"Term 4"

"Into the Last Leg of the Year"

After all the delays and problems that we have faced this year it hardly seems possible that we have finally made it to the last term. Back in September it felt like this year would never start..... then it was stop - start - stop - start..... and now all of a sudden we're almost at the end - and there's still soooo much we want to do.


Term 4 is a FUN TERM - there are many things to enjoy.

To begin with this week is "Spirit Week" - everyday we have a theme and we encourage everybody to take part and dress-up in that theme.
It's FUN being out of uniform -
It's FUN coming to school in costumes and wied clothes
It's FUN to see all our friends also getting into the swing of things
It's FUN to see just how much the kids all enjoy it
It's FUN to see the teachers let their hair down and go crazy
It's even funnier to see the expressions on the faces of all the visitors we have throughout the week.
All in all IT'S FUN.

School is a place of learning - but not just the accademics - we do encourage our students to be expressive and individual and to feel that they belong to a group - even when that group is a little bit crazy!!!!
Please encourage your child to join us in this wonderful experience.

SUPPLIES
Some of you have already sent into school the supplies that we asked for - Thank-you. However we are in desperate need especially of the colored pencils (wooden ones please - not wax.)

****Please Note that there is now out on the market kinds of playdough which are very soft to the touch - these are not good as they disolve and stick to the childrens' hands, and anything they touch. They also leave marks on the clothes which are very difficult to get clean...... try to avoid these kinds - feel the packet first - and stay with the kinds that you know.


We are concerntrating this term on our students writing and reading - we really need to encourage our young ones to practice tracing and writing alone their letters. Also they must must must know the sounds of the letters as this is vital for their reading ability. Please practice daily as we do in school the alphabet: letter names and their sounds. Once these sounds are mastered your child will have the basic foundations for reading.

Although Term 4 is a fun term we also need to push and encourage our students to do the best that they can do - please we can't emphasize enough just how important doing homework is - it reinforces what they learn and betters their abilities and skills....

So let's have fun this term but also keep our focus on our objective of preparing our students for the steps ahead - starting with KG2 next year.

Thanks for reading until here!!!

Ms Rowena