27 May 2013 YEAR 1 NEWSLETTER – WEEK 7B ... - St Hildas School

Minibeast Incursion
On Tuesday the girls had a creepy crawly visit! Errol and Julie from ‘Minibeasts in the Classroom’
visited the girls. The girls were able to see and handle some interesting minibeasts! Errol and Julie
brought a working bee hive, which was fascinating, as well as scorpions, spiders and stick insects.
The girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves and learnt a lot of interesting facts about minibeasts.
Mathletics and Literacy Planet
Remember to log on and complete your Mathletics and Literacy Planet activities. The activities are
designed to consolidate the work the girls have been covering in the classroom. New activities will
be allocated when the previous activities are completed.
Grevillea Fundraising Week
Grevillea Fundraising Week will be during Week 7, beginning Monday 27 May. ’Pretty in Purple’
Free Dress Day, raffle and other competitions.
Book Fair
Book Fair is on during Week 7 in the Junior Library. The Library will be open for business from
lunchtime on Monday 27 May, then every day 8.00am -8.20am, lunchtime, during library lessons
and 3.25pm – 4.00pm. There will be no book borrowing for students in Prep -Year 6 during Book
Fair week.
Under 8’s Day
Under 8’s Day will be celebrated on Friday May 31. Parents are more than welcome to attend this
day. We will begin with lunch at 12.00pm, followed by a variety of rotational activities starting at
1.00pm.
Family Reading Month
This is the last week for Family Reading Month. We hope you have enjoyed spending time as a
family reading. Please return it to Mrs Grimmer in the Library.
Reading Tip: Pick books that are at the right level. Help your child pick books that are not too
difficult. The aim is to give your child lots of successful reading experiences. Picture books are an
excellent way to develop comprehension skills such as the ability to make inferences and
predictions.
Women’s Auxiliary High Tea
The Prep and Year 1 girls will be performing several songs at the Women’s Auxiliary High Tea at
the Royal Pines Resort on Wednesday 5 June. Please read and accept the Terms and Conditions for
this trip on Parent Lounge. We would love to see lots of parents at the High Tea as well!
Pre-Prep Open Morning for Families
On Tuesday 11 June there will be a Pre-Prep Open Morning (9.00am - 12.00pm) for families who
are not at St Hilda’s School and would like to find out more about the Pre-Preparatory program.
Please encourage any friends or relatives to register their interest with Louise Lewis on 55 777 232
or enrolments@sthildas.qld.edu.au