Sarah Update!!!

Miss Sarah is in 1Gold with Mrs Shepherd this year. Although they split the kids up this year (and her best friend Phoebe is no longer in her class), she still has Jasmin and Tiarn in her class, which is a bonus.

Sarah really likes Yr1. She likes her teacher. And she seems to be learning at the rate of knots! Every week there are 2 double-sided work sheets for homework to be handed in on a Friday - 2 pages are maths and 2 pages are writing (including a spelling word list they must do nightly as they are tested on a Friday).

Sarah has "news" on a Monday, Tuesday is "library day", Thursday is "sport's day"...they also spend time on the computers and in scripture.

Currently in class, the kids are learning "history", more specifically, their own history and where they as people, fit into their histories. The kids were asked to each bring a family item of importance that demonstrated something historical and also something which was part of their own history. David lent Sarah a framed set of photos of the harbour bridge before, during and after it's construction in the early 30's. Fits into our history of Sydney and of Australia, and also Sarah's own personal history as two of her Great Grandfather's worked on the construction of the bridge - one on bolting, the other on lighting. They will be doing various projects and drawings in relation to their history item.

All in all, Yr 1 is shaping up well. Sarah seems happy and content. She is a Level 9 reader and we do a "home-reader" together nightly. She has also started dancing with the school and goes to a dancing class before school every Friday, which she absolutely loves! We are also going to be looking into "The Music Bus" as an option for Sarah to learn an instrument of her choice. The bus comes to the school every week, so it's easily accessible. For the first time ever, too, Sarah did a season of sport outside of school - summer soccer. It only went for about 9 weeks or so, but she did learn how to be in a team, and the basics of soccer. Plus, she looked really cute in her soccer gear....and boy was she fast when the full-time whistle blew. I'm pretty sure she was first or second in line for an ice block on more than one occasion...LOL!

Anyways, Til L8tr xxx

To Miss Sarah...keep up the gr8 work little bee. Mummy loves your guts xxx