Building the Education Revolution

BuildTeam Term 3 Week 9

Building the Education Revolution

Commonwealth funded

Primary School in the 21st Century (PS21)

National School Pride (NSP)

 

Hi Everyone,

A big thank you to the kind parent who brought in all the pots for Currambena to use. Many of them have already come to good use and are lined up in the top play area storing our temporary veggie garden. Thank you also to the gardening team who worked so hard last Friday (in the heat) moving all the compost bins. There is a little bit more work to do in the veggie garden to move the last of the plants so if you would like to lend a hand let me know – we’ll probably finish the job next week at some point.

Otherwise there is not much to report at his stage – the results of the tender will not be known for several weeks.

CASP will now be providing care in the school holidays for both the first AND second week so please see the notice board for more details.

See you around

Jess (jkimber01@bigpond.com or 0411220111)

Posted September 24th, 2009 in Building the Education Revolution by juliannam

Coordinator

Julianna Term 3 Week 9

Hello Currambena!

 What a dust storm!!!  When I arrived home last night just on sunset there was a lovely glow of red blanketing EVERYTHING in my house. It was quite a daunting sight for someone who hates housework!!!

 REMINDERS

 Bush Dance

social  this Friday starting at 5.30pm. The band will kick off at 7pm. Please bring food to share, enough for your family and two extras.

 Canteen. If you put your name down for canteen then have to cancel please find a replacement. On Monday come 10.30am I was suddenly in the roll of canteen Mum!!!! Funny that and I don’t have any kids at the school. It is an expectation and many kids arrive at school on Monday with money only.

 You must ring security and advise them of your time period if you come into the school in the weekend and de-activate the alarm system. The number is stuck on the office window.

GRANT SUBMISSION

If I haven’t already mentioned it, you will be happy to know that our submission for a solar grant has been accepted. This will mean that we will  have a bank of solar panels installed on the roof and so help to reduce our electricity costs.

 LIBRARY BOOK TO BE COLLECTED. Some-one has accidentally returned a Currambena  book to Stanton Library in North Sydney called “Lets Go Home Little Bear’ by Martin Wardell. If anyone is in this library we would love this book collected and returned to Currambena.

 With love,

Julianna

Posted September 24th, 2009 in Coordinator by juliannam

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Thursday 24th September 2009 Term 3 Week 9

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Posted September 24th, 2009 in Photo of the week by Newsletter

Fran & Jo's Class

Aussie Kids Week 9 Term 3

Hello everyone!

First point of business- THE LUNA PARK EXCURSION IS NOW THIS MONDAY. We discovered (thanks to Amanda!) that the park is closed on the day we had planned and so we have moved it to this Monday the 28th so that everyone can come. We need help getting to the Greenwich ferry for 10am and back from it at 2pm. If you can drive some of the kids, please sign up on the list on our door.

The dust storm was fascinating for us yesterday. David led research and discussion about the phenomena and we all wrote about what the experience was like for us. It was an action packed day as we also saw a performance based on the Commedia Dell’Arte. The actors were very accomplished and were able to draw the children into interactions with each of the traditional characters the moment they put on the mask. There was great hilarity and we learned a lot about the tradition and its modern derivations.

This week we have also explored water pollution through a fascinating demonstration that David did with the kids, and have been exploring the letters x and y and past tense. We have looked at volume and strategies for mental addition.

If you get a chance, have a look at the record of the treasure hunt we did on International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which is on the wall of our room. It was such fun, and an interesting way to explore many maths concepts, including position, direction, area and distance. Make sure you put on your best pirate drawl when reading the clues!

Finally, we have a couple of old computers that we don’t need anymore. Please see Jo if you could use them.

Have a great week!

Fran, Jo, Sarah and David

Posted September 24th, 2009 in Fran & Jo's Class by franm

Olivia's Class

Olivia’s Class Week 9 Term 3

Tonight’s the night!  Our excursion to the observatory is finally here. I am hoping that everyone has checked with me about money owing but if not please come and check how much you need to pay for your child’s dinner. Until it is paid, I will be out of pocket.

This term seems like it has flown along and I can’t believe it is almost school holidays again. During the last two terms we have had a steady flow of children join us and we welcomed our 22nd member of Olivia’s class last Monday. A huge welcome to Jacinta and her family. This means that my class is now full.

These last two weeks of term seem full of excursions and performances. We had a Commedia Dell’ Arte performance yesterday and next Tuesday we will be watching a performance by the Theatre of the Deaf. The children have also voted on having an end of term party on Friday 2nd October. There was a very in-depth discussion about the types of food we should have and the consensus was that we bring a mixture of healthy and a small amount of junk food. We also spoke about the actual point of a party is a celebration, not actually just an excuse to eat. I would like to request just small amounts of food to share, for example, rather than a giant bag of chips perhaps just a medium sized one to share. And please remember the healthy party food like fruit skewers, muesli cookies etc.

This morning, we had a discussion about physical violence and the importance of feeling safe within our class. We all agreed that being able to trust people helps us to feel safe and supported. We also voted that if someone in our class is physically violent that they can’t be part of the group for the rest of the day and will have to be sent home. This seems quite harsh, however the decision was made by the children in their class meeting and I think reflects how important this issue is for them.

That’s all for now. Have a great weekend!

Cheers, Olivia.

Posted September 24th, 2009 in Olivia's Class by oliviam

Wendy's Class

Wendy’s Class Week 9 Term 3

I hope that some more of the wonderful poems my class has been writing will make their way into this newsletter. We have been having a wonderful time writing and reading them. Shannon suggested a definition of poetry which was poetic itself! “A passion of words that comes from the heart”. How wonderful is that?

The Commedia Dell’Arte performance yesterday was excellent. Thanks so much to Claudia for organising it. Those from my group who wish to, will have the chance to learn Italian again starting next term. That should be fun!

In last week’s newsletter, I wrote the wrong date for our excursion to CSIRO. Of course, it is next Monday 28th September and we do still need confirmed drivers, please. We will leave Currambena at about 9:30 and be back in time for lunch. Please send morning tea with the kids and please speak to me directly if you are able to drive.

We have the Theatre of the Deaf coming to perform for us next Tuesday, a program about different cultures which should also be fun. It will be a fun week for the last one of term. The group has also voted to have an end of term party on Friday 2nd which will involve dressing up (optional) and bringing a dish of food to share based on a  theme such as a country or a time in history. A few cleaning jobs will have to be done first!!!

Some children are working hard on their text books at the moment and others are working to complete their Personal Interest Projects. Project Presentations so far have been excellent!

Please remember that there is a Social this Friday night. Also remember the two fundraisers: Sock Drive and the Stuck on You labels.

Lastly, would anyone like to take the rats home for their two week holiday? They come complete with cage, food and paper pellets for the litter tray. The cage only needs cleaning once each week.

Have a good week. 

Love,   Wendy

Posted September 24th, 2009 in Wendy's Class by wendyp

Preschool

Preschool Newsletter Week 9 Term 3

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.

Posted September 24th, 2009 in Preschool by sueg