Shoe box gifts

Good afternoon parents,

A note went home yesterday about Operation Christmas child (Shoe box gifts) and the children are very excited to take part in this wonderful initiative.

Here is a list of the things that you can and cannot bring for the shoe box donations:

Please bring $2.50 each for postage which will get the shoe box to where it needs to go.

Please email me if you have any question ps or quarries about the initiative.

Miss Prowse

Calender Art Fundraiser

Good afternoon parents,

The children have now all finished their art for the Calendar Fundraiser and are ready to be viewed. If you would like to come into the classroom after school or at the start of school this week, the children's art can be viewed by yourselves.

I have the order forms in class but if you would like me to send it home, please email me.

They all look fantastic!

Miss Prowse

Week 6 Merit Award winners

Congratulations to Shaye and Rhavi our week 6 Merit Award winners! You are both Year One super stars!

Miss Prowse

Think Mental Books due

Dear Parents,

This is a friendly reminder that your child's Think Mental books (Unit 9 and 10) are in due tomorrow. If you could please write an encouraging comment on your child's work when they have completed it.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Miss Prowse

Excursion help

Good evening parents,

On Friday the 16th of September, both Year One classes will be going on an excursion to Wonnerup House from 10.30 am-2.30pm.

More information will be coming home to you in note form later this week but I was hoping to about 5 parents to help on the day. 

If you are interested in helping, please send me an email.

Thank you for your support and have a great night.

Miss Prowse

Year 1P goes shape crazy!

Last week, Year 1P started their investigation into 2D shapes. We looked at lots of different shapes and were able to name a lot of them! We looked at the features of each shape and found out how many edges and corners each of them had. This relates to the Australian Curriculum outcome of:

Recognise and classify familiar two dimensional shapes and three dimensional objects using obvious features (ACMMG022)

We sang a great song and even found out there were shapes called a nonagon and a dodecagon! What funny names!

The song can be found just here  - sorry if it gets in your head!

We then experimented with shapes using pattern blocks and had some fun making different pictures and designs. Have a look at our learning below!

We loved learning about 2D shapes, keep an eye out for what we learn about 3D shapes!

Miss Prowse

Pupil Free Day this Friday

This is just a quick reminder that there is a pupil free day this Friday the 19th of August. On this day the staff at OLC will be attending the Capes Conference in which Mrs. Meyer, Mr Torrese, Mr McSevich, Mrs Hunt and myself will be presenting!

I hope you have a lovely day with your children :)

Miss Prowse

Mission Market Madness

On Friday the 13th of August OLC celebrated our feast day of the Assumption of Mary. We began the day with a beautiful prayer service with the whole school, the song 'Gentle mother' was a gorgeous start to our day. We then returned to the class and completed some feast day activities and if you have a little look at our class door, you will see some beautiful pictures of Mary that the children completed.

The stalls were then set up for the mission markets and I must say...the lucky dip stall was an absolute hit! We sold out very quickly and the children loved all the little stationary and toys that were packed into the bags. Thank you again to all the families who donated things for the lucky dip.

The sun came out and the games, lollies and fun were a massive hit with the children! Here are a few snaps of the children having fun in the sun!

After the Mission Markets, the children took part in a variety of activities including lego, German dodge, parachute activities, balloon racing and one of the favourites...Go Noodle. 

Here are a few pictures of the children having a ball taking part in Go Noodle activities. 

Thank you for all the support for the Mission Markets! 

Miss Prowse 

Parent helpers needed!

Good evening parents,

With the Mission Markets approaching quickly, I am seeking a few parent volunteers to help make up our lucky dip bags this Wednesday the 10th of August. The children have Library from 2.15 so I was hoping to have at least 4 volunteers to help make bags until home time at 3.05pm.

If anyone is able to help, please let me know in the morning or email me.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Miss Prowse

Early Childhood Wildlife Excursion

Today the people from West Oz Wildlife  came to Our Lady of the Cape and gave us an experience we would not forget! We were very excited to experience some Australian animals and find out some very interesting facts about them.

Both of the presenters were very knowledgeable and engaging and we learnt a lot of facts about where each animal lived, what they ate and how we could protect them in the wild. We met a Koala called Juda, a Dingo called Yapper, a Lizard called Bobby and a Snake called Molly.

The children were so interested in each animal and were even brave enough to have a snake around their neck! I was definitely not as brave at them!

Here are some photos of our incursion below.

Juda was such a soft and furry Koala and the children loved it when he looked at them!

Yapper was a very friendly Dingo and he loved his back being stroked. 

The children being very brave holding the snake!

Having a feel of Bobby the bobtail lizard. His skin was very rough!

The children loved our Australian animal incursion!

Miss Prowse

Week 3 Merit Award Winners

Congratulations to this weeks Merit Award winners Jacob and Sullivan! You are both Year One super stars!

Miss Prowse

Think Mental Math Books

Good afternoon parents,

Thank you to all those people who handed in their Think Mentals book last Friday. The children are doing a great job at completing the two units for the fortnight. Over the next two weeks could you please assist your child in completing unit 7 and 8 and hand it back into class by next Friday 12th of August. 

Thank you to all those parents who are giving instant feedback by correcting their children's work. This will be extremely beneficial to developing your chid's mathematical understanding and help them to learn from their errors.

If you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to email me.

Miss Prowse