Welcome to 1C 2021
Hello and welcome to the Year 1C blog.
I hope you have all had a
relaxing and peaceful holiday and enjoyed some of this beautiful summer
weather! I am looking forward to getting
to know your beautiful children and working with you throughout your child's
learning journey this year. My name is Isobel Christie, I just moved down south
recently after Graduating University at Notre Dame Fremantle with a Bachelor of
Early Childhood Education. I am super enthusiastic and excited to be teaching your
children this year.
- Celebrate your child's success, no matter how
small it may seem. This will keep your child enthusiastic about
learning and proud of their work!
- Stay updated on what’s going on in our regular
blog posts – we will text you each time there is a new blog post. These
will have important information and helpful reminders.
- Read to and with your child every day, if
possible. The more your child is exposed to language, the easier it
will be for him/her to incorporate new skills in reading and writing in
the classroom.
First day Information
Our first morning when you arrive - Our present COVID guidelines strongly recommend reduced adult presence in the classrooms. This is a challenge for children and parents at the beginning of a new school year. I will be outside the classroom to greet and settle the children throughout the first week. Students will only need to find their desk where their name is, put down their water bottles and crunch and sip and play a game on the floor. We are lucky to have the wonderful Mrs Hughes as an education assistant for each morning this year to help the students settle in and prepare for the day to start at 8:40am. Parent assistance is not required if your child is happy to to say goodbye in the bag area outside.
Once everyone is settled, a bell will be rung to signal ‘Mat Time’ and we ask all parents to leave by then. We will return to “Kiss and Drop” in two weeks once students are settled. If you are concerned about separation anxiety, then please email me before the first day.
Please bring all your child’s stationery
and place it into the tubs provided outside the classroom. It will be ticked
off by a teacher or EA later in the day.
A few important things for the start of Year One:
Class Blog
This blog will be the main
communication for any parent information over the coming year. Please
keep your mobile and email updated with the front office to ensure you receive
texts and email communication from us throughout the year.
Communication Books
This book will be kept just
outside the door of the Year One classroom as a way to communicate with me how
your child is going home if it is ever different to the norm and you would like
me to remind them before they leave the end of each day. Examples of this are “Sally will be going
home with Bob” “Sarah is on orange bus”.
Please remember to
ring the office if there is a change to pick or drop off routines throughout
the day as we do not check email during teaching hours and break duties.
Stationery
All class stationery (pencils, crayons, scissors etc.) will be collected together at the beginning of the year and distributed to the students on a shared basis. This year, we are trying to reduce our impact on the environment by not covering our books with contact. We have found in the past that the books have lasted throughout the year and it teaches the children to be responsible and take care of their belongings. Headphones (If you ordered them) are the only items that require labelling. If you had headphones from last year, they have been passed on by the previous year’s teacher.
Names
Please ensure that all personal items (hats, drink
bottles, lunch boxes, uniforms crunch & sip containers, etc) belonging to
your child are labelled to avoid losing items! You would be surprised how often
we find a rogue shoe around the place :)
Uniform
Term one is our Summer uniform:
Girls - Summer dress with brown sandals or black
school shoes with white socks.
Boys - White shirt, grey shorts with brown sandals
or black school shoes with grey socks. Please see school website for more
information.
Bell Times
Doors open/gathering time:
8:30am - 8:40am (This is the time that your child will settle in, set up their
desk and change their reader)
Learning begins: 8:40am
Recess: 10:40am - 11:00am
Lunch: 1:00pm - 1:40pm
End of School Day: 3:00pm for everyone, including pick up lane & bus.
Children can be collected from the courtyard or can wait on the bench outside the Year Two classes.
New Policy for Early Leaving
This is a new OLC policy regarding early leaving
- If you wish to collect your child early from school, you are required to come
to go to the office first and sign out via SEQTA using the school Ipad.
Homework
OLC is continuing to follow the
Ian Lilico homework grid. More information will follow in coming weeks and
please note that homework will not begin until week three and just a home
reading book and red folder starting from Week Two.
Home Reading - As the children are settling
into the new routines and expectations of Year One , we will begin sending home
reading books from Week 2 Monday - Thursday. We ask that your child brings
their Red Reading Folder everyday so they can write the
title of their new book in each morning during gathering time. On a Friday
the folders will be left at school, as there will be no homework assigned over
the weekends. There will be a tub placed at the front of the classroom for all
the folders.
Specialist Days
Monday: Library
Tuesday: HASS
Wednesday: Physical Education
(wear teal OLC sports shirt)
Thursday: Indonesian
Friday: Music & Class sport (wear coloured faction shirt)
We highly recommend you add these special
days of uniform/library book day to your family timetable or calendar.
Support Staff
We are very fortunate to have
the outstanding Mrs Hughes to help and support the children in their learning
journey throughout this year will be in our class Monday to Wednesday until
3:00pm and Thursday and Friday until 12:00pm.
News
The children will be rostered on a particular day for news once a fortnight, with a roster and start date to be announced shortly. Each fortnight on the afternoon before your child’s news day, a bag will be sent home with some question prompts inside. We won’t be starting news until next month once all routines are in place and you will be given this roster in a blog post.
Crunch & Sip
Each morning before recess we will stop for a 5-minute Crunch & Sip break. The idea of Crunch & Sip is that the students have a short break to increase their energy levels, increase awareness about eating fruit and vegetables, as well as encouraging them to drink water and keep hydrated throughout the school day. You can refer to the Crunch & Sip website (www.crunchandsip.com.au) for specifics on a list of foods that can be packed for this time of the morning. Generally speaking, the list will include fresh fruit and vegetables (celery/carrot sticks, broccoli, chopped or whole fruit, as well as dried fruit). Please bring along a water bottle with your child's name on it and this can be placed on their desks along with their small container of fruit/vegetables.
Canteen
Canteen will run on Tuesdays & Thursdays & there will be a limited lunch time only menu on Fridays. Students are welcome to purchase food and drink at recess without prior ordering. If your child would like a lunch order, you can order online or can be ordered directly at the canteen.
If you have any question or queries, please don't
hesitate to email me at:
isobel.christie@cewa.edu.au
If you have any information
that you think will be important for the first day, please don’t hesitate to email
me as the first day is always such a busy time.
I am looking forward to seeing
your little ones on Monday!
Have a restful weekend and I can’t wait to see you
all.
Kind Regards
Miss Christie
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