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Humpty Doo Primary School Newsletter 12th May 2017, Week 4 Term 2 50 Fred’s Pass Road PO Box 46 Humpty Doo 0836 Tel: 8988 1255 Fax: 8988 1845 Email: [email protected] All student absences must be notified. If your child is away please notify the office. On your School Stream App. or @[email protected] SMS: 0438 246 300 Tel: 8988 1255 B O U N C E B A C K Important Dates to Remember! Sunday 14 May Mother’s Day Classic Saturday 27 May Garden Working Bee 7:30am to 11:00am Friday 9 June Pupil Free Day Monday 12 June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday 14-16 June Year 5/6 Camp 22 June Sports Day What’s On Buslink 8988 2762 If you have queries about buses or students on the bus after school contact Absentee Notification STUDENT ATTENDANCE 89.64% Learning for Life Dear Parents, Carers and Grandparents, Our Year 3 and 5 students are feeling very proud of themselves after a successful week of NAPLAN testing. Many of the students expressed to me that they were sad the week had ended! Parents and the school will receive results on these national tests in Term 3. Our focus is on learning from mistakes, Andrew Fuller states it well: ‘At school we know that geniuses make mistakes. People who achieve a lot know that you have to make mistakes to learn. In fact, learning often involves making a mistake and then figuring out what went wrong. If you get too scared to make a mistake, you will not do anything different or new in your life and that would be, well, a mistake!’ This weekend at the Fred’s Pass show Humpty Doo Primary will be represented in partnership with Palmerston Rural Schools to promote Government Education in our region. I will be at the stand on Sunday morning, please come along and say hello. While some of us are at the show, many of our staff members, parents and students will be up early on Sunday to participate in the Mother’s Day Classic. Go ‘The Doo’ team! In recognition of parent feedback, School Council updated and ratified our Homework Policy. We acknowledge students are involved in family activities, many participate in extra-curricular activities and students need time to be creative and rest. Commencing Term 3, homework will be provided as follows: Transition students to receive sight words. Transition to Year 2 students receive daily home readers. Students Year 3-6 below PM Reading Level 25 continue to access home readers. Wide reading of student choice is encouraged for all learners every day. Further homework will be offered to students through an opt- in policy where families can choose to access weekly homework. Tasks that reinforce learning from class and that are at an appropriate level for the individual student will be provided when families opt-in to homework. An opt-in letter will be sent home at the beginning of Term 3. Staff and students have been working hard on creating an agreed upon behaviour map with clear expectations. Please see the completed map on page 4. As our weather has cooled the classrooms can be chilly, please encourage your child to bring a jumper in to stay warm. Have a wonderful Mother’s day— ‘Mother’ s hold their children’ s hands for a while, but their hearts forever.’ Kind regards, Ali Brady, Acting Principal Dentist 89226466
