Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Take a look back at 2009 Bookfair

    2009 Bookfair- Our very last one in the old library!!!



                   2009 Book Character Parade

Saturday, 7 May 2011

At last: Our library learning lounge opens for its first lunchtime!!

Our library learning lounge opens for its first lunchtime at last!!! on PhotoPeach.



We have come a long way since these slideshows: Check out the animoto slideshow of "Our new BER library" and the photopeach of "Our first impressions of our new BER library."

Friday, 6 May 2011

Announcing the 2011 SBPS Bookfair!!!


Our annual Book Fair is coming up on Thursday 26th May.This is a great way to provide more stimulating books for your children to read and a great way to highlight and celebrate the joy of reading!

This year the theme is:
Lights, Camera, BOOKFAIR!
 
The Scholastic truck will arrive on Friday 20th May so we can set up. This year we will hold the Book Fair in the new BER library. Come along and check it out!
 
The Book Character Parade and Book Fair sale day will be held on Thursday 26th May.
The Book Fair will be open from 8am-6pm.
 
We look forward to seeing lots of parents and friends join us on this day for a huge celebration of “reading.” Students can come to school dressed up as any one of their favourite book  characters.
 
We encourage, where possible, students to bring along a book that displays their character for sharing with visitors and their classmates. It can be a book from home, the public library, Grandma’s or our library...  
 
Parents and family are welcome to join their children for recess and then a brief book sharing time in the classroom.
          
The Book Character Parade will commence at 12.15.  Parents and friends are also welcome to join their children for lunch. Our canteen will be catering for this event.                          
 
After each class presents their book characters in the parade we will do 1 x lucky draw for a “poster pick” from the  Bookfair = 13 lucky winners!!  
 
Book Fair Program of Events
 
Thursday 26th May 2011 – parents, family and friends are welcome to join us for:
 
Morning Tea – 11.15
Class “read in” from 11.40
Book Character Parade commencing at 12.15
Lunch – 1.15
The Library will be open from 8.00am until 6.00pm selling books and we look forward to seeing you on the day. 
Come one, come all!!
Come and check out our new library learning lounge.
Remember the fun of last years bookfair:



and last years book character parade...



Sunday, 1 May 2011

Visit our new LIBRARY tab on our new school website.

Visit our library tab on our Sandy Beach Public School's new website 

LIBRARY    and you will find: 

SBPS Library 4 Lifelong Learningweblinks

-Virtual Library 24/7

This site provides access to weblinks, web tools and e-resources to support
teaching and learning for staff and students, parents and carers
@ Sandy Beach Public School. 

and this weeks news: Check out the  photopeach of: 
Our first impressions of our new BER library on PhotoPeach

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Sharing the e-books so you can search and find them in the holidays.

 Enjoy these e-books from Fraboom- Online Children's Museum:

We are on our way to our new BER library.

I would like to say a BIG thank you to all the wonderful parents and carers who have come along and helped me with the move.
Your help is really appreciated.
 I could not have managed without you!!

Monday, 14 March 2011

Sandy Beach school kids are working hard on improving their spelling.

I have had parents asking for online games for extra reinforcement.
Here are some great games to try for spelling:
starting with: 

SCRAMBLESAURUS 

 
 
 
   Help Dobie find treasure under the sea by
   matching letter patterns and word parts to spell words.
 * choose your class and then the unit....





Saturday, 5 March 2011

These are our drawings of the tooth fairy from 1B

Year 1 B share their 2011 tooth fairies with you.
Year 1 B's tooth fairies on PhotoPeach (not 1O as I previously stated)

Watch our show in a spiral version:
Year 1 O's tooth fairies on PhotoPeach


Check out all the countries involved in the TOOTH TALLY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM this year

Sunday, 27 February 2011

2011 Tooth Tally is up and counting...

Tooth Tally Project  The Tooth Tally Project gives teachers a way to integrate an important event in the life of a child - losing a tooth - with reading, maths, writing, social studies and technology.

 Using "lost tooth" data collected in the classroom, students will practice counting skills and collecting data. They will learn to make and interpret graphs, use descriptive text, develop mapping skills and collaborate internationally with their peers using the Internet.

It's a wonderful opportunity for children to realise that in spite of many differences children all around the world have many similarities, too.

Check out where all the kids and the classes participating are from on the world map


Our baby teeth came out on PhotoPeach:


Here is the 2011 Tooth Fairy's description:


The Tooth Fairy has long black hair that blows in the wind. She is smiling. She wears a long, pink dress with yellow stars on it and green slippers. She carries a black purse to keep the teeth in. She has two wings that look like butterfly wings. They are yellow, pink and green. Her wand has a green handle and a star at the end. It sparkles to help her see in the dark.

I will share our kids drawings in the next post.

Year 4 helped our new kindy's with their first class visit to the library.

Year 4 students were so responsible and helpful with our new kindergarten kids. I was so proud of them. They were kind and caring.

Year 4 students showed the new kindy's all around the library and pointed out where they could find all the important things like picture books, non-fiction books, paper, scissors, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, computers,cushions.....

They also showed them the blocks and the phones which are available to play with during 2nd half of lunch-times. Year 4 students helped the little ones choose a book to suit, often read some or all of the book to them and then helped them to the check out area. Their help was invaluable.



Yr 4 welcome kinder kids to our library on PhotoPeach

Monday, 13 December 2010

2010 NSW PRC Gold Honour Roll

Congratulations to the 30 students from Sandy Beach Public School who earned their Gold award this year. Check out your names on the Honour Roll.

Sunday, 12 December 2010

Sandy Beach School Fete 2010

Sandy Beach Public School 2010 Fete on PhotoPeach

Thank you to everyone who organised, helped and supported the fete. It was from all accounts fun and successful.

Friday, 10 December 2010