Plans for Term 4

20th September, 2013

Year One Neighbourhood

Plans for Term 4

Wow! What an amazing (and busy!) three terms we have had. We would like to take this opportunity to say thanks for all of the support offered from our wonderful parents and other family members. From swimming chaperones to reading support and guest speaking roles, we really value the time you have taken out of your busy lives to support the learning in the year one neighbourhood.

After the success of our film festival, conversations in the year one neighbourhood continue around how we might pass on our concepts of play with others. We want to build on the idea of sending some toys to children who are refugees by making some of our own, with a real focus on the research and design process. This is where we need help! We are planning on having a meeting of interested parents and family members who might have some skills (or an inclination!) for supporting small groups of children to design, test and create a range of handmade toys. We are quite open to the possibilities of this project and hope that you might be able to support in some way (design, knitting, woodwork, etc.).

We would like to have a meeting to share our ideas with yours on Wednesday the 2nd of October (the first Wednesday of term 4) at 5:30pm in the Year One neighbourhood. Please place your name on our noticeboard if you will be attending. If you have an interest in this project, but cannot attend please place your name on the list.

Thanks in advance, The Year One team.

Term 3 Weeks 8 and 9 Happenings

Junior School Library New Borrowing System

Junior School Library – new borrowing system to begin in Week 9.

We now have the basis for a morning roster of parents/community members to scan in and out Junior School Library (JSL) books (mornings only to begin with). We will staff the Circulation Computers from around 8.45-9.00am each morning to start this new practice.

Please talk with your child(ren) regarding this new procedure and arrive a little earlier while we settle the new system in. There will be a “RETURNS” box for books to be scanned in. We need children to tell the Helpers their FIRST and FAMILY name when they are borrowing a book.

We would like to offer this returning/borrowing system in the afternoons from 3.25-3.40pm too. To do this we need to have more parents/community helpers trained up to assist with the roster. To offer yourself or a friend, please speak to a Prep, 1 or 2 N’hood teacher and/or email Mark at riley.mark.g@edumail.vic.gov.au

Remember: the main library is open for borrowing Monday-Thursdays 8.50-9.00am. All children welcome.
Regards, Mark Riley

Parent helpers for the next two weeks

Hello parents,

we would like to invite any parents to help during learning agreement time until the end of term. We will be asking parents to work with small groups of students to share some skills and work through a design process before constructing hand made toys. Learning Agreements on Wednesday- Friday mornings.

We also would still love any parents that would like to come early to read with a small group in the last hour on Thursdays.

Thank you,

The year one neighbourhood

FILM FESTIVAL DVD!!!

 

Just what you have been waiting for.....the Film Festival DVD! Students have been preparing the DVD cover and blurb and we are now ready to collect orders from parents. An order sheet will be outside the year 1 neighbourhood until the end of the week. We will be selling the DVD for $5 which will include photos from the night and all the films. The students have decided to use the profits from the DVD to go towards researching and purchasing toys for other children that are refugees.

Premier's Reading Challenge Print Outs

Just a reminder for parents that each student's reading challenge list needs to be printed off and handed in to your neighbourhood teachers by Monday 9th September (signed by a parent as well).

These will then be forwarded to the coordinators who confirm challenge completion.

Thank you,

The Year One Neighbourhood

Parent Experts!

Thank you so much for parents who come in and  share their passion and skills with the neighbourhood. Last week Franz and Malcolm came in to explore music patterns and create a terrarium. Thank you!

Book Week Parade Photos