A SPECIAL MORNING

                                                

                                                GRANDPARENTS DAY! 

In Week 10 we had Grandparents Day! It was fantastic to see so many grandparents come into PPH to spend the morning with us. The children were so excited and it was wonderful to watch all the Nanna's, Pops, Grannies, Grandads, Great Aunties and Great Uncles interacting with their Grandchild. 

It was a chilli morning so it was more comfortable being inside in the warmth. Our morning session was filled with stories, gardening games,  fishing, counting tools, puzzles, board games and making gifts. The children decorated spare boxes to turn them into a funky jewellery or a tackle box. The children even used knowledge of their sounding out skills to write Nan or Pop on their box. The Grandparents were very impressed with their gifts. 

Thank you to all the grandparents who travelled from near or far to come and visit Green Room. The children loved this special time they had with their families. 

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From Miss Horrocks, Mrs Jackson and Mrs Peacock. 

Our Letter Song

Our Letter sound Hip Hop Song we performed for our Grandparents. " who let the letters out". 

Even Madi's Nanna had a go at dancing. 

WELCOME BACK

Welcome Back to PPH Everyone! Term 3 I can’t believe it.

Hope everyone had a safe, relaxing and fun filled holiday! I know I did, however, I missed the children and I was so proud to see them all grown up again marching through the door yesterday. There has definitely been some growth spurts, new haircuts and once again the children are showing how independent they are with their morning routines.

We had a great day on Tuesday listening to everyone’s holiday stories and hearing about ice-skating, visits to the Zoo, fun at Bounce Inc, Bali and many other wonderful experiences. They seemed fresh and rested ready for another hard working term.

First of all I would like to give a big WELCOME to the Richardson Family to OLC. We have Ellie joining us in PPH. Just a reminder to the classroom representatives to attach the Richardson's email and contact details to the class information forum.  

Thank you again to all parents for their on-going support with all that you do in PPH. We have a new parent roster up and ready for term 3. We appreciate your help for our morning learning program (9am-11am). We only require one parent each day from Monday-Thursday.

Your child’s small pillow was taken home over the holidays to be washed. Please bring them back to class ASAP.

End of Last Term was a busy one. Reports were issued out on the Last Friday in your child’s bag. Hope everyone received them. This was the first time your child received a formal report. Please remember that each child is a unique individual. Your child’s Learning Journey will differ from other classmates and even from their siblings. It does not pay to compare. Should you wish to discuss your child’s report you can make an appointment to see me.

The predominate focus of this Semester’s learning program is the further development of your child’s literacy skills. Your child will have the opportunity to take home a reader to accelerate this important process. The children will also receive a set of Sight Word Cards so they can begin to learn all the important sight words. All this doesn’t mean we forget everything else! We are always practising and revisiting our letter sounds and concepts already taught to become confident learners in Pre-Primary. Notes explaining the best use of both readers and Sight Words will be sent home in the first few weeks of this term. Both Pre-Primaries will be hosting an information evening about Home Reading and morning journal writing. The meeting will be occurring in Week Three and the date and time will be announced prior to this day.

Looking forward to the cooperation and support of all parents in assisting the children of PPH in achieving their learning goals for this Semester (and having lots of fun doing it!) 

Miss Horrocks.

Any concerns all quiries, please don't hestistae to contact me by email.

Email: horrocks.katie@cathednet.wa.edu.au

 

Fairy tale Day

Dear Parents,

Just a reminder about Thursday the 2nd of July. We are having a special dress up day to celebrate all the wonderful literature we have looked at this term. Your child can come dressed as their favourite character from one of the following stories. 

The Three Little Pigs

The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Troll

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Jack and the Beanstalk

Little Red Riding Hood

Animals from "Who Sank the Boat" 

Rosies's Walk

Where the Wild Things Are

The Rainbow Fish 

Plus dragons, princes, princesses, knights, fairies etc

We also wanted to have a "wild rumpus" ( party in the forest) just like the characters in
"Where the Wild Things Are". Can your child bring in a small plate or item to share at morning recess. This might involve;cheese and biscuits, popcorn, fruit, cupcakes, sausage rolls or piklets. The plate only has to be small and please adhere to our nut free policy and egg free would be preferred for children with allergies. 

Thankyou for your support in making our last week of Term special for our little hard workers (who have done extremely well to make it to week 11). 

Miss Horrocks. 

Award Winners on Friday the 26th

Well done to the following Pre-Primaries for receiving their merit certificates: 

Georgie Leahy and Cameron Spencer. 

Happy Birthday to Matilda. The whole class is 5 now. I can't believe it! They are all growing up too fast. 

GRANDPARENTS DAY

GRANDPARENTS DAY: WEDNESDAY 24th of June

Hi PPH families, 

In the OLC newsletter is information regarding 'Grandparents Day'. This Wednesday your child's grandparents are very welcome to come and visit Pre-Primary and the school on Wednesday morning from 9am-11am. 

They can come into PPH and enjoy sharing the morning session with their grandchild. This might involve some classroom art activities, games and stories.There might even be a special song performed by the children for their special grandparents. 

If they need to share their time with other siblings that's more than fine and can move between rooms. 

Children whose grandparents cannot attend will be involved in all activities and will also make something special to take home. 

Looking forward to seeing all grandparents on Wednesday. 

Miss Horrocks:) 

Congratulations to the Hutton Family

Sorry about this belated message to the Hutton family but I was waiting for a beautiful photo to post.

Congratulations! to Nina and her family for the beautiful arrival of baby Liam. PPH are so happy to hear of a new little member to our Green Room family and excited for Nina to have another little brother. 

We were lucky to meet Liam during Nina's news in Week 6. Please keep the precious visits coming...

Week 8 merit award winners and some broad bean news

Well done to the following super stars for receiving their merit awards this week.

Skyla Boyes and Sian Roberts

Happy birthday to Jordy

This week your child brought home their broad bean that they have been watching grow for a couple of weeks. They did a great job looking after them and for their efforts they all received a certificate of adoption. 

Madi's plant had grown the tallest measuring 19 blocks tall. The children counted their block towers to see how tall theirs had grown. They were very clever mathematicians and many had to count into their teens. We use our numbers all the time in Pre-Primary. 

If your child would like to see theirs grow into a bean pod, below are some further instructions to continue to look after the broad bean plant: 

Happy growing! 

Miss Horrocks