Glen Huon Primary School eNewsletter

Another amazing week here at Glen Huon Primary School. I feel so privileged to be part of such a lovely school community.

On Tuesday morning I watched as a crate full of homemade jam was delivered to the canteen to be used at breakfast club to ensure the children are stating their day with full bellies and ready to learn. I know many of the children will have already eaten but breakfast club is more than just for those needing breakfast or a little bit extra food it is also a bit of a social gathering. If you have any excess fruit that you would like to donate to be made into jam for breakfast club, please drop it off at the school office.

Swimming Carnival – Today we held our swim carnival for Prep-6 students. Thank you to all the children, staff and families who came along and supported during the day.

School uniform – Wearing school uniform to school is a great way for students to feel like they are a part of the school community and creates a sense of belonging. At times this is tricky and not possible but whenever possible please encourage your child to come to school in school uniform. If you need, we have some second hand uniform available at the office.

Hats – Thank you to all the children who are remembering to wear their hat each day and for families for helping them remember to pop their hat in their bag if they cannot leave it at school.

Validation and permission forms – Thank you to all our families who have taken the time to return their forms in a timely manner. Mel and Genevieve in the office will now get onto the very large task of inputting all the data and making sure we have the most updated information for your child.

At recess and lunch there is lots to do around the school, play on the courts with equipment, in the bush (at lunch) and build a cubby on the oval and join in a game of cricket, in the sandpit and do some sandpit cooking. We also have drawing paper, colouring in and large games for those wanting something a little less energetic. Some of our senior students decided to build a tower with the dominos this week. Here is a photo of their finished product.

Denise Foggo
Principal

Please note there is a delay on size 6 and 8 short-sleeve and long-sleeve polo tops.
We expect to receive them in the office in approximately 2 weeks.
Apologies to anyone who is waiting on these.

Grade Two/Three have been looking at the properties of different materials and how to change them to suit different purposes.

We watched a video from The Orb website and Miss Munro shared the knowledge passed to her from her elders around basket making and twining. The boys in this picture have made a model of a type of watercraft built by Palawa people in Tasmania.

We also had the challenge of making a basket in which you could carry a piece of fruit. The collection and preparation of the materials is very important. If it is not done properly the reeds will curl and be hard to use. The reeds need to have the cellular structure broken down and made pliable before they can be used.

What a busy first 4 weeks we have had in Prep/One Class!

We have settled in beautifully and have been busy learning all about sounds and letters in our morning Literacy Block.

Every morning we enjoy a wake and shake time, followed by our phonological awareness session, helping us to be good listeners for sounds, syllables, rhyme and word recognition.

We have learnt 4 new letters and single short phonemes for a, t, b and l and we are already building these phonemes /a/ /t/ /b/ /l/ to make words like, at/bat/tab and lab.

The Grade 1 in this learning space have been working very hard with Donna Watson and have already reviewed all the short phonics from last year. The children are learning the routine of auditory, spelling and dictation processes to be successful readers and writers.