Sunday, 10 May 2015
Christian Religious Education
On Tuesday afternoons, we have been enjoying learning about God and the Bible. Students are very eager to learn, listen to the stories and participate in the lesson.
Special Guest in Room 17
During the week we had a very very special guest! Mrs Munro dropped by with baby Ruben to see how everyone was going. All the students loved seeing her and the baby. They both looked very happy and healthy. Baby Ruben had a little snooze while he was in here too.
Saturday, 9 May 2015
NAPLAN
NAPLAN starts next week!! Students have been very busy practicing and I am expecting great things!! Please ensure that your child is logging into Studyladder to complete the NAPLAN tasks set and do their homework this week. I handed out homework today - it was 5 pages but there is not too much on each page. I will instruct students on what homework pages to complete each night, for example the maths homework can be done Wednesday, ready for Thursday's test. All the homework is NAPLAN related and will assist them when they do the tests. The test dates and times are as follows:
Tuesday, 9am Language Conventions (Spelling & Grammar)
Tuesday 10.50am Writing
Wednesday 9am Reading
Thursday 9am Numeracy
Tuesday, 9am Language Conventions (Spelling & Grammar)
Tuesday 10.50am Writing
Wednesday 9am Reading
Thursday 9am Numeracy
Library Monday!!
Due to NAPLAN this coming week, Room 17 will have Library on Monday. Please remember to bring your books to swap as it is an even week. Make sure you have completed the quiz for your Lexile book.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Welcome Back
Welcome back to school for Term 2! I am very happy with the way students have started this term - getting straight down to work. And what a big term it is going to be. Already we have had the ANZAC assembly which was a lovely way to commemorate those who went to war and sacrificed so much for us.
NAPLAN and Studyladder
NAPLAN will be held in Week 4. We have been practicing a lot in class to ensure we are ready. We worked through the NAPLAN Numeracy test recently and had the help of Miss Plaistowe and Mr Jones (our two student teachers) to help work out how to solve the problems. I have set NAPLAN tasks on Studyladder for student to complete at home. These tasks are a good study tool for students. Studyladder certificates are being awarded in class, so please ensure students are doing these activities as part of their homework. We will occasionally do some during our computer time on Fridays.
Lexile Pro
Students sat their Lexile test for the term today in the computer lab. It is great to see some improvement in their reading and comprehension. Please encourage students to be reading their Lexile books, which they get out of the school library and complete the quizzes. Students can have the book beside them when doing the quiz to refer to. Quizzes are easy to pass if students have read the whole book and complete the quiz immediately after reading and have the book beside them. I have been tracking student progress with the quizzes and I really would like to see more quizzes completed successfully!
Timetables
Room 17 have been enjoying the Timetable challenge and I am asked regularly to give them tests. For Year 3, students need to know their 2, 3, 5 and 10 timetables. A number of students have already achieved this and we have two students - Shaun and Gnanadeep - who know ALL their tables!!! Nightly practice is needed to learn these.
Financial Literacy
If your child has come home telling you that Miss Calvert is giving out money, don't get too excited!! I'm not that rich!! But we have started out Financial Literacy program in Room 17. Students were given a bankbook and envelope to keep their money in. I give students a wage of $5.00 for coming to school every day and they can also earn rewards and fines. We also have a 'shop' where students can use the money they have save to purchase items such as a free seat during silent reading. Ask your child how much money they have earned so far!
Assembly
Today was our first assembly of the term. The new Student Reps in Year 6 were announced as well as Faction Captains. The Principal's Challenge Top 5 and 100% students in every year level were also announce. Well done to Shaun who was one of the Top 5 in Year 3!!
NAPLAN and Studyladder
NAPLAN will be held in Week 4. We have been practicing a lot in class to ensure we are ready. We worked through the NAPLAN Numeracy test recently and had the help of Miss Plaistowe and Mr Jones (our two student teachers) to help work out how to solve the problems. I have set NAPLAN tasks on Studyladder for student to complete at home. These tasks are a good study tool for students. Studyladder certificates are being awarded in class, so please ensure students are doing these activities as part of their homework. We will occasionally do some during our computer time on Fridays.
Lexile Pro
Students sat their Lexile test for the term today in the computer lab. It is great to see some improvement in their reading and comprehension. Please encourage students to be reading their Lexile books, which they get out of the school library and complete the quizzes. Students can have the book beside them when doing the quiz to refer to. Quizzes are easy to pass if students have read the whole book and complete the quiz immediately after reading and have the book beside them. I have been tracking student progress with the quizzes and I really would like to see more quizzes completed successfully!
Timetables
Room 17 have been enjoying the Timetable challenge and I am asked regularly to give them tests. For Year 3, students need to know their 2, 3, 5 and 10 timetables. A number of students have already achieved this and we have two students - Shaun and Gnanadeep - who know ALL their tables!!! Nightly practice is needed to learn these.
Financial Literacy
If your child has come home telling you that Miss Calvert is giving out money, don't get too excited!! I'm not that rich!! But we have started out Financial Literacy program in Room 17. Students were given a bankbook and envelope to keep their money in. I give students a wage of $5.00 for coming to school every day and they can also earn rewards and fines. We also have a 'shop' where students can use the money they have save to purchase items such as a free seat during silent reading. Ask your child how much money they have earned so far!
Assembly
Today was our first assembly of the term. The new Student Reps in Year 6 were announced as well as Faction Captains. The Principal's Challenge Top 5 and 100% students in every year level were also announce. Well done to Shaun who was one of the Top 5 in Year 3!!
Thursday, 2 April 2015
A Few Notes for the Holidays
Thank you to all the parents who attended interviews with me. It was great to meet you all. Nothing I said seemed to surprise any of you which shows me that you are all parents engaged in your child's learning.
In Week 4 of next term, all Year 3 students will be sitting NAPLAN tests. We have been working on these and will do so again for the first three weeks of next term, however, it would be great if students did some extra activities over the holidays.
LEXILE PRO: Parents please keep them reading and ask them some questions to ensure they are fully comprehending what they are reading. All students have their logins for Lexile Pro, so after reading a book, they can log in to see if the book has a quiz and then complete the quiz. Not only does this check their comprehension, but also earns them points towards certificates that are awarded at assemblies.
STUDYLADDER: Students also have login details for Studyladder. I have set some NAPLAN tasks - including writing tasks - for students to practice over the holidays. Again, students earn points and certificates for completing tasks.
Links for these, as well as Quickulations, can be found on the right side of this blog. There were some problems with these links, but I believe I have corrected the problem and they should work.
Finally I would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday.
See you for Term 2
Miss Calvert
In Week 4 of next term, all Year 3 students will be sitting NAPLAN tests. We have been working on these and will do so again for the first three weeks of next term, however, it would be great if students did some extra activities over the holidays.
LEXILE PRO: Parents please keep them reading and ask them some questions to ensure they are fully comprehending what they are reading. All students have their logins for Lexile Pro, so after reading a book, they can log in to see if the book has a quiz and then complete the quiz. Not only does this check their comprehension, but also earns them points towards certificates that are awarded at assemblies.
STUDYLADDER: Students also have login details for Studyladder. I have set some NAPLAN tasks - including writing tasks - for students to practice over the holidays. Again, students earn points and certificates for completing tasks.
Links for these, as well as Quickulations, can be found on the right side of this blog. There were some problems with these links, but I believe I have corrected the problem and they should work.
Finally I would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday.
See you for Term 2
Miss Calvert
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