Craig Street, TARLEE. SA. 5411. Ph: 85285301

Principal: Chris Turrell email: dl.0430.info@schools.sa.ed.au

The last fortnight has seen a lot of different things happening in the Ferrari’s class. We looked at place value in Week 7 and 8 using units, tens and hundreds blocks. The students wrote a number in their book and then built that number with the blocks trying to trick each other and myself, which some of the students almost did!

In Week 9 and 10 we are looking at Time, which includes past, present and future as well as digital and analogue time. Students have engaged in a range of hands on activities, played games such as ‘What’s the time Mr Wolf?’ and engaged in group discussions of the meaning of past, present and future. I have borrowed a range of resources from an educational support library and the students love using them to help support their literacy. They are also inventing their own challenges for their spelling words which is wonderful to see. The veggie patch is coming along well with both garden beds planted out, as well as a pot of seedlings by the Sports Shed. The students are

experimenting with soil type, sunlight, water and fertilizer. During our weekly Science lesson, the students water and measure the plants, documenting their progress. We hope that by mid Term 3 we will be able to harvest some of the plants and cook with them in our science lessons. Readers – Several students have worked hard and been successful in moving up in the reading levels after reading tests, Congratulations to those students! In Week 10, students will be sent home with 5 readers. In

the school holidays, reading for 10 minutes a day can vastly improve your child’s literacy levels. Have a fantastic and safe holidays and I look forward to seeing you all in Term 3

Sandy

Issue 10 – June 28th, 2019

News from the Ferraris

Classroom

July 5th – End Term 2 - 2.15 dismissal

July 22nd – Day 1 Term 3

During the last two weeks the Upper Primary have excitedly been able to download and use Minecraft

Education Edition. They are able to use concepts in Maths throughout the Program, demonstrating their

understandings. We have recently worked on 3D shape in the program.

There are rules set by the program for educational settings; we also created a set of Class Rules. Some

students are not following the rules of the program which is putting their use of the program in jeopardy.

It will be very unfortunate if we have to remove the program from our computers as the students are so

keen to use it.

In the morning we have been working as a whole group on some Literacy intervention. Students have

been reading, learning about vowels and syllable use and most recently alliteration. Some of the

sentences the children came up with are as follows:

Joseph’s jelly jiggles and joggles

Thomas tells Taite to try the tuna

The taco tingles Taite’s tongue

We wish Mr Turrell well on his leave for next Term during Weeks 1-

4. We will have Amanda Fountain in the Upper Primary class. Kylie

will be taking the position of Acting Principal during this time.

Riley, Christian and Lachlan Jasmyn Tabitha

Reading books with babies and young children is one of the best things you can do for their development and learning. Find time to share a book with babies soon after they are born – it’s never too early! Point at the pictures they show interest in and name what they are looking at. Baby will gradually learn that the words have meaning. Keep reading books together as they get older. Let children see you reading and watching: •• books, magazines, newspapers •• TV guides, recipes, instructions, letters, labels, menus •• signs, maps, traffic lights, ATM screens •• television, movies •• computers, tablets, mobile phones.

Talk about what you read and watch: •• ‘This program is about how people live in China.’ •• ‘These instructions tell me how to set up my new mobile phone.’ •• ‘I enjoyed reading that book about machines.’ •• ‘This label tells me what is in this food.’ •• ‘I’m going to try this new recipe’ •• ‘This magazine has a really interesting story about fresh food markets.’ Point to print when you go out – road signs, bus and train stops, shop windows, T-shirts, posters, letterbox numbers. Play looking games to help children notice details: •• ‘Look for the person wearing red shoes.’ •• ‘Find the mouse in the picture.’ •• ‘Find a word beginning with “s”.’ •• ‘Find a number plate with a “three” in it.’ •• ‘Let’s look for writing as we walk to the shops.’ •• ‘Let’s follow this trail of footprints in the sand.’ Help children think about what they see and read: •• ‘Which way should we go?’ •• ‘Which baked beans do we usually have, this kind or that?’ •• ‘Can I park here?’ •• ‘What happened? What will happen next?’ Talk about the importance of your child’s name, what it means, how you chose it. Help children recognise their name and the letters in it, especially the first letter. Look for letters from their name in other words. Play: •• games which involve imagination and pretending •• board games such as Snakes and Ladders •• card games such as Snap •• matching games with real objects, shapes, pictures or words •• jigsaws and puzzles.

Over the last fortnight the Rock Stars once again made soup. This time we made onion,

celery, carrot, chicken stock and pasta shell soup. This required more peeling and chopping

which the students were very good at. They mostly all had a try and it was agreed they

preferred the chicken, veg and pasta to pumpkin. This week we are using up some tinned

soups of different varieties to try. During Week 10 I will try another type of homemade

Soup. The students really do like to help cook.

As this is the last newsletter before the school holidays I wish all students, staff and families a

happy and safe holiday break. There are many free activities to do in our community and in

adjoining communities. The Tarlee bike track is being upgraded by the oval, the playground

and oval are always a great place to walk or ride to, just taking a footy or netball or cricket

bat and ball and a picnic lunch from home can provide hours of free fun and entertainment.

Playing with and listening to our children outdoors is great for our mental health, keeps us off

devices while having fun and keeping fit. Decorating bikes, going to neighbouring towns, or

libraries is a great way of checking out what’s available to enjoy locally.

I will be back at school in Week 2 of Term 3. During Week 1 I will be attending the Schools

Ministry Group Annual Conference at Seaton with all Pastoral Care Workers from around the

State for Training and Development.

Kindest regards Tracey