What's happening in Week 10

Week Ahead

We have a new timetable this week due to planning for next year.

*** By the end of the week (Thursday and Friday) we will be starting the process of cleaning up our neighbourhood for next year.  Any parent helpers willing to assist us in the morning we would be most grateful.

Monday 

Inquiry Workshops

Sport (1SV)

Tuesday
Inquiry Workshops

Wednesday
SCHOOL PICNIC

Thursday

Inquiry Workshops (9-11am - Parent helpers welcome for cleaning up)

Art (1TS), Art (1NB), Sport (1TH), Sport (1SV), Art (1SV),

Friday 
Inquiry Workshops (9-11am - Parent helpers welcome for cleaning up)
Art (1SV), Art (1TS), Sport (1NB), Sport (1TH), Art (1TH), Art (NB)

Assembly in the gym at 3pm

STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP FROM THE YEAR ONE NEIGHBOURHOOD AT 3:30PM.

Action Required: Plastic, Paper or Recycled Bag

The children will be taking all their books home by the end of the week (except for their visual diary).  We request the children bring to school an extra bag to place all their books inside.

            

Action Required: Please return library books

Last week was the last opportunity for borrowing books from the school library. It would be greatly appreciated if children could begin to return books back to the library. Leigh has asked that all books be returned by the end of Week 10 (11th December).

                                                          

School Picnic

On Wednesday 9th of December we will be having our annul school picnic. 

Where: Princes Park.

How do we get there: Walking  

What to bring: We ask that the children bring along their regular lunch to eat and a snack to share afterwards e.g. biscuits, chips, fruit etc.,

Departing time: 10.00am

Returning about: 1.30pm

Parent helpers are welcome and picnic rugs would be greatly appreciated.

In case of bad weather please inform your child that the picnic will be cancelled and another suitable day will be chosen.

Thank you

ATTENTION REQUIRED: HATS, HATS, HATS

It has been noticed that across the school not all students are wearing a hat during lunch and recess. As part of our sun smart policy we would like to remind all children to bring a hat to school for the rest of the Term. 

What’s Happening in Week 7

Week Ahead

Monday 
Inquiry (9-11am & 12-2pm - Parent helpers welcome)

Italian (1NB)

Visual Art (1TS, 1SV, 1TH)

Tuesday
Inquiry (9-11am & 12-2pm - Parent helpers welcome)

Wednesday
Inquiry (9-11am - Parent helpers welcome)

PE and Italian (1SV)

Art and PE (1NB)

Thursday

Tabloid Sports (9am-11am)

Inquiry (12-2pm - Parent helpers welcome)
Music workshops

Friday 
Inquiry (9-11am - Parent helpers welcome)
PE and Italian (1TS & 1TH)

Assembly in the gym at 3pm

STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP FROM THE YEAR ONE NEIGHBOURHOOD AT 3:30PM.

Inquiry learning experiences:
"How messages can be conveyed through stories" 

Students can engage in the following provocations:

·         Family Stories – Making clay families, creating family trees

·         Movie – Creating the movie poster

·         Cultural Stories – Planning and creating popsicle stick/sock puppets, making collage scenery, filming puppet plays

·         Math Stories – Planning and creating number stories, turning number stories into mini films, making personal calendars. 

Numeracy learning experiences: 

• Subtraction  - exploring the subtraction concept through number stories
• Mapping skills – giving and following directions to a familiar place in the Year 1 neighbourhood

Literacy learning experiences: 

• Guided Reading
• Personal Writing
• Shared Reading – ‘The Fox and the Little Red Hen’
• Engaging in Reading Response experiences
• Writing Target – LA reflection
• Literature Study – Rhyming Books – Lynley Dodd (Hairy Maclary)

Nurturing Biodiversity: The return of the Sacred Kingfisher

Celebrate a living story of hope for our future and the rejuvenation of the Merri Creek. Learn how humans can support biodiversity, at the Village Green, CERES.

Every year since the Sacred Kingfisher was seen again in the Merri Creek environment, we celebrate it's return to the woodlands of Victoria.

We also celebrate the great work regenerating the Merri Creek and demonstrate how we can support biodiversity, which encourages flora and fauna to thrive in the catchment.

Sunday 22 November 2015

Workshops and tours from 1.00 pm

CERES site groups, Wild Melbourne, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and Friends of the Merri Creek are just some of the amazing groups focussing on biodiversity and the creek environment.

Story and Boogie 4.00pm

C E R E S Corner Roberts & Stewart Streets, Brunswick East

> Walk > Ride > Tram 96 > Bus 508