Year PPT OLC

Dear Parents/Guardians, We made it! It has been a big couple of weeks. The 'bug' that has made it's way through the students and teachers has been a horrible one and I think we all desperately need a rest and some sunshine. Just a reminded that it is extremely important that you keep your child home when they are sick. We have some immuno-compromised families within our class who need our help to protect them from illnesses. Guest Artist Today we had a guest artist, Andrew Fraser, in the classroom. He spent an hour with the students teaching them the skills of drawing a character.  Once we are finished you will be very impressed with our creative talents! A big thank you to the P&F for making this happen. Sports Carnival A big congratulations to all of the children for doing such a professional job at the carnival last Friday.  It was great to see a few blossoming champions and I was very proud of the children who put on their brave face and participated in the running

Dear Parents/Guardians, It has been a very quiet week in PPL so far with only 10 students at school on Monday and Tuesday and only 14 here today.  It looks like the coughs and snotty noses have taken everyone out!!! Thanks for keeping them home while they are sick.  English: Over the last few weeks we have learnt the digraphs 'wh' and 'th'. It is very important that you correct your child when they pronounce the 'th' sound as 'f'. Incorrect pronunciation will directly effect their attempt at spelling words that contain the 'th' sound. We are working really hard on our writing still and are becoming very good at remembering capital letters to start, full stops to finish and spaces between words. The best part is when we remember how to write a particular tricky word in our sentence!!! We have also been trying to make our sentences more interesting but adding more detail. Maths: Currently in maths we are looking at larger numbers and finding patt