2/3M Clever, kind and wonderful! 

The lap was really big Zac came 3rd my brother came 39th.

Brooke

To Mrs McLean I love you you are the best teacher ever.

Love Brooke

To Alexis and Ava,

I hope you had a happy holiday!! From Ella

This year I’m having a great holiday and I hope you are too

From Ella

Happy holidays everyone!

Well done Alexis on being the first person to post onto the blog from our class. I hope you are enjoying your holidays!

Rathmines Public School is having its Easter Egg Raffle on Thursday 5 April at 2p.m in the school hall.

All raffle tickets must be returned by Wednesday 4 April.

Dear 2/3M,

I hope you have a wonderful day with Miss Shearwood.

I have added some new links to the Literacy and Mathematics pages for you to explore.

Sidney and Alexis you will find your blue merit attached to the charts on Monday.

Who will be the next person to achieve a blue merit?

Have a wonderful weekend 2/3M! I am so proud of all of you

Mrs McLean

Cross Country is on again!

When: Wednesday 21 March

Time: 9:30a.m

Where: F Jetty

What will you need? Joggers, drink bottle, hat and wear sunscreen.

The cross country course has changed and on Tuesday afternoon you will be walking the cross country course.

You can find a copy of the Cross Country note at Rathmines Public School website

Get ready to have some fun!

Parents and Guardians,

I would like to encourage all students in 2/3M to enter in the Premier’s Reading Challenge.

I have listed some information below to assist in clarifying how the Premier’s Reading Challenge works.

When does the PRC begin?

The Challenge runs from 1 February to 1 September 2012.

What will the students receive as recognition of completing the challenge?

It is a condition of entry that students entering and successfully completing the Challenge will receive a PRC certificate and appear on the PRC Honour Roll.

What level books should my children choose?

 K–2 students who can read simple chapter books independently are encouraged to attempt the 3-4 Challenge.

To experience a book a child can listen to the book, participate in a shared reading of the book or read part or all of the book independently.

How many books do my children need to read?

Students from K-2 need to read 30 books, this can include 25 books from the PRC list and 5 free choice books.

Students in Year 3 need to read 20 books, this can include 15 books from the PRC list and 5 free choice books.

Click here to go to the PRC Book Lists

Where do I record the books that have been read?

I will send home a reading log. Please complete the details of the book read. It is very important to include the ID numbers as this information is used to log the record electronically. When your child has completed the challenge please return the record to school and I will input the data.

To successfully complete the Challenge your child must have an online reading record entered and validated by 1 September 2012.

The certificate shows the student’s name and school. Only the students’ name will appear in the Honour Roll with no other identifying factors. Participating schools appear as a separate list.

Students, whose online entries are received by the closing date of 1 September 2012, will have their certificates sent to the school in Term 4.

Only one certificate per year will be issued to each student regardless of the number of books read.

Students who complete the Challenge for four years receive a gold certificate.

It is a wonderful challenge to be involved in and assists in promoting a love a reading. I encourage all students to participate in the challenge. It is not a compulsory activity.

Please click on the link below for further information.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Melanie McLean

• lead pencil
• ruler
• eraser
• red pen
• blue pen
• scissors
• glue stick
• textas
• coloured pencils
• highlighter

Donations of tissues, paper towels, liquid soap and hand sanitiser are gratefully accepted.

If you have any questions or concerns please come and see me.

Mrs McLean

This week Year 5 who have been nominated for School Leader for 2012 will be presenting their speeches on Wednesday after recess. The speech needs to go for 2-3 minutes and explain to the audience why you would be a great school leader. You can create a poster if you wish to have on display during your speech.

If you have any questions about the School Leader process please come and see me.

Year 6 this week you will be presenting a speech about what you have learnt and enjoyed about being in Year 6. Your speech is to be 2-3minutes. If you wish to use props when presenting your speech you may.

Mrs McLean

Week 3

• The intensive swimming program begins tomorrow. Remember to bring your swimmers, towel, labelled clothing and a plastic bag.
• Please bring your Maths- Go Figure book to school tomorrow.

Are you artisitic and would like to create a poster for the school fete?

Create your poster on an A4 piece of paper. You can use pencils, gel pens, crayons or textas.

Details: Rathmines Public School Fete

November 12

Time: 10a.m-3p.m

Where: Rathmines Public School

You can also mention that there will be rides, games, stalls, craft activities etc.

Mrs McLean

How many steps have you done today?

The link to the Global Children’s Challenge website is under Parent Information in the links section. Remember to write down your steps each day.

Keep moving

5/6M Please write your answer as a post with a title, tags and categories.

What do you know about Government?

What is the Constitution?

Hi 5/6M,

I have a question for you which I hope you can answer for me by researching the answer.

Why do dogs lick?

Mrs McLean

Start with the number 5

• multiply by 4
• then add 4
• divide by 3
• halve this number
• multiply by 4
• minus 1
• divide by 3
• multiply by itself
• minus 6

What is the answer?