Term One, Week Six

The week ahead promises to be an exciting one!  This week marks the start of our Easter celebrations with Shrove (pancake) Tuesday and Ash Wednesday.  I can't wait to see what your cherubs come up with for their Lenten promises!

What’s On?

• Our Library day is Monday.  Remember to bring in books for changing or renewing. Bags are essential! Even a plastic shopping bag.  The Library Bag Challenge is on and we are contenders!

• Homework will be sent home on Monday.  It is to be returned the following Monday.  Keep up the excellent daily reading up! 

•  Shrove (pancake) Tuesday.  Bring along a gold coin to purchase a pancake.  All proceeds go to our CARITAS appeal.

• Ash Wednesday.  Prep - Year Two will attend an Ash Wednesday liturgy where a palm ash cross will be placed on each child's forehead.  We will make Lenten promises in class on this day.

Literacy Focus

Sound: ‘d’ as in dog, 'dd' as in huddle.

Reading Genre: Information texts.

Writing Genre: Main idea and recount.

Comprehension strategy: Main idea, Prediction & retell.

Mathematics Focus

Counting forwards and backwards to 100 in 2s, 5s and 10s.

Addition and doubles.
Shapes and halves.

Time: O'clock and half-past.

Religion Focus

The Easter Story.
Creation stories.

HASS Focus 

The history of Logan.


Science Focus
Life-cycles.

Stay tuned!

Term One, Week Five

The week ahead promises to be an enlightening one!  We are well on our way to having a completely constructed classroom.  Our carpet wall is up - time for more pretty displays! Stay tuned for construction updates!

What’s On?

• It's excursion week!!!  Don't forget to wear formal school uniform on Thursday for our excursion to Maye's Cottage.

• Our Library day is Monday.  Remember to bring in books for changing or renewing. Bags are essential! Even a plastic shopping bag.  The Library Bag Challenge is on and we are contenders!

• Homework will be sent home on Monday.  It is to be returned the following Monday.  Keep up the excellent daily reading up! 

• This week Mrs Robson and Mrs D are swapping around teaching days to accommodate an appointment of Mrs D's. Mrs D will be teaching on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.  Mrs Robson will be teaching on Wednesday and Thursday.

Literacy Focus

Sound: ‘e’ as in bed, 'ea' as in head.

Reading Genre: Narrative.

Writing Genre: Retell and recount.

Comprehension strategy: Prediction & retell.

Mathematics Focus

Counting forwards and backwards to 100 in 2s, 5s and 10s.

Addition and doubles.
Shapes and halves.

Time: O'clock and half-past.

Religion Focus

Class vision statement.

Daniel Morcombe health and safety program.

HASS Focus 

The history of Logan

Stay tuned!

Term One, Week Four

The week ahead promises to be a fulfilling one!  We are well on our way to having a completely constructed classroom.  Doors and carpet boards should have been completed over the weekend.  Stay tuned for construction updates!

What’s On?

• We have our first Sacred Singing lesson with Miss Kelly on Monday, be prepared to be serenaded on the way home!

• Our Library day is Monday.  Remember to bring in books for changing or renewing. Bags are essential! Even a plastic shopping bag.  The Library Bag Challenge is on and we are contenders!

• Homework will be sent home on Monday.  It is to be returned the following Monday.  Keep up the excellent daily reading up! 

• We have our whole-school welcome Mass in Siena, this Wednesday at 9am.  All are welcome.

Literacy Focus

Sound: ‘k, c, q, ck, x, ch’ as in kite.

Reading Genre: Narrative.

Writing Genre: Retell.

Comprehension strategy: Prediction & retell.

Mathematics Focus

Revision of Year One concepts:

Counting forwards and backwards to 100 in 2s, 5s and 10s.

Addition.

Time: O'clock and half-past.

Religion Focus

Class vision statement.

Daniel Morcombe health and safety program.

HASS Focus 

The history of Logan

Stay tuned!

Term One, Week Three

The week ahead promises to be a thrilling one!  We will continue to learn special life lessons about the types of skilled professionals who install glass doors, Interactive TVs, whiteboards and much, much more!

What’s On?

• We have our first Sacred Singing lesson with Miss Kelly on Monday, be prepared to be serenaded on the way home!

• Library lessons will commence this week.  Our Library day is Monday.  Please send in a bag for borrowing before then.

• Homework will be sent home on Monday.  It is to be returned the following Monday.  Keep up the excellent daily reading up!  We have been very impressed by your efforts so far.

• Our parent information evening is this Wednesday.  See you in the Year 2 rooms at 6pm or 7pm, depending on which session suits you.  The same information will be discussed at both sessions.  You will not need to attend twice.  Specific classroom to be advised. Whole school direction for 2017 led by Nick in Siena at 6.30pm. 

Literacy Focus

Sound: ‘Aa’ as in apple.

Reading Genre: Narrative.

Writing Genre: Retell.

Comprehension strategy: Prediction & retell.

Mathematics Focus

Revision of Year One concepts:

Counting forwards and backwards to 100 in 2s, 5s and 10s.

Addition and doubles to and past 20.

Time: O'clock and half-past.

Religion Focus

Class vision statement.

Daniel Morcombe health and safety program.

HASS Focus 

The history of Logan

Stay tuned!

Homework

Hello Parents,


Some of our little people are a bit bothered this week thinking that they have homework to hand in.  Please do not panic!  Homework will not start until Week Three.  We will start sending readers home this week.  It is best not to put too much on their little shoulders at once.  We will ease back into homework with daily reading before we begin our spelling activities.


Sight words will be tested this week and next.  There is no harm in practising these words at home.  Once we have tested everyone, we will update the sight words and spelling books in your child's homework folder.


If you have any questions regarding homework, please shoot us an email.


Christina & Dannielle :)

Term One, Week Two

The week ahead promises to be an exhilarating one!  We will be learning special life lessons about the types of skilled professionals who install glass doors, Interactive TVs, whiteboards and much, much more!

What’s On?

• ·        PE & Music lessons will start this week – our lessons are Tuesdays and Fridays, students are to wear their sports uniform on these days. 

• ·         Due to our new classroom technology roll out, Library lessons will commence in Week 3.  Our Library day is Monday.  Please send in a bag for borrowing before then.

• ·         Our first whole-school assembly is on Wednesday.  Our new school leaders will be welcomed.

Literacy Focus

Sound: ‘Bb’ as in bat.

Reading Genre: Narrative.

Writing Genre: Retell.

Comprehension strategy: Prediction.

Mathematics Focus

Revision of Year One concepts:

Counting forwards and backwards to 100 in 2s, 5s and 10s.

Addition and doubles to 20.

Religion Focus

Class vision statement.

Daniel Morcombe health and safety program.

Stay tuned!

Welcome

Welcome One and All to Two White’s blog!

This year is set to be an action-packed one with many exciting things happening in our St Bernardine’s school community!

As many of you are aware, Block A (the year 1 and 2 building), has undergone a complete refurbishment over the school holidays.  As a result of these exciting and drastic new changes, we are a little behind on our classroom set up.  There are a few finishing touches that will need to occur in the first few weeks of Term One, before we are fully up and running.  We appreciate your patience during this time.  The end result will involve your children enjoying a modern and beautifully appointed learning environment.

We will post updates on our classroom progress here and on our class twitter account (@MsVDKClass), so that you can be a part of our building journey.  At St Bernardine’s we strongly believe in sustainability, so while paper notes will come home when necessary, this blog will be our main form of communication with you.  We will also add digital copies of any notes that come home under the communications tab. 

We are sincerely looking forward to meeting you and your children.  Watch this space!

Mrs D & Mrs Robson :)