Monday the 8th of August Excursion

On Monday the 8th of August both the Geology and Time Through Growth inquiry groups will be going on an excursion to the Melbourne Museum. Children who are attending this excursion need to bring their lunches in a clearly labelled plastic or disposable bag. The bus will leave for the excursion at approximately 9:30 and will arrive back at school between 2:15 and 2:30.

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

Intensive Swimming Program 2012

These are the following Intensive Swimming Program times for each home group

2E - 9:10 Leave school 11:15 Arrive at school
2R - 11:15 Leave school 13:20 Arrive at school
2K - 12:10 Leave school 14:15 Arrive at school

The following dates are the sessions, there will be 8 in total

Th 15th, Fri 16th,
Th 22nd, Fri 23rd,
Mo 26th, Tu 27th, Th 29th, Fr 30th (the last day of term)

Don't forget your goggles, towel, change of clothes, bathers, swimming cap if needed and a bag for wet clothes.

Enjoy



Long Weekend

Have a wonderful and safe long weekend. There is a Red Cross day on Tuesday the 13th so please bring along a gold coin donation and if you feel creative, dress up with an injury.

Thank you on behalf of the Junior School Council and Red Cross



Clocks Clocks Clocks!

If anybody has any broken or unwanted clocks both digital and analogue that they could donate to the Neighbourhood we would be greatly appreciative. Please note that these will be dismantled and tinkered with so if you want them back, you may need to bring in a bag for the pieces....

If you have any other broken or unwanted time keeping devices such as metronomes, stop watches and sundials we would love to have them too. Please note that they will be dismantled

A MASSIVE thank you from the Year 2 Neighbourhood team



Year 2 Neighbourhood Assembly

Next Tuesday 21st of February some of the children in the Year 2 Neighbourhood will be sharing samples of the learning that they have experienced through our inquiry. To begin the year we have been constructing an effective and safe learning community.

Welcome Picnic

Unfortunately the welcome picnic was cancelled last night but we are looking forward to the rescheduled date.

Take Home Books

The take home books have been moved from the torus areas as they are under new management.... or just being re-organised. If any children have books from that area, please bring them back to school as soon as possible so that they can also be re-organised. We thank you for your patience while this process takes place. Children are encouraged to borrow take home books from the library, of if there are suitable books at home please continue to read them. Remember to make a brief entry into your Readers and Writers note book to log your reading and thinking.
Thank you for your support,
                                             The Year 2 Neighbourhood Team.

Swimming Notices

Please bring in your swimming notices in as soon as possible if you have not done so already. It is important to know the number of children participating in the program so that the swimming lanes can be booked.
Thank you from the Year 2 Neighbourhood Team.

Our First International Visitor To Out Blog

We have just had our first international visitor to out blog. Right click the flag counter on the side bar to find out what county they are from.  Explore the graphs and provided stats about our viewers. :)

Specialist Timetable Term 1 2012

Our Neighbourhood has formed 3 specialist groups named A, B and C. Our specialist timetable is is the following...

Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30

• Group A Visual Arts
• Group B Physical Education
• Group C Italian

Thursday 9:00 - 10:00

• Group A Italian   
• Group B Visual Arts
• Group C Physical Education

Thursday 10:00 - 11:00

• Group A Physical Education
• Group B Italian
• Group C Visual Arts

Readers and Writers note book

Readers and Writers note books are expected to travel to and from school each day as there are often reading experiences where the children will be required to use them at school. If it is a longer take home book, they can be read over a number of nights and the chapters or page numbers can be logged into their Readers and Writers note book.

Good readers think and talk about the books they read. Here are some helpful sentence starters to help to get some ideas flowing.

• This book made me thing about...
• I predict...
• I felt...
• It made me wonder...
• How did it happen?

We look forward to seeing your wonderful entries.

Remember, it is very important that you choose the right book for you. :)

Thirsty Little Camels

Children are encouraged to bring in a water bottle that can be left on the sink areas in each of the learning spaces. We are aiming to reduce the need for students to leave the rooms during learning times.
Thank you for your cooperation, from the Year 2 Neighbourhood team.

To be safe and happy at school......

• We listen
• Our words are kind
• We do our best and help others to do their best
• We move and play safe
• We look after ourselves, others and our school

We have been working together as a neighbourhood to create a happy and safe leaning environment. Above are the 5 student protocols for P.H.P.S.



Dear Parents, Children and Friends,
                                                           Welcome to the Year 2 Neighbourhood Blog for 2012.
Please follow our blog as new posts are put up regularly especially about the current learning.

Our Neighbourhood is currently creating a learning community. The children have been invited to bring along a collection as a way of getting to know each other, their interests and passions. These collections will be used to stimulate discussions and writing. Images of some of the collections are available under the 'Collections' page on this blog.

We are also focusing on sustainability. We strongly encourage non packaged food for school. Any packaging or uneaten food will be sent home with your child.

We would encourage you to read all of our school policies on the P.H.P.S school website, this includes the school homework policy.

The children are expected to read every night and regularly make brief entries into their Readers and Writers notebook. This includes the title, author and a brief response to the text.

Any parents who would like to act as Neighbourhood 2 reps, please speak to one of the teachers.

We look forward to working in a partnership with you all.

Kind regards,
Kevin, Ethan and Rita

Our blog is currently being constructed. Please feel free to have a look around as we continue to build it.
Thank you from the Year 2 Neighbourhood Team