East Perth Cemetery

As part of our researching of The Swan River Colony the boys visited The East Perth Cemetery and what a place it is. Guided by The National Trust's own treasure Diana, we were led on an enchanting and fact filled adventure where we explored met many key players of WA's past. It has been a place the boys have been dying to visit for ages!

Dads Reading Day in 5 green

The 5 Green classroom was turned into a readers paradise last Friday when the boys welcomed in Mr Davis, Mr Mackenzie, Mr Lamattina, Mr Iovene and Mr Carcich for our Dads and Grandads Reading Day!

The love of books and reading was shared by our amazing volunteers who brought inspiring books in to share with their group.

A Q and A session followed where questions like, 'what was your first book?' and' How is reading important in your job?' Were put to our brave volunteers.

It was a great chance to celebrate reading and the vital role it plays in our lives.

Many thanks to all our volunteers!

Mr Hayes

Government House Visit

The class recently had a most enjoyable visit to Government House in the city. The boys were led on a most interesting and informative tour of Government House and its amazing historic gardens. Walking in the footsteps of Captain James Stirling the boys were able to gain a great sense of WA's history.  We even saw a tree planted by Stirling himself.

The climax of the tour was definitely meeting Her Excellency The Governor of WA Mrs Kerry Sanderson who was very generous with her time in meeting the class.

Thanks to Mrs Yeo, Mrs Smith and Mr Bush for joining us and taking the great photos below.

Dad and Grandad Reading Day

Calling all 5 green Dads and Grandads!!

We are having a reading day on Friday the 1st of April in the classroom.
I would love to have as many dads as possible for this special event.
I will divide all my volunteers into small groups with the boys. You have a little chat, maybe bring in a book you are currently reading or a book you have enjoyed in the past and talk about it with your group. You will then participate in a reading activity with your group.

Start time: 9.00 am
Finish Time 10.15 am

Hello from Mr Hayes

Dear Parents,

I hope you are all well. The term is raging by and we are extremely busy up until the end. There are a few points that I wish to highlight for your interest.

Excursions this week

We have two excursions this week to Government House (Tomorrow) and also to East Perth Cemetery and The State Library of WA (Wednesday).

These two exciting trips are in collaboration with our learning on The Swan River Colony and the Pioneers of WA. They will be very worthwhile and enriching learning experiences for the boys.

For the Government House Trip the boys will need to be in their summer uniform. They will change into this uniform after sports training tomorrow morning. Please ensure that your son brings all pieces of his uniform to school. Meeting the Governor in the wrong uniform won't be a good look.

We will leave school at 9 am sharp tomorrow if you are running late please email me asap so we can make arrangements.

On Wednesday, I will allow the boys to wear their Thursday blue sports uniform.

I thank many of you for your support and good will throughout the term.

I also wish to share that my wife and I are expecting our second child halfway through next term and I will be away on Paternity leave for a period next term. The exact time will be decided by the little bundle of joy, but its looks like midway through term.

Homework week 8

Here is the homework for this week.

Mental Maths next section.

Boys are to continue through the week to finish off their persuasive writing pieces. The published copy is due next Wednesday and it must be hand written.

15 mins reading each night.

I have decided not to add spelling words this week as the boys will have plenty of practice with spelling in their writing task.

All homework is due next Wednesday and I have informed them that there is no excuse for it not to be done especially if they have trips planned. For some perhaps homework needs to be completed before Friday.

The Power of Oral Reading

Dear Parents,

We are having a big push on Oral Reading at the moment in 5 Green.

You may find this article interesting.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/29276009/reading-aloud-can-build-up-brains/

Mr Hayes