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We thank all families for their wonderful support throughout the term.  Starting BIG school is such an incredible milestone in a child’s life and we feel honoured to be sharing the journey with your child.  The children have had an amazing term of social and emotional, spiritual, physical and academic learning.  No wonder they are so tired!  We are so proud of each and every little person for their outstanding efforts throughout the term.

We wish you a relaxing (as relaxing as it can be with little people! ;-)), fun and safe holiday.  We look forward to welcoming you back to school for a magical term of learning throughout Term 2. 

Friendship Liturgy and Easter Hat Parade:

We offer our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to you all for attending our Friendship Liturgy and Easter Hat Parade.  We were so proud of the children’s participation in the Liturgy.  Thank you to the brave children who read so beautifully.  Thank you to the parents of these children who spent time over the weekend preparing their child to read.  

We are sure you were amazed by your child’s Easter Hat creation.  We thank the Year 6 buddies for their helpful assistance in the creation of the Easter hats.

Literacy:  

 In Term One in InitiaLit, children were introduced to Maggie Mouse, Sammy Seal and Tommy Tiger.  We encourage you to brainstorm words that begin with the sounds, ‘m’, ‘s’ and ‘t’ during the holidays.  Children can also practise writing the letters for the sounds taught so far on paper or mini whiteboards.  

The handwriting rhymes for the letters are:

‘m’ - Start at the top, go down then up again and hop, hop.

‘s’ - Start at the top, slip, slide.

‘t’ - Start at the top, go straight down and make a cross.

During the first two weeks of Term 2, children will learn the following sounds and meet the characters:

Andy Ant - ‘a’
Poppy Princess - ‘p’
Iggy Insect - ‘i’
Fifi Flamingo - ‘f’

Maths: 

Students will continue their learning of measurement.  We will be learning to accurately measure and compare the volume and mass of 2 or more objects. To support this learning at home, you could explore the volume of objects using the language, empty, half full and full.  For mass, you could estimate and compare the weight of objects using the language heavier and lighter.

History - Family Photo: 

Thank you to all of the families who have sent in a family photo.  Our family tree is growing with beautiful photos each day!  We encourage families who are yet to bring in a photo to please bring a photo early next term so it can be added to our tree. For families with shared custody, you're welcome to bring two separate photos, if preferred.  We are more than happy for you to email your photos to the school office and we can print them for you.

Parent Resources Tab:

Please be sure to check the attached items in the Parent Resources tab below. New materials will be uploaded on a fortnightly basis.

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