Hello Everyone
Well, school on Wednesday was pretty exciting with an eerie, grey light, wind and a dust storm.
Peace Day was celebrated on Monday with a talk by Annabelle Osborne, an ex-student of Currambena, who talked about how we can all incorporate peace into our everyday lives. Then we sang “Dona Nobis Pacem” in two parts, made a human peace sign on the basketball court and iced and ate peace biscuits. Thanks to all the people who made biscuits.
Today Susan and Matthew brought in their tadpoles and we looked at them projected onto a screen using the camera and projector. David, from the Aussiekids helped us set it up and we could see how the tadpoles were sprouting legs and one had four legs and was turning into a frog! The tadpoles spent the day in preschool so we could look at them. We also learnt lots about frogs, asked lots of questions and made lots of comments. Thanks, Susan and Matthew! And thanks, David, for the technical help.
Today is also”Soft Toy Day”. There are lots of toys spending the day in preschool.
Next Tuesday we will be having a performance by the Theatre of the Deaf on multi-culturalism from 1.30-2.30 pm. The cost for this is $5.00 per child. Please pay for this a.s.a.p.
Next week is the last week of term. The last day is Friday 2nd October 2009 and school begins again on Tuesday 20th October 2009. Amba is running vacation care on during the holidays and CASP will be open on Monday 19th October 2009, as this is a pupil-free day. Put your name down for either of these on the notice board or in CASP.
We have put a list of jobs out to be done next week for our end of the term preschool clean-up. Come and put your name on a job and get rid of your maintenance hours.
We love people borrowing the journals to read and to contribute to, but please bring them back promptly as we work on them continuously.
Also we will be putting the lost property out next week, so please claim your child’s items as we will be taking the left-overs to Vinnie’s in the holiday.
The mice have a holiday home, but the silkworms still need a place to stay. You need access to a large mulberry tree as the silkworms are numerous, eating voraciously and growing daily!!
Thanks to whoever found a stove top for us to play with in the sandpit area and to Penny, Cailin and family for feeding the silkworms, fixing our door and putting up a new mirror in the dress up area. And a HUGE thank you to Amba who lets the chickens out, feeds them and the silkworms and locks the chickens up at the end of the day, every weekend.
Next week is our last week with Sisse as she is going to spend a term with Fran and Jo next term. We have loved having you, Sisse. Have fun with the Aussiekids!
HEAD LICE! Please can EVERYONE check and treat their child’s hair this coming week and maintain checks and treatments throughout the holiday so that children do not pass it on next term again. Thanks!!
Love from
Sue, Chris and Gabriela.
