This Week ~ August 26th

Greetings from Home! Meant to do this on the weekend but had a weekend full of sport including a sensational victory in the Yarra Junior Football League Under 14 Grand Final! So apologies for blogging later than I had planned to.
Monday we went shopping at the Fathers' Day stall at school. Please ensure IOUs are paid for prior to Friday, thanks to any parents who helped out. Our school is so lucky to have such a supportive group of parents.
On Tuesday we had Level 3 Sport. The Hooptime Groups are training hard. Please remind any participants that they do need to attend all training sessions. Their coaches have been a little disappointed with some choosing to play down ball instead. As a consequence, and in discussion with staff and PE Sarah, it has been decided that children who do not attend all training sessions, will not receive as much court time as those that do.
Today, Wednesday, we have the Zoo coming to us! We will be attending the session after lunch. Thank you for returning money and forms promptly. It makes the Office Ladies happy not to have to chase this up. They certainly have been busy with Swimming, Camp, District Aths and all other office related tasks. They are a lovely bunch that really do run the school. Shh! Don't tell Duncan I said that!
We have reverted back to our 'normal' timetable. So we have Music and PE on Monday, CRE on Tuesday, Mandarin on Wednesday, Art on Thursday and Library on Friday. I have Yard Duty at recess on Tuesday and Lunchtime on Thursday, a swap was required as we have changed the Bike Riders Group to Tuesday due to Production Rehearsal.
Thursday is Book Character Parade. Just checked the newsletter via the iPad and the Parade will be in the Gym from 9:15 ~ 10:30! Parents are more than welcome to attend. If your child wants to change out of their costume, please send along their school uniform.
On Friday, we are having a Free Dress Day. The children did a great job on bins last week during Swimming and scored 93% therefore receiving a Free Dress Day.
This afternoon I will be participating in my second webinar as part of the Professional Learning I am undertaking as part of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. I missed out on a Hangout on Google last night as I was enjoying a night of no footy training and playing basketball with my boys in the backyard. Even Bonnie the Basset joined in briefly!
Enjoy the weather  :-)

Second Week of Swimming

The children are so well organised and coping well with the Swimming Program. Freya suggested we eat an early snack so we now eat just before 10 am so the children have energy for swimming and are not too staving when we return. We have factored in a short recess for the swimmers when we return to school.
Tomorrow we are watching Mr Popper's Penguins, as a treat. This partly came about due to many children doing research on Antartica.
Thursday is District Athletics for some children. Please send along food and drink in a small backpack and check out the weather forecast. Possibly wear layers and have a raincoat as according to my iPhone the weather will be wet and 14 on Thursday.
The Swimmers are looking forward to Fun Day at Swimming on Friday,  are their teachers. It's quite enjoyable being given the opportunity to throw buckets of water on the water slide!!!! Both the Swimming Teachers and the Bus Drivers have commented on the children's manners.
Remember next week is Book Week! I'm  hoping my costume arrives on time.

Swimming Fortnight

Hi 3WS Parents,
Level 3 are Swimming for the next fortnight! Those participating in the swimming program leave school at 10:20 and return at 12:30. Non-attenders are in our classroom with me this week and next week with Brittany. Yesterday we read some books from the Premier's Reading Challenge list, utilised the laptops to explore food chains and food webs and worked on a Water Safety book.
Today we did Mental Maths, Divisional Tables and some reading.
Our timetable is different, please refer to the email yesterday for updates.
We have been reading a lovely book called Smooch and Rose by Samantha Wheeler. We explored her website today and there are some great links to wildlife related websites.
Please have a look at:
www.samanthawheeler.com.au
www.nationalgeographic.com.au/kids/
www.wwf.org.au
www.rspcavic.org
www.wildlifevictoria.org.au
The children continue to present their learning. Thank you for your assistance with these. I am amazed with their learning!

Greetings from home!

Good Morning!
We all enjoyed the School Athletics on Wednesday! Very proud of the children for their efforts and manners. Great to see and hear them supporting and encouraging each other. Loved cheering them on during the Shuttle Relay, definitely did not go OTT!!!!
I attended a Cybersafety Summit yesterday and am looking forward to sharing my learning. I have 2 more PDs to attend on the next 2 Fridays. I am looking forward to learning more.
We are enjoying the Science Talks the children are sharing with us. Looking forward to seeing Habitats next week. Please remember to contact me if there are any concerns regarding the homework.
See you all on Monday, all being well! I might be voiceless after cheering on Nick who plays his 100th game of Footy on Sunday. Then maybe Finals for his team, fingers crossed!
Enjoy your weekend :-)