Week 4 Already!

Hard to believe we are nearly a month into the school year already, isn't it? Time is certainly flying.

I have updated our flickr photostream with photos of a couple of homework projects and two spelling activities from last week. We were dazzled with Nick's cinematographic talents that accompanied his book, too! It was wonderful seeing so much effort being put in. There have been a few questions this week about the 'Personal Project' block on the grid - so a quick run down about what needs to be done in case you or your child are curious:

What is a personal project?
The personal project can be organised in one of two ways - either as a one-week 'mini-project' or as a long-term project negotiated with the child's teacher. Either way, the quality of work (including research AND presentation) should be in proportion to the amount of time allocated. A one-week project might be one page of work in the student's homework book; a long-term project might be a multiple-slide PowerPoint presentation or a separate booklet of work. It might be one science experiment and its write-up if it is a mini-project; it might be a series of observations and diagrams of plant or animal growth or change if it is a long-term project. Regardless of the size and scope of the project, the subject should be one of interest to the child. The method of presentation should also be of interest to them - and within the realm of their capabilities.

We are proud of the students in 46A who trialled for the swimming team representing the school later this week. Congratulations to those who are attending the district carnival. We wish you lots of good luck and a warm day, and look forward to hearing how things go when you return!

We have our Information Night on Wednesday this week; I hope to see lots of parents in attendance and I'm looking forward to introducing you to our environment and program of work for the year! The following day, Kathy Lawson will be holding the second round of Parent Helper Induction sessions - if you did not make it to last week's session, she will be meeting interested parents in the morning and afternoon in the library (check the Mitchat for exact times).

Notes currently out and due back include: Going Green With Dr. Deane Science Show (everyone), UMPC Order Form (Year 4 only) and Camp Deposit (Year 5 only).

See you tomorrow,
Ang