Newsletter Term 1 week 7

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Week 7
Message from the Principal:
Hello everyone. This has been a strange week for me as I have not
actually spent much time at school but I can assure you I have been
busy with schooling matters!
We are now more than half way through our term and we will be
sending out a request for you to book a time to see your child/ children’s teachers. In most cases, the expectation is that this event is a
three-way interview with the students participating in a discussion
about their progress at school with their class teacher and their parent(s). My understanding is that at Blyth , parents truly support
this reporting strategy so I trust that we will be able to continue the
tradition. As educators we genuinely value the importance of parent-teacher partnership – Substantial evidence exists showing that
parent involvement benefits students, including raising their academic achievement. There are of course other advantages for children
when parents become involved — namely, increased motivation for
learning, improved behaviour, more regular attendance, and a more
positive attitude about school in general.
As a school, we will be pursuing the notion of growth mindsets over
the next few terms. We will look more deeply into the research behind
the theory and undertake relevant training and development as it
comes to pass. I am very excited about leading this exploration as it
is a powerful tool in the development of perseverance and resilience.
Schools work hard at supporting the development of these life skills
but as Carol Dweck says in her path-breaking book, Mindset: The
New Psychology of Success, “If parents want to give their children a
gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.”
Until next fortnight Warm Regards, Marie-Louise
AWARDS
Student of the
Week
Week 3
Matilda (apologies for omitting in last
newsletter)
Week 5
Upper Primary: Jack and Tyler
Middle Primary: Seth and Brianna
Junior Primary: Billy and Jack
Diary Dates
18/03/16
21/03/16
2pm Christian Options
3pm Assembly
2.30pm Parent Club
7pm Gov Council
22/03/16
Yr 7 Young Leaders Day
23/03/16
Tuck Day
24/03/16
25/03/16
Playgroup
Bookclub orders due
GOOD FRIDAY
28/03/16
EASTER MONDAY
01/04/16
3pm Assembly
Attachments
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Kidsmatter brochure
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Bookclub due 24/03/16
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Tuck Day note
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Interview request
Dear Families
I am really enjoying listening to the children’s thinking as they explain their ideas and thoughts. We are still working well. Although I don’t get to hear the year ones read individually every day, we are reading text in lots of other ways like big books. All
children join in this reading. This week we have learnt about diplodocus. The children wrote a sentence from their research in
books. Our diplodocus parade outside our classroom is only as long as a diplodocus tail. Some children's dinosaurs have moving
parts.
Regards Gabrielle
Dear Parents
Each fortnight seven children will report something about their learning. We have just completed our topic on 2D-3D shapes.
We will continue to work on aspects of number throughout the term.
In English we will begin a new genre in writing Persuasive Texts. This is a very different style of writing for the children to attempt.
I have learnt about speech marks; you use the “ “ when someone is talking—Anna
I typed out a story on the weekend and it has paragraphs and lots of full stops.– Brianna
I learnt where the male parts of the flower are, by cutting it open. It has pollen on it and is called a stamen.– Will
We went to the dinosaur show last week. We also saw a giant squid at the museum. We got to stand on top of it.-Thomas
We have built a biosphere because it is a mini rainforest but with just plants not animals.– Alyssa
I learnt about the parts of the plant by cutting open the flower and looking inside.– Gus
Cubes are made out of six squares and cylinders are made from a rectangle and two circles. – Denby
Regards Jillian
Hi parents
It's hard to believe that we are rapidly approaching the end of term already! We have begun to practise narrative and persuasive
writing in preparation for the NAPLAN next term, and I have been picking some topics for focussed grammar lessons based
on what is coming from the student's own writing. This week it has been the conventions of quotation marks and 'tense confusion'. Students have been editing their own work and it is great to see an improvement in this area. They have also begun their
applications for leadership roles in Wakakirri. I wonder if you've noticed how persuasive your children can be when they set their
mind to something...
The class has amassed more than 500 Dojo Points so far this year, which is great to see. We have set up a Dojo Champion Leaderboard, which we update at the end of each day. It's going to take quite some effort to knock Rory off his comfortable perch at the
top of the ladder, but it's a mighty close race to second place (think Hunger Games level desperation for some students)!
We have also welcomed Erinne Haitana to our class. Welcome, Erinne and your family, to our beautiful school community. We
will be having a student teacher for a four week block in Term 2. She will begin her lead-in days by visiting the class next Thursday.
The Office Bearers were elected at last week's SRC meeting. Congratulations to Charlotte (Chairperson), Rory (Vice Chairperson),
Daniel (Treasurer) and Scott (Secretary). We will be presenting these students and the NRM and KidsMatter Action Team Representatives with their shiny new badges at Friday's assembly.
That's all for now, Kate
German
For the culture aspect of our subject we are learning about German Easter traditions.
We are all fascinated by the German Easter tree, especially one which we saw on line with ten thousand eggs on it! (That one
ceased last year due to retirement of the owner.) The upper primaries had fun today blowing the contents out of a dyed fowl's
egg and then decorating the shell for our own "Osterbaum" which we have in the Bibliothek (library).
Frohe Ostern (happy Easter)
Judy
Blyth Cinema Program.
Come & enjoy the surround sound & big screen experience, & not forgetting we are fully air-conditioned, & with candy bar at deli
prices.
Films & times in italics to be confirmed- Film info can be found at www.imdb.com
Fri 18th Mar 8.00pm Trumbo(M) Brian Cranston, Helen Mirren - 4 stars - Drama
Sat 19th Mar 8.00pm Trumbo(M) Brian Cranston, Helen Mirren - 4 stars - Drama
Sun 20th Mar 4.00pm Trumbo(M) Brian Cranston, Helen Mirren - 4 stars - Drama
Wed 23 Mar 6.30 Hail Caesar(M) 3.5 stars George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johanssen
Easter Sat 26th Mar 2.00pm Snoopy & Charlie: The Movie(G) 3 stars all tickets $6
Easter Sat 26th Mar 8.00pm The Big Short (M) 4 stars - Gosling, Bale, Pitt, Carell
Easter Sun 27th Mar 4.00pm Snoopy & Charlie: The Movie(G) 3 stars all tickets $6
Easter Mon 28th Mar 10.30am Snoopy & Charlie: The Movie(G) 3 stars all tickets $6
Easter Mon 29th Mar 2.00pm Hail Caesar (M) 3.5 stars George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johanssen
Tues 29th Mar 7.30 Hail Caesar (M) 3.5 stars , George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johanssen
Wed 30th Mar 2.00pm Hail Caesar(M)3.5 stars George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlet Scarlett Johanssen
Wed 30th Mar 7.30pm Hail Caesar(M)3.5 stars George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlet Scarlett Johanssen
Fri 1st April 8.00pm Zoolander 2 (M) Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell
Sat 2nd April 4.00pm Snoopy & Charlie: The Movie(G) 3 stars all tickets $6
Sat 2nd April 6.00pm Snoopy & Charlie: The Movie(G) 3 stars all tickets $6
Sat 2nd April 8.00pm Zoolander 2 (M) Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell
Our programme can be subject to change, so if coming some distance, please confirm film & time. Bookings: Ian Roberts 8844 5175, 10-5pm
Weekdays, Sat 2-5pm Don't forget, if you would like a review of each week's film, I send out weekly emails.
Email me at [email protected] & I'll add your address.
Our programme can be subject to change, so if coming some distance, please confirm film & time. Bookings: Ian Roberts 8844 5175, 10-5pm
Weekdays, Sat 2-5pm Don't forget, if you would like a review of each week's film, I send out weekly emails. Email me at [email protected]
Keep your kids smiling
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Phone: 8842 4196
HARMONY DAY
11/03/16
SANFL Football Clinic
16/03/16