Pelican Brief Issue 2, Term 4
From the Acting Principal
Good afternoon everyone,
What a fun week we have had this week with our District Relief Teacher, Matthew Letts. Today was his last day the students had a fantastic time being taught by him this week and especially looking at the plane tracker with him.
Staff updates:
- The teacher vacancy brief is still advertised.
- Next week (week 4), we welcome Rosemarie Hodder to our school on Friday the 25th until the 31st of October. Ms Hodder will be the Officer in Charge and teacher whilst I am away in Brisbane for a Beginning Principal's development week.
Curriculum:
We have had to start more upkeep on our garden now that the weather is heating up, there is much more watering involved now!
In Mathematics students have been playing a subitising game to see who can recognise the number of images first, daily skip counting competitions, partitioning and place value activities.
In English students have been delving into the text, language and visual structures of narratives and informative texts and creating amazing creative stories with fabulous use of adjectives and verbs to make their writing more detailed. They have also been perfecting their reading comprehension by making predictions, making connections and monitoring the text's meaning.
In Science students have been learning topic specific vocabulary for their learning on materials and their properties.
In Tech students began their new learning on coding and algorithm's using the bee bots!
In HASS students have been looking at natural, constructed and managed features and creating their special places out of craft.
In HPE students have been using their hopping and jumping skills to capture flies(beanbags) from across the oval in a game of Frogs and Toads.
Playgroup
Nell Braun has been a fantastic facilitator of our Pelican Pals as she has been incorporating fantastic play-based learning activities - please see our Facebook for these updates.
Schools Food Program
The students have enjoyed being a part of the food program - the favourite being the ham and salad bread rolls and a cup of Milo!
School photos
Keep an eye out for more information around school photos. They will be held on either Friday the 1st or 8th November.
Notices
- Please remember we are always looking for a community reader for our library on Thursday mornings. The students love when a member from the community comes into their school!
- The construction of the Sensory Garden has been delayed until further notice.
- Exciting news - our chilled water fountain, greenhouse irrigation, and washing machine is to be installed before the end of Term 4!
- As it is quite hot, please make sure your child is wearing weather appropriate clothing. We have lots for sale still.
Kind regards,
Harriet Birchley