Halfway through Term 3!!!!

The weeks are flying by!! We have now added the third component to our Spelling so each child has a list of words for themselves. We were using the 'u' sound last week and looked at the many ways this sound is made. The children also have words from the 100 and 200 most used words lists. They also have 2 words from their own writing. Thank you to the parents who wanted clarification about these changes. I hope I was able to explain the rationale behind our schoolwide decision to make this change.
The children have been undertaking online testing. Their results have been amazing, with other staff commenting on these. They are adaptive tests so adjust for each child depending on their ability. The Maths Tests are 60 questions long! The children are showing high levels of concentration and perseverance. Well done!
The standard of homework has been high. Nathan's Timeline of his life was exemplary. Thank you for the work you are doing at home with your children. We have enjoyed the presentations on our Indigenous Australians Unit, very topical at the moment. The standard of presentations has been amazing and the children are teaching myself and each other so much. Frank popped in on Friday during Sienna's presentation. He returned with his iPad after recess. Frank's wife is going to work at a school in the Kimberley's region of Arnhem land for a month. Frank showed us photos of this school! It was amazing to see some similarities and differences between our school and their school.
The children continue to do a great job of their VIP week. Freya is up this week, a short week due to Curriculum Day on Friday. We are on Bins this week!
Well done to all children who went to Cross Country last Monday. Congratulations to Byron who goes onto the next level.
There will be a teachers versus students netball match on Monday. Better see if I can find Amy's old Lycra uniform or maybe my old skirt and hot pink tshirt!!! The senior children do enjoy taking us on!