Evian Roller Blade Babies Hit the Pavement

Watch the Evian Roller Blade Babies video.

Can we believe: all we see these days? any of what we see?

Blogs for Dads

Dad's Blogs

Books With Positive Views of Fathers & Fatherhood




Kids' who read, succeed!!!
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Great ideas for Reading Aloud

No. 1 best piece of advice:

"Fall in love with the pause." Mem Fox

Reflecting on what is read, on what we hear, on what we've learned during a task.....is vital.
It is how we create NEW LEARNING-new understandings!!

Reading Aloud by Mem Fox,

"Reading aloud is an art form in which the eyes and voice play important parts." Mem Fox

Listen to Mem explain the importance of reading aloud

"We can do at least seven things with our voices to keep our listeners engaged. Six of these seven vocal gymnastics are contrasts: loud and soft; fast and slow; and high and low. And we can p-a-u-s-e!!!!" Mem Fox

"If children love the words, they’ll use them delightfully in their own speaking and in their own writing. If they love the sounds of the words, they’ll understand them better when they come to read them later." Mem Fox

For Fourteen Fantastic Hints on Reading Aloud click The Book Chook

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Thoughts to consider at Parent Teacher Interview Time

It’s just as important for parents to tell teachers about issues at home that may affect school performance as it is for teachers to report how children are doing in the classroom.

Students do best when parents and teachers work together as partners. The start of a new school year is a great time to open a dialogue with your child’s teacher. If you haven't already, then sharing this information with a teacher will help her better understand your child’s needs and lay the groundwork for a cooperative relationship throughout the rest of the school year.

1. Health conditions: If your child is diabetic, uses an inhaler, is allergic to peanuts, or has a serious health condition, or been diagnosed with a condition which may affect behaviour and concentration her teacher should know.
   

2. Family issues: Advise the teacher if your family is going through a major change that could affect your child, such as a divorce, a death in the family, or a move. Even if your child seems to have adjusted well, alert teachers so they can watch for behavioral changes.

3. Personality traits or behaviour issues: It’s best to make teachers aware of any worrying issues e.g., painful shyness or throwing tantrums, before they become a problem at school.
   

4. Strengths and weaknesses: If you tell teachers these things up front, they’ll have more time to help your children improve in the areas they need it most.

5. Learning style: You’ve spent years teaching your kids, from potty training to tying shoelaces, so you have a good idea of their learning styles. If your child learns better through hands-on activities than through listening to explanations, mention that to his teacher.
   

6. Study habits: Tell teachers about your childs' study habits and any issues they face in completing the work. Teachers often can offer suggestions to make homework time go more smoothly.

7. Special interests: Let the teacher know about your child’s hobbies or interests as it can help the teacher forge connections in the classroom.
   

Adapted from: Sharing key information about your child can help teachers make a connection. by Emily Graham

Keep on reading!
Kids' who read, succeed!!!

Are you looking for maths links to suit your children?

Here's a few to get you started:

If your child likes art try:Patty Paints-Multiplication game (Stages 1-3)
You can choose which tables to play.
After each section you get to spray paint a vehicle.
The amount of time you get depends on how well you do!

Multiplication game- go to Multiplication Tables then scroll down to Moon Maths


KidsKnowIt Network

ICT Numeracy Games

Learning Planet Maths Games

Looking for help with Maths homework?

If you need some help or support try this website : Math: Master the Basics

Videos and tutorials explain basic operations and help with the mastery of math skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division--essential building blocks for success in mathematics.

Further resources are found at the bottom of the page including the Harcourt Maths Glossary.

Take care with Wikipedia as anyone can edit it.

PARENTS WARNED OF WIKIPORN RISK
Parents have been warned not to let children use the website Wikipedia unsupervised after an entry on a popular children's book was edited to contain pornographic material.
Sexual and violent acts between characters were added last week to the online plot summary for Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH, which is recommended for students in years 5 to 9.
The edited page for the book, on the list for the Premier's Reading Challenge, was visible for about an hour before it was changed to the original text.
NSW Parents Council executive officer of communications, Michelle FitzGerald, said "all parents" should be concerned.
"It is a concern to the council that the internet, if used inappropriately or not supervised, can lead children into areas where they really should not be," she said. "It really comes back to parental supervision on the internet."
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/23/1242498976065.html

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Improve your online security.

How long is it since you changed your passwords?

National Change Your Password Day, 5 June

Australians are being encouraged to take some simple steps to improve their online security as part of National E-security Awareness Week, June 5 - 12 2009.

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Literacy Lava launched

Literacy Lava is a free digital magazine (in pdf format) for you to read, download and use, share with others, or print and keep. The combined work of a brilliance of bloggers, Literacy Lava is erupting with great tips for parents, and suggestions for literacy activities to share with kids.

"Literacy Lava doesn’t promote expensive pastimes or passive
entertainment. Those things have a place in many kids’ lives. Our focus is
on low-cost activities parents can do with kids to promote literacy.
Our hope is that with Literacy Lava, you and your kids will have fun, while
building the skills they need to read, write and communicate successfully."

Kids' who read, succeed!!!
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Director-General's Message for National Reconciliation Week 2009

The theme for National Reconciliation Week (NRW) this year is ‘See the person, not the stereotype’
Reconciliation Australia

Take a look and have a listen to NSW Director General:
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How can I help my child with maths?

Go to: http://youcandomaths.com.au/

Wellbeing of mothers and children

Australia is the third best place in the world to be a mother, a new global report that rates the wellbeing of mothers and children has found.

State of the world's mothers report

Our new library plans are now available.

Building the Education Revolution (BER)
Our new library plans will be displayed at the P&C meeting next Tuesday.
Come and check them out!!




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Sandy Beach Bookfair-Liam Morrison

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Jurassic Park Bookfair Competition

BOOKFAIR

Thursday, May 28 from 8am-6pm in SBPS library.

JURASSIC CREATURE COMPETITION

Help us create our very own Jurassic Park in SBPS library.

To all our families artistic and creative opportunities await you!!

Make a creature from the Jurassic period and send it to school by next Thursday May 21st.

It can be an “air”, “land”, or “sea” creature.

It can be 2D or 3D.

It is not an assessment task so all the family can share their skills and talents.

Yunnanosaurus

Coelurosauravus

Ornitholestes

.

Plenty of prizes for participants.

3 x $10 book fair vouchers

5 “pick a poster” prizes

These websites may be helpful:

http://www.kidsdinos.com/

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/dino_Jurassic.htm

http://www.thelearningpage.org/dinosaurs/dinosaur_facts.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/mesozoic/Jurassic.html

http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/jurassic-period.html

http://www.prehistory.com/timeline/jurassic.htm

Jurassic animal printouts:

Download a dinosaur:

Designer Dinosaurs - paper maché

3D papercraft kids series-Dinosaurs of the Jurassic

Dinosaur Papercraft -Jurassic 2

Dinosaur Papercraft -Jurassic 3

Dinosaur Papercraft- Jurrasic 4

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Walk safely to school day

Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual, national event in Australia in which primary school children are encouraged to walk or commute safely to school, an initiative of the Pedestrian Council of Australia (PCA). It is held annually in May on a varying date. In 2009, it will be held on May 15. Wikipedia

Please encourage your children to walk(or ride) safely to school this Friday.

Children's Television Channel

There will be a Children's Television Channel up and running by Christmas as announced in yesterday's budget. This is a great achievement for the Australian Children's Television Foundation who have been lobbying for this for many years.

“For the past 50 years, Australian parents have trusted ABC Television to inform, educate and entertain their children." said ABC Managing Director, Mark Scott.

“It is wonderful that in this new era of digital television, the ABC will deliver a dedicated channel for children, available free of charge and without advertising, in every Australian home."

from:http://www.throng.com.au/abc3/abc-confirm-new-childrens-channel-abc3


Kids' who read, succeed!!!
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School Zones and Flashing Lights

Have your say on the nrma motoring blog about school zones/flashing lights etc.

Stress-Busting Gets Creative

"Art education can help children cope with worries. Children under stress tend to bottle up their feelings, creating emotional and physical effects. With negative news dominating our newspapers and airwaves – from a struggling economy and war to issues closer to home with worried parents, less disposable income and school stress -- children need to find healthy ways to manage stress.......

Art for kids should be all about originality and creativity. You can create a space at home that promotes imaginative play........

* Never ever judge your children’s artwork. You want to empower them to use art to express their ideas, thoughts and feelings.


Above all, children need to know that they are loved and supported.

Give hugs and model grace, calm and problem-solving. Sometimes children need just 15 minutes of your undivided attention. They need to turn off the TV and sources of distraction and learn to turn within to tap their own imaginations where a world of creative adventure awaits."
posted by: Karin Machusic, Editor Art for Creative Kids

Congratulations to the P&C

A big thank you to all the parents and community members who assist at school supporting the education of our students.

Michael Coutts-Trotter, Director-General of the NSW Department of Education & Training, talks about P and C Day and the good work P and C's do in the vodcast.

Come and join in!!

Sandy Beach Public School P and C welcomes new parents and community members to join their ranks.

Head Lice have been detected lurking in a number of classes

Head Lice

"Head lice are wingless insects spending their entire life on human scalp and feeding exclusively on human blood." Wikipedia

"Unfortunately, the management and treatment of head lice is surrounded by a large amount of misinformation and myth, particularly about their habits and what is and isn't an effective treatment." NSW Government Department of Health

"Understanding the biology and lifecycle of head lice will enable you to understand how to effectively treat and manage head lice in your family and school."
NSW Government Department of Health


"Head lice are only found on the human head. Head lice do not live on furniture, hats, bedding, carpet or anywhere else in the environment. Treating anything other than the human head does not eradicate head lice." Treatment of Head Lice NSW Government Department of Health

"Spring cleaning your home, washing bedding and toys and rigorous vacuum cleaning do not affect the head lice population on a human head." Biology NSW Government Department of Health

How do you catch head lice?"Head lice are caught from another human head. Head lice cannot survive off the human head for any length of time." Biology NSW Government Department of Health

"Head lice move from human hair to human hair."

"As no product has been shown to kill eggs, any chemical treatment must be reapplied after any eggs have hatched, ie. five to seven days after the first treatment." Biology NSW Government Department of Health

"Unfortunately, the management and treatment of head lice is surrounded by a large amount of misinformation and myth, particularly about their habits and what is and isn't an effective treatment." NSW Government Department of Health

To assist you to combat these annoying creatures:
NSWPublic Schools and NSWHealth present:


NSW DET video on head lice show you how to get rid of head lice.

NSWPublic Schools and NSWHealth present:

For further support and information go to http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/headlice

Please check your child’s hair regularly

and if necessary apply a suitable product

to remove the lice.
"Sometimes you may need to reapply the lotion two or even three times.

All eggs must be removed to successfully eradicate the lice.

We understand that it is a difficult and tiresome job to do
but unless all the eggs are removed  they can re-hatch over night."

 NSW Government Department of Health

For further support and information go to
 http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/headlice

My Child .gov.au

A wonderful website for parents which provides information to families about Australian Government early learning and care initiatives and other issues that affect children such as:
Child care tax rebate, well-being and learning.

Internet Safety

Cybersmart Kids Online will help you and your family to find out how to be cybersmart and use the internet safely.
It's a young person's guide to smart 'net surfing, chatting and emailing.

There are brochures available for download.

Australian Government -Australian Communications and Media Authority

Alphabet Chart NSW Foundation

From K-3 Teachers Resources this alphabet chart will guide you and your children to correctly form their letters.
You can print it out and place it in a prominent place.

Chores Chart for kids

Free Printable Chore Charts - A4 and A3 sizes...

Ideal for use AT HOME or AT SCHOOL

"I made this chart up for my 7 year old boy for home chores and thought it could also work well in the classroom or homeschool situation so here it is to share for FREE - enjoy !"

K-3 Teachers Resources