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Fishy Spelling Champs Fish Creek & District Primary students cleaned up at the South Gippsland Gippspell Championships last week. Tyler Smith won the Year 6 trophy and Hannah Flanders took home the Year 5 trophy. Tyler and Hannah go on to compete in the Gippsland Championships in a few weeks time. With Prime Television one of the major sponsors, they are also hoping to get their 30 seconds of fame on TV. |
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Reading Recovery is part of the Early Years program in Grade 1, and has commenced. A small number of children, although being involved in a good classroom program, may still find reading and writing a confusing task and may need extra assistance. Over the past two weeks, all the children in Grade 1 have been assessed by myself, using the Marie Clay Diagnostic Survey. Selection of children is based on the assessments of Reading and Writing. Children on the reading recovery program work for half an hour daily on a one to one basis with me. The program is similar in context to Classroom Reading and Writing but is individualised and the teacher is constantly responding to the child’s needs. When the child has developed strategies of reading and writing in step with the others in the class, the child moves back into the classroom and another child is selected to commence. The program is highly successful, particularly where children are further supported in the classroom and at home. Reading Recovery Teacher Helen Harrington. |
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READING RECOVERY Mrs. Harrington
Biography—Mrs Helen Harrington Written by Grade 5/6 students after interviews
Nickname Honey. She teaches recorder and Reading Recovery. In her reading recovery she teaches people how to read better and is very good at it. She teaches recorder and is good at it. Helen Harrington is called ‘Honey’ because she sells honey at the Foster market Mrs Harrington was asked the following questions: 1. Why do you like teaching? To help children to improve their skills. 2. Do you like selling honey? Yes, I love selling my honey and meeting people at the market. 3. Are they good jobs? Yes they are good jobs and make me busy. |
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INTER-SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY We had excellent participation in the cross country with 60% students traveling over to 'have-a-go'. Their effort and behaviour were great and they all ran very well. The following students qualified to run in the State Cross Country: Kelly 1st, Jake 2nd, Ethan 5th and Jasper 6th Well done to all competitors.
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CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM This program will significantly improve welfare support for our students. We are lucky to be one of very few small country schools to be able to offer this program. Marg Haycroft is already making a positive difference around the school. |
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NETBALL CHAMPIONS Waratah ‘B’ team won their division of the interschool netball championship for the second year running …. YEA |
