Monday, July 06, 2009

School Holidays - Day 1

Rain!!!! We need it, we really do, but for the first day of the hols? The good thing I guess is the kids are sick, so the rain is forcing us to stay home. Hopefully they'll get better soon. Now to think of ways to keep them busy (and not fighting) Ruby is here today too - two's company and three's a crowd as everyone knows.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Introducing ....

Not one, but TWO Hannah Montana's! Woohoo!

It was a mufti day today for the last day of term, the theme was music! So the girls both wanted to go as HM. Don't they look gorgeous?








Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Well done girls

The girls bought home their Semester One reports today, they were fantastic, of course!

Comments from Ella's teachers:

English: Ella knows all the single sounds with confidence and successfully uses this knowledge in reading and writing. She writes three letter words and some sight words accurately. Ella's stories are very logical and sequential. She completes all written work accurately. Ella speaks clearly and in great detail when telling news. Ella is progressing very well in English.

Maths: Ella has a very good understanding of maths. She can identify number patterns and count past 100. Ella uses her knowledge to solve simple number problems successfully. She knows the days of the week and months of the year very well and easily identifies information on a calender. Ella usually forms numerals correctly. Ella eagerly participates in all activities. She shows great creativity when designing and assembling structures.

General comment: Ella is a very capable student who works steadily to produce good results in all areas. She is always friendly and responsible and can be relied upon to help others. She displays lovely manners and always has a positive attitude.


Comments from Kate's teachers:

English: Kate shows that she has a good understanding of the fiction and non fiction texts that we cover in class. She always completes the associated written tasks to a high standard. She is a keen writer across all areas and her writing displays good structure at all times. Kate always tries to make her writing interesting, through her use of varied sentence beginnings and interesting vocabulary. She is accurately experimenting with speech marks.

Maths: Kate has quickly grasped all number concepts covered so far this semester. She listens carefully to all instructions and completes tasks accurately. She has a very good recall of basic number facts. Kate enjoys the challenge of working mathematically tasks and is attempting to use all 4 operations to solve problems.

General comment: Kate is an enthusiastic student who is keen to be involved in all activities. She particularly enjoys a challenge. Kate is a careful listener and completes all tasks quickly and to a high standard. Keep up the great work!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Mid - Year Dancing Concert

Today the girls will dance for us! I'll be back later with hopefully some good photos to share!

Well, I didn't get any photos today! Firstly, we were too far back in the first half to really see (I have a cheap camera) and secondly I forgot I had the camera - I was too busy watching! Nevermind. We all enjoyed watching the show and they all did so well. Very proud!

Here's some photos from the end of year concert last year!




Beautiful ballerina's. They performed "Little Miss Muffet"








Our Jazz girl - performed "Hey Baby!





The Acrobats girl performed "Abracadabra"




Tap girl performed "Baby Face"








Now that the mini-concert is out of the way - it's coming up to exam time! (end of July)




Friday, June 26, 2009

Afternoon Tea

We had a family afternoon tea for the birthday girl this year. Quiet but lovely all the same.
Blue is Kate's favourite colour, but without using food colouring, it is hard to find blue food.
Blueberries are NOT a favourite.
So the food had some pink amongst it too.
She had chosen the movies this year to celebrate - Hannah Montana - but when we checked it out (release date was Thurs) we realised it didn't start in WA until next week.
So she chose Night at the Museum2 which we all liked, although it was quite late and seeing as Kate had been up since 4am, was getting pretty tired.
Next week we will take a couple of her friends to see Hannah Montana!
At bedtime, she declared it to be a wonderful day, her favourite presents were the DSi, skateboard and two pairs of Hannah Montana pj's!





Happy 8th Birthday Kate!!!

This beautiful happy girl ...





grew from this amazing baby!




Sunday, June 14, 2009

Kate's Cupcakes



Mmmm ...
Don't they look delicious? And colourful!

Friday, June 12, 2009

Easy Friday Tea


Fun Times







The girls played dancing school after the real
school today.
Don't they look gorgeous?









Thursday, June 11, 2009

Beautiful lillies to brighten a rainy dark day!

Monday, June 08, 2009

Our silly cat

For the last few weeks, Gordon has slept under the couch everyday from about 6am to 5pm. He has made two holes under the cushions (naughty boy!!!) and that's how he gets in. Usually he wriggles down and the cushions fall back into place so you would never know he is in there! Today Kate lifted it off fo him as she was sitting right there.

Anyone else has a cat who sleeps in funny places?


Sunday, June 07, 2009

An afternoon in the sun



We headed out to the park this afternoon with the bikes, some food and a bit of light reading







A great playground for the kidlets






Plenty of room for riding







These monkey bars were the perfect height
for little legs










The girls spent an hour on this horrible spinny thing!
Honestly I hate these things.









A stroll past the lake ...









... to watch the boats