Welcome to week 1
Good afternoon,
Today we welcomed three new students to 6H, Myla, Ellie and Ari. Such great additions to the class already and it was only fair to make them feel at home by playing a few 'Get to know you' games. One of them was to make a chatter box with questions that would encourage them to learn something new about their peers. See the pics below of us having a go:
I feel very lucky to have this group of students before they leave OLC. We expect big things from them all, as we know they are incredible little humans and have such great potential as the leaders of our school.
Each student will need to take on greater roles and responsibilities this year in preparation for high school, enabling a smooth transition. As well as greater academic responsibilities, they will also be apart of a Ministry team (Term 2 and 4 for 6H) that carries out different roles weekly.
Here are some ways you can help support your child throughout the year:
- Check in with them regularly to see how they feel they are going in class, both socially and academically, please communicate with me any continuous concerns that may arise.
- Keep your child accountable by checking their diaries every Thursday night to ensure they are keeping up to date with their homework (home learning grid), as well as any additional study or projects that may be taking place (this does not apply the first week back).
- Look for and read any notes and letters going home and stay updated on what’s going on in our regular blog posts and checking out their work on OneNote. These will have important information and helpful reminders.
- Lastly encourage leadership behaviors and qualities, reminding them that they are the role models in the school.
Week 1 Reminders
We have been in contact with the wonderful Mark, from Hip Pocket throughout the holidays and we can confirm that they are busily working on our Leaver's polo. They should be ready very soon!
In saying this, it is time to start collecting the money to pay for the invoice. As communicated last year, the cost is $30 per t-shirt. Therefore if you ordered 2 shirts, then you need to pay $60.
We ask if you can please send in the payment in a sealed envelope with your child's name on it by the end of week 1(this week).
Congratulations to Mahley Garcia, who's artwork was chosen to be the featured piece on the shirt. Here is a sneak peak: (ignore the couple of errors, they have been fixed)
Exercise and Scrap Books – Thank you for preparing the students so well this morning. They all were so organised and independently sorted their belongings, making sure they were ready to start. I just want to remind you of the exercise books covers.
As said in the previous blog the students exercise books become quite worn out by the middle of the year, therefore we recommend buying your child clear book covers. Please see image below for example, these can be found at Kmart, Big W, Officeworks and Callows. Using these covers helps the books to last better through the year and reinforces care and respect for their workbooks. Thank you to those who have already done this.
Upcoming Events
1. OLC Opening Mass @ OLOTSC- Friday 12th February @ 10am
(Faction Captains to be announced at the end of Mass)
2. Ash Wednesday Liturgy @ the hall - Wednesday 17th February @ 9am
Homework
This week to ease our way into homework, the students have a photo challenge to do on OneNote. We will be discussing this in class tomorrow.
1. Gratitude Scavenger Hunt - Due Friday 12th February
(Found on OneNote in the Digital Portfolio folder)
Please don't hesitate to email me if you have questions or concerns. Even...pop in and say hello, it will great to see your friendly face!
Enjoy the rest of the week,
Miss Hurst
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