Wanted!     Needed!

Parent Helpers to do 10 minutes of re-shelving and ordering of Library Books, once a week.

Please see Mark in Yr 1 or in the Library (on Wednesdays)

Letters

As part of inquiry next week we will be exploring letter writing. If you have any letters could you please share them with your child. Looking closely at the purpose of the letter and the structure.  

A walk around the community

On Thursday, 3rd May (Week 3) we would like to take the children on a walk around the local community to look for examples of writing. The walk will take place between 12:30 - 1:30. If you are able to join us please add your name to the list at the front of the neighbourhood. The aim of the walk is to find examples of how writing is used by people in our local community.

We would like to take photos of the writing seen and have the children discuss and record the possible purposes for the writing. We have 2 cameras in our neighbourhood, so any extra cameras would be greatly appreciated.

 

School Books

The only exercise book children should be taking home is their Readers and Writers Notebook. If your child has any other books at home can you please ensure they are returned asap.

Walkathon Volunteer request

Walkathon Volunteer request

Walkathon Volunteers urgently required!!!

We need at least 20 people to perform the many tasks.

Can you please respond by email with the following information to let me know which time slot/s you are able to be at the Gym kitchen for or other job you can help with?

My name is ...........................................................(new/helped previously)

My child/ren is/are ........................... ...............................................and is/are in

.................................class (teacher’s name)

I can help between ........................ and .............................

OR I can do one or all of the pick ups...Sydney Rd and Albert St (preferably parent/s of older children at school)

I am hoping a co-ordinating parent will take on the job of acquainting themselves with the overall project of cooking 880 sausages and approx. 48 vegie delights by 11:00am and be ready to serve out the fruit too.

This task grid may be helpful. It will be placed on the table in the Gym KITCHEN for you to be able to share the tasks.
Everyone could bring their own aprons and some cutting boards, knife and tongs can be helpful. But, hold onto them yourself. Use the communal ones communally. Label everything you bring along!
Please see the tasks to be done below on the grid.

Wednesday 2nd May, 2012	Jobs to be done
Person/people allocated prior to the event.	8:30am Pick up sausages - Peter’s Meats- Sydney Rd
	8:30am Pick up bread From Safeway-Albert St
	8:30am Collect fruit from La Manna –Sydney Rd La Manna
	Put on gloves, separate and prick sausages ready for the BBQ
	Set up the BBQs and light them, ensure there is “sand” to collect oil drips and prevent fire. Lightly grease the griddle for the first lot of sausages. They need to be cooked by 11:00
	Sort the fruit according to the Class Lists
	Vegie Delights need to be ready by 11:00am
	Decant sauce into serving bottles.
	Set up tables at the approximate spots marked on the map for serving. Put the signs up at a height so they can be seen.
11:10	Be ready by 11:00 to start serving as soon as the teachers get the children in some kind of order for respectfully collecting their food.
When things finish, like BBQ is over begin CLEAN UP as soon as you can and join forces together to lighten the load for everyone.	I hope you have a wonderful day. There will always be challenges and I trust you will all pull together and sort things out when they need to be. Enjoy all!

Email your offer of assistance to zanin.luisa.v@edumail.vic.gov.au

Year 1 Assembly

The Year 1 Neighbourhood will be presenting our new Inquiry into Writing on Tuesday, 1st May between

9-9:30. It would be lovely see you all there.   

PHPS Walkathon

Green notes with information about the walkathon and sponsor sheets were handed out today. If you child did not recieve a note please collect one from the entrance of the neighbourhood. The walkaton will be held on Wednesday 2nd May.

Egg Cartons

If you have any empty egg cartons could you please bring them to school to assist us with our maths program.

Specialist

 

Our Specialist timetable has changed. The year 1 neighbourhood now will have Specialists on Tuesdays (10 - 11am) and Thursdays (9am - 11am) in Term 2.

Welcome Simon

This term we are very lucky to have Simon with us on Wednesdays (1SV) and Fridays (1MJ). Simon has been teaching for 13 years and has been working as a regular casual relief teacher at Princes Hill since 2007.

The History of Writing

Today we watched a few selected scenes from Fry's Planet: Word. As a neighbourhood we completed the thinking routine,
I used to think ..... I have discovered ........ And now I wonder .........

What is Writing?

Writing is letters you put together and make words – Sara

Writing is something, you write letters and they become words – Millie

Word is meaning – Seb

Writing is so people can talk to other people, writing is important – Lachlan

Writing is sound, but writing – Will K

Writing makes sense – Zach

Writing is something that you read - Atari

Writing is communicating - Louis

Writing is learning and making you a detective – Lila Rose

It is a story – Atticus

Writing is about learning words –Nicole

You get a pen and write – Nixon

It is letters, lots of letters and symbols – George

Writing is just like writing down on a piece of paper and watching what you are writing in case you make any mistakes – Will H

Writing is letters, big and small – Saskia

Writing is symbols in a special order – Loula

Writing is important for postcards and for stories and for messages – Felix

During my trip to Hobart I saw writing everywhere and for a variety of purposes.

My plane ticket that was sent to me in a text mesaage

A sign to tell me where I am

An artwork at the MONA

My ferry tickets to the MONA

Where do you see writing?

We would like the children of the Year 1 Neighbourhood to bring in examples of writing that they have seen during the holidays in week 1 of term 2.

The Year 1 teaching team would like to wish everyone a fun and safe holiday. An important note went out on the last day of term, if you did not recieve this note please see us at the beginning of term 2.