TERM 2, WEEK 7 The Life Education van has been the highlight in the Middle School this fortnight. Students enjoyed their Cyberwise session, learning about using the internet safely and the importance of communicating with an adult if they are unsure or concerned about something. Harold made a guest appearance at the end of the session, entertaining the children

with his antics. We have been busy keeping warm in the Middle School this week as the weather cools down outside. Please remember to send a warm jumper or coat to ensure your child stays warm and dry in this chilly weather. A spare change of socks is also a good idea to keep feet warm and dry, especially for those children who enjoy playing on the oval during break times. It has been a busy couple of weeks in the lead up to reporting as we celebrate each student’s achievements and progress. We look forward to celebrating your child’s journey with you in their mid year reports and when we meet at the Parent Teacher Interviews during the final week of term 2 on Wednesday May 26th.

If you remember those fabulous "Choose Your Own Adventure", "Twist-a-Plot" or "Pick-a-Path" novels you used to read when you were a kid, our feature book The Art Show That Came To Life At Mentone Park is a gamebook just like those... a multi-choice plot format where the reader decides what's going to happen next! This great fundraising opportunity for Mentone Park is a wonderful way to excite and engage our students as they read their way through 22 different adventure endings! Please submit your order form to your classroom teacher by the 21st of June so you don’t miss out!

Friday 6th June – Whole School House Sports Day Monday 10th June – Queen's Birthday Holiday Tuesday 18th June – Fizzics Science Invisit Friday 21st June – School Disco Wednesday 26th June – Parent Teacher Interviews Friday 28th June – Last Day Term 2 - 2:30 Dismissal Thursday 24th October – ART SHOW

In READING, We Are Learning To…

In reading we have been doing reading groups. In comprehension we have been doing a Venn diagram for text to self and text to text. In spelling we have been using spelling cards. (Example: You have to do joined writing, Upper and lower words and dotted writing.) In guided reading we have been getting the main idea of the text and sharing our ideas with our group. And lastly we have done reading eggs. we do levels on reading eggs to help our reading improve. By eva and harry During WRITING, We Are Learning To…

Dear Students, Parents and Aliens, This is this week’s newsletter! This week in Writing we learnt how to write a warm write. We are also practicing joint writing. We completed a story about the day it all went wrong we had a class vote about what to write. We’ve been writing a lot of narratives which are made up stories. We have also been working on our sizzling starters. We have also worked on different types of poetry such as catalogue poems and diamante poems. From Amy, Zara R and Riley E

This week in MATHS, We Are Learning To…

POW! Have you been wondering what the

middle school have been doing in Maths?

Well, we have been doing I have who has

subtraction, we did worded subtraction

problem cards, we have been using spinners

to make subtraction sums and working them

out.

From Summer and Mina As part of our INQUIRY unit, We Are Learning To…

In Inquiry we have been learning about variables that might affect the melting of objects. We have also been finding different ways to melt chocolate, while recording data on a sheet. By Hamish and Dion

*Homework: Students have been putting a fantastic effort into their homework and have been enjoying the additional Inquiry based activities. These activities are not compulsory, although we encourage parents and students to work together to find solutions. Please support your child to have a 'growth mindset' when completing activities. This means having a go, giving it your best shot, and if you can't complete the activity, asking for help, or choosing to focus on your spelling instead - there is no reason to stress. Students are familiar with the SMART spelling program. Each night, they should "Look, Cover, Write, Check" for each of their highlighted words, as well as their BOB Words (refers to Back of Book - practice words from their daily writing.) Students have an additional activity grid to choose a spelling activity from each week or an activity from a topic we are focusing on in class may be included. A minimum of 15 minutes of reading each night can be recorded in their Reading Journal. Please speak to your child's teacher if you have any questions about the homework process. *Attendance Requirements If your child is sick or absent, you are required to notify the school as soon as possible on the day of absence, through FlexiBuzz, phone or email. Notifying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility. From Term 2 2018 onward, all Victorian government schools are required to contact parents/carers as soon as practicable on the same day of an unexplained student absence. If your child is absent on a particular day and you have not contacted the school to explain why, the absence will be marked as unexplained. This system also promotes daily school attendance. Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education, they learn new things every day – missing school puts them behind.