1.8 MB - Narrabundah Early Childhood School

Narrabundah Early
Childhood School
Learn Develop Nurture
Volume 7
Issue 18
18th November 2015
Dates to Remember
End Of Year Singalong - 26 November 6pm-8pm
Kindy 2016 Information Evening– 2 December 6:30pm-7:00pm
Meet the Kindy Teacher - 9 December 5:30-6:30pm
Preschool Information Evening - 10 December 6:00pm-6:30pm
Year 2 Graduation - 16 December 9:00am-10:30am
23-27 Kootara Crescent Narrabundah 2604 Phone 6142 3828
Leadership Team Overview
Last week we had a visit from acting Director General Natalie Howson. She was impressed with not only our engaging
children but our strong sense of community and unity. She spent time listening and talking with children and visiting the
different indoor and outdoor learning environments. The Director General was so impressed with our school she is
already planning her next visit.
Singalong and Community Picnic 26 November 6pm-8pm
Our children have been eagerly rehearsing for our Singalong and Community Picnic to be held next Thursday 26
November in the school yard. Our end of year community event is designed to be a relaxed affair and a chance for our
community to come together and join our children in a singalong.
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Thursday 26 November 6pm-8pm
Pack a picnic, a blanket and your best singing voices
P&C BBQ gold coin donation running from 6:30pm
Family entertainment after initial singalong
Preschool Information Evening Thursday 10 December 6:00pm-8:00pm
On Thursday 10 December from 6:00pm-6:30pm we are hosting a Preschool Information Evening. Parents, Carers and
children are welcome to come along to learn about Preschool 2016 and to meet the preschool teachers.
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Thursday 10 December 6:00pm-6:30pm (Held in the Orange/Green Preschool Room)
Please let the Front Office know if you are not attending and we will provide our 2016 Preschool Handbook
containing relevant and useful information relating to Preschool 2016.
Children are welcome to come along and join us for the evening
Kindergarten Information Evening Wednesday 2 December 6:30pm-7:00pm
Wednesday 2 December we are hosting a 2016 Kindergarten Information Evening from 6:30pm-7:00pm. Held in the
Kindergarten room, parents and carers will gain a sense of teaching and learning in Kindergarten, and we will share tips
to prepare for Kindergarten day 1, week 1 and beyond. Time will also be provided to ask any burning questions you may
have. Children are welcome to the information evening.
Kindergarten Children- Meet the Teacher Afternoon Wednesday 9 December 5:30pm-6:30pm
We invite our 2016 Kindergarten children and their parents along for an interactive meet and greet session with the 2016
Kindergarten teacher.
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Wednesday 9 December 5:30-6:30pm
Kindergarten Room
P&C Movie Night
What a fantastic evening! We wish to thank the P&C for another successful family movie evening. Such events take many
hours to organise. This year we had around 100 parents, carers and children support this annual event. Once again,
thanks to our wonderful P&C.
Year 2 Graduation Wednesday 16 December 9:00am-10:30am
The time is coming to bid farewell to our Year 2 Students of 2016. Parents and Carers of Year 2 children please save the
date to share in our Year 2 Graduation events. Invitations will soon be shared with Year 2 parents and carers and also
with our Year 2 Graduates and special guests.
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Wednesday 16 December 9:00am-10:30am
Formal Farewell Assembly 9:00am followed by a shared Morning Tea in the Library
Orange and Green Room Commemorate Remembrance Day
As part of our commemoration of Remembrance Day we read ‘In Flanders Fields’ by Norman Jorgensen. We learnt about
the white flag that the solider used as a symbol of peace.
observe a minute silence at 11am on the 11
th
Then we watched ‘The Poppy Story’ and learnt why we
of November. It also told about how money was raised for soldiers and their
families through the sale of poppies. After group time the children reflected on what they know about Remembrance Day.
We wear poppies for Remembrance Day – Amy
We wear poppies – Liliana
Poppies are red – Lalia
My Dad fought in a war and didn’t get shot – Henry
There was a white flag – Mia L
Everyone in the war died – Baeyer
Some people got hurt – Dax
We wear poppies - Celeste
The white flag means peace – Max H
The soldiers are young – Kiara
Some people got sick – Claire
There are poppies – Mekaela
Some fought and some didn’t and some died – Tullun
There were lots of trees and poppies in France – Senna
Some soldiers got injured – Max
Some people in the war died – Harry
There was a red bird caught in the wire – Evie
They fought in the war – Mia T
Some people got sick – Issy
I am wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day – Bridget
Poppies are red – Alannah
Poppies bloom when the war is over – Ruby
Those people were trying to fight each other – Nickolas
They died sometimes - Mathew
When you wear a poppy they make you remember a war when soldiers died – Anthea
People fought in wars – Noel
You are wearing a poppy – Lewis
Everyone in the war died – Harry
The soldiers were fighting – Noah
When I was in France I saw a field of poppies – Evelyn Some people died – Ben
They got dead – Sam
The poppies grew – Michael
When my daddy came back from war he wasn’t sick and he wasn’t even dead – Clancy
Links to the framework: 1.4 – Children learn to interact with care, empathy and respect, 2.2 – Children
respond to diversity with respect, 4.3 – Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context
to another, 5.1 – Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes, 5.3 –
Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media
Orienteering Update
Orienteering ACT delivered their fourth and final session of orienteering last week in the hall. The focus
for this session was using electronic finger sticks. In orienteering finger sticks are used to help with timing
and confirming you are locating the correct check points. Children located a series of 12 different double
digit numbers and inserted their finger stick into the unit. Children then moved on to matching coloured
cones on the ground to matching them up with maps and then follow a little course.
Children got the idea of the activity very quickly and seemed to really enjoy it. Some children worked in
pairs, while others preferred to work individually.
Orienteering Workshop
Orienteering ACT will also provide a session for families and staff on Tuesday
24th November
2015 at 3:15pm to explain more about orienteering and how to take the sport into the family and
how to take the learning forward into other curriculum areas.
Come and join us in the library!
For more information about Orienteering ACT please click on the link http://act.orienteering.asn.au/
SEL SPOT No.9 Bystander behaviour- What is it and how
can we encourage supportive bystander behaviour?
Social and emotional learning is a part of teaching and learning programs. We explicitly
teach our children what to do if they are being bullied and how to resolve conflict. We also
need to support those who are witness to or bystanders to instances of bullying, or as in
most cases instances of relational breakdown. For, as we know, children do engage in
conflict and this is not necessarily an instance of bullying. However children do need
support to restore the relationship. A bystander is someone who sees or knows about
bullying that is happening to someone else. Bystanders can be either part of the bullying
problem or an important part of the solution to stop bullying.
To provide strength to our school based conversations here are some talking points about
bystander behaviour and suggestions we have shared with our children and we welcome
you to continue the conversation with your child or children.
Bystanders can act in different ways when they see or know about bullying:
A supportive bystander will use words that can help someone who is being bullied for
example, ‘Stop hurting Sally’. Or ‘Let’s get a teacher to help’. This is rather than watching
the situation play out. Or, ‘ Lets help Sally’.
If bystanders are confident to take safe and effective action to support victims then there
is a greater possibility that bullying can stop and the person who is bullied can recover
and the bully will gain a sense of their wrongdoing.
People respect those that stand up for others who are bullied but being a supportive
bystander can be tough. Sometimes it is not easy to work out how to help safely because
bullying happens in different ways and places such as online, at work or school.
There is no one size fits all approach to being a supportive bystander. For supportive
bystanders to take safe and effective action here are some suggestions:
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Make it clear to your friends that you won’t be involved in bullying behaviour and in
the event of a problem arising between peers that you will seek to work it out;
Never stand by and watch or encourage bullying behaviour;
Support the person who is being bullied to ask for help e.g. ‘Let’s go and see the
teacher’, let’s move to another area of the yard’.
Report it to an adult or get some help from an adult. Our children are very good at
getting support when they are being bullied or having problems with their friends. We
encourage bystanders to support by getting the attention of an adult.
If a child shares concerns at home, please share this information with the class
teacher. In many cases the class teacher is not aware that there has been an
incident. Once reported, together we can work on repairing the harm, solving the
problem and working with our children to increase their social and emotional skillset.
Comms @ Work Community Pantry Can Drive
Between now and Week 10 we are asking you to support our tinned food can drive by
donating canned goods. Each class will have a box to store cans in and we will be
tallying each classes weekly contributions. Children in the winning class will each
receive a Children’s Pass to the Canberra Reptile Zoo.
We kindly ask all families to get behind this worthy cause by donating as many cans as
possible. All tinned food will go to those within in our community that are suffering
hardship.
Thank you
to everyone who made
our book fair this year
such a success .
Principal–
Bernadette Hayes
Board Chair–
John Norgrove
P&C President—
Karen Marriner
Communities@Work Director–
Rebecca Lester
School Phone Number—
6142 3828
Childcare Phone Number—
6142 3824
P&C E mail—
[email protected]
School E mail—
[email protected]