Glen Wa+erle %ri&ar School - Glen Waverley Primary School€¦ · 3 Sh,ani MIRI
Transcript of Glen Wa+erle %ri&ar School - Glen Waverley Primary School€¦ · 3 Sh,ani MIRI
BETTER BUDDIES
A Whole School Approach.
Much to the delight of our junior students, in 2012 we are again using the
Be$er Buddies Program as the backbone of mul)-age peer support pro-
gram. Be$er Buddies was developed by the Alana & Madeline Founda)on,
in responce to the overwhelming research that tells us that having a special
friend, buddy or role-model in the school from an older grade, dras)cally
improves students’ sense of wellbeing.
Our Prep students met with their year three buddies for the second )me
this week, and imagine the smiles when they were presented with their
very own Buddy Bear! Year One meets twice a month with their grade four
buddies, and Grade two meet with their grade five buddies.
this issue
Be$er Buddies P.1
Junior Assembly P.2
Parent Helpers P.3
Curriculum P.4
TWILIGHT SPORTS
This fun filled, family event,
will be held during the even-
ing of Thursday 15th March.
Glen Waverley Primary School Level One and Two Newsle$er (Year Prep, One & Two)
Term One, 2012
Junior Assembly
Prep;
Mrs Lisa Gough
Miss Jacinta Evans
Mrs Jackie Gilbert
Grade 1;
Miss Arezou Javidi
Miss Liz Kemp &
Miss Samantha Rich
(Mr Aubrey Hudson Term 1)
Grade 1/2;
Mrs Marion Barnes
Grade 2;
Miss Claire Mc Cubbin
Miss Sudha Yerramilli
Reading Recovery;
Miss Emma Zaki
Support Staff;
Mrs Rose Bandara
Mrs Natalie Doyle
This year, we are very pleased
that we could create an addi-
)onal class in the junior school
(prep to year two). This
brings the total number of
classes to seven in this area,
and seventeen in the school.
To accommodate the extra
class, two of our grade two
groups have been located near
the school office.
At school we are always look-
ing for ways to maximize learn-
ing )me, and although we en-
joy mee)ng each morning
with everyone together in the
line up area, the amount of
)me taken for the grade two
children to move to their class-
room aDer lining up three
)mes a day, can be be$er put
to use in rich learning experi-
ences.
Now that the preps are a$end-
ing school un)l 3:30pm, we
are commencing a junior as-
sembly, to bring the children
together once again as a
prep—2 group.
Junior assembly will be held
fortnightly at 3:00pm, on Fri-
day a�ernoon.
We will commence on Friday
16th March, and parents are
most welcome to join us. We
will gather in the new building
outside the prep classrooms.
At our Monday whole school
assembly, we are able to gath-
er as a school together, but
)me can be limited, we are
hoping that junior assembly
will give us )me to
acknowledge more of the
wonderful learning, achieve-
ment and milestones that oc-
cur daily in our classrooms.
Celebra)ng achievement together.
EARLY YEARS STAFF
A Patent on Parents. As members of our school
community, parents are one of
the most valuable resources
our school has.
Have you considered becom-
ing more involved in your
school? We would love to
have you. Contact you child’s
teacher and let them know,
and you will be welcomed with
open arms!
BER or ELC—explaining the acronyms!
PREP PARENTS—
Reading Roster
Thankyou to the parents
below who have offered
their )me to support the
prep children learning to
read.
Just what are we talking about?
Our new building has previously been known as the “BER”
as it was provided as part of the “Building Educa)on Revolu-
)on”.
It has recently ben renamed to the more friendly “Early
Learning Centre”, so you will now find it referred to as the
ELC.
Parent Name Your Child's Name
Mo
nd
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1 Avelina CHENH Anthony TRAN
2 Radhika RAVINDRAN Akshala RAVINDRAN
3 Shyani MIRINCHIARATCHI Vishal MIRINCHIARATCHI
4 KunaSuntari VAMBODY Kavin BALAKUMARAN
Tu
esd
ay
1 Jenny HSU Esther TSUNG
2 Hetal MISTRY Trisha MISTRY
3 Nilu WIJEWARDENA Sahas PATHIRANAGE
4 Dammi DOMBEPOLA Dihein DOMBEPOLA W
ed
ne
sda
y
1 Gayalni BHAT Varun BHAT
2 Lawanya PERERA Dinil PERERA KUMBUKAGE
3 Sugandi GANEGODA Kisandi GANEGODA
4 Satnam KAUR Rasna KAUR
Th
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1 Shazia/Munjib SAYED Ameen Sayed
2 Shashika WICKRAMASINGHE Ramike WICKRAMASINGHE
3 Connie LAI Karis CHEUNG
4 Jenny HSU Esther TSUNG
Frid
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1 Jenny HSU Esther TSUNG
2 Phillipa SUBRAMANIAM Karina SUBRAMANIAM
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Integrated Learning
In Term One, years Prep to
Two have been busy talking
about families, belonging,
similari)es and differences.
Have you seen the stunning
family trees lining the class-
room walls, that the children
have created and brought to
school?
In Term Two, the children
will be immersed in the topic
“Weather In My World”, and
the curriculum will have a
strong Science focus.
In Term One, grade two students are working hard on their
individualized spelling lists, while learning is targeted at
the long vowel sounds and “bossy e” rule.
These include a_e, o_e, i_e, u_e ie, and oe blends.
In Mathematics the children have worked on 2D shapes,
addition, subtraction place value and calendars. Problem
solving and different strategies in games have been target-
ed, helping students to apply their skills to worded prob-
lems.
By far the most exciting activity, is the reading workshops
which have involved writing skills, drafting and revision
skills, an element of craft, reading with expression in their
voice and inter-personal skills. This work will culminate
shortly with the filming of the plays created by the children
using the “green screen”.
Grade Two
In Term One, the students will
be concentrating on studying
the following consonant blends
in Spelling: bl, cl, pl, fl, gl, gr, dr
and cr. They will also be work-
ing on words associated with
our Integrated Studies topic
“One Big Family”. The students
have words for Homework de-
pending on their ability which are tested on Fridays. We en-
courage the Students to use the Look, Cover, Write, Check
approach. During Guided Reading groups we will be consoli-
dating the students’ knowledge of the Most 100 Used Words
and promoting fluency and expression when reading aloud,
doing activities on Sunshine Books on the computer and de-
veloping a love of literature by exposing the students to sto-
ries in Big Books, on the interactive whiteboard and during
weekly Library sessions. A bag to protect the school Library
book is required when borrowing. In Writing, the students
will be focussing on the structure of Narratives and Descrip-
tions, as well as improving the size and formation of their
letters. The students visit the Oral Language Room weekly to
develop their speaking and listening skills. In Mathematics,
the students will participate in whole class and group lessons
on Subtraction, Addition, Place Value, Fractions, 2D and 3D
shapes, Position and Location Mapping tasks, and Rainforest
Maths activities on the computer. On Fridays, all the grade
ones will be involved in Maths Rotations which promote
their problem solving skills and provide hands-on experienc-
es as well as promoting their ability to cooperate with others.
Grade One
During the Literacy program the preps have been focusing on a different letter of the
alphabet each week. Through a range of multimodal activities, including rhymes,
tongue twisters and craft activities, students have developed their ability to; identify,
write and make the sound of a variety of letters including; ‘s’, ‘a’, ‘c’, ‘d’, ‘f’, ‘g’, ‘o’ and ‘t’.
In our writing we have been using capital letters, full stops and some of us are now ex-
tending our writing to include two sentences. We have also been sharing our home-
work weekly and enhancing our speaking and listening skills.
During the Mathematics program we have been focusing on; identifying, counting and
writing the numbers 1 through to 10. We have also been engaging in various hands on
activities involving the concepts; lines, shapes, night and day, Australian coins, tallest
and shortest, long and short…….. Our class game of ‘Buzz’ has been a favourite of the
preps in learning the days of the week.
What an exciting and pleasurable integrated topic, ‘One Big Family’, has been to start
the year. The students have thoroughly enjoyed sharing with their classmates what
makes their family special and learning about the commonalities shared between our
families.
Prep CURRICULUM