Junior Jottings number 2 2013

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

I hope you have all had a lovely relaxing Easter break and took the opportunity to do some fun activities with your children.  The children have finished their swimming programme, been to the Capital E Arts Festival shows, examined the local beach during Seaweek.  Room 1 has started and school is just as busy as ever with all the usual programmes underway.

Last Thursday’s events

The children loved meeting the mini Easter Bunny and then taking part in the Easter Egg hunt on Thursday. Thank you to the Year 8 children for hiding the eggs all around our playground and to Hazel for being a great bunny.

The ‘wacky hair’ day was well supported too with an amazing array of colourful and unusual hairstyles appearing.

This week - Grandparents and Grand-friends afternoon

The children are really looking forward to hosting their special visitors tomorrow. Just a reminder that this afternoon is not for parents. Please make sure that your child brings along a small plate of food to their classroom to share with their grandparent or grand-friend.

Next week

There will be New Entrant parent and caregiver conferences for the children who have been at school for about six weeks in room 3 next Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

Jumpjam

We have Jumpjam each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning in the hall at 8.40 p.m. The reason we do this is to energize the children ready for their learning.  Research shows that exercise enables children to focus better and improve their concentration levels, which in turn enhances their success in the classroom. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join us during Jumpjam and take part or watch the children. It is extremely important that it is quiet during the Jumpjam routines as the children need to concentrate on the movements and not be distracted by background noise. It would be appreciated if private conversations were held outside the hall during this time.

Mathletics and Reading Eggs

By now all children should have been working on Mathletics and those who took up the subscription offer for Reading eggs should also be well underway. If you have any problems or queries about these programmes please do not hesitate to ask me. If you would still like to subscribe to Reading eggs please send your $20 to the school office.

Looking ahead to Term 2

Planning for next term’s programmes are well underway and the first event we are looking forward to is an afternoon especially for our parents and caregivers.

“Celebration of Learning” afternoon –Wednesday May 15^th 1.30 p.m.

Keep the date free!

This will be your opportunity to visit your child’s classroom to see the programme in action, spend the afternoon with them, find out what they have been learning about, what their next learning steps are and how you can support them in their learning at home.

During the term, there will also be a Cross Country Run and sessions for parents about supporting your child’s learning in reading, writing and mathematics, along with reports and parent conferences. The dates for these events are yet to be confirmed.

Diary dates

Friday April 12^th - Full school Assembly - in the hall at 1.30 p.m. All welcome.

Friday April 19^th – Junior School Assembly - in the library at 1.30 p.m. and last day of Term 1.
Monday May 6th - First day of Term 2

Classroom Blogs

Please have a look at the classroom blogs to see a snapshot of what is happening at school and leave a comment about the learning that you see there.

If you have any questions about your child’s learning please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.

Have a great week.

Kind regards

Maureen Buckley

Deputy Principal