you need to have returned all your books, i.e., have no overdues.
All students should bring their books and library bags
for borrowing this week even if they may miss their lessons
due to extra special events.
We will organise their borrowing so they don't miss out.
Monday, 29 March 2010
Fantastic news!!
SBPS has many students finished the 2010 Challenge!!!
and there are still one and a half terms left to read.
Keep up the great work!
I will put the names of students that are finished in next terms’ newsletter. We are planning on having a celebration for all the kids that are finished in Week 2 of Term 2.
Please encourage your children to find time to enjoy some reading during the holidays.
“DOUBLE UP” borrowing is available for the holidays for children with no overdues.
The NSW Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth,
welcomes visitors to the
Building the Education Revolution website.
This video portrays a library for a larger school than Sandy Beach, but it will give you an idea of what our new library will look like-ours will be a little smaller.
Yes, it’s that time of year again - our annual Easter Raffle and Hat Parade which is to be held on Thursday 1 April at 11.50am.
I am asking for donations of Easter Eggs to make up as many prizes as possible for our annual Easter Egg Raffle which can be left at the front office. Special thanks to those families who’ve already sent some eggs in, it is greatly appreciated.
Books of 5 tickets to sell will be sent home with all children this week. If you would like some additional books please see the office.
All books and money must be returned by Friday 26th March to be included in the draw.
Thank you for your anticipated help. Leonie Smith Assistant Principal
A record-breaking 180,142 students in over 2,000 schools met the Challenge in 2009! Congratulations to the students
and thanks to the parents,
teachers,
public and teacher-librarians
who helped them discover books and complete records.
Your school is automatically registered when one of your students enters a book read on his/her online reading record. (We are registered and on our way!!)
There will be randomly selected early bird rewards for students
Wallwisher is an Internet application that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily.
How do I post on the wall?
Double click anywhere on the wall, buddy..!
Please join in the fun.
As the wall is moderated your post will not appear immediately.
Cheers
:-)
Welcome to our first wallwisher. Why don't you post something to it?
1,133,246 students and 56,082 schools from 235 countries have united to set a new world record by correctly answering 479,732,613 questions.
The validation process for the winners in each category, and the leading countries – results are posted @ http://www.worldmathsday.com/2010/Default.aspx
2011 will be even bigger with World Maths Day becoming part of the
The World Education Games.
Everyone is invited to unite the world in learning!
Result summary:
Ages 5-8 section:
An Australian student in the top 10- Aiden who played 500 games with a score of 28114
Ages 9-13 section: Australianstudents were in thetop 3 places. Cool calculating!
Kaya G from Southport School Australia, who played 500 games andcame 1st!! with 43007 points
Caleb L from The AustralianInternational School United Arab Emirates played 500 games andcame 2nd with 35235 points
Brody H TeamAustralia played 500 games andcame 3rd with 32507 points
Ages 14-18 section:
Australianstudents were in thetop 2 places. Fantastic!
Students go to World Maths Day 2010 Click on Sign In - yellow box on the top right and then use their individual log ons that they were given by their teacher.
Have fun competing against other kids from around the world. Games are 60 secs long so: take a deep breath before you start.. make sure you are comfortable.... Go!!
Students listened to this description and then drew what they though this years' fairy would look like from that description.
The Tooth Fairy likes to wear green from the very top of her head to the very tips of her toes. It is green like growing grass.
Sometimes, instead of her beautiful sparkly gown, she wears trousers so that she can fly from house to house in the twinkling of an eye.
As children dream, they may hear the tiny sound of the tinkling bell on the tip of her cap as she quietly visits them.
Share our drawings of the 2010 tooth fairy from 1-2 C.
Friday, 5 February 2010
LIBRARY NEWS
Welcome to another fine year of learning in 2010! Our library is open Monday – Friday this year from 8.30 am parents are very welcome to come to the library with their children and read a story. This is a lovely, relaxing way to start the day.
LIBRARY LESSONS:
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri 3E 6M KG 3H 6I KS 4C 5A 2CK K/1O 1M 4/5TC 1/2C
Students who can read well, have a chance to do well in all other areas they explore. They are not held back and frustrated because they can’t understand and interpret information.
Parents play a vital role in the education of their child. At Sandy Beach Public School (SBPS), we believe that a strong and supportive partnership between home and school improves children’s learning capabilities.
As parents/carers you can help them in many ways.
1.Read to them for fun – enjoy.Even just 10 minutes per school day = 50 minutes per week = 200 minutes per month = 2400 minutes per year. See it will add up!!!!!!! Does reading a bedtime story to your children every night really make thatmuch difference?
YOU BET IT DOES!The research proves it!
This habit should start in a child’s first year of life,and continue throughout childhood. Even some children in Years 4, 5 & 6 enjoy it. Perhaps by then they will be the ones reading to their parents.
2.Encourage your children to read. 10 minutes per day = 2400 minutes per year, BUT 30 minutes per day = 7200 minutes per year!!! Imagine how well they would be reading by the end of the year!
3. Borrow regularly from libraries, including our school library.
4. Be involved in their schooling. Research shows that children, whoseparents/carers are part of the team teaching and guiding them, do much better at school than others.
HELPERS We value our wonderful helpers and would encourage more helpers to join the ranks because it helpsfree us to offer more services to the students and staff.
If you can help with library duties (either at home or at school) please fill out the form at the end of this newsletter and ask your child to return it to the library.
SweetSearch, a Search Engine for Students, searches only 35,000 Web sites that have been approved by our staff. SweetSearch allows students to choose the most relevant result from a list of credible results, without the distraction of unreliable sites.
Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by our research experts.
Visit our Web Links for teachers and students, organized by subject and academic level.
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