Hello and welcome parents to the Year 1P blog,
I hope you have
all had a relaxing and peaceful holiday and we are very excited for the
year ahead!
I am looking
forward to getting to know your beautiful children and working with you
throughout your child's learning journey this year.
Year One is a big,
but exciting year where your child will, discover, grow, create, learn, reflect
and experience an abundance of fun and interesting things in our class!
As a parent of a Year One student, it is extremely important to keep in mind that we all build on small successes. Each child will progress at his/her own rate, acquiring skills as he/she is developmentally ready. Maintaining each child's self-esteem and building a secure foundation for future growth will always remain a priority in our class.
As a parent of a Year One student, it is extremely important to keep in mind that we all build on small successes. Each child will progress at his/her own rate, acquiring skills as he/she is developmentally ready. Maintaining each child's self-esteem and building a secure foundation for future growth will always remain a priority in our class.
Here are some ways you can help:
- Celebrate your child's success, no matter how small it may seem. This will keep your child enthusiastic about learning and proud of their work!
- Look for and read any notes and letters going home and stay updated on what’s going on in our regular blog posts. These will have important information and helpful reminders.
- Read to and with your child every day, if possible. The more your child is exposed to language, the easier it will be for him/her to incorporate new skills in reading and writing in the classroom.
This blog will be
the main communication for any parent information over the coming year.
Please enter your email into the 'follow by email' section on the left
hand side of the blog so you will get email updates when I post to the blog.
A few important
things over the next weeks:
Home Reader's
As the children
are settling into the new routines and expectations of Year One, we will begin
sending home reading books from Wednesday 8th of February on a 2 day roster.
Your child will be scheduled a changing day (Monday/Wednesday or
Tuesday/Thursday) but we ask that you bring their reading folder everyday so
they can read in the morning and keep their sight words in them for the year.
Swimming
Swimming commences
next Friday 10th and will continue until Thursday 16th. A swimming
timetable will be released soon and we will let you know when our child will be
swimming.
Please bring their
towel, goggles and a spare plastic bag (for wet bathers) in either a separate
sports bag or plastic bag which will hang outside until our swimming time. We
ask that your child come to school in their thongs but pack their sports shoes
in their bag to change into after the lesson.
Specialist days:
Monday: Indonesian
Tuesday: Music and
Health
Wednesday: Library
Thursday: Physical
Education (wear teal OLC sports shirt)
Friday: Class
sport (wear coloured faction shirt)
Support staff
In our class we have many wonderful Education Assistants that will help your child on their learning journey.
Monday - Wednesday: Mrs Hughes
Thursday: Mrs Annert
Friday: Mrs Beatty
Support staff
In our class we have many wonderful Education Assistants that will help your child on their learning journey.
Monday - Wednesday: Mrs Hughes
Thursday: Mrs Annert
Friday: Mrs Beatty
News
The children will be rostered on for news once a fortnight,
beginning from week three onwards. Each fortnight on the afternoon before your
child’s news day, a bag will be sent home with a laminated news chart in it.
The idea of the chart is to get your child to think about what they will say to
the class before they speak. If you could spend five minutes the night before
news assisting your child to fill out the chart (or writing a few prompts with
them) that would be greatly appreciated! Please refer to the roster attached
for your child’s news day and fortnightly theme suggestions.
Crunch & Sip
Each morning we will stop for a 5 minute Crunch & Sip
break. The idea of Crunch & Sip is that the students have a short break to increase
their energy levels, increase awareness about eating fruit and vegetables, as
well as encouraging them to drink water and keep hydrated throughout the school
day. You can refer to the Crunch & Sip website (crunchandsip.com.au) for specifics on a list of foods that can be
packed for this time of the morning. Generally speaking, the list will include
fresh fruit and vegetables (celery/carrot sticks, broccoli, chopped or whole
fruit, as well as dried fruit). The only drink permitted is water.
Stationery
All class stationery (pencils, crayons, scissors etc.) will
be collected together at the beginning of the year and distributed to the
students on a shared basis. There will be no need to label any of your child’s
items before bringing them to school. All text books will be labelled by the
staff and checked off on a list when they are brought in to school. At the end
of the year, all remaining stationery items will be shared out equally between
the students to go home.
Names
Please ensure that all personal items (hats, drink bottles,
lunch boxes, uniforms, etc) belonging to your child are labelled to avoid
losing items!
If you have any
question or queries please don't hesitate to email me at:
Prowse.monique@cathednet.wa.edu.au
I hope your little
ones are not too tired after their first day
Have a restful
night
Miss Prowse, Mrs Peacock, Mrs Hughes and Mrs Derickx
