At Holy Family we believe that the children are competent and capable. No challenge is too big for our children. We approach new challenges with a growth mindset. We believe in ourselves and we have a go! WE CAN DO IT! We approach new learning with a positive attitude.

This was evident during our home learning experience a couple of weeks ago. Many of the children had not had much experience with the laptops before. as Year Twos they all collected their devices for the very first time, took them home, opened them and had a go at using them.

Did they flourish? Yes, they did!

They used Teams like they had been using Teams for years. 

Over the last couple of weeks Mrs Feher has been teaching the children how to use Microsoft Powerpoint and Firefox. We have learnt how to search on Google, locate information and images. We have learnt how to create a Powerpoint presentation, add text, change the colour of text and insert images from our Google searches. We have also learnt how to use Powerpoint to draw our own digital illustrations in preparation for publishing our own books during Writer’s Workshop.

The willingness to ‘have a go’ has been wonderful to see! Every single child in 2EF and 2AB have been fully engaged in this learning experience and the speed at which they develop these new skills is mind blowing.

They absorb it all!

Watch this space… If we have achieved this much with technology in just a few weeks, imagine what we can do in a whole year! 

We are excited!

The children paired and grouped together with their peers and worked together to make different shapes using various resources including their bodies!

Learning Intention:

Children will recognise, name, label and create various 2D and 3D shapes.

Ali and Braden make a diamond.

Long and Oliver make a circle.

Eleazar, Sean and Bior make an octagon with popsticks.

Arielle and Chloe make a circle with their bodies.

Sam and Carter make a diamond with their legs.

Mary and Hannah make a diamond with their fingers.

Hannah and Paris make a diamond with their arms.

Sam, Carter and Thomas make a diamond with their bodies.

Laura, Mary and Keth make a variety of shapes with popsticks.

Asha and Isla make a diamond with their fingers.

The  children participated in a shape hunt around the school! Have a look at what they found! 

Learning Intentions:

Children understand that shapes are everywhere and different objects take on the appearance of a variety of 2D and 3D shapes.

Children recognise, name and label a variety of 2D and 3D shapes.

Bior finds a sphere,
‘the ball is a sphere.’

Joshua and Sam find a diamond, ‘these straws can make a diamond.’

Thomas finds a square, ‘there is a square around the tree.’

Keth finds a rectangle, ‘the door is a rectangle.’

Eleazar finds a circle, ‘the sun is a circle shape.’

Arielle finds a rectangle, ‘the door is a rectangle.’

Same finds a heart, ‘this puddle is a love heart shape.’

Carter finds a square, ‘I found a square around the tree like Thomas.’

Isla found a rectangle shaped bench.

Mary found a square locker door.

Ali found a square locker door.

Chloe found a triangle.

Hannah found a triangle.

Sean found a rectangle shaped table.

Chloe found a square!

The curiosity, engagement, creativity and problem solving skills we see from the children when they interact with Log Park is phenomenal. The way those logs are transformed into horses, seesaws, homes, camps, ice-cream shops, and restaurants astounds me. The children engage at such a level that time passes by at an incredible speed every time we are out there. The children build on positive relationships, collaboration skills, and social and emotional skills while engaging in this wonderful imaginative play.