Congratulations everyone on an amazing Book Week 2022! It was wonderful to see all students dressed up as their favourite characters and ‘dreaming with eyes wide open’.
Please see below some photos of our wonderful year ones!
Dear families,
Welcome to Book Week! Children will have the opportunity to take part in Book Week activities throughout the week. We have voted on our favourite shortlisted children’s books and will find out the results soon!
This Friday 26th August, children can to come to school dressed up as their favourite book character. We will have a parade of costumes on Friday morning after the assembly.
Also on Friday 26th August is our school disco! Children from reception, year 1 and year 2 are able to attend from 5:30pm to 6:45pm. Please note that you are able to purchase a ticket for the disco on the Qkr! app for $5 entry or at the door on the night.
Lastly, Wednesday 31st August (week 6) is School Photo Day. Children are to wear the correct winter uniform on this day. Please send completed photo forms to your child’s class teacher.
Kind regards,
Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett
Dear families,
A reminder that this coming Monday 15th August is a PUPIL FREE DAY at Holy Family.
Teachers will be involved in Digital Technologies training. OSHC will be available for families who need the service. Please ensure bookings are made on our online booking service. See you all back at school on TUESDAY 16th AUGUST.
Kind regards,
Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett
This term we have been learning all about time! We have learnt about different durations of time, such as years, seasons, months, days, hours and minutes, as well as how to read an analogue clock to the hour. To introduce the clock, we worked together as a team to place each number in the correct position as well as name and place the hour and minute hands in the centre of the clock.
Following this activity, we discussed how to read time to the hour. Students explained that the long minute hand points to the 12 and the short hour hand must point to the number of the hour (e.g., 5:00). We then worked in pairs to practice making the time to the hour.
We can’t wait to learn how to read time to the half hour next week!
Dear families,
On Sunday 23rd October, Holy Family will host our historical and super exciting
SPRING FAIR!
We ask the Year 1 families to donate hamper items under the ‘baking and kitchenware’ category.
Please send donations to your child’s teacher or directly to the front office.
Dear families,
We hope you have had a relaxing break over the holidays with your children. This week has been such a wonderful time to see the growth and development of our students in the way that they have settled back into the routine of Year 1.
A few dates to remember:
Week 5 – Book Week
Week 6 – 1SD and 3EA buddy assembly
Week 7 – 1NP and 4DF buddy assembly
(More information to follow about these events)
In writer’s workshop this term, we are focusing on effective reading strategies when sharing our published books with our peers. Children have gained an understanding of giving and receiving constructive feedback and being positive audience members.
Children have also practiced logging on to a laptop and accessing relevant applications and websites to support their learning. Here are a few photos from this week:
In Science this term we have been learning about the needs and features of living things. As part of our unit, we grew our very own plants: Broad Beans!
To make sure we gave our beans the best chance of growing successfully we ensured to provide it with the things it needs to survive.
‘Beans need water to grow. They need it to drink.’ – Alexander
‘Plants need air to grow.’ – Helena
‘Plants need dirt to grow in the ground.’ – Xavier
We loved being able to watch our plants grow in the classroom and can’t wait to watch them grow in our gardens at home!
This term the children of 1SD and 1NP participated in the Sea of Hearts challenge, where the children were asked to design a heart which demonstrated their understanding of reconciliation. The children thoroughly enjoyed taking the time to create their hearts, with many including words of significance in their designs: sorry, forgiveness, love, etc.
Once the children had designed and decorated their hearts, we participated in a whole school planting of the hearts in the garden beds of the Holy Family Drop Off Zone. Please see below some photos of the students planting their hearts.
Dear families,
You are invited to attend the Year 1 Mass this Thursday 16th June at 11:30am in the Centre (previously in the calendar for week 8).
The theme for our Mass is St Aloysius and the Gifts from God. Father Santosh will be leading us in Mass on Thursday.
All welcome – we would love to see you there to celebrate Mass with us.
Kind regards,
Ms Pinneri and Miss Dowsett
