On Monday of week 10 (17th of Sept) OLC will be holding a Learning Journey afternoon. This is a open classroom opportunity for you to come into Year 1P with your child after school. You will be invited to have a look around the classroom and the children can show you some of the work they have been doing over the year.
The classroom will be open from 3.30pm - 5.00pm for you to come in at your leisure. I look forward to sharing this wonderful year of work with you and your child.
If you have any queries or questions, please email me.
I'm sure by now your children have come home with news of a mysterious animal sighted in Dunsborough. We knew little about this animal but did find out that the man - Greg Normandy sighted an animal that was the size of a dog with orange and white stripes.
See below the newspaper article from the Margaret River Region News
The children have been buzzing with excitement as yesterday the mystery animal made an appearance in the courtyard. Luckily we had some photographers take some photos of the evidence.
We then discovered that out in the wild, there are a number of hybrid animals and that have been given new names such as:
- The Liger (Lion/Tiger)
- The Carma (Camel/Llama)
- Wholphin (Whale/Dolphin)
Below is the link to the video we watched.
Luckily, Mrs. Sherborne and I put our money together and paid for some very important information from National Geographic, which lead to information about a strange animal, called the Trabbit!
Have a read of the information below:
This is the start of our Talk for Write unit into information reports! Get ready for some very creative writing...and animals!
Shoe box items are coming in thick and fast, if you could please bring in your shoe box items and donation of $2.50 for postage by Friday 7th of September, we would be very appreciative :)
If you are not sure of what your child is bringing, please email me and I can let you know.
With Father's Day fast approaching we need a portrait photo of everyone's Dad for a special activity this week. We need the pictures by Tuesday (at the latest). So please get out your camera and take a selfie of yourself NOW or a picture just like this great Dad below:
We only need your face...so no need for any full body shots :)
For some reason my blog post from last week has gone astray into the universe! Here it is:
Next term, we have a wonderful Pre-Service Teacher from Edith Cowan University named Miss Claire Gilpin. She will be joining us every Wednesday from the 22nd of August (tomorrow) until the end of the term and then beginning her final practicum from weeks 1-6 in Term 4.
Please feel free to come in and say 'Hi' to Miss Gilpin and we look forward to her joining Year 1P next term!
If you have any questions or queries, please let me know.
Next Tuesday the 28th of August, the children will be having their jumps competition at 9.40am - 10.20am. The same will be happening the following Tuesday 4th of September. We are looking for three parents to help with judging alongside Mrs. Sinclair for either or both of these days. If you are able to help, please email me at:
monique.prowse@cewa.edu.au
Please bring your child to school in their Faction sports uniform for the day.
Our school photos will commence this Thursday and as it is usually our sports day, we are asking the children to come in full school uniform (including a school jumper) and bring their sports shoes in their bag to change into after.
Our photo time slot is from 10.20 - 10.35 (typo in the newsletter under 1L).
As you may have heard, the children have loved seeing and hearing about the adventures of the Once-Ler over the past four weeks. This has been based around our Talk for Write program where children learn a text type through actions, and then learn to apply the structure of this text type to their writing. We have found various clues around the school (twigs, leaves and I even got a photo of the Once-Ler running away!) which has helped our investigation into getting rid of the Once-Ler for good!
Last week we made our potion and delivered it to the bushlands near the oval. The children were very excited to see if their potion worked!
We have looked into the structure of a procedure and have learnt that it is made up of 5 parts including:
- A title
- A goal
- Needs
- Steps
- Check
We have loved building our story map and creating actions to accompany our Once-Ler procedure and I have seen the children's confidence grow when attempting to write their own procedure in class. Some of the titles of the procedures the children have produced include:
- How to get rid of an annoying sister
- How to stop your sister from taking off her nappy
- How to look after a pony
- How to make rainbow slime
We have loved learning about Procedures and we are looking forward to starting our new unit on Information reports next week....Keep an eye out for a mysterious animal lurking in the bushland :)
On Wednesday the 15th of August OLC celebrated our feast day of the Assumption of Mary. We began the day with a beautiful whole school Mass in the hall, the featured song of 'Gentle woman' was a gorgeous start to our day. We then returned to the class and completed some feast day activities around what our school emblem means and how Mary is a strong focus in our school.
The stalls were then set up for the Mission Markets and I must say...the lucky dip stall was an absolute hit! We sold out very quickly and the children loved all the little stationary and toys that were packed into the bags. Thank you again to all the families who donated things for the lucky dips.
The sun came out and the games, lollies and fun were a massive hit with the children! Here are a few snaps of the children having fun in the sun! The toilet toss and the chocolate throw were very popular games!
After the Mission Markets, the children took part in a variety of activities including play dough activities, origami, German dodge, mindfulness colouring, construction and one of the favourites...Go Noodle.
Thank you for all the support for the Mission Markets!
Many thanks to our Year 1S and 1P parent helpers who kindly donated their time today to put together our bags for the Year One Lucky Dip stall. Your generous donations were greatly appreciated and I am sure that there will be lots of excitement from the students opening up their mystery bags on Wednesday!
If anyone would like to volunteer to set up our stall and man the stall from 11:30am-12:40pm on Wednesday your help would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know by email, or during Gathering Time if you would like to assist with this. The children will enter the hall at approximately 12pm to peruse the market stalls and play the games on offer.
Please pack a small cloth bag for your child to 'shop' with on Wednesday, as their will be second hand items for sale, as well as lots of prizes up for grabs throughout the course of the Mission Market. A small purse or wallet with some change (up to $5 maximum with your child's name on it) will be the best way to carry money.
The children are asked to wear Sports Uniform on this day. All parents are welcome to attend our whole school mass in the morning which will take place in the hall at 9am.
Thank you to all of those people who have brought in donations for the Mission Markets. Tomorrow we will be starting to make the lucky dip bags, so If there are any more donations of small toys, stationary, lollies or party items, we would love to have them by tomorrow (Monday the 13th August).
Our annual OLC Mission Markets are fast approaching (Wednesday 15th August). This year, both Year One classes are running a Lucky Dip stall. We are asking for donations of various small toys, stationery or wrapped lollies/lollipops that can be put into lucky dip bags for the children. If you can get your hands on bulk packs of party toys like parachute men, party glasses, balloons, erasers or pencils this will enable more children to have a chance at our lucky dip stall. Coles, K-Mart and The Reject Shop all have great party sections where you can purchase a variety of these items.
If we could have all donations brought into class by next Monday 13th August it would be much appreciated. Many thanks for your support with our Mission Markets. All funds raised go directly to Caritas to support those in need.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Over the next couple of weeks, the Year One children are going to participate in an initiative called 'Operation Christmas Child' which aims to pack a shoebox to give to a child who has never received a gift before. This ties into our school value of Compassion as we are helping less fortunate children in need.
Please see below an example of the provided shoe box for Operation Christmas child:
Your child will be grouped with three other children to contribute and pack the shoebox. The cost to send a shoe box will be $2.50 per child. We are asking you to encourage your child to do something extra at home to earn the money that is needed to buy the item to put into the provided shoebox.
Your child will bring home a note which shows you what kind of items can be sent away in the shoebox. We are asking for all donations to be brought to school by Friday 7th September (end of week 8) please. It is very exciting for the children to share in this initiative which has been a part of the O.L.C. Community for the last 15 years.
On Thursday morning, the Year One children took part in a procedure of how to make salad. The children brought in their delicious salad ingredients and with the help of Mrs. Hughes and Mr. Hayhow, the children got down to work.
The children chose their ingredients for their procedure and worked through the steps to create their Master chef inspired salad. When the children had finished, they came back into class and began to write their procedures which included the five elements of:
- A title
- A goal
- Ingredients
- Steps
- A check
The children loved making their salads and some even enjoyed eating them!
Thank you to everyone who donated delicious salad ingredients. We really appreciate it!
