Welcome to Week 5!
Thank you to the parents that came to the Cybersafety information session last week with Nola Marino - it was very informative and as a parent of teenagers myself, it was very informative on the internet and cyber world our children are living in and what we can do to help them use it safely. This week's big events for our class is the Eucharist workshop on Tuesday 27th February from 5 - 6pm and the middle/upper school faction swimming carnival on Friday. We can also enjoy a lovely long weekend after that on Monday!
A few reminders for the week:
Parent Child Eucharist Workshop
Tomorrow, this Tuesday evening all Eucharist candidates are asked to come to the hall for the Parent-Child workshop from 5 - 6pm. This will be lead in a similar style to the workshop that you participated in for Reconciliation last year. Just bring yourselves and no preparation needed. Please email amie.meyer@cewa.edu.au if you are not able to attend this workshop of if you did not attend the Commitment mass last Saturday at the church.
Friday Swimming Carnival:
Please make a note on family calendars and come to school prepared on Friday for the swimming carnival with the rest of the Year 4 to 6 students with swimming gear ready to go underneath and faction uniform on top. Please see the note from Mrs Sinclair sent home last week about the Swimming Carnival on Friday 1st March All information regarding the carnival is in that letter, but students will leave school on the bus at 8:45 so please ensure that you are on time. They will need to be self sufficient with food, snack and water as there are no canteen facilities. Students will then return to school, leaving at about 1;40 to ensure they are back and organised for any buses. contact mandy.sinclair@cewa.edu.au if you have any queries about participation.
Seesaw
Our first seesaw post will be released over the next couple of days with a sample or two of your child's writing based upon their writing over the last few weeks. This is an example of sizzling start paragraphs that are used to open narrative creative writing with the purpose to engage the reader. A rubric with their current abilities in line with Year 4 English curriculum expectations is attached so that you are able to identify their current achievement and future writing goals.
Before School:
Please note if your child arrives before 8.30am, they are to wait quietly in the courtyard (outside the main office) until the class doors are opened at 8.30am. I will open the doors and collect them from the lining up area at 8.30 and ask students not to wait by the doors to enable smooth and calm morning starts. I also encourage parents to make our bag zone also the 'hug goodbye' area rather than at the class door as it gives your child time to walk the verandah on their own and settle into the classroom calmly as we are now in Week 5 of routines and ready to start our morning tasks independently. Feel free to send me an email in the mornings or a note with your child if you want to let me know anything.
Laptops
Laptops are up and running! All systems have been going ahead with them used several times throughout the days last week in class. Thank you for having them ready and charged each day. A reminder that Mrs Johnson will be our laptop technician to help us out with any problems beyond my knowledge and she works on Mondays and Thursdays.
Students have been told about 'linked internet' use at school and we have let them know that no open searches will be allowed in year 4 - safe links or access directions will be provided in their learning and the reasons why using the internet safely is important. I have also discussed several times the immediate consequences that will occur if laptops are not used correctly and clear expectations about how laptops are to be used. There will be no warnings or chances and we will contact you with a technology infringement for students to bring to you to sign and let you know the consequences for their laptops not being used as directed - this includes going onto apps or extensions without teacher approval when other tasks have been clearly set. A reminder that no homework tasks will be set requiring laptop use this year unless notified by teachers.
Some laptop reminders from last week:
We recommend you take some time to make a family plan about how laptops and any other devices they may have will be used by your child at home and how internet access will happen in your home with parent supervision and guidance. Please also have a dedicated a charging zone for their laptop in your home that will be used each night and keep the charger equipment at home set up. There is a light on the charging side of the laptop that shows if it is charging (amber) and fully charged (white light). There are no spare chargers available for your child at school so it is essential that your child comes to school each day with their laptop charged. Please encourage your child to pack their laptop inside their school bag (the slot inside the back of the bag is made for this capability) as the weight of it helps your child recognize on the mornings it may be forgotten to be put in. There are no shoulder straps this year for the laptop bags.
Homework
4K had great success with homework completed for the first fortnight. This is week 5 and it is expected that your child will have completed Week 5 and Week 6 pages by the end of next Friday 8th March. We will send a reminder text next Thursday to get used to the fortnightly format.
Uniform day reminders for 4K:
Monday and Thursday - formal uniform
Tuesday and Wednesday - sports uniform
Library day is Monday
Please read our previous blogs for any further information about school events and class routines.
Thank you for your support and assistance,
Penny
Upcoming Events
- Tuesday 27th February - Parent Child Workshop Eucharist 5-6pm
- Monday 4th March - Labour Day Public Holiday
- Friday 22nd March - Student Free Day - Parent Teacher Meetings
- Sunday 24th March - Palm Sunday
- Thursday 28th March - Last Day of Term 1
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