OLC Beach Day

Just a couple of reminders for the OLC Beach Day...

Students are to come in free dress with clothing appropriate for the beach. 

Please make sure your child comes with suncream already applied, packed recess and lunch, towel and a hat. All students must wear a rashie!

We will arrive at the beach at 11.45am. We will have lunch when we arrive and then we will hit the activities. You are welcome to join us for any part of the day.

We will be departing at approximately 2.30pm to come back to school. 

Reports will be handed to the students back at school at the end of the day.

Have a great day!

Final Week 2017

Hi parents,

Welcome to the final week of the school year!

I just wanted to say a big thank you for your support during the year. It has been a great first year at OLC and I am looking forward to what the future holds in the years to come.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Year’s!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

God has something great in your future.” Isaiah 43:19

LEARNING JOURNEYS

Your child will be bringing home their learning journeys this Thursday. You will find some numeracy rubrics in there as well as their writing pieces.

HOME LEARNING

It would be beneficial for all students to continue some home learning over the break. If you need some ideas, come and see me.

All children will be able to access Mathletics and Reading Eggs over the holidays and remember that the local library will be open to cure some holiday boredom!!

BOOKS

The children will begin to bring home their textbooks and workbooks over the week. We will try to space it out so they are not carrying everything in one go.

BEACH DAY FRIDAY

Please get your permission slips into me ASAP. Hopefully, I will get to see as many of you there as possible.

Enjoy the week,

Mr. Jones

Term 4, Week 7

Hi parents,

Welcome back to another week in paradise!  

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43

PLD SPELLING SOUNDS

3a: ‘EY’ - monkey

3b: ‘OR’ - tractor

4a: ‘AUGH’ and ‘OUGH’ as “or” – bought, naughty

4b: ‘AU’ as “ar” and “or” – laugh, sauce

5a: ‘IBLE’ - intellible

5b: ‘EX’ - extinguisher

6a: ‘OWN WORDS’

DESIGN HUB

The Design Hub will be back this Wednesday afternoon. If you could bring in any recyclable items to the classroom, the Year 3’s will be greatly appreciative.

IPAD FORMS

Just a quick reminder to return your iPad forms and return to either myself or Mrs Johnson ASAP. Cheers!

LITERACY FOCUS

Our comprehension focus for this week is ‘comparing’. Comparing is when readers think about how two or more things are the same. When readers are able to compare, it helps them to see similarities so they can connect ideas together and get a deeper understanding of what they are reading.

NUMERACY FOCUS

This week, the students will be continuing to review the concept of ‘time’.

We will also begin to explore volume.

 HOME LEARNING WEEK 7

The following tasks should be completed each night:

1.     Reading (readers) - 10mins

2.    Maths Activities – 1 section per night

3. Times Tables: Revise (x6)

4. Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

The following tasks are only required to be completed once:

1.    Physical activity (includes team or club sport, dancing etc) - 15mins

2.    Teach your parents something you were taught at school.

3.    Tell the time at least once a day.

When a task has been completed, your child is required to tick it off in the diary.

Enjoy the week,

Mr. Jones

Term 4, Week 6

Hi parents,

Where has this term gone? Before we know it, we will be celebrating Christmas and the new year!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Enlightenment, for a wave in the ocean, is the moment the wave realises it is water” Thich Nhat Hanh

PLD SPELLING SOUNDS

3a: ‘LE’ - grumble

3b: ‘GE’ as “j” - hinge

4a: ‘AGE’ as in “ij” - bandage

4b: ‘USE’ and ‘U’ as “oo” – refuse

5a: Prefix ‘BI’ (two or twice) - bicentenary

5b: ‘OU’ as “u” - nourish

6a: ‘EN’ and ‘EM’ (in, into, on, to make) - encompass

POSSUM WALK

Please let me know if your child will be participating in the possum walk this Thursday evening at 6:30pm. Just a reminder that only the children in Year 3 will receive a sausage in a bun.

DESIGN HUB

If you could bring in any recyclable items to the classroom, the Year 3’s will be greatly appreciative.

YEAR 3 ASSEMBLY

The year 3 assembly is scheduled for this Friday. The children have been asked to come to school dressed up as rappers. Anything will suffice, but a hat on backwards or sideways will be required. Please note that the children will need to change into their sports uniform after the assembly.

I am also hoping that each child will have a magnifying glass. If you have one at home, please send it to school with your child’s name clearly marked.

LITERACY FOCUS

This week, our reading focus is ‘summarising’. For a narrative text, this strategy focuses on summarising story elements such as, characters, setting, problem and resolution.

The students will continue to write the draft copies of their narratives this week. 

NUMERACY FOCUS

This week, the students will be continuing to review the concept of ‘time’. Whenever you get the chance, ask your child what the time is and guide them through the process. Those children that have mastered time, will be working on elapsed time.

 HOME LEARNING WEEK 6

The following tasks should be completed each night:

1.     Reading (readers) - 10mins

2.    Maths Activities – 1 section per night

3. Times Tables: Revise (x5)

4. Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

The following tasks are only required to be completed once:

1.    Physical activity (includes team or club sport, dancing etc) - 15mins

2.    Teach your parents something you were taught at school.

3.    Tell the time at least once a day.

When a task has been completed, your child is required to tick it off in the diary.

Enjoy the week,

Mr. Jones