A SURPRISE FROM MRS DUFFY!

1M,

MRS DUFFY HAS A SURPRISE WAITING FOR YOU.

JUST CLICK ON THE EASTER PICTURE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.
ISN'T IT GREAT TO BE ON HOLIDAYS?
ONLY 3 MORE SLEEPS UNTIL THE EASTER BUNNY COMES!

MRS M :>)

ON THE TRAIL OF THE EASTER BUNNY

There was an air of

excitement everywhere today and it wasn't just because it was the last day of the term.

It was because maybe, just maybe, the EASTER BUNNY might visit !

We hung carrots on the side door

and on the poles outside our classroom (Courtney's bunny had a nibble).

We put other bunnies on 'lookout'.

But there was no sign of the EASTER BUNNY.

At lunchtime, we could see what we thought were 'BUNNY FOOTPRINTS' on the road. We were VERY EXCITED! Was that the EASTER BUNNY in a white ute?

A ute would be useful for carrying all those eggs. It MUST be him!

We found more clues.... Easter egg wrappers and nibbled pieces of carrot.

"HE'S HERE! HE'S HERE! could be heard around the school.

But our 'lookouts' saw no sign of the EASTER BUNNY.

We put our EASTER BASKETS out before going to the CHURCH and MUSIC.

Maybe the EASTER BUNNY would come when we were out of the room.

On the way back from MUSIC, we saw some familiar white FOOTPRINTS.

They seemed to be heading for our door!

There were pieces of carrot on the ground!

We looked up. YES!!! Half the carrot had been EATEN!

The FOOTPRINTS went through the doorway

around the classroom

and even onto the TABLES!!
We looked in our EASTER BASKETS. YES!!! There were EGGS!!!

THE EASTER BUNNY HAD BEEN!

The FOOTPRINTS went into 1G

and there was a little piece of fur from the EASTER BUNNY'S TAIL on the floor!

We followed the FOOTPRINTS out onto the landing

(where we found more eaten carrot)

and down the steps... and then there were no more. It was like the EASTER BUNNY had VANISHED! Where had he gone? Was he out in the BAY?

There were no more clues... but if YOU find any, please let us know because we want to say....
THANKYOU EASTER BUNNY!!!

AND TO EVERYONE WHO IS PART OF THE 1M LITTLE GEMS FAMILY, BOTH NEAR AND FAR...

CLICK ON THE BUNNIES TO SEE YOUR EASTER SURPRISE!

IT'S 'PIG' DAY!!

Today, at last, was 'PIG' Day!

All Lent, we have been donating money to PROJECT COMPASSION, to help families in Vietnam buy pigs. So that's why we had a 'PIG' Day.

We dressed up in pink or like pigs.

Each class paraded around so we could look at everyone's costumes.

Even the teachers had costumes.

Mrs M was all in pink, with 'pig' ears, and a 'pig' nose.

She even had a 'pig' tail!





Mrs R from CARITAS gave each class a certificate to thank us for all the money we have raised.

The whole school total was $3547.75!

That means 64 pigs and 16 families like Y Re's will get 4 pigs each. Then they can fatten them up, sell them and get money to buy fruit and vegetable seeds.


Flynn won the prize for the 'BEST' pig costume in 1M. He got a 'pig' toy to hang off his school bag.

Callum and Naomi got 'pig' stickers for coming 2nd and 3rd.

Mrs M won a 'pig' mug for having the BEST 'pig' costume by a TEACHER!

We really liked Mrs M's 'pig' nose and we wouldn't let her take it off until after snack!




We think 'PIG' Day was a good idea and we liked being able to help the poor people in a FUN way.

HARMONY DAY

Today is HARMONY DAY. At Assembly the Year 4's told us about 'HARMONY' and the virtue of LOVE.

They were wearing

'orange' shirts because

orange is the colour

for 'harmony'.

We read 'WHOEVER YOU ARE' by Mem Fox.
We've learnt that 'HARMONY' is when EVERYONE is treated fairly and we show RESPECT and FRIENDSHIP to ALL.

It's when EVERYONE GETS ALONG!

ASSEMBLY DAY AGAIN!

It's Wednesday and that means Assembly.
The 1M GEMS who received awards this week were:

*Isabella - a 'Super Sentence Maker', especially with the word 'and'

*Jack- a 'Word Wall Whizz' in the making

*Courtney - for adding *SPARKLE* to our room with your smile and love of learning

*Bryce - our resident 'ideas' man (including 3 new word wall cheers today - more about them tomorrow)

Our ENVIRONMENT TEAM lead the Assembly today.

As part of CLEAN UP SCHOOLS DAY last week, they encouraged us to be creative with recyclable materials.

Here are some of the AMAZING creations.

Year 6J made some stunning hats out of old news papers.

The year 4's recycled plastic bags for their creations.

We thought the turtle and the swan were AWESOME!
CLICK ON THE TURTLE TO LEARN WHY PLASTICS ARE HARMFUL TO OUR SEA LIFE.

But both Prep classes had the best. They used plastic bottletops for their creation.
They called him BOTTLETOP BILL!

Before you throw your items in the recycling bin, think about what you could make.

Bring in your creation to show!