Sarah’s Class Week 8 Term 3

Hi everyone………. I’m back!

After a nasty flu knocked me down and I went through the arduous process of moving, I returned on Friday. It was so lovely to see the children again who all said they had a good week with Amanda, Fin and James. Some of the things the children were supported with were their story writing and measurement – looking specifically at Mass and measuring things in grams and kilograms. They worked on their spelling unit for the week and James did a quiz with them on Thursday, as all children had completed their unit for the week! They played a numbers/drawing game where they threw dice and created monsters from the number on the dice. We tidied our room a bit on Friday, transforming the space into a mini exhibition for the birthday.

It was lovely to see the children’s art work displayed on Saturday and so many people attending the school’s birthday celebrations. Thanks to everybody who helped behind and in front of the scene to bring it together, especially the committee who organised it.

Next week, we have a whole school excursion to the Australian Museum on Thursday. This will be for the whole day and I would love 1-2 parent helpers (with WWCC) to come along for the ride, if possible. Let me know if you’re able.

CAMP: Term 4 is when we start getting ready for camp. Historically, this has usually occurred either in week 7 or 8 of the term. We get through school concert and then start our prep for camp. However, Mowbray Park, where we have been attending – forever – is sadly selling up at the end of November. So, the dates are now a little sooner than originally planned. Week 6: Wednesday, 20th – Friday, 22nd is now locked in for us to attend this farm stay, in Picton. Some prep you can do between now and then is sleepovers. If your child has not yet had a night away from you then a way to prepare them would be to organise this with a family member and/or friend. It’s not essential for an easy transition but it can help support those who may be more sensitive to being away from you. With the holidays coming up I just thought I’d mention this now. But more details will come through next term.

That’s us for this week.

Love, Sarah