Term 1 Week 2 2022
Principal's Report
Hello everybody.
The children have made a great start to the swimming program. We have a wonderful instructor who is doing a terrific job and I think the children are gaining confidence in their own ability and in the water. They are all enjoying the program.
I would like to thank Jake Lanyon for spraying the oval for Bindii's on the weekend. Once again they are there in abundance.
Please make sure all of the children have a school hat at school each day and apply sunscreen each morning before they come to school.
I strongly encourage all parents to hear their children read every night even if it is only for a small time. Every little bit helps, as with practice they grow in confidence and knowledge.
Our preppies are still doing a wonderful job, adapting to their new schooling life, and we look forward to the ensuring weeks.
Frank McGrath
PRINCIPAL
Information
Camps Sports and Excursion Fund. If you are wishing to apply for the camps sports and excursion fund. please either email, text or bring in to the office a copy of your health care card.
Beginning of Year School Mass. The beginning of Year School Mass will be held on Wednesday 2nd March. This will be combined with the Ash Wednesday Mass. At this stage it will be held at 2:00p.m.
No buses Friday 18th February. There will be no buses on Friday 18th February because of the College swimming sports. Please arrange your own transport on this day.
School Photos. School photos are on Thursday 3rd March. Envelopes will arrive anytime soon.
Variety Club Classic Car Rally. The Variety Club Classic Car Rally will be at Charlton Park on Friday 4th March for lunch. St Joseph's parents will be catering for their lunch. We will be taking the children over to Charlton Park to have a look at all the cars. We will also be receiving a new set of class iPads for the junior room from the Variety Club as the result of a grant we received last year.
Tuckshop. Please remember to have all tuckshop orders in on Tuesday each week.
Bookclub. Bookclub is due in by Wednesday 9th February. Please use the LOOP app online if possible.
Prep/1/2 Classroom News
We’ve had a busy week learning in the classroom and being involved in the swimming program. Students have enjoyed the start of the program and are learning many wonderful skills in the water. The warm weather this week has been great.
We have been reading the book Jessica’s Box by Peter Carnavas during our shared reading time. Students have been exploring the ideas of friendship and what a good friend looks like, including what is special about themselves as a friend to others. Students have continued to explore these themes in their writing concerning how friends spent time together and how they treat each other. Foundation students have been orally constructing sentences with Mrs Armstrong about what friends do together and characteristics of good friends, such as being kind.
In Maths students have been focusing on learning to count from 0-100, sequence and order numbers and learn the place value of hundreds (Year 2), tens (year 1) and ones (Foundation students). Students have been skip counting by 10s and 5s and are looking at simple counting patterns.
Our Religion unit this term is focusing on relationships in our lives and the importance of these. We have been doing team building activities and reflecting on what behaviours helped us to be the most successful, such as using a clear voice, encouraging others, listening to others and taking turns.
Grade 3/4/5/6 Classroom News
Literacy: At school this week we have started our homework contracts. We are learning to spell everyone's first names and second names. For writing we are choosing a Citizen of Australia who we would like to nominate for Australian of the year for 2023. We are reaching the following questions. Name: Age: Career: Accomplishments: Why would you nominate this person for Australian of the year?
Religion: The Students are listing and discussing all the life choices the Young Lion King made and all the life choices the Adult Lion King made.
Numeracy: Students are working on reading and telling Time.
Art: In Art this week we will be looking at Indiginous art symbols used in Aboriginal paintings.
Swimming Program Photos Week 1
