Ingle Farm Primary School 26 February 2016 Email: [email protected]Phone: 08 8262 4864 SMS Text: 0416 906 278 NEWSLETTER Valuing Difference, Celebrating Learning, Working Together INSIDE THIS ISSUE: A message from Vanessa News from Room 7 and 8 Message from our Aboriginal team. Assembly news. School Dental numbers Homework All classes have now begun formal homework. Homework is that ‘compound’ word that evokes a wide range of responses and emotions! Many of us base our thoughts on homework around our own experiences at school. At Ingle Farm, staff accept there is unlikely to be and homework structure that works for all families on any given night. Each class will have slight differences in format however the expectation is that as primary school educators we are providing an opportunity for students to work on their organisational and time management skills at home to complete tasks over a weekly or fortnightly time frame. These organisational skills are expected in high school and serve well as life skills in any chosen career! We ask that you promote opportunities at home to support your child(ren) to use time efficiently within other home commitments to complete set tasks. We also remind you that tasks set for homework are to encourage students to practise or complete skills that have been taught at school. The teaching and learning that occurs at school can be consolidated at home through practise and revision. If your child(ren) experience difficulties, please talk to teacher/s so that concerns can be resolved quickly. Teachers are experienced, qualified professionals who provide students with new learning at school in a planned, sequenced manner with expectations of each individual student’s achievement potential. We appreciate feedback about how successfully your child(ren) manage their homework routines. Student communication books or diaries are a great way to keep in touch with teachers regarding homework clarifications, successes and records. Sight Words Families often ask for copies of lists we use for our students when they are first learning sight words in the early years. Our sites use the Oxford list. There is an online version that may be helpful for homework activities. http://www.oxfordwordlist.com/pages/ As the new school year is now well underway and class relationships and routines are in place, I look forward to a settled and learning focussed partnership with you to ensure we collectively support each of our students to achieve at the very best of their ability. Warm Regards Vanessa Mortimer Principal PLEASE SEE BACK PAGE FOR IMPORTANT DATES From the Principal Dear Families Thank you for the many families who shared Acquaintance night with us. It was great to see students touring family members represented across the site. Students did a great job of introducing family members to our 2016 staff team. A big thank you to staff and family volunteers who coordinated and cooked a fantastic barbeque. Many thanks also to Laura our canteen manager for opening this event. Congratulations to our new Governing Council members who nominated at our AGM during Acquaintance night. This group meet next Wednesday evening at 6.30pm. Formal roles will be announced in the next newsletter. If you were unable to make it on the night, please make sure you read class newsletters as a guide to your child(ren)’s curriculum areas and ways you can support their success for Term 1. Staff appreciated the opportunity to meet families and share information.
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