – Year 3 host Friday 1 November […Read more]
English Sharp Reading is the name of the game. Although we have always done Sharp Reading as the method for our small group and class group reading, teachers have recently been upskilled in this very effective system. Students are asked to unpack sentences with the phrase, “I think that means…” to develop a deep understanding of the text in a […Read more]
Dear Parents As we rush headlong into Week 7, and gear up towards our Stella the Starfish play, your lovely little people should now be tormenting you with a sneaky burst of our songs, and perhaps a couple of cheeky little dance moves. It is shaping up well in rehearsals and our set is looking great. Thanks to all of […Read more]
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