ELC UPDATES AND REMINDERS - 11.6.24
ELC UPDATES AND REMINDERS – 11.6.24
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NOTICE FROM DEPUTY HEAD OF PRIMARY – EARLY LEARNING
Early childhood is a time of rapid growth and development, with children developing at different rates and times. With this in mind, our formal reporting of progress is slightly different to that in the later years of schooling. We do not see young children as passing or failing but developing.
Our Kindergarten and Pre-Primary teachers are meeting with parents and carers over the last two weeks of this term. They will discuss the progress made and how it is represented in our St Mark’s School Report.
As Year 1 parents understand the reporting layout, having received reports in Pre-Primary, the Year 1 teachers will meet with parents early next term to discuss the Semester 1 report and new goals for Semester 2. We encourage parents take up these opportunities to meet with teachers to understand their child’s progress and how they can further support them at home.
ELC House Activity morning will be held on Friday 21 June for Pre-Primary and Year 1 children. The children will be working in their HOUSE group, rotating through 4 activities focusing on emotional regulation, school values and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. HOUSE shirts will be required on this day.
‘Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children.’ Kenneth R. Ginsburg
Linda Sweet, Deputy Head of Primary – Early Learning
Y1 ‘PLAY IN THE PAST’ INCURSION – Tuesday 11 June
The Year 1 students are to be commended for their dress ups today. They all had a wonderful time ‘playing in the past’.
‘AT HOME’ PARENT HOURS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ELC (items needed at the latest by the end of the day next Thursday 20 June)
This task was advertised on SEESAW on Friday 31/5/24 but we are still looking for volunteers to assist so that the ELC children can create House colour murals for display outside the ELC.
We are hoping that parents will have some textile/fabric at home which can be used or alternatively will be willing to purchase approximately 1.5/2m of cheap fabric.
The textile can be plain or slightly patterned but mostly have a dominant colour of either Blue, Green, Red or Yellow. Shades or tones of the HOUSE colours are also acceptable.
The fabric will need to be cut into strips of approximately 20cm x 5cm (no sewing required just cutting). We will need approximately 50 strips of each colour which the students will then tie onto wire frames (one frame for each House colour).
One parent commitment hour per bag of approximately 50 strips can be claimed but please let Mrs Collie know (elcreception@stmarks.wa.edu.au) if the allocation of 1 hour per bag is insufficient.
Please follow the link below and add your name to the list if you are able to assist. Thank you.
LINK: ELC GENERAL PARENT HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
KINDY HEALTH CHECKS – this week and next
The Government Community Nurse visited the ELC today to commence health checks for the Kindy Starfish students.
Her next visit this week will be on Friday 14 June for the Kindy Turtle students.
ELC PARENT/TEACHER MEETINGS - END OF SEMESTER 1
Parents had been invited to book their timeslot via their class SEESAW page.
- KINDY Turtles – Tuesday 11 June & Wednesday 12 June
- KINDY Starfish – Wednesday 12 June & Thursday 13 June
- PRE-PRIMARY LOGAN AND PRE-PRIMARY NEWELL – Friday 14 June
- YEAR 1 meetings will take place in Term 3 (Teachers will send out information early next term via seesaw.)
TERM 2 – ELC EVENT REMINDERS
WEEK 10
- K-12 EMERGENCY DRILL – Monday 17 June
- KINDY HEALTH CHECKS
– continue this week (18 & 21 June)
Government Community Nurse in the ELC
- SEMESTER 1 REPORTS –
released on SEQTA this week
(Semester 1 Reports are not prepared for Kindergarten. They will only receive Reports at the end of Semester 2.)
- Kindy Starfish Pizza & PJ Day – Wednesday 19 June
More information from Teachers via SEESAW
- Kindy Turtles Pizza & PJ Day – Friday 21 June
More information from Teachers via SEESAW
- PP & Y1 HOUSE ACTIVITY DAY – Friday 21 June
Pre-Primary and Year 1 students will participate in various fun activities in their House groups..
They will need to wear their House shirts on this day.
- LAST DAY OF TERM 2 – Friday 21 June
Students will finish at the normal time on this day for a three-week mid-year break.
TERM 3
- FIRST DAY OF TERM 3 – Tuesday 16 July
Kindy Starfish will attend on Tuesday and Wednesday of Week 1
Kindy Turtles will attend on Thursday and Friday of Week 1
