What an amazing assembly today!  Well done to our wonderful Year 1 students who put on a fantastic and entertaining show.  The children should all be very proud of themselves in the way they spoke, danced and sang. The assembly is a great way for our students to showcase their achievements and learning in the classroom.

Thank you to all the families who attended the assembly today.  If you were unable to make it, please view the video of the assembly below and some great photos taken this morning.

Enjoy the long weekend and we will see you all next week back at school on Tuesday 14th June.

Kind regards,

Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett

1NP and 1SD Assembly link click here

Hello everyone,

Please join us this Friday 10th June at 9am in the Hall for 1NP and 1SD’s assembly.  We ask that parents and caregivers continue to practice safe social distancing while entering the school and in the Hall.

Children who have speaking parts will be given a laminated copy of their reading on Friday morning.  When arriving at school on Friday, could children please place their schoolbags in their lockers and meet Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett in the Hall from 8:45am.  Children must not enter the Hall prior to this time without their teacher.

We have advised the children that they can bring a ‘fancy coat/jacket’ to wear while on stage at the assembly if they would like to – this is optional.

The assembly will be filmed on Friday morning if you are unable to attend.  We will send out the link to the assembly via email once it is ready.

We look forward to seeing those who can make it on Friday and we cannot wait to watch our students shine on stage!

Kind regards,

Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett

In Numeracy, we have been exploring 3D objects. To develop our understanding of their properties we investigated which objects are better at rolling and stacking. We then had the opportunity to build structures using a variety of different 3D objects. Students were asked to use each 3D object in a different way to investigate why some structures were easier to make than others.

Dear families,

Welcome to Mission Week! This Friday 3rd June is Mission Day.  Children must wear correct winter uniform on Friday.  This is always a great day where we raise money for local, community and global charities.  We will be supporting St Vincent De Paul, Catherine House and Catholic Mission.

Each class will be organising an activity or stall/product to sell on the day. 1NP and 1SD will be selling our Jars of Love for $2.  We have told the children that they are able to purchase their own jar before they go on offer for sale to the rest of the school.

Students will only be able to use tokens to purchase items and participate in the activities, as we do not take money at the stalls.  Children are able to bring money to their class teacher in exchange for tokens on Friday 3rd June.  Parents may also pre-order tokens leading up to the day using the Qkr! App and the teacher will provide the tokens to your child on Mission Day.

Tokens are available in 10c portions with each page of tokens costing $5.  All money raised for Mission Week will go to Fred’s Van, Catherine House and the Catholic Mission.

 Mission Day activities/selling of products will commence at 1pm on Friday.

Important Information:

Students will be able to order a Mission Day lunch of Vegetable Pasta Bake and water/fruit box through the canteen.  The normal canteen menu for lunch orders will not be available on Mission Day however the canteen will still be open at Recess. Order and payment for the Mission Day lunch may also be completed through the Qkr! App.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Kind regards,

Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett

Today 1SD & 1NP spent some time with their Year 3 & 4 buddies building relationships and creating some books for bookmaking. We enjoyed the experience and can’t wait to finish our books with our buddies next time!

Dear families,

This Friday 27th of May, children are asked to bring in a can of food – this could be a can of soup, a can of vegetables or a can of any other non-perishable goods.  These will be donated to Fred’s Van, a local volunteer service that provides meals to those less fortunate through the St Vincent de Paul Society.

Week 5 (next week) is Mission Week here at Holy Family.  It is a week where we reflect on the mission of Jesus – to help those in need.  As a way to celebrate this, students will participate in ‘Mission Day’ on Friday the 3rd of June.  Children and their teachers set up class stalls and sell a product or service to the rest of the school (please note there will not be any food or drink stalls due to COVID-19 restrictions).

1NP and 1SD will be making ‘jars of love’ to sell on Mission Day.  Thank you to the families who have already provided us with their recycled glass jar with a lid.  We will be making our products at the end of this week, so please feel free to send your recycled jar with your child if you haven’t already done so.

Kind regards,

Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett

Congratulations to the following students for reading for 50 nights!

It is so wonderful to see how dedicated everyone is to their reading. Well done!

As each child completes their 50 nights of reading, they will receive their certificate and their photo will be added to this post.

Good morning families,

1NP and 1SD will be making ‘jars of love’ to sell on Mission Day, Friday 3rd June (week 5).  We ask each family to recycle a glass jar with a lid that you may have used over the next week.  We will use the jars with the lid to make our products.  Please send cleaned jars to Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett by Wednesday 25th May (middle of week 4) so that we can get started on decorating them.

We are looking forward to creating our recycled gifts and experiencing Mission Day together.

As part of our measurement unit in Numeracy, we have been exploring how to measure objects with informal units. We have investigated how to measure a range of items in the classroom using counters, unifix cubes and various other maths equipment.

This week, we have been measuring our bodies. Students were challenged to measure different body parts, including their arms, legs, hands and feet. We worked in partners to complete this task.

See photos of our investigation below:

Good morning families,

Welcome to Term 2!  We hope you have had a wonderful holiday break.  This Friday 6th May, students will be able to purchase gifts from the Mother’s Day stall here at school with cash only.  Gifts range between $1 and $6.  If you would like to give your child the money before Friday, we are happy to collect it over the next few days and give it to our students at the stall.

A reminder of upcoming events and dates:

Week 5 – Mission Week (more details to follow soon)

Week 6 – 1NP and 1SD assembly (Friday 10th June)

Week 8 – 1NP and 1SD Mass (Thursday 23rd June)

We are looking forward to a busy and successful term with our students!

Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett