During
this first four weeks of the term, I have been very pleased with the effort
made by the children to transition smoothly back into school and classroom
routines. It has been wonderful to see the students of Room 28 showing
initiative and independence in our classroom, and I am often overhearing
comments of encouragement and praise between the children.
Thank
you to all the parents who were able to attend out Parent Information Evening.
If you have any further questions or were unable to attend, please don’t
hesitate to come and speak with me. It was lovely to see so many parents put
their hand up to volunteer in our classroom. Parent assistance in the classroom
can help enrich the classroom program and the children absolutely love working
and reading with parent helpers. If our
class needs parent volunteers at any stage during the year I will put a notice
up on the class blog and outside the classroom. Please get involved in the
Principal’s Reading Program to help our class.
There
have been some delays getting Literacy Pro up and running, which we are
currently sorting out. I will let the students know when they are ready and
able to log on and start reading. In the
meantime, students can read their library books for their home reading.
This
year, the students of Room 28 are learning to touch type. Below is the link to
the touch typing website they are using in the mornings. It is a free website
that teaches students to use the correct finger positioning and the children
have been thoroughly enjoying this part of the day. I encourage children to use the
typing program at home when possible, but it is imperative that
they are using the correct finger positioning and not defaulting back to
using their two index fingers.
*You
can sign up for a free typing account using your email address if you like, but
it is not required. Signing up logs the students’ points and progress, however, you can still use
the online program without signing up as we do at school.
As part
of Wattle Grove Primary School’s sustainability initiative, we have a battery
collection program. If you have any used batteries, please send them to school
with your children where they are collected and recycled.
Our
first Senior Assembly will be held on Friday the 9th of March (Week
6) at 8:45am. All parents are welcome to attend.
Miss Emma Ahearn
Class
Teacher
