Room 6’s Weekly
Term
1 Week 2, 2016
It’s been a busy start to the year and the
class has settled well. I hope you all enjoy your long weekend.
The
following information will help you assist your child to become independent and
organised for school:
During the hot weather it is helpful for the children to
have a bottle of water on their desks to avoid dehydration. Other drinks
can be kept in their bags for break times.
A school uniform sunhat must be worn when outdoors
during terms 1 and 4. Putting on sunblock in the mornings is a useful
precaution. You may also wish to provide sunblock for your child to reapply at
lunchtime or before long periods outside e.g. sports.
Our swimming days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday weather permitting, although we
will swim in the rain if it is warm. All children are expected to participate
in the school swimming programme. However, if your child is sick or injured
please send a note or email to excuse them from that day’s swimming. Please
ensure all items of your child’s uniform are clearly named to avoid mix-ups. All children will wear a cap in the
pool. Caps are available at the school office for $6.00.
Our library day this term is Tuesday. The Year 3 children are allowed three books at a time and
the Year 4s can have four books. They
can have them for two weeks.
Homework is expected. It is recommended that
all children read for at least 15 mins per night and spend a similar amount of
time practising basic facts, number knowledge and/or times tables. Maths
homework will be set through Mathletics.
Homework sheets will not
be provided.
We value all kinds of reading, whether it is a book
read at school that day, a library book or other reading material chosen by the
child. Independent readers can choose their own reading material and may not
bring home readers that have been read with the teacher.
Reading should be recorded in their reading notebook. The
children can do this themselves. The notebook should then be returned to school
on a Friday for the teacher to see what has been read.
We also feel
that being read to by a parent, member of the extended family or an older
brother or sister is important. Discussing the story is a good way of
increasing comprehension.
Each term the children’s knowledge and quick recall of basic facts and times tables will be
assessed. A more detailed and personalised sheet will be given out in the next
couple of weeks to give you an idea of what your child needs to work on.
Please make sure your child has their Junior book bag or a
sturdy plastic bag to keep books (and notices) clean and dry in their
schoolbags.
Ice block Fridays - $1 Money collected by the teacher in the morning. Children take a
token to collect their ice block after lunch eating. Only one ice block per
child.
Part way through the morning we have a fresh fruit or
vege snack time. We find the children need a top up before the morning tea
break and this is a way to encourage healthy eating. This is optional.
We would appreciate it if you could send a large box of tissues
to school ready for when the inevitable sniffles come with the change of
weather. We will look after these and put them out for the children to use as
needed.
Coming
Up:
Meet the Teacher
6.30: Thursday February 11
The Middle School will be meeting at 6.30
in Room 4, followed by a whole school meeting in the hall at 7.00. Juniors and
Seniors will meet after that so if you have other children at these levels you
can catch their meetings too.
Family Picnic
Friday February 26 (Detail to come)
Communication:
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or information for us.
Tuesdays and Wednesday after school and
before school Thursdays are meeting days for me so are not the best times to
catch me.
So that I can communicate with you via
email, could you please clearly write your email address/addresses on the
attached slip.
Weekly Newsletters and most school notices
will come via email and will be posted on the class blog - much nicer than
squashed notices covered in left over lunch!
If you haven’t ‘liked’ the HPS Facebook
Page yet, this is also a well-used way of reminding you about events that are
coming up. The HPS website also has useful information and school newsletters.
During the year, as part of the programme, we may take short
walks/runs around the local streets. The utmost care will be taken to ensure
everyone’s safety. Some children may be involved with group trips during class
time for example sport, choir or chess. Please fill in the attached slip
indicating whether or not you give permission for these walks/runs or group
trips. Whole class trips will still need your permission even though the cost
will be covered by the activity fee.
Kind regards
April Hobby
