Last Week of Term

Hi everyone,

It was wonderful to see many of you on Friday - students and parents included! - when I came in for planning. We have an exciting term coming up and I am grateful for having been allowed to come in to be a part of the planning process. Unfortunately, I have been advised by my doctor that doing so for all of this week would be unwise - so I will not be returning to school to teach until Week One next term.

I believe there was a notice in the Mitchat (and there will probably be another reminder go home this week) that due to my long absence from school, reports for 46A will be held over until next term. My apologies for this - they will be out as soon as possible. The process we go through to finalise reports has many stages, and unfortunately most of them require both my laptop and I to be on site.

A couple of reminders for the week:
- Students in the Mookii Grand Prix - today is your deadline for bonus points for Round 1, and you have another deadline on Thursday for Round 1's Animoto challenge. Good luck everyone!
- Y5 ONLY - your submissions for being considered for the September holidays' New Zealand exchange are due on Friday. I know Marianne and Wendy will have talked about this in class but it is up to YOU to make sure you have finished it and given it in to Wendy or to Mrs. Wood or Mr. Sloane. Good entries last year were well-presented (typed or written in best handwriting), had been checked for good spelling and grammar, and were persuasive! Your aim is to CONVINCE Mrs. Wood and Mr. Sloane that you are a great candidate to represent Mitcham overseas.
-Y4 ONLY - a few people are yet to return their medical/dietary requirements forms for camp. Please make sure you have done this by the end of the term! Anyone who has returned it has had theirs passed on to Miss Domanski but there were still one or two more to go.

Enjoy your last week of term, and your holidays.
Ang.

Thank You! And Absence.

Hi everyone,

First up, I have a BIG thank you to give - I'm not sure who to address it to specifically, so I'll make it very general and say the 46A students and their families! - for a beautiful orchid and some much needed boredom relief that was delivered on Friday afternoon! Thank you so very, very much - the card made me cry. I am grateful beyond words to have such a lovely class and such a supportive group of parents to work with.

Most of you know I've had some back issues the last few months - after hospitalisation and an operation they are hopefully fixed now. I'm not 100% sure when I'll be back at school but rest assured I WILL be back, and am trying very hard to rest, do as I'm told (!) and speed up the healing process so I can return to the classroom as quickly as possible.

To my 46Awesomes, I miss you all! Life at home recovering is very boring compared to life in thriving Cycle Three.

Again, to all my lovely students and their families, thank you so much for thinking of me. I really appreciate it. Words don't quite stretch as far as I would like them to in explaining just how much.

Hopefully see you all soon. Enjoy your long weekend!
Ang