Good evening parents,
I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your beautiful gifts and heartwarming cards that have definetly brought a tear to my eye!
I have absolutely loved having every single on of your children in my class and I will miss them so much next year! Thank you for your on-going support throughout the year, it has been truly appreciated!
Please pop in and see me when you can as I have really enjoyed getting to know all of you!
Merry Christmas and God bless you and your families over the Christmas holidays. No doubt I will bump into at some point!
Yours truly
Monique Prowse
Year 1P
Friday, 11 December 2015
Monday, 7 December 2015
End of year Picnic details - Dunsborough Boat Ramp
Good afternoon parents,
This is just a quick checklist of all the things your child is required to do/bring on Thursday 10th December:
This is just a quick checklist of all the things your child is required to do/bring on Thursday 10th December:
This is just a quick checklist of all the things your child is required to do/bring on Thursday 10th December:
End of Year Picnic – Thursday 10th December – Old Dunsborough Beach
Checklist:
- Towel, hat (wide brimmed), lunch and drinks will be needed by all students.
- No swimming apparatus apart from safety approved buoyancy vests to be taken.
- Students are asked to be ‘sun-screened’ before leaving home. Sunscreen will be provided for the students to re-apply throughout the day.
- Bring lunch and recess snack as usual.
- Must have a water bottle.
- Must wear a rash vest or t-shirt to swim in (won’t be allowed in water without this).
- Children may wear free dress.
- If you haven’t completed a Permission note, please complete and return to your child’s teacher ASAP.
- Beach Permission Note: - Must be returned to teacher prior or your child will not be entering the water at Old Dunsborough Beach on Thursday 10thDecember 2015.
This is just a quick checklist of all the things your child is required to do/bring on Thursday 10th December:
If you have any questions or queries, please email me.
Many Thanks
Miss Prowse
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Christmas Concert on Monday and Beach day Thursday!
Dear Parents,
We are almost in our last week of Year One! I can't believe it. Just a few quick reminders about next week...
Monday is our final Christmas concert for the year when the whole school come together and sing Christmas songs and celebrate the wonderful year we have had! We are also presenting this year's book awards for Citizenship and this year our subject focus was Maths. We would love to see everyone there to celebrate this wonderful OLC tradition.
The children are required to:
- Arrive at 5.15 to get into our class clusters for a 5.30pm start.
- Wear Christmas coloured clothes or dress up in any sort of Christmas outfit you would like.
- Maybe have something to eat before the concert as it may go into dinner time.
I am so excited for you all to see the beautiful children sing on Monday and I can tell you they have been outstanding in their practices!
Beach Day Thursday
Due to the constant shark sightings, the beach day for the whole school has been rescheduled to Thursday the 11th of December at the Dunsborough boat ramp. There was a pink note that went home with children yesterday however if you did not receive one or it has gone missing, please come and see me for another one as I need these back by Monday the 8th December. A few requirements for the beach day:
- Towels, hats lunch and drinks will be needed by the students.
- No swimming apparatus apart form safety approved buoyancy vests are to be taken.
- Students are asked to be 'sun screened' before leaving home. Sun screen will be available for the children to reapply throughout the day.
- Students will have lunch at 12.00 noon and return to school at approximately 12.45pm.
If you are taking you child from the beach, please bring a note or come and see myself to sign your child out. If someone else (such as a friend) is taking your child, please provide me with a note prior to the beach day so I can tick your children off as they leave.
I have no doubt that it will be a fantatsic day and a great wind up for the children!
Please note that Friday the 12th of December is still a compulsory school day and if your child in not going to be here, I will require an absentee note from you.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Miss Prowse
We are almost in our last week of Year One! I can't believe it. Just a few quick reminders about next week...
Monday is our final Christmas concert for the year when the whole school come together and sing Christmas songs and celebrate the wonderful year we have had! We are also presenting this year's book awards for Citizenship and this year our subject focus was Maths. We would love to see everyone there to celebrate this wonderful OLC tradition.
The children are required to:
- Arrive at 5.15 to get into our class clusters for a 5.30pm start.
- Wear Christmas coloured clothes or dress up in any sort of Christmas outfit you would like.
- Maybe have something to eat before the concert as it may go into dinner time.
I am so excited for you all to see the beautiful children sing on Monday and I can tell you they have been outstanding in their practices!
Beach Day Thursday
Due to the constant shark sightings, the beach day for the whole school has been rescheduled to Thursday the 11th of December at the Dunsborough boat ramp. There was a pink note that went home with children yesterday however if you did not receive one or it has gone missing, please come and see me for another one as I need these back by Monday the 8th December. A few requirements for the beach day:
- Towels, hats lunch and drinks will be needed by the students.
- No swimming apparatus apart form safety approved buoyancy vests are to be taken.
- Students are asked to be 'sun screened' before leaving home. Sun screen will be available for the children to reapply throughout the day.
- Students will have lunch at 12.00 noon and return to school at approximately 12.45pm.
If you are taking you child from the beach, please bring a note or come and see myself to sign your child out. If someone else (such as a friend) is taking your child, please provide me with a note prior to the beach day so I can tick your children off as they leave.
I have no doubt that it will be a fantatsic day and a great wind up for the children!
Please note that Friday the 12th of December is still a compulsory school day and if your child in not going to be here, I will require an absentee note from you.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Miss Prowse
Monday, 30 November 2015
Merit Award Winners
Sorry they are a bit late!
Congratulations to Angus and Ruby for being the recipients of the Week Six merit awards! They are both little super stars and have been working hard all year! Well done to you both!
Miss Prowse
Congratulations to Angus and Ruby for being the recipients of the Week Six merit awards! They are both little super stars and have been working hard all year! Well done to you both!
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Last week for Reading books
Good afternoon parents,
As we are nearing the end of the year, Mrs. Kemp from the library has asked that all reading books be returned by this Friday the 4th of December. We would really appreciate if you have any reading books that might be floating around your house to please be returned as soon as possible as we have some outstanding loans against people's names.
Reading Eggs or Raz Kids should be used instead of home readers as they have levelled texts and activities appropriate to your children's reading level.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Only 9 days left :(
Miss Prowse
As we are nearing the end of the year, Mrs. Kemp from the library has asked that all reading books be returned by this Friday the 4th of December. We would really appreciate if you have any reading books that might be floating around your house to please be returned as soon as possible as we have some outstanding loans against people's names.
Reading Eggs or Raz Kids should be used instead of home readers as they have levelled texts and activities appropriate to your children's reading level.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Only 9 days left :(
Miss Prowse
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal
Good evening parents,
This is just a little reminder that we have started collecting food for our Vinnies hampers. We would love it if you were able to bring in any of the following items to assist with this fantastic cause!
This is just a little reminder that we have started collecting food for our Vinnies hampers. We would love it if you were able to bring in any of the following items to assist with this fantastic cause!
- Meals in a can
- Pasta
- Rice
- Evaporated milk
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fruit
- Cereal
- Canned soup
- Baby food
- Christmas Bon bons
- Napkins
- Long life custard
We have a box at the front of our classroom for you to place your donations into.
Thank you for your ongoing support!
Miss Prowse
Monday, 23 November 2015
Welcome to Reading Eggs!
Good evening parents,
You may have heard from your child that we have begun using reading eggs in class! We are very lucky to have an early subscription that will follow on into next year so we can utilise this wonderful program for the rest of the term and over the holidays. The reading eggs program is a wonderful online reading program that focuses on phonics and helping your child to be a more confident reader. The Reading Eggs program is both motivational and fun way for children to get excited about reading.
Each child has been given a login which is glued into their reading record book so they can access the program at home. Each child has or will do a reading placement test at school. This will place them in the correct map and reading level within the program. I am able to login as a teacher and check the progress of each of the students as they complete their allocated lessons. The children can read books, complete lessons and create and change their avatar (which is often the first thing they like to do).
The program is meant to become part of the children's homework routine for the rest of the term and into next year. A maximum of 15 minutes three times a week would be a great starting point to use the program. For the more competent readers who finish all the lessons in the Reading Eggs program there is Reading Eggspress which is an add on to help children develop comprehension, spelling, grammar and writing skills. This is a wonderful gateway to tie into what is being taught in the classroom.
Please view the video below to learn more about the benefits of Reading Eggs and the find out how you and your child can navigate each part of the program.
Have a look at the ReadingEggspress video too!
I understand that some of you have already purchased Reading Eggs privately, however as the subscription is through the school, I would appreciate if you use the school login so I am able to keep track of each child in the class.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.
Miss Prowse
You may have heard from your child that we have begun using reading eggs in class! We are very lucky to have an early subscription that will follow on into next year so we can utilise this wonderful program for the rest of the term and over the holidays. The reading eggs program is a wonderful online reading program that focuses on phonics and helping your child to be a more confident reader. The Reading Eggs program is both motivational and fun way for children to get excited about reading.
Each child has been given a login which is glued into their reading record book so they can access the program at home. Each child has or will do a reading placement test at school. This will place them in the correct map and reading level within the program. I am able to login as a teacher and check the progress of each of the students as they complete their allocated lessons. The children can read books, complete lessons and create and change their avatar (which is often the first thing they like to do).
The program is meant to become part of the children's homework routine for the rest of the term and into next year. A maximum of 15 minutes three times a week would be a great starting point to use the program. For the more competent readers who finish all the lessons in the Reading Eggs program there is Reading Eggspress which is an add on to help children develop comprehension, spelling, grammar and writing skills. This is a wonderful gateway to tie into what is being taught in the classroom.
Please view the video below to learn more about the benefits of Reading Eggs and the find out how you and your child can navigate each part of the program.
Have a look at the ReadingEggspress video too!
I understand that some of you have already purchased Reading Eggs privately, however as the subscription is through the school, I would appreciate if you use the school login so I am able to keep track of each child in the class.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.
Miss Prowse
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