Week 8 Merit Award Winners

Congratulations to our Week 8 Merit Award winners Hayden and Scarlett! You are both Year One super stars!

Miss Prowse

Keeping Safe lesson - Parts of the body

Good afternoon parents,

This Wednesday the children will be taking part in the Keeping Safe lesson about body parts. We will be reading a story called 'Everyone has a bottom' and emphasising the fact that all parts of their body are private. I understand that the children may laugh and giggle when we talk about the anatomical names, but this is important for every child to know.

Recent research shows that knowing the anatomically correct language terms enhances children’s body image, self-confidence, and openness. 

This is in conjunction with the Child Protection Curriculum which has been mandated in all schools in Western Australia.

Please find the lesson outline below and a link for the outline of the book if you feel you need to discuss this with your child after Wednesday.

Everyone has a bottom

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me. 

Thank you 

Miss Prowse 

Week 7 Merit Award winners

Congratulations to our week 7 merit award winners Jax, Zack and Violet! You are all Year One super stars!

Miss Prowse

Sight word review and end year results

Dear Parents,

Over the last few weeks of school, we will be consolidating the first 100 (and next 100 if your child is up to it) sight words. We have noticed that many children are not applying these learnt sight words in their writing correctly. We will be consolidating the sight word program from week 7 onwards and we will be sending home a copy of the words your child is not using correctly in their writing or has not retained.

We would encourage that you practise writing these in sentences over the holidays so your child can be best prepared to apply them into their writing.

Next year, depending on the number of words your child has retained, in Year Two, they may be starting on a different level of sight words. This is to ensure they are spelling the most common sight words correctly in context, so they can have continued success in their reading and writing.

We thank you for your ongoing support

Miss Prowse and Mrs Sherborne

We are Math Magicians!

In Maths we have been learning about patterning and skip counting and have been revising how to count in 2's, 5's and 10's. We have also been focusing on the collection and presentation of data as a graph.


Last week we had great fun using the iPads to take pictures of patterns around the classroom and make collages of the patterns we found!

Here are some photos of us having a great time exploring what patterns we could find!

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Gilpin

Bunnings comes to OLC

We were lucky enough to have the lovely Breeanna from Bunnings, Busselton to come and visit us today to make some wonderful Christmas craft for our end of year gift. The children absolutely loved piecing their gift together like a puzzle and attaching the various parts with the wood glue. It was lovely to see so many of the Year Ones using their team work skills to help one another balance their objects to piece their craft together. Job well done!

Breeanna also said there is a FREE Christmas workshop on the 5th of December from 5-7pm for the kids to come along and take part in some wonderful Christmas fun! If you are interested in attending, please contact Bunnings Busselton to reserve your spot!

A BIG thanks to Breeanna for coming out to OLC!

Miss Prowse

Castles Have Been Created!

Last Friday we were lucky enough to have so many parent helpers to assist us with constructing our Castles during Art. The children created cones with decorative paper to top their turrets, used scissors to cut 'battlement' edges into their castles, attached materials with PVA, masking tape and created drawbridges from string and cardboard. Some interesting features on our castles included a range of different sized towers, dungeons, portcullises, turrets and one castle even had a moat filled with pretend water. It was fantastic to see the Year Ones put their creative hats on to construct their own unique and inventive structures.

Thank you to all Year One parents for helping your children gather and collect various recycled materials from home. We had so many toilet rolls, shoeboxes, containers and other items that we put to good use. A big thanks to our wonderful parent helpers from Year 1S and Year 1P for making this activity possible.

Mrs Sherborne and Mrs Hanmer

STEM activity - A chair for Baby Bear

In Science we have been learning about how everyday materials can be changed in a variety of ways. We have explored that materials can be warmed, cooled, bent, stretched and twisted.

We have been planning our STEM project of making a chair for Baby Bear as Goldilocks broke his last one! We have been asked to design a new chair made only with newspaper and sticky tape.

We needed to work out:
- How we can change newspaper into the shape of a chair
- What actions we need to take to change the shape of the paper eg. roll, cut, fold, scrunch
- How the chair can hold the weight of a small bear.

The children loved working in teams of three to create their design.

This Friday we will be creating our chairs so we are asking for any newspaper that you have to be brought in for our creations! 

Thank you

Miss Prowse and Miss Gilpin

Star Citizen for Excellence

Congratulations to Lakey for being our first Star Citizen for Excellence! You are a true star citizen Lakey!

Miss Prowse

Year 1P Prayer Assembly

The children of Year 1P participated in their prayer assembly today and did a wonderful job of explaining the meaning of Advent and how we can prepare for Christmas and the coming of Jesus.

The children did a wonderful job of writing their own prayers of ways they can be kind and loving both at school and at home. We finished with an old favourite 'This little light of mine' and boy did they shine!

Thank you to the parents who practised parts with their children, we appreciate it :)

Miss Prowse and Miss Gilpin

Week 4 Merit award winners

Congratulations to Oscar and Maddy who were this weeks merit award winners. You are both Year One superstars!

Miss Prowse

Castle Construction

Next Friday 9th November we will be creating our very own castles during our Art lesson. We are still seeking recycled materials that will be useful for our castle construction. Here are some items that may be of use to us:

• Shoe boxes/other cardboard boxes
• Lace/interesting fabrics
• Paper towel rolls
• Decorative paper
• Cardboard coffee trays
• Pop sticks/toothpicks
• Anything else that you can think of!

If your child has items that they would like to use exclusively for their own castle please place these items in a carry bag with your child's name on it and bring into school over the next week.

We have plenty of turrets and decorations that the children will be able to add to their castles while they are constructing them at school. 

If you have any hot glue guns at home we would love to borrow them! We are also seeking some empty sauce bottles with 'squeezy' lids that we can use for PVA glue.
Here are a few ideas that we will look at in Art tomorrow.

  

Session times are from: 
10am-11am (1S)
11:30am-12:30pm (1P)
If you can assist with our Castle construction we would much appreciate the help during these sessions next Friday. Please email me on amy.sherborne@cewa.edu.au or come and let me know in the classroom if you can assist.

Thank you
Mrs Sherborne

Week 3 merit award winners

Congratulations to Hugh and Sofia who were the week 3 merit award winners. You are both Year One super stars!

Miss Prowse

Week 4 information

Good afternoon parents,

I hope you have had a lovely weekend and have enjoyed this glorious sunshine! Just a few messages about the events coming up this week.

Year One family Mass
Thank you to all of those families who came to Mass on Saturday night. It was fantastic to see so many families involved in the mass and I especially loved the beautiful singing and dancing from the children!

Prayer Assembly
It is our Year 1P prayer assembly this Friday at 9am and I have given some reading parts to some of the children. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me.

Lollies for the Fete
I think our donation box is over flowing! Thank you to those who have donated their 2 packets of lollies, if there are any more donations, can you please bring them to school ASAP.

Newspaper donations
If you have any old newspapers at home you would like to bring them in for our STEM project coming up in the next couple of weeks, we would be very appreciative.

Thank you for your ongoing support

Miss Prowse

Week 3 Information

I hope you've all had a restful weekend and ready to take on week 3! There are a couple of reminders for the coming weeks below: 

Year One Family Mass 

On Saturday at 6pm the children in Year One's and their families are invited to attend Mass at Our Lady of the Southern Cross church at 6pm. This will be a wonderful opportunity to come together as a class community and celebrate a beautiful Mass together. There will be pizza after the Mass for the children.

Donation of lollies for the Fete

Thank you to all of those people who have donated lollies to the Fete so far. If you haven't donated yet, the box is out in the wet area just outside our classroom. 

STEM Project - Newspapers required!

What is black, white and read all over....? NEWSPAPER! 

As a part of our Science project for this term, the children will be creating a chair for Baby Bear made entirely out of newspaper. The children must work together in teams to bend, stretch and manipulate the newspaper to be sturdy enough to hold a toy bear. We are easking for donations of newspaper over the next few weeks and more information about the task (and parent helpers) will be announced shortly. 

Castles Project

This term in Visual Arts and Technology we have been exploring the characteristics and features of castles. We already know that castles have been made popular by some fairy tales and that they are an important part of history, particularly in Europe.
This website contains some fun facts about castles that you can read to your child at home:
https://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages_castles.php

On Friday of Week 5, we will be using recycled materials such as cardboard boxes, netting, plastic lids and any other materials that the children can think of, to construct our own castles. Next week I will update our blog with a list of materials that the children and I have brainstormed together. From there, we will need to get collecting at home! If each child could bring their materials to school in a bag labelled with their name on it by Friday 9th November (Week 5) that would be fantastic! We will also prepare some materials which we already have at school that the children can access on the day. If you can help on this day from 10am-11am with our castle construction, please contact me by email, or let me know in the classroom.

Miss Prowse

Week 2 Merit Award winners

Congratulations to Lawson, Alexis and Stellan who were this weeks Merit Award winners. You are all Year One super stars!

Miss Prowse

Year One buddy Mass

On Wednesday the Year 6 students escorted the Year 1 students to Our Lady of the Southern Cross church to participate in the weekly parish mass.

 Each of the older students was responsible for two younger students on the walk to the church and were excellent role models as reverent but active participants in the mass.

 Father Ian congratulated the students on their participation and behaviour. This “Buddy” time is very special in making OLC the community it is.

We were very lucky with the beautiful weather and we enjoyed participating in the Mass with our buddies.

Miss Prowse

Calendar Orders

If you would like to order your child's artwork to purchase as a calendar, please fill out the order form sent home last week and return to the classroom with the money by this Friday 19th October.

The calendars are a great keepsake or Christmas gift for your loved ones!

Miss Prowse

Week 2 Information

Good evening parents, 

Just a few reminders for week 2. I hope all of those who attended family camp had a wonderful time!

Think Mental's Homework

Units to be completed this term are as follows:
Week 2: Unit 16
Week 3: Unit 17
Week 4: Unit 18
Week 5: Unit 19
Week 6: Unit 20
Week 7: Unit 21
Week 8: Unit 22
Week 9: Unit 23
If your child is a keen Mathematician they can go ahead in their books this term, or even complete a few of the remaining units over the summer holidays in preparation for Year Two.

Absentees

Some absentee letters will go home this week for any unaccounted absences throughout the year. Please write a brief reason for your child's absence, sign and send back to school. Gold stars for those of you who have sent in all absentee notes for the year!!

School Fete

There is a box in the classroom for donations of lollies for the school fete. Many thanks to those of you who have already contributed. Please refer to the letter from the P&F regarding important information for the fete on the 11th November.

Buddy Mass

This Wednesday, the Year Ones will walk to the church with their Year Six buddies to attend mass (weather dependent). Parents are most welcome to join us at the church from 9:30am.

Class Mass

The Year One family mass is scheduled for Saturday 27th October at 6pm. All Year One families are invited to the church to celebrate mass with Fr Ian, followed by pizzas after mass.

Phew, I think that's it!

Thank you for your ongoing support :)

Mis Prowse

Merit award winner for week 1

Congratulations to Lily-Eve for being the week one Merit award winner. You are a year one super star!

Miss Prowse

A message from Claire Gilpin our Practicum student for Term four

Hello,

My name is Claire Gilpin and I have the privilege of completing my final Teaching Practicum at Our Lady of the Cape and getting to know you and your children.


Whilst I have met some of you in class last term, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am currently studying a Graduate Diploma of Education at Edith Cowan University and starting tomorrow (Monday 15/10), I will be in 1P full time for 6 weeks.


Having completed a Bachelor of Business, Majoring in Marketing and Management, and enjoyed a career in Human Resources for 10 years, I made the decision to pursue a more fulfilling career in teaching and moved to Dunsborough in March to be closer to family. I can’t wait for the warmer weather to arrive, so I can continue exploring more of this amazing area!



Over the next 6 weeks I will be involved in preparing and delivering lessons, as well as the associated assessment and evaluation processes under the guidance of Miss Prowse. I have a love of learning and am passionate about creating a classroom environment where all students try their best, respect each other, learn from their mistakes, celebrate everyone’s successes and where we all work as a team.


I’m so excited to meet you all! You are always welcome to come and chat to me to find out what I have planned for my time in Year 1.



Miss Claire Gilpin

Incursion Fun in Year One

This week we were lucky enough to have two incursions to come and visit us at OLC. We had to wonderful Constable Care and the super Scientists from Scitech.

Constable Care came and spoke to the children about keeping safe and what to do in case of emergency. I know that  they all loved screaming '000' at the top of their lungs in the puppet show. We now know what to do in case of an emergency using the DRS ABC acronym. A wonderful morning was had by all and we even had the real police come at the end of the show and introduce themselves to the children

Scitech was also a stand out show with the children taking part in both the show and the workshop activities. The children loved seeing the presenters throw balloons, make balls levitate and conduct experiments using toys from around the house. The involvement of the crowd was a highlight of the show!

The workshop showed us what happens when friction becomes an important factor in the forces of motion. The children loved experimenting with toy cars and ramps and found that they could move the toy cars with their breath!

It was an awesome day of Science and discovery!

Miss Prowse

Welcome To Term 4

Here we are approaching the beginning of Term 4! What a whirlwind of learning, fun and events we have experienced this year so far!

Homework

Think Mentals: We will continue to complete one unit per week next term, however if your child is a keen Mathematician they are able to work further into the following units if they wish.

Reading: We will continue to send readers home every two days for nightly reading this term.

Sight Words: The children will be tested early on in the term and we will continue to send home personal sight word lists throughout Term 4. Please watch the blog later this week for some important info about sight words when your child reaches past stage three words.

News

A photograph of the News roster/groups is as below and the rosters will also be placed up on the parent board outside the classroom.

Gathering Time

Just a reminder that we have Gathering Time from 8:30-8:45am in the classroom. The children are required to be at school by the 8:45am bell, to allow them time to organise their materials and transition into the school day. This important time in the morning sets the precedent for the day and allows for a smooth transition into the morning routine.

Lost Property

The office has advised that there are many lost jumpers currently in the lost property box. If you are missing any jumpers please take a look at the lost property box ASAP.

Dates for Your Diary

Tuesday 9th October: Students Commence & Constable Care Incursion
Thursday 11th October: Scitech Incursion
Saturday 27th October: Year One Family Mass @ 6pm at the OLC Church
Friday 2nd November; Year 1P Prayer Assembly
Sunday 11th November : OLC School Fete
Please refer to the calendar on the school website for other events throughout the term.

Thank you!

Thank you for another fabulous term in Year One. A special thanks to those of you who have been able to assist in the classroom for parent help, making our Maths pencil cases, preparing other resources and assisting on our excursion.  I hope you have all had a thoroughly enjoyable holiday break with your children and are ready for our final term of Year One. Our new parent help roster for the term will be placed up on the parent information board outside the classroom.

Miss Prowse

Learning Journeys

A big thank you to all the parents that attended the Year One Learning Journeys this week.  The children were both excited and proud to share their work with you all. The feedback from parents proved to be a wonderful afternoon of learning!

The gallery walk around the class was a great way for the children to reflect on their learning and the Art folio of work created some beautiful one on one time between parents and children. I felt so lucky to be in a room with very supportive and loving parents! I especially loved hearing the children comment on their progress since the beginning of the year. One of my favourite comments was 'This writing isn't mine...I'm way neater', something I relish in as a teacher as I can explain how far they have come ;)

Miss Prowse

A Visit To Wonnerup House

On Friday the 15th of September, the Year One children went on an excursion to Wonnerup house. The children were very excited to be in their 'Olden Day' clothes and loved comparing the clothing from the Olden Days to today. We hopped on the bus and although there were a lot of 'are we there yet?' questions, the children were excited to be going to visit 'the old place where they had no internet' - as quoted by one of the children.

We started the excursion with a 15 minute video about the history of Wonnerup House to which we found out that the whole community burnt down and had to be rebuilt! We also learnt about the Layman Family who lived at Wonnerup House amongst the beautiful Tuart Forest that surrounds the property.

We then set off in our groups with our wonderful parent helpers and started to explore the amazing grounds. We visited The Main House, The Black Smith shop, The Stables and The Dairy Kitchen . The children loved learning about all the olden day items like the wash board, the chamber pot, the Grandfather clock and many more!

One of the favourite places of the day was the old school house. I must say, I didn't mind getting into character! The children explored the old classroom and also the house where the teacher used to live. She must have had a LOT of hobbies to fill in her time!

We would like to thank our parent helpers from both Year One classes who made the day possible by meeting us at Wonnerup House and showing the children around the property. This excursion would not have been possible without you!

Miss Prowse

Wonnerup House Information

Wonnerup House Excursion
The children are getting excited for their excursion tomorrow, especially at the chance to dress up as children from the 'Olden Days'! We ask for your child to bring recess, lunch and a water bottle in a small backpack/carry bag. When they get to school we will make sure that they also pack their hats. We are keeping our fingers crossed for lovely weather to explore the grounds of Wonnerup House!

Many thanks to our parent helpers who have volunteered to come along. We will meet you at the property at 10:30am. Don't forget your 'Olden Day's costume and a bite to eat for the day.

Faction Carnival for 2018

On Friday 7th of September, OLC held their annual faction carnival.  It was a wonderful day and the children came to school extremely excited to start the carnival!


The children looked outstanding in their coloured zinc, face paint and  coloured hairspray! The excitement continued as the children went into their faction bays and loved joining in with the older children cheering for the team.

I'm not sure, but I think the motivation of lollies from the faction captains might have made the children cheer extra hard. The running races were a great indication of just how fast our year ones are! They would definitely leave me behind in the 50m sprint!

The team games were a hit and I think one of the favourites of the day had to be 'stone, bridge, tree', the sack race and the flag relay!

Congratulations to our runner up champion boy Harper and our champion boy Lawson and our runner up champion girl Sofia and champion girl Charlize.

A big thank you to all the parents who helped with the event coordination, the set up and pack up and a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Sinclair for the wonderful day she put together.



Miss Prowse