Dear Families,

Next week Learning Conversations will be held on Monday 27 June to Thursday 30 June from 3:00 to 4:45. If you haven’t already booked there are still spaces available.   Please contact the office to book a time to meet with or receive a phone call from your child’s teacher.

Please note that you will receive a copy of your child’s report during your Learning Conversation meeting. If you are unable to attend, reports will be sent home next Friday. It is important that you arrange to meet with your child’s teacher as reports will look very different to previous years, with a rating system only and no comments. The new reports show how your child is achieving in the Australian Curriculum for their year level with assessment being provided in the mid-year report for the curriculum areas of English, Mathematics, and Science. This year a new 9-point scale and worded descriptor will appear on your child’s report. The 9-point scale replaces A-E ratings for students in Years 1 to 10 (and for Prep students at the end of the year). The 9-point scale shows more specifically where your child’s learning achievement is against the expected standard for their year level. The 9-point scale and worded descriptor assessment shows progress using the Australian Curriculum achievement standard established for children in every state and territory of Australia. It does not compare your child’s progress to other children in their class.

From Monday 27 June, masks are no longer mandatorily required to be worn in Government schools. However, from time to time there may be circumstances where masks will be required as per public health advice. Close contacts however will still be required to wear them, and masks will be available on site for those staff, students and visitors who choose to wear them. Thank you to everyone who has followed Government directives regarding COVID in school settings during this very busy year. Your patience and co-operation have been welcomed and appreciated.

We are excitedly preparing for a return of our assemblies next term.  A family member of award recipients will be invited to attend, and we are looking forward to welcoming our community back into the school.

Carolyn Brown, Principal

We have been working hard in Prep/1 this Term learning our letter sounds and all about shapes. We finished off our shape unit by using rectangles, triangles, circles and squares to make a picture. The students then presented their picture and the rest of the class took turns guessing what they had made by asking questions.

We have been learning the story of Rosie’s Walk in Talk4Writing as well. We have made our story maps, and now we will make some Rosies to tell the story with.

Yesterday our 3/4 class had a wonderful excursion to the Molesworth Environment Centre.  Such a fantastic and exhausting day was had by all.  Students learned about our environment through exploring, inquiry and discovery and participated in a range of team-building and hands on activities.

It was a perfect winter day for such a wonderful excursion.  Below are some photos taken on the day and a selection of comments by some of the students that attended.

Thank you to Mrs Clark and Miss Prior for organising the excursion and to Mr Milne and Abbie for supporting us on the day.

"We went on a tarzan swing and before that there was all these activities, like Cuddle Tas Tag.  The tarzan swing was my favourite."  Hannah.

"It was very fun.  My favourite part was when we had to stand on a tyre and grab another one and there was a rope to help."  Stella.

"It was pretty fun!"  Mary-Anne.

"I liked the tyre bridge the best."  Scarlett.

Mrs Anning has been taking art classes with students across all grades this year.

It is lovely to have some of the artwork brightening up our hallways.

Year 3/4 and 4/5 students recently learnt about the styles, colours and shapes used in Ancient Egyptian Art.  The students transferred their new understandings to create an Ancient Egyptian style portrait.

Prep/1 students created a collaborative piece of work.  They all worked together as a community of artists to create one big scene.  This piece of work is a plan of our school and surrounding neighbourhood.

You may have noticed a new screen next to the school office.

We have installed a new system called Kiosk.  This system allows students and all visitors to our school to sign in and check themselves out.

The system is very user-friendly and many of our students are already using it to sign themselves in late or leave early at the end of the day.

This is our last reminder for school photo orders.  Photos will be taken this Friday and all orders must be received on-line by Thursday afternoon.

Please ensure that all students are dressed in full school uniform and wearing their lovely smiles.

Kindergarten are scheduled to have their photo at 8.50 a.m., so please ensure your child is at school bright and early on Friday for their first school photo.

Your support is very much appreciated.

Egg, avocado, spinach and tomato wrap

10 minutes; Serves 4

Ingredients

• Canola oil spray
• 4 eggs
• 4 sheets wholemeal lavash bread / wraps
• 2 tablespoons reduced fat cream cheese
• 50g baby spinach leaves, washed
• 1 large avocado, sliced
• 2 vine ripened tomatoes, sliced
• Cracked black pepper, to taste

Method

1. Spray a non-stick fry pan lightly with canola spray. Heat the pan, add the eggs and fry until done to your liking, remembering that they will cook further in the sandwich press.
2. While the eggs are cooking lay the lavash out on a clean surface. Divide the cream cheese among the four pieces and spread along the centre.
3. Top with the spinach, avocado, tomato and egg and season with pepper.
4. Roll up, then place in a ridged sandwich press and toast until crisp and heated through.