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!

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.

In Maths, students were introduced to subitising and demonstrated their understanding by creating their own number books as part of their assessment. This hands-on activity allowed them to explore number patterns and develop their early numeracy skills in a fun and engaging way.

In HASS, students recognised that play experiences and toys have changed over time. They explored and identified differences between old and new toys.  

In Health, we reviewed safe and unsafe situations to understand how to respond in a safe way.

In Religion, students developed an understanding that God wants us to care for others and build loving relationships. 

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.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hello RLY and RUF families and welcome to the end of week 4!

We’ve been very busy this week commencing our InitiaLit program for English, working through some math assessments and of course finding time to build connections within our community through play!

Here is a quick run down of our week…

English:

This week we started our InitiaLit program. The first 12 lessons are focused on phonological awareness as a stepping stone to phonics and phonetics. The InitiaLit program has three main elements: Scripted whole group learning, small group and independent work, and Storybook lessons. So far this program has been working really well in our classes and we can’t wait to see where it takes us! We also continued with our bookmaking as we establish ourselves as authors and create our own books!

Maths:

We continued with our unit on numbers (0-10) where we focused on cardinality, conservation, making connections between numeral and quantity and subitising. We ended the week with an assessment where we created our own number lines with quantities underneath.

HaSS:

We learnt about how things change over time and looked at photos of old items such as telephones, cars, houses, watches etc and looked at what they look like now. We then discussed what was still the same about them and why they would be changing over time.

Health:

This week we learnt how to identify safe and unsafe situations and how to respond to them in a safe way.

Art:

We learnt about fundamental movements and the different ways we use our bodies to move and how this benefits us and helps us be successful in life (including dancing!)

Technologies:

We used the iPad’s this week to continue learning different math strategies.

Religion:

This week’s topic was ‘How do we talk to God?’. We did through through prayer circles and prayer songs.

Science:

We discussed what makes something living. We explored the attributes of living vs non living things. We then looked at what elements living beings need.

Reminders:

• Library is on Tuesday’s. This is the only day you will need to bring library bags to school.
• P.E. is on Monday’s so students need to wear their sports uniform on this day only.
• We are a nut aware school – this means we cannot have nuts brought in to the classroom in any form due to the extreme risk posed to some students with anaphylaxis.
• 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.
• Breakfast club is offered to students who have not eaten that morning. It runs from 8:30-8:50 near the billabongs each day.
• We have three eating times at school. Fruit time, recess and lunch. Please pack some fruit or yoghurt for brain food, snacks for recess, and lunch to make sure the children have enough food during the day!
• We will be hosting our assembly (RLY and RUF) on Friday 14th March at 2:10 in the Hall. All are welcome! 
• We ask that all parents exit the classroom by 8:50am each day, we are here to help your children settle, put their lunchboxes away and engage in name writing. We ask this as we are now starting our lessons from 9am. It can become unsettling for other children to see parents staying in the classroom especially when they are missing their parents as well. Our principal Chris Platten will be coming through each morning to support this routine.
• We also ask that you bring your children to school by 8:45am at the latest so we can start our day and your child does not miss out on our InitiaLit literacy block.

We look forward to seeing you all back for week 5!

Ms. Yeend and Ms. Farah.

Hello RLY & RUF families and children. Welcome to our weekly Blog!

It has been a wonderful week 3 in our RLY & RUF as our students continue to settle into their new learning environment. They are becoming more familiar with both the indoor and outdoor spaces, exploring different areas with confidence and curiosity.

This week we have focused on following instructions and routines, helping students navigate their specialist classes with ease. They are developing independence as they learn where to go and what to do throughout the day.

It has also been exciting to see the children engage in their lessons with enthusiasm. From early literacy and numeracy activities to hands-on learning experiences, they are eager to participate and explore new concepts.

In English, we explored literacy through play, listened to engaging storybooks, and discovered new and exciting vocabulary. The children were thrilled to learn that they can be authors too! They have started creating their own books, thinking of different ideas, and illustrating their stories with enthusiasm. It has been rewarding to see their creativity and storytelling skills come to life.

In Maths, students are learning to count confidently from 1 to 20. They are developing their understanding of cardinality and relating their counting to real-life experiences.

In Health, children continued learning about different feelings and emotions. They explored strategies to use when they feel angry or sad, helping them understand how to express and manage their emotions in a safe, kind and positive ways.

In Religion, we discussed Jesus’ love for everyone and how He teaches us to be kind. The children enjoyed watching a video about Jesus and his connection with children, helping them understand the importance of kindness and love in their daily lives.

In art, We experimented with fundamental movements and discussed why and how people experience dance.

We look forward to another great week of learning and growing together! Have a lovely weekend.

Dear families,  welcome to your weekly learning reflection blog for RLY & RUF.

We have had a fantastic and engaging second week in RLY & RUF! The children are becoming more familiar with their new learning environment, daily routines, and classroom experiences. It has been wonderful to see their enthusiasm as they explore and settle into school life. This week, our students were particularly excited to engage with the play environment. They eagerly explored different spaces, built friendships, and developed their confidence through various play-based learning experiences. They participated in hands-on activities that supported their early literacy and numeracy development, fostering curiosity and love for learning.

In English, we read the poem ‘Beehive’ and noticed rhyme. We discussed that rhymes sound the same at the end of the word not at the start. We discussed books, and authors, how we can all write books, create our own stories, and illustrate them with drawings.

In Maths, we watched and sang some ‘Number songs’. Students used number pegs, number cards with counters, loose parts, number tracing cards in their learning experiences.

In HASS,

Students developed an understanding that families can look different but share love and care. They also identified and talked about people in their own families. Later, they created a house using pop sticks and drew their family members.

In Health,

Students learned to identify and name different emotions. They also explored how facial expressions and body language show feelings.

In Religion,we talked about God and children developed a simple understanding of God as a loving, caring being who created the world and loves everyone.

We look forward to another wonderful week ahead!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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