Wendy’s Group – Week 9 Term 3
Hi everyone.
PIP presentations have been a feature of this week, with some very polished and engaging presentations so far. It is a delight to see the progress that children have made over the year in their ability to research a topic, summarise and synthesise information in their own words and then create attractive slides with relevant illustrations. There is, equally, enormous development in confidence in presenting their PIPs to the group, with many more children using palm cards to great effect, managing to give eye contact to their audience while maintaining the flow of their speech. These are significant skills, acknowledging the inevitable nerves and having the courage to go ahead regardless. Some of the older children have been planning their choice of topics very carefully each term… they are well aware that it could be a very long time before they have the opportunity again to choose for themselves the topic they wish to research!
Our whole school excursion to the museum yesterday was a wonderful feature of the week. Many thanks to Vinnie for organising it. It’s great to do something like that all together… many thanks to the parents who gave us their time to come along.
HATS! Please make sure your child has a wide brimmed hat with their name on it here at school every day. A hat kept in their desk is a great option. Now that the UV levels in Lane Cove are over 5 for most of each day, the Bureau of Meteorology recommends sun protection for most of the school hours. Putting sunscreen on in the morning is extra skin protection.
In English this week, we continued with our sentence analysis, use of connectives and punctuation practice. there are great improvements happening in this area. In Maths, we’ve started looking at 2D shapes, naming them and exploring their properties. We’re also continuing to work on area and perimeter and measuring angles.
Our excursion to Ultimate Trampoline Park next Tuesday is booked as our final PE extravaganza! Luckily, Meg, our student teacher, will still be with us, so she can take four children to Northmead for us. We still need car places for five more children. Please let me know if you can help. We expect to leave at 9:30 and return by about 1 pm. The drive to Northmead should take around 35 minutes.
Many thanks and congratulations again to everyone who helped to make the birthday party last weekend such a success. There was such an atmosphere of celebration, and the school looked fabulous with all the bunting and decorations. We’ve enjoyed the leftover cake this week, too!
Best wishes to Olivia for a speedy recovery and best wishes to Vinnie for his new adventures to start next year!
Have a wonderful week!
Love,
Wendy