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Reading Books  A small group of children who are displaying readiness will receive home readers this week.  The books will be placed into their reading folders and swapped twice a week. Please take very good care of the readers and make sure they are placed back into your child's bag (in the folder) each day. Please remember it is not a competition to see who has readers and who doesn't. Each child develops readiness at their own pace.  In recognising this we acknowledge the importance of differentiated learning and developmentally appropriate practice.  If a child is pushed into home reading too soon it can actually do more damage than good.  In saying this if your child receives a home reader but is not cooperative or keen to read at home please let us know ASAP. All children should be on readers by the end of term three. If your child is not showing readiness, rest assured, we will contact you to discuss the matter well before then. HASS In our HASS studies this term w

Welcome back to Term 2!!! It was wonderful to see all children really happy to be back at school. Everyone just cruised in as if they'd never left. It sounds like everyone had a great holiday - the students wrote about their holidays. They are displayed in our classroom - be sure to have a look. Science The Pre primaries will be focusing on biological science this term and may be involved in handling soil, plants and animals. Could each student please bring in a pair of gardening gloves that will be kept at school. This will enable their learning to be more 'hands on' and safe. Reading Folders As the students show readiness they will begin to bring home a book as a 'home reader'. In order to keep the books in excellent condition each student will need a 'reading folder'.   An example folder is on display in the classroom as you walk in. Folders can be purchased at local news-agencies.  Reading folders must be waterproof and a sensible size. A note ab