It's hard to believe this is the last week of term and half a school year has gone by. The children had a great day at the athletics carnival and they all need to be congratulated on their positive attitudes throughout all events. It was lovely to see all their smiling faces all day. Thanks to the parents that supported and helped out.
On Tuesday we have another busy day. The children are doing a dance fever performance at 9.30 in the undercover shed and parents are invited to come along and watch. We are going on our excursion to Greenbank RSL at 10.30. The children will be given the opportunity to eat lunch lunch before we leave, they will be given a drink and chip snack there and then they will have afternoon tea at the usual time upon our return.
As a follow up to the excursion, the children will discuss what they saw and learnt and they will complete a worksheet. They will also plan and design their 'Soldier's suitcase'. We decided to postpone doing this activity until after their excursion as it will be more relevant after they have had the opportunity to see real artefacts and hear stories from returned soldiers. The children will complete their suitcases on Wednesday. This week we will also finish our science unit so their will be lots of mixing of different ingredients!
The children are looking forward to finishing up the term with the movie 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'. Don't forget we need the permission note signed as it is PG.
We hope you have a good week and an even better holiday. Fingers crossed we have more of these beautiful clear skies for the coming two weeks! Safe travels for any families driving or flying.
Felicity & Melissa
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Week 9
Welcome to Week 9, sorry for the delay in the weekly update. It was lovely catching up with a lot parents at interviews yesterday and we look forward to seeing any more of you today.
The children were not telling you stories when they came home with only a spelling list and no homework grid yesterday! We decided with a short week this week and lots on in the coming fortnight, not to forget a busy term, that we would reduce homework for this week and not have any homework next week. We would still like the children to read for the next couple of nights but ask that all reading books are back on Friday so we can return them to the library.
This fortnight we will continue our focus on money in maths and also revisit areas the children need additional teaching and support with that have been covered during the term. The children are busy finishing their descriptions of an animal as part of our English unit and we will be having lots of fun exploring mixtures in our science unit over the remainder of the term.
A reminder that next Monday is the junior sports day, lets hope the weather cooperates!
Enjoy the remainder of your week,
Felicity & Melissa
The children were not telling you stories when they came home with only a spelling list and no homework grid yesterday! We decided with a short week this week and lots on in the coming fortnight, not to forget a busy term, that we would reduce homework for this week and not have any homework next week. We would still like the children to read for the next couple of nights but ask that all reading books are back on Friday so we can return them to the library.
This fortnight we will continue our focus on money in maths and also revisit areas the children need additional teaching and support with that have been covered during the term. The children are busy finishing their descriptions of an animal as part of our English unit and we will be having lots of fun exploring mixtures in our science unit over the remainder of the term.
A reminder that next Monday is the junior sports day, lets hope the weather cooperates!
Enjoy the remainder of your week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, June 3, 2013
Week 8
Welcome to Week 8! A big thanks for all your support at our assembly last week. We're sure you agree that all the children did a wonderful job, we are very proud! A reminder that this week we are hosting mass on Wednesday at 9am in the church. We would love to see as many of you there as possible.
We are continuing to finish some assessment items this week and also continue activities in our units of work. In english for the remainder of the term, we are having a strong focus on comprehension and punctuation skills. In maths we are looking at the features of Australian coins and notes. We will also begin to count collections of money. It would be great if the children have the opportunity to do this with real money at home as it's much more exciting than our pretend money at school!
A reminder to please book in for parent/teacher interviews this week if you haven't already done so. We look forward to catching up with all of you.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
We are continuing to finish some assessment items this week and also continue activities in our units of work. In english for the remainder of the term, we are having a strong focus on comprehension and punctuation skills. In maths we are looking at the features of Australian coins and notes. We will also begin to count collections of money. It would be great if the children have the opportunity to do this with real money at home as it's much more exciting than our pretend money at school!
A reminder to please book in for parent/teacher interviews this week if you haven't already done so. We look forward to catching up with all of you.
Have a good week,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, May 27, 2013
Week 7
Hi and welcome to Week 7!
Finally the countdown is over, our Assembly is this week! The children are very excited about presenting to the school community. We ask that each child please bring a plain coloured T-shirt to wear over the top of their uniform for the performance. Please don't buy anything special for this. If they have a coloured shirt but it has a logo they can wear it inside out. A reminder that the assembly will commence at 2.25pm in Siena on Wednesday 29th May.
Next week, it is our turn to host class mass. Some children will be bringing home reading parts to practise. Our mass will be at 9am in the church on Wednesday 5th June. We were very impressed with how well the children read prayers at morning assembly last week and look forward to watching all the other 2 Green children have a turn at reading into a microphone at the assembly and mass.
This week in maths we are continuing our to practise single-digit addition and subtraction facts, as well as o'clock, half-past and quarter-past times. We will also be further exploring data representation and interpretation - collected data represented by tally marks, pictograms, and bar and column graphs.
In english our sound is long o as 'o-e'. We will also be focusing on describing words (adjectives) and adverbs and verbs. The children are also working towards to completion of their own fairytale (narrative).
A new homework grid came home today and is due back on Tuesday 11th June (Monday is the Queen's Birthday holiday). If the spelling word list is misplaced you can find the words on the 'Homework' page. There have been 3 new english activities and 6 new maths activities added to Studyladder.
Enjoy your week!
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Finally the countdown is over, our Assembly is this week! The children are very excited about presenting to the school community. We ask that each child please bring a plain coloured T-shirt to wear over the top of their uniform for the performance. Please don't buy anything special for this. If they have a coloured shirt but it has a logo they can wear it inside out. A reminder that the assembly will commence at 2.25pm in Siena on Wednesday 29th May.
Next week, it is our turn to host class mass. Some children will be bringing home reading parts to practise. Our mass will be at 9am in the church on Wednesday 5th June. We were very impressed with how well the children read prayers at morning assembly last week and look forward to watching all the other 2 Green children have a turn at reading into a microphone at the assembly and mass.
This week in maths we are continuing our to practise single-digit addition and subtraction facts, as well as o'clock, half-past and quarter-past times. We will also be further exploring data representation and interpretation - collected data represented by tally marks, pictograms, and bar and column graphs.
In english our sound is long o as 'o-e'. We will also be focusing on describing words (adjectives) and adverbs and verbs. The children are also working towards to completion of their own fairytale (narrative).
A new homework grid came home today and is due back on Tuesday 11th June (Monday is the Queen's Birthday holiday). If the spelling word list is misplaced you can find the words on the 'Homework' page. There have been 3 new english activities and 6 new maths activities added to Studyladder.
Enjoy your week!
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, May 20, 2013
Week 6
Hi!
It's hard to believe we are now half way through the term - where did the past 5 weeks go?
This week we are doing things a bit differently. We are not having maths or literacy rotations as we have lots to fit in. The children will be doing maths revision ahead of the maths exam on Thursday.
Our main focus for literacy is for the children to have finished writing their fairytale and also to have edited it and met with us to conference. We are also doing a short health, media and art unit focusing on bike safety. The children will be designing a PowerPoint and a comic strip for the assessment.
Amongst all this we will be busy preparing for our assembly next week! The celebrations for St. Bernardine's feast day on Wednesday will be a nice way for the children to enjoy a break from all the work. A reminder that this is a free dress day for a gold coin donation.
New spelling words went home today. The current grid is due next Monday. If the spelling list is misplaced, the words can be found on the Homework page. Some children will be bringing home reading parts for the assembly tomorrow. We will be practising these at home but ask that you please help them to practise at home as well.
Keep an eye out for your PTO username and pin. You will need this to sign in to book our Parent/Teacher interview. Bookings will be open from next Monday for 2 weeks. We recommend getting in early if you have a preferred time. This year, interviews will take place on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th June.
A reminder of some important upcoming dates.
This week - 2 Green is hosting morning assembly prayer
Next week - 2 Green's assembly - Wednesday 29th May, 2.25pm in Siena
2 Green's mass - Wednesday 5th June
Have a great week and keep warm!
Felicity & Melissa
It's hard to believe we are now half way through the term - where did the past 5 weeks go?
This week we are doing things a bit differently. We are not having maths or literacy rotations as we have lots to fit in. The children will be doing maths revision ahead of the maths exam on Thursday.
Our main focus for literacy is for the children to have finished writing their fairytale and also to have edited it and met with us to conference. We are also doing a short health, media and art unit focusing on bike safety. The children will be designing a PowerPoint and a comic strip for the assessment.
Amongst all this we will be busy preparing for our assembly next week! The celebrations for St. Bernardine's feast day on Wednesday will be a nice way for the children to enjoy a break from all the work. A reminder that this is a free dress day for a gold coin donation.
New spelling words went home today. The current grid is due next Monday. If the spelling list is misplaced, the words can be found on the Homework page. Some children will be bringing home reading parts for the assembly tomorrow. We will be practising these at home but ask that you please help them to practise at home as well.
Keep an eye out for your PTO username and pin. You will need this to sign in to book our Parent/Teacher interview. Bookings will be open from next Monday for 2 weeks. We recommend getting in early if you have a preferred time. This year, interviews will take place on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th June.
A reminder of some important upcoming dates.
This week - 2 Green is hosting morning assembly prayer
Next week - 2 Green's assembly - Wednesday 29th May, 2.25pm in Siena
2 Green's mass - Wednesday 5th June
Have a great week and keep warm!
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, May 13, 2013
Week 5
Hi and welcome to week 5. We hope all the mums enjoyed their day yesterday. The children certainly enjoyed reflecting on what their mums mean to them and making their little gifts. Has anyone made use of their voucher yet?
Homework was due today (Book 2) and most children have taken home Book 1 for this fortnight's homework grid. Some children still have Book 1 at home which makes it two weeks overdue. Look out for the project task - a 'Must Do'. The children brought the 'My Mixtures' sheet home today. You don't have to wait the fortnight to return them. If they are finished before then, the children can bring them back and begin sharing them with the class. This worksheet will help introduce and facilitate our Science unit.
This week in Maths, we are revising the work we have done so far this term in readiness for the maths exam next week. We are continuing our focus on addition and the strategies to assist with this. Ask the children to explain Rainbow facts, Doubles, Near doubles and Turn arounds. You could also ask them to explain how subtraction and addition are linked.
In English, our focus is on compound sentences and conjuctions. The sound this week is long i - 'igh' & 'y'.
A reminder of some upcoming dates:
Week 6 - 2 Green is leading morning prayer at the daily school morning assembly.
Week 7 - Wednesday 29th May - 2 Green's assembly - 2.20pm in Siena
Week 8 - Wednesday 5th June - 2 Green is hosting mass at 9.00am in the church
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Homework was due today (Book 2) and most children have taken home Book 1 for this fortnight's homework grid. Some children still have Book 1 at home which makes it two weeks overdue. Look out for the project task - a 'Must Do'. The children brought the 'My Mixtures' sheet home today. You don't have to wait the fortnight to return them. If they are finished before then, the children can bring them back and begin sharing them with the class. This worksheet will help introduce and facilitate our Science unit.
This week in Maths, we are revising the work we have done so far this term in readiness for the maths exam next week. We are continuing our focus on addition and the strategies to assist with this. Ask the children to explain Rainbow facts, Doubles, Near doubles and Turn arounds. You could also ask them to explain how subtraction and addition are linked.
In English, our focus is on compound sentences and conjuctions. The sound this week is long i - 'igh' & 'y'.
A reminder of some upcoming dates:
Week 6 - 2 Green is leading morning prayer at the daily school morning assembly.
Week 7 - Wednesday 29th May - 2 Green's assembly - 2.20pm in Siena
Week 8 - Wednesday 5th June - 2 Green is hosting mass at 9.00am in the church
Regards,
Felicity & Melissa
Monday, May 6, 2013
Week 4
Hi All
Welcome to another week.
New spelling words have been sent home today. They are also available on the 'Homework' page of the blog. The challenge words we have been including relate to current unit words. This week we have included three words relating to the teaching of time in maths. The children don't have to learn the challenge words but it is good to encourage them to have a go.
A reminder that the children should be reading nightly.
You have probably heard that 2 Green is now on Twitter. You can find us at @2Green2013. Our aim to link the Twitter feed to the Blog so you don't need to sign up to Twitter to see it. Please be patient with us as we get our heads around this new technology!!
This week in maths the new concept we will be exploring is the link between subtraction and addition. In literacy, we are exploring synonyms, adjectives and adverbs.
A reminder the current homework grid is due next Monday.
We hope all the mother's enjoy their special day on Sunday.
Have a great week,
Felicity & Melissa
Welcome to another week.
New spelling words have been sent home today. They are also available on the 'Homework' page of the blog. The challenge words we have been including relate to current unit words. This week we have included three words relating to the teaching of time in maths. The children don't have to learn the challenge words but it is good to encourage them to have a go.
A reminder that the children should be reading nightly.
You have probably heard that 2 Green is now on Twitter. You can find us at @2Green2013. Our aim to link the Twitter feed to the Blog so you don't need to sign up to Twitter to see it. Please be patient with us as we get our heads around this new technology!!
This week in maths the new concept we will be exploring is the link between subtraction and addition. In literacy, we are exploring synonyms, adjectives and adverbs.
A reminder the current homework grid is due next Monday.
We hope all the mother's enjoy their special day on Sunday.
Have a great week,
Felicity & Melissa
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