The term is winding down and we are trying to keep as closely to a normal routine as possible.  The girls know that the pressure is off, they will all be progressing to the next grade and they’re wondering whether is is necessary to work so hard now.   They are also a bit nervous about  next year.  They think they’ll miss their teacher and wonder how they’ll cope with a new one.  Will they be with their best friend and what if they don’t like the girls they’re going to be with in Grade 2!   Of course they will cope but they don’t know that yet.  Moving on is good and we are doing everything we can to prepare them for the great move up.   In the mean time, parents, keep up the diligence with homework.   We want to consolidate those Maths and Reading skills.  Some of the girls who made a slow start in Reading are now shooting ahead and I am proudly moving them up to higher levels.    The better their grasp of the written word the better they will cope in Grade 2.  Mathematical concepts are also falling into place as the children ‘get it’ with great glee.  Many are begging for more difficult work cards.

As a reward for excellent behaviour in Assembly they were allowed to come to school in civvies on Friday.   Although this usually brings out a slip in good behaviour I love seeing them in Mufti.   Once the initial excitement of seeing each other in their lovely apparel wore off and the girls were warned that uniform behaviour was still the order of the day they settled down to a reasonably normal day of school work!

Such lovely Spring colours

Each in her own unique style

According to M on the right – Yellow is my favourite colour and that’s why she wore it!

A very pretty pose

Pretty in Pink

Enjoying the swings

Aren’t we cute

For the final two weeks of school we will be working less in our books and more in a special booklet of fun, educational activities – BUT the teaching will continue.  Parents please continue to read to your children and  encourage the girls to read, read, read on their own too.   Keep counting in ones, twos, fives and tens and try to get into the higher number ranges.   Challenge your girls with doubling and halving problems at least to 20 and help them to work with money – a wonderful way to get mathematical concepts across!