Merry Christmas!!!

Year 6 Mini Fete

Parent Helper Morning Tea

Thank you so very much to all those parents that have helped throughout this year. We appreciate the variety of roles that you have taken up whether it was assisting in Maths Groups, Reading Groups or as a helper on an excursion. Words cannot express how grateful we are for your support. 

We appreciate the time that you have given up to support Year 1 with their learning and would like to invite you to the Inaburra Parent Helper Morning Tea. We hope to see you there to thank you in person. 

No String Groups Tomorrow

Students will not be required to bring their violins to school tomorrow (Friday 23rd November) as there will be no String Groups.

Annual Music Night - Junior School Concert

Dear Parents, 

Our annual Inaburra Music Night is next Thursday 15^th November. 
This year we are running two separate concerts on the same night for the Junior School (5:30-7pm) and High School (7:30pm start). 

The Junior School Music Concert will begin at 5:30pm in the PAC and is an excellent opportunity to watch the following musical performances: 
- Senior Concert Band
- Junior Training Band
- Year 1 Strings 
- Elementary Strings 
- Junior School Choir 
- Junior Percussion Ensemble 
- Junior Strings 
- Senior Stage Band 
- Junior Concert Band 

Year 1 strings will be performing on the night which will provide the community with an excellent opportunity to hear them present a piece of music as an ensemble. This also allows the students to have an opportunity to perform in front of an audience. Attendance is compulsory. Please advise your child’s classroom teacher if your child is unable to attend on the night.  

Your child will need to be dressed in their full Summer Uniform including their Blazer as the outer garment. We ask that you bring your child to the PAC auditorium at 4:45pm to meet Mrs Dimitrovska and the Year 1 Teachers. After their performance the students will be taken back to the floor of the PAC where they are expected to sit and watch the rest of the concert under the supervision of staff.

If parents have purchased a ticket for their child to sit and watch the performance, they may collect them after they have performed and take them back to their seats.

Kind regards,
Year 1 Teachers 

Parent Help

Thank you very much to all the parents that have offered to help with the excursion to the Museum of Contemporary Art next Tuesday. You child's classroom teacher has contacted the parent helper they have chosen to assist on this excursion. We are only requiring one parent per class for this excursion but we are extremely appreciative and encouraged by your willingness to participate in your child's education. 

Library Week 3

Dear Parents,
Due to our Stage 1 excursion to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Year 1 will be missing their regular library lesson.
To provide the students with a chance to return a their library books and borrow new books for the week, Year 1 will have shortened 20 min borrowing opportunity on Wednesday 31st October (Week 3).
If your child wishes to change their library books please ensure that their library books and bag are sent to school on the Wednesday of Week 3.

Speaking and Listening Week 2

Homework will begin in week 2. As part of their speaking and listening schedule, next week (Week 2) year 1 are to present their prepared speeches for the Public Speaking Competition in class on their regular news day. Please refer to Stage 1 Public Speaking Note which is on the parent portal for more information. 

Maths Groups

Please see below regarding our Parent Helper Roster for Maths Groups. This week is Week A and we will be looking at collecting Data. If there are any other parents who are willing and available to help with Maths Groups this term then please let your classroom teacher know. If there are any parents available to come on both weeks (including those already helping) then please also let us know.


Week A Parent Helpers:
- Bernard
- Oaten
- Abousamra


Week B Parent Helpers:
- Salib
- Matthews
- Dixon

Parent Help in Term 4

Dear Parents,

We are excited about the last term of Year 1 and have some great activities and ideas organised for the students.
If you would like to help in class and have completed the Parent Helper Training, please email your child's class teacher by the end of the week so that we can organise a roster for the term.
If you are already a regular parent help, please confirm that you are still able to help on your selected day/time.
Maths groups will run this week as per usual, Reading Groups will begin next week.

Year 1 Assembly Item

K-6 Assembly

Dear Parents
On Friday in our K-6 Assembly, Year 1 will be presenting the assembly item and song/dance. We would love you to join us to watch your little stars shine.
Assembly will be in the Stage 3 Learning Centre this week as the PAC is being used for Year 12 exams. Please make your way up to the the S3LC at 11:00am at the end of recess.
We look forward to seeing you there.

Book Week Dress Up

Here are some photos that are a little late but hopefully well worth the wait. Take a look at our Book Week Costumes.

Money Found

Dear Parents,
After yesterday's Father's Day Stall, there was some money found in 1B bag room. It was a fairly large amount. If your child lost some money yesterday then please let me know and I will be happy to return it.
If it is not claimed in a week I will add it to the donations raised from Year 1 Cake Day in a few weeks time.
Regards
Mrs Lothian

Violin Lessons - Friday

Unfortunately Mrs Dimitrovska is still unwell therefore there will be no violin lessons tomorrow (Friday 24th August).

Violin Lessons - Wednesday week 5

Due to Mrs Dimatrovska being unwell, there will be no violin lessons on Wednesday 22nd August.
Cello lessons should continue as normal.

Harmonicas for Music

Year 1 attempted to make an instrument with a few materials. It was great to see what they all came up with. In the end we turned them in to harmonicas. 

Parent Help for Maths Group

If there are any 1E parents who would like to help on a fortnightly basis on Wednesday from 8:30-9:30am for Maths Groups (and have completed the Parent Helper Course with Mr Coote), could they please email Miss Plummer. Preference will go to parents who are not already helping however if you are available and interested in helping twice a week then please do still let us know so that we are able to contact you if there are any weeks that we need an extra pair of hands.

Week 3 - Area

We are looking forward to Maths Groups this week where we will be measuring the area of different 2D surfaces. If you are a Week A Parent Helper, we are looking forward to having your help tomorrow morning.

Strings Groups - Week 3

Due to Mrs Dimatrovska and Miss Morrison assisting at band camp during Week 3 (8/8 - 10/8) there will be no lessons for either violins or cellos next week. Please do not send your child's instrument to school on Wednesday or Friday.

Maths Homework

It seems that problems may be experienced when trying to complete the maths homework from the links if you are using a mobile device (phone, iPad, etc). We suggest you try and access the links using a computer.
Thank you for your patience with this matter.

Maths Homework

For those who have tried to complete some of the maths homework for this week and have run into difficulties, our apologies. We are currently trying to solve the issue and appreciate your patience.
It is not intended that you should need to subscribe to the website to be able to access the activities that have been posted for you to complete. When tested, before posting, these activities were accessible without subscription. We will let you know a solution as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding.

Science Next Monday

This term we are learning about different sounds in Science.
Could you please collect the following items and send them to school with your child by next Monday 31st August.

- an empty tissue box or shoebox
- an empty paper towel roll
- two clean, empty plastic bottles with a lid

Any extras will be much appreciated as spares for other students to use.

Book Covers

This afternoon 1E students should have taken home two book covers and two scrapbooks.

It would be much appreciated if you could please:
- Glue the cover on the scrapbooks
- Cover the book with clear contact
- Return books by next Monday

Week 1 Term 3

Welcome back to Term 3.
We would love to have parent help again this term. We would like to have helpers this week for maths groups and reading groups. If you have not assisted before and would like to (and have completed the Parent Helper Workshop) please let your class teacher know and they will try to accommodate you.

There will be no homework this week as we are working on restructuring the way we do spelling in Year 1 so that homework words support the spelling skills that are taught in class.

News topic for Week 2 is: Grandparents - Pick a grandparent and tell the class why they are special. What do you like to do with your grandparent? If you don't see your grandparents, tell us about a special grown up in your life.

Wednesday 20th June

Dear Parents,
Due to both Mrs Dimitrovska and Miss Morrison being involved in playing the music score for the High School production on Wednesday there will no violin or cello lesson on Wednesday of week 8 (20/6).
Violin lessons will as normal on Friday 22nd June.

Violin Lessons

On Wednesday 6th June Mrs Dimitrovska will be taking carers leave and will be unable to take her usual violin lessons for Year 1.
Students will not need their violins on Wednesday of week 6.
Cello lessons will continue as normal on Wednesday 6th June.
Violin lessons will resume on Friday 8th June.

Speaking and Listening

Year 1 are thoroughly enjoying our Speaking and Listening this week. They have described their monster to a partner or a small group of students and learnt how important it is to give a detailed description. 

Minnamurra Rainforest Excursion

On Thursday we had a fantastic time exploring the Minnamurra Rainforest. We were taught how to care for the environment by:
- Walking on the pathways so that we don't step on any plants or animals
- Throwing our rubbish in the bins so that we don't introduce food that might make the animals sick
- Not swimming in the rivers so sunscreen and other products stay our of the water and it keeps clean

We noticed that the pathways were raised above the forest floor so that we protect the environment. On our walk we spotted spiders webs, ferns, butress roots, vines, strangler figs, oak trees, boulders, a river and we even saw a lyrebird. We learnt that the male lyrebird has the long curly feathers and can dance really well so that he can attract the female. It was an exhausting journey but also an amazing and rich learning experience!