Dear families and children, welcome to our weekly Blog!

What an eventful and joyful week we’ve had in RLY & RUF! Our students amazed us with their creativity as they designed and built their own dioramas of playgrounds. The highlight was proudly presenting these imaginative creations to our Principal, Mr. Platten – a wonderful moment of celebration and pride for their hard work!

In English, we continued learning new sounds and letters, and the children are becoming more confident in blending sounds to read words. They’ve also begun writing simple sentences, remembering to use finger spaces – an exciting step in their literacy journey!

In Mathematics, we explored the concept of MASS through a hands-on experience at the log park. The children thoroughly enjoyed hefting different logs and comparing their weights – a perfect blend of play and learning.

Throughout the week, we also took part in meaningful activities to support Fred’s Van and Catherine House. With great enthusiasm, the children helped raise funds through our stall and attended Mass to reflect on the importance of giving to others.

Our ‘Can Sculpture’ built with donated cans.

Thank you for your continued support – what a wonderful week of learning, creativity, and compassion!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dear families, what a wonderful and engaging week we’ve had in RLY & RUF! The children have continued to amaze us with their enthusiasm, curiosity, and growing confidence as we explore and assess their learning across different areas.

In English, we are seeing great progress as students continue to develop their blending and segmenting skills. They’re becoming more confident readers, tackling new words—especially those tricky ones—with persistence and pride.

In Book making – Students are reviewing their works by following the strategies:

WAYS TO ADD WORDS (Week 6-9)

• Writers add words to tell their reader more
• Big and bold and fancy writing
• Speech and thinking bubbles
• Headings and labels
• Onomatopoeia
• Brave Spelling strategies – use what you know, alphabet charts, listen for sounds and write letter to match
• Strategy of saying sentence on fingers to help remember spaces
• Editing – check that you have words and pictures in your book. How do you know if your book is finished?

Goal: writers will add words to their books

In Mathematics, our focus has been on capacity. The children enjoyed hands-on activities, comparing how much different containers can hold, and using language like “full,” “empty,” and “half-full” to describe their observations.

Our Art and Technology sessions have sparked imagination and teamwork. The students worked to design maps of our playground and are now excitedly creating their own playground dioramas—each one a unique expression of their ideas and play experiences.

In Science, we’ve been exploring how things move. The children demonstrated their understanding by sorting a variety of objects into different types of movement—whether rolling, sliding, bouncing, or spinning!

We’re proud of the way each child is growing in their learning and how they are beginning to reflect on and share what they know. Thank you, as always, for your continued support and encouragement.

Specks of Gold!

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Dear families, welcome to our weekly blog!

What a wonderful week it has been in RLY & RUF! 🌟

Our young learners have been buzzing with energy and curiosity as they continue to grow in leaps and bounds. It’s been such a joy to see their confidence —whether they’re writing stories, exploring numbers, or sharing and collaborating with friends.

In English, the students are becoming true storytellers, building on their skills and showing real progress in their writing and reading.

In Maths, we’ve been exploring measurement, length, height and building strong foundational understanding through hands-on activities.

In Health, a special highlight this week has been our discussions around healthy eating. The children have developed a strong understanding of the importance and benefits of eating healthy food. They were eager to identify different types of healthy foods and share their own ideas about making good food choices. It’s been lovely to see their enthusiasm and curiosity during these lessons!

Socially, the children continue to grow in confidence and kindness, working beautifully together and showing care and respect for one another.

Thank you for your continued support at home. We’re so proud of each child’s growth and look forward to another week full of learning, laughter and discovery!

This week’s Specks of Gold!

Dear families, what a wonderful and engaging week we’ve had in RLY and RUF!

This week was filled with rich learning experiences and active participation from all our students.From our classroom learning to the important assessments we undertook, the children showed focus, curiosity, and a great sense of pride in their efforts. We are incredibly proud of how they are growing as learners each day!

As part of Reconciliation Week, we explored the themes of love, kindness, and respect. The children participated in meaningful conversations and created beautiful paper hands to symbolise kindness, unity and friendship. These hands now brighten our garden, reminding us daily of the importance of working together and caring for one another.

In English, the children are continually learning new letters and sounds, and how these connect to written letters. They have been exploring consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, and using their knowledge during story time and in their own book-making experiences. it’s been so exciting to see their ideas come to life through drawing and writing!

In Maths, students are learning Part – Part – Whole, which is a concept that helps children understand how numbers can be broken into two or more parts. For example, if the whole is 6, it can be made – 4 and 2, or 3 and 3. It is supporting them to build understanding of addition and subtraction.

In Health, children learned identifying Emotions in Others.

In Science, the children investigated how materials affect bouncing and described material properties. 

Specks of Gold-

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another week of learning, laughter, and discovery! have a great weekend!

Hello RLY and RUF families and welcome to our weekly blog!

Week 9 was a truly joyful and enriching week at our classrooms. Our students have been busy exploring new ideas and showing off their growing literacy and numeracy skills, all while getting to know the world around them a bit better. It’s been a week full of playful learning and assessments, where every moment was an opportunity for our students to shine. Their curiosity, laughter, and warm interactions remind us why our Reception year is so special, and we are grateful to see them thrive in our learning community.

In English, children are excelling in their phonological skills and demonstrating their understanding through assessments.They are also learning to understand the three parts of a story: beginning, middle and end. Their favourite activity is Book making. They use their creativity and critical thinking to design the layout of their own books.  Students are also learning how to illustrate the weather, the day or night, and how to incorporate their drawings into their stories.

In Maths, children explored different patterns by identifying them in pictures and natural objects, as well as drawing and creating their own.

In HASS, students displayed their learning about their own identity.

“What makes Me, Me?”

• We talked about what makes each of us special.
• Revisited key ideas – Different interests, liking, favourite things
• Students shared: What makes you happy/sad?

Students used creative routes to show their likes/dislikes/beliefs and so forth.

In Health, students developed confidence and responsibility in completing everyday tasks by themselves. By the end of the lesson, students identified tasks they can do by themselves. Recognised that trying and practicing help them grow stronger and express confidence in their own abilities.

In Religious Education. students learned that Holy Thursday is the day when Jesus shared the Last Supper with His disciples and taught them about love and serving others.

In Science, students explored and identified the similarities and differences between animals and plants.

We look forward to another exciting and joyful week of learning ahead. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!

Reminders:

• Kindly ensure that your child brings fruit, snacks, and lunch as we have three meal times each day.
• Hats need to be brought to school each day or students will not be able to play outside and will need to stay in the shade.
• Parent teacher interviews are in week 10 (Monday – Wednesday), if you would like to book in please do so via the online booking system as sent out to all families.

Dear RLY and RUF families and children, welcome to our weekly blog!

This week, children demonstrated their progress through assessments, showcasing their understanding in creative and meaningful ways. We are so proud of their efforts and the way they are growing in their learning journey.

The highlights of our week:

In English, we continued to work through the InitiaLit program and learnt about the letter ‘t’ making a /t/ sound. We reviewed the letters and sounds of m and s, and began practicing oral blending and segmenting. We read the book Possum in the House and engaged in craft activities to retell the story. In Bookmaking we explored the different ways illustrators choose to layout their books by learning about double page spreads and borders.

In Maths, we continued our unit of work on shapes and their attributes. We ended the week with an assessment about what makes a shape a shape and different ways of sorting them based on attributes.

In HASS, students discussed their families and who is in them. We then spoke about how we could find out more about our families by interviewing our parents. We then chose one person from our family to draw in our learning journal. 

In Health, we learnt about Harmony Day and engaged in various craft activities and discussions about being kind to all people and accepting others in our lives and communities.

In Religion, we learnt about Lent through various activities and discussed Palm Sunday as well as what we would be able to give up for the duration of lent.

Reminders:

• Kindly ensure that your child brings fruit, snacks, and lunch as we have three meal times each day.
• Hats need to be brought to school each day or students will not be able to play outside and will need to stay in the shade.
• Parent teacher interviews are in week 10 (Monday – Wednesday), if you would like to book in please do so via the online booking system as sent out to all families.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend and we will see you all back for Week 9!

Ms. Yeend and Ms. Farah.

Dear RLY and RUF families and children, welcome to our weekly blog!

What an exciting and eventful week it has been in our classes! The highlight of our week was the much-anticipated assembly. The students were full of enthusiasm as they practiced their dance and prepared “Holi Themed’ decorations for the hall. Although the extreme heat prevented us from performing in front of the whole school, we found a wonderful alternative – recording the performance! Now, we have a special keepsake to cherish this moment forever. The children put in so much effort, and we are incredibly proud of their hard work.

In English, we have seen fantastic growth in the children’s engagement. As they become more familiar with the rhythms of learning, their confidence in participating in activities and actions has grown. This week, they have demonstrated wonderful critical thinking and creativity, especially in their book making. It’s been rewarding to see their ideas come to life through illustrations!

In Maths, we introduced new unit- shape. Children identified, sorted and made different shapes, relating them to real-life objects.

Reminders:

• Kindly ensure that your child brings fruits, snacks, and lunch as we have three meal times each day.
• Hats need to be brought to school each day or students will not be able to play outside and will need to stay in the shade.

Thank you to all for your ongoing support. We look forward to another fantastic week of learning and fun! Have a wonderful weekend!

Dear RLY and RUF families and children, welcome to our weekly blog!

We’ve had an engaging and exciting week in our classrooms! Our students have been actively participating in a variety of hands- on learning experiences, building their skills and confidence in different areas. From interactive group activities to independent exploration, it has been wonderful to see their curiosity and enthusiasm shine!

This week, children demonstrated their progress through assessments, showcasing their understanding in creative and meaningful ways. We are so proud of their efforts and the way they are growing in their learning journey.

The highlights of our week:

In English, the children are actively engaged in the InitiaLit program, confidently participating in various movements and actions embedded in their learning activities. They have quickly embraced the rhythm of these routines, enhancing their understanding through interactive experiences. Additionally, they are becoming familiar with our bookmaking and are beginning to think creatively about their own book making , developing their early literacy skills in an exciting way. We commenced learning about our first letter/sound combination! This week we learnt about the letter ‘m’ making an /m/ sound. Ask your children about Maggie Mouse and what she likes to munch on!

In Maths, students continue their work on subtilising and introduced equal parts. We ended the week with another assessment that allowed the children to show their new developing understanding.

In HASS, students discussed their families and who is in them. We then spoke about how we could find out more about our families by interviewing our parents. We then chose one person from our family to draw in our learning journal. 

In Health, we discussed warning signs in our bodies when we are feeling certain emotions and mapped them on an outline of a body.

In Religion, we learnt about Lent through various activities. We ate delicious pancakes on Tuesday and held our own liturgy in class for Ash Wednesday.

In Science we continued to discuss living beings and what they need to survive whilst also monitoring our bean seeds we germinated that are really starting to grow!

Reminders:

• Kindly ensure that your child brings fruits, snacks, and lunch as we have three meal times each day.
• Hats need to be brought to school each day or students will not be able to play outside and will need to stay in the shade.
• We will be hosting our assembly next Friday 14th March at 2:10pm in the hall and all are welcome!

Have a wonderful weekend!