Junior School Bulletin Issue 2 / 17 February 2017
Junior School News Tuning In Last week we saw Year 2 students sweeping the pavements with palm leaves, washing the dishes in buckets, hand washing clothes, making bricks and carrying water. It was a tuning in activity for their unit with the Central Idea ‘Children Around the World Have Different Responsibilities but Similar Human Needs’. The teachers could have quite easily spent a few minutes standing out the front of their class talking to the students about this topic but instead they get to experience some of the jobs that other children do. They were able to get a far greater appreciation for what it might be like for other children around the world. This has sparked many terrific questions which will lead to many great investigations. The learning that will occur in the class will be more meaningful and they will be more likely to retain what they have learned.
Carpark/TSA Once again thank you for your patience in the carpark this year. We are steadily getting into a flow and the congestion will ease slightly throughout the year. A few reminders: 1. If you park your car, please use the crossings provided. This will set a good example for the children, help to keep the traffic flowing and is the safest option. 2. When using the kiss and ride section, parents are asked to stay in the car. The Traffic Safety Attendants will help your children get into the car. 3. The peak times for traffic in the afternoon are 2:453:10pm for Prep to Year 4 students and 3:10-3:25pm for Years 5/6 students. The peak time for traffic in the mornings is 8:15-8:25am. If you time your run into the College to try and avoid those peak times, it will assist with traffic flow and you will spend less time waiting. 4. Teachers are on duty from 7:50am in the morning. Please do not arrive before that time. Finally, if you can spare 30 minutes, once a week to volunteer as a Traffic Safety Attendant, you will be providing a valuable service to our community and will get the added benefit of some free exercise. Please email Jo-Anne Levey: joannel@salc.qld.edu.au if you can assist.
Parent Teacher Nights It was great to see so many parents at the parent/teacher information night recently. The teachers were able to show classroom routines and parents were able to catch up for a chat (so much so, that I almost locked two dads in the car park who were chatting way after the night had concluded). We hope that the information provided was useful as we work in partnership with you. Class Coordinators The class coordinators met on Monday to begin planning activities for the rest of the year. Please be on the lookout for some of these events. They are a great way to get to know other families who are in your child’s class. Please remember that these events are opportunities for families to socialise together and not a place to raise concerns about the school. If you do have questions about anything relating to the College, please make contact with your child’s teacher or the Junior School Administration.
Arts Rotations This year we have been fortunate to link in with some of the secondary teachers to work on various Arts activities in the Junior School. They have linked in with the Junior School teachers on the Units of Inquiry to teach Dance, Visual Art and Drama. The students who have been involved in the first lessons have really enjoyed their time, but have also been able to explore the Arts more deeply.
Darrin Schumacher Head of Junior School