Merit
Award Winners
Congratulations to Nathanael and Bentley
who received a Merit Award for their outstanding achievements and
behaviour. It has been fantastic to see
their resilience and positivity towards their learning. They continually
demonstrate respect and remain focused in the classroom. I look forward to
handing out more in the future, and encourage the students to always strive for
excellence in their learning and classroom behaviour.
Homework
Just a reminder that students are
encouraged to continue working in their homework folders each week, and to
bring their folder to school each day. This will ensure that they maintain a
routine and remember to bring them to school every Monday when we hand out the
new homework set. It has been great to see the amount of students completing
their homework each week!
Key Links Readers
Key Links Readers have now begun to be
taken home as part of the student’s nightly reading. Please encourage your
child to read to you for 10-15 minutes each night, focusing on volume,
expression and fluency. Also, please encourage them to bring their readers to
school every day, to ensure they are returned on a Monday.
Australian
Mathematics Competition
Recently a letter was handed out explaining
the upcoming Mathematics Competition, to be held between Thursday, 30 July –
Thursday, 6 August this year. This is not compulsory, however, those students
who are interested must return the completed slip with the enclosed payment by
Wednesday, 1 July.
Hands-on
Mathematics
Recently the students have been using real world
activities to help strengthen their knowledge of measurement. One example of
this was the use of various types of measuring containers to measure and
compare volumes of water, in litres and milliltres. The students had lots of
fun pouring and emptying different volumes of water and comparing the various
amounts. Using real world materials is such a great way of introducing and
discussing mathematical concepts, and I encourage them to continue this at
home.
