Reading Eggs Instructions

Dear Parents,

Just letting you know that once you receive your child's reading eggs login information you can access it from your home computer or iPad.

Website: readingeggs.com.au 

How to do it: 

When you have entered  your child's login details you will see this picture come up onto the main screen. Click on the book icon that says" My program". 

You will then see this:

Your child will be able to have ago at reading the books in their program and they will also have to complete all the lessons on their map before progressing forwards. 

I hope your child finds this helpful and motivating to read! read! read! over the holidays! 

Any queries about reading eggs please don't hesitate to email me. 

:) Miss Horrocks 

Reading Eggs

Welcome to Reading Eggs! 

Good evening Parents,

We are very lucky to have an early subscription that will follow on into next year so we can utilise this wonderful program for the rest of the term and over the holidays. The reading eggs program is a wonderful online reading program that focuses on phonics and helping your child to be a more confident reader. The Reading Eggs program is both motivational and fun way for children to get excited about reading.

Each child has been given a login which is inside their clear reading folder book so they can access the program at home ( Please return these folders back to school ASAP). Each child has or will do a reading placement test at school. This will place them in the correct map and reading level within the program. They need to finish their lessons on their map before moving forward. I am able to login as a teacher and check the progress of each of the students as they complete their allocated lessons. The children can read books, complete lessons and create and change their avatar (which is often the first thing they like to do).

The program is meant to become part of the children's reading routine for the rest of the term and into next year.  For the more competent readers who finish all the lessons in the Reading Eggs program there is Reading Eggspress.

Please view the video below to learn more about the benefits of Reading Eggs and the find out how you and your child can navigate each part of the program.

Have a look at the ReadingEggspress video too!

I understand that some of you have already purchased Reading Eggs privately, however as the subscription is through the school, I would appreciate if you use the school login so I am able to keep track of each child in the class and pass this information onto your child's Year One teacher.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me.

From Miss Horrocks. 

New member to our PPH family.

Just wanted to say a big congratulations!! to the Bateman family on the arrival of a beautiful baby girl, Abby May. We are so excited Grace and Spencer have a new sister. 

We loved Grace's special news today and the beautiful photo of Abby. 

Hope we get a visit soon!!! 

:) Miss Horrocks 

Home readers

Hi PPH Parents, 

I'm so proud of how each child has progressed in their reading and the hard work they have all put in learning many of their sight words this semester. 

This week all home readers and library books will need to be returned ready for our librarian to scan them back in before the holidays. No more readers will be given out. This doesn't mean stop reading time all together. Please keep reading to your child or let them practise reading to you from books from the local library or stories online ( star fall.com and reading eggs). 

Please keep revising your child's sight words every night. The clear folder was sent home today. By now most of the children have their purple set of words. The following sets are what your child is expected to know or to be exposed to by the end of Pre-Primary. 

Set 0ne: 

at

and

it

on

in

Set Two:

I

a

from

this 

with 

Set Three: 

that

is

as

for 

his 

Set Four: 

to

be

he

of

was

Set Five: 

the

have

you

They

are

Extra words we use all the time in our daily writing, reading and speaking activities: 

look, see, my, here, mum, dad and went. 

Next blog will inform you about reading eggs which is an exciting online resource that your child can use now until the end of term,over the holidays and for Year One. 

Thank you for your support. I can't believe the children are nearly Year One's. 

:)Miss Horrocks 

Fire truck School Visit

On Friday the Local voleenter firefighters came to visit both
Pre-Primary classes. They did an excellent job showing us the ' big red truck' and telling us all about fire and rescue. The children were taught all about the equipment and their uses and important fire safety information. The Pre-Primaries even got to be little fire fighters and hold the 30 metre long hose. Phil, Mike and the team spoke very well and I was very proud of the children's listening manners and questioning skills. 

We are very lucky to have these firefighters in out community helping us stay safe. 

Thank you fire fighters for coming to visit us!

Love PPH and PPB. 

 

Star Citizen for term 4

Congratulations to Avalon Paterson for demonstrating the value of excellence this term. She received the star citizen award for the effort she puts into all her work. Well done Avie! 

Week 6 merit certificates

Congratulations to Lilly who received a merit certificate at Friday's Assembly. Laura was the only birthday girl in the school. Happy 6th birthday Laura! 

PPH would like to welcome the Jordan family to OLC and Haylee to our classroom. Haylee received a merit certificate for the beautiful way she is settling into PPH. 

New Fruit time Routine

NEW FRUIT TIME

5^th,November, 2015

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Starting in Week 5, Tuesday the 10^th of November, the Pre-Primaries are changing to lunch box recess. This is so the children can use their lunch boxes independently ready for Year One.

Please can you pack a piece of fruit everyday with an extra healthy snack for recess time in your child’s lunch box. We will not be needing a piece of shared fruit for the whole class anymore. If your child would like their fruit in slices can you please slice it at home.

It makes it easier for the children if their recess in placed in a different compartment of their lunch box or in a separate container.  This is so they don’t get confused between their lunch and recess.

We will still be sitting the children in fruit groups so we don’t lose this important opportunity for oral language and social development.

We still require parent help in the mornings to help with our morning literacy and numeracy program. 

Thank you for your support.

PPH and PPB.

 

Boardies day: Raising money for Surf Lifesaving

BOARDIES DAY TOMORROW!!!! children can come dressed in boardshorts/play shorts with their school sport shirt and normal shoes.

WITH A GOLD COIN DONATION.

SEE YOU TOMORROW!
  

Week Two Merit Awards

Well done to Zander Penny and Luca York for being the "superstars"of the week. They received their award cards last Friday. 

Show and Tell Term 4

     SHOW AND TELL TERM 4

Dear Parents,

For this busy term we will be having just 3 special people a day for news time. This means everyone will take turns in a 2 week cycle. This begins Monday the 26th of October (Week 3). The children will get constant reminders of this new sharing process.   

Ideas: focus themes are transport and important people and places in our community. Your child might want to bring in their mum/dad/friend and share their career with the class. ( builder, nurse, doctor, fireman, shop owner, volunteer, physiotherapist etc.)

 

Monday Weeks 3, 5, 7 Sian, Cooper, Skyla	Tuesday Weeks 3, 5, 7 Lilly, Georgie, Matilda
Wednesday Weeks 3, 5, 7 Sophie, Nina, Jaz	Thursday Weeks 3, 5,7 Raff, Paige, Rhavi
Friday Weeks 3, 5, 7 Ellie, Avalon, Madi, Nina
Monday Weeks 4, 6, 8 Jordy, Luca, Mahley	Tuesdays 4, 6, 8 Cam, Violet, Laura
Wednesday Weeks 4, 6, 8 Vinny, Joe, Zander	Thursdays Weeks 4, 6, 8 Flynn, Holly, Grace
Fridays Weeks 4,6,8 Special news telling/Journals

A hard copy of the timetable will be sent out tomorrow.

:)Miss Horrocks.

 

Journal Writing TERM 4

Dear Parents,

DAILY JOURNAL WRITING

This term the children will have two mornings a week to practise their writing in their Journal books. On one of their days they will have the opportunity to share a story of their choice and on the second day they will be able to use a sentence starter chosen by the teacher. Please sit with your child to help support their early writing and share this important literacy experience together.

Points to remember:

·        Let your child think of their sentence/story and have them say it out loud to you.

·        Encourage them to start writing down any sounds they hear in the words. Don’t worry if they are not spelling correctly at this stage. Prompt them with any familiar sight words e.g. the, it, is, to, went, on, I, a, and etc.    

·        Make sure they have remembered a big letter at the beginning of their sentence, finger spaces and a full stop at the end. Lines are not necessary at this stage, however, there are rulers provided if your child needs them for help with direction.

·        They can draw a picture to illustrate their story.

 

Lets keep these mornings happy and stress free. Let the children sound out their words on their own as much as they can and let them refer to alphabet and sight word visual cards when needed. On the free sharing days, let the children choose what they would like to write about in their books.

:) Miss Horrocks 

Below is the Weekly Schedule.

Monday/Wesdnesdays	Tuesdays/Thursdays
Madi Ellie Raff Holly Luca Nina Grace Cooper   Vinny Jordy Flynn Matilda Cam Joe	Sian Jaz Rhavi Mahley Sophie Laura Georgie Avalon Violet Zander Paige Lilly Skyla Priya

Reptile Park- starring PPH Grylls

 

 

Welcome Back to Term 4

Hello Everyone!

Just some general reminders for Term 4. It will be another busy term, jam-packed of learning to get your child even more ready and prepared for next year.

Please-

- Bring hat back if it was taken home over the holidays.
- children to still bring in a piece of fruit and fresh drink bottle for those sunny warm days. ( we will be changing to lunch box recess half way through the Term).
- Summer uniform can be worn ( black shorts is the only real change)
- Home Reader exchange days will remain the same ( Monday and Wednesdays)
- Be ready for new show and tell and morning Journal writing days.

Looking forward to seeing the children well rested and ready to go again! Last term here we come...

Oh well next year Eagles

After all our classroom support and cheering, the Eagles didn't come home with the big grand final win. Hope Vinny Rock our only Hawthorn supporter was very happy. Better Luck next year our beloved Eagles.

Miss Horrocks might not be a very happy teacher on Monday. I'm still devastated from the loss.

Excursion Photos!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful and safe holiday! or at least the children are.

Here are some photos from the excursion. First fun at Wonky Windmill Farm. 

Feeding the ponies

Getting our bag of carrots was so exciting

We couldn't get too close to the feisty Emus.

Gentle  kangaroos

 

Everyone call out your favourite animal! 

Bottle feeding time. I loved the recycled bottles! 

" Ok no more greedy sheep"

 Spitting Illama, watch Out!

 The children loved holding the guinea pigs

Lunch time with PPB

 Wow the pig sty was very smelly

What a blast at the farm. So much to see, count and feed. Thank you Wonky Windmill Farm,