We are nearing the end of Term 3 and Spring is certainly in the air. I look forward to our Festival on Tuesday and hope to see as many of our class parents there as possible. It has been wonderful to have Mike Hyder join us in the mornings  to teach us the Spring dance that we'll be performing on the day and to play the fiddle music for them to dance to. The children have been entranced by stories Mike has told them accompanied by music/sound effects played on his violin. He is such a great asset to  our school.

We have been fortunate to have had Jewels Auburn with us doing her two week prac for her TAFE Certificate as an Educational Assistant. She has worked tirelessly and has been concentrating on small group work with a number of Class 1 children. She is such an exciting and inspirational educator and the children greatly benefited from her work with them in both numeracy and literacy and in a social sense as well.

The latter part of this term has been dominated by play practice and next week we will be performing “Saint Jerome and the Lion”. It has been an exciting undertaking with twenty three spirited actors involved and I have been ably assisted by Evie and Jewels.  I will have to let you know by email about performance times as plans may be slightly altered due to  the rescheduling of the Festival.

The children really enjoyed making little felt balls to fashion into key rings for Father's Day gifts. They are crafty little things and their knitting continues to improve. Currently they are working on knitted recorder bags, cats, pigs and very shortly – gnomes!

Our Environmental Immersion afternoons with Kristi continue to be a highlight, although I suspect some parents may be wishing their children didn't get quite so immersed at times! There are always strange potions and concoctions and a lot of mud and paint to mess up their clothes. I prefer the weaving.

Our reading program is still going well thanks to some dedicated parent helpers and the Class 1 children have now joined in. Volunteers are always welcome. It's a great way to see your child in the classroom environment and to meet other children in the class.

I think we are all looking forward to the holiday break and some sunny, beachy weather. Thanks to all of the Class One Two parent group for your ongoing support.

Jan