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It is our Assembly this coming Friday and the children are very excited! Parents, you are invited to attend our assembly in the Hall at 9am.
We hope you were able to make it today, if not we will send all parents a YouTube link so you can watch it via the web later this afternoon.
Reading
Well done Zachary on reaching 75 nights of reading
Phonics and sounds
This week the focus was the sounds: ss and zz
Health | Fair and Unfair
The students reflected on fair and unfair situations.
Religion
After reading a passage from the Bible about how the disciples lived after Pentecost, the students reflected and thought about ways that they could be a part of the parish/Church community and spread the good news and carry out Jesus’ mission.
Maths
This week we began a new topic on Data.
The children made a class picture graph about how many boys and girls were at school today (Tuesday).
RMP Sport with Mrs Cooymans
Our Assembly
Well done boys and girls on the amazing assembly you hosted this morning. Here are a few snaps and the video link has been emailed to all families.
This Friday is RMP and RMN’s class assembly in our school Hall. We would love you to attend and if you cannot make it to the assembly it will be filmed for you to watch at home.
We ask that your child is on time to meet us at 8:45 / 8:50 at the classroom so that we are ready to start at 9am.
Hello everyone and welcome to Week 7, a shorter week than normal due to the Queen’s Birthday holiday.
Congratulations to our awesome readers
Well done Emily on reaching 100 nights of reading.
Great job Jamie-Lee on reading for 100 nights.
Congratulations Reyansh on reaching 50 nights of reading.
Congratulations Jordan on reaching 100 nights of reading.
Shared Reading
The Dreadful Fluff by Aaron Blabey
English and phonics
This week the children are learning the ff and ll sounds. In these lessons the children are asked to show their understanding by reading and writing the list words and drawing a picture next to each to show their comprehension of the words. The children are involved in an interactive writing session by co- constructing the sentences that they will also write in their own workbooks. Pencil grip and fine motor skills are being developed each time they write and draw. When the children have completed the activity they are asked to read their words and sentences to the teacher. There are many proud little smiles once their task has been completed. Well done everyone, we are very proud of you!
Maths
The children built their own cities today using Lego or blocks. Here are some bird’s eye views and side views of the cities.
Listening to and following directions
The children listened to the teacher and drew a picture as she used instructions using positional language.
Religion and Pentecost
The children worked on colouring the symbols of Pentecost and made a decoration with each of the elements for our classroom prayer space.
Science
The children located materials from the classroom and sorted them into 4 groups.
Maths
The children continued to work on their adding skills and recording their sums. Each child uses 2 dot dice and counts the the dots to find the total amount. There are many busy little minds working hard at counting, reasoning and recording in a format that may range from the drawing of dots only or writing the numbers and using symbols. Here is an image of our class learning intention.
Book Making
Today the children started an author study on a the known Pamela Allen. She has authored a multitude of books and has delighted millions of children with her lovely books. Today, Mrs Papillo read My Cat Maisie.
Ecology around the school
RMN and RMP are finding little ways to help out around the school. We are currently using a Smart Cara composter in our classroom that will turn our food scraps in to dried “compost” for use in our garden beds.
On Thursdays we go to the Mudla and also we have an opportunity to garden in front of our classroom. Today we turned over the soil, next week we plant!
Turning our food scraps to compost (Watch this space for the transformation)
Turtles – Jordan and Hendrix being brave holding the little turtle, they have sharp claws!
Max the big turtle – Did you know that Mrs Martin raised this turtle from when it was as big as a 50c coin! She named the turtle Max as she was told that the turtle was a boy. We’ve since found out that Max is a girl but the name has stuck! Max is now about 10 years old…
Cleaning up the garden beds, making sure not to dig up the lettuces!
HASS
Today the children listened to the story of The Three Little Birds, a traditional story from Guinea, Africa.
The students made the 3 little birds from the story.
Welcome to Week 6 everyone, we hope you have a wonderful week and keep warm!
Happy Birthday to Riley. He turned 6 years old last Wednesday. We hope you had a fantastic day Riley!!
English and Phonics for Week 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvJKc0Ord1g
Today the children learned the at blend by listening to the sound, saying the sound and writing it.
Reading Awards
Congratulations to Tavae, Jamie-Lee and Aidan on their reading achievements. Well done!
Well done to Isaiah on reaching 50 nights of reading.
Maths | Position and Location
Today (Monday) the children drew what they saw on their way to school.
The children worked in groups to draw a map of Holy Family School.
Maths Mini
The students are learning how to add numbers together and record the sum in their books.
Technology | Design your own T-shirt.
Health
Students explored the concept of bullying and that it is hurting someone on purpose over and over again. It is not when an unkind thing happens only once. Students discussed some strategies they could use if they were being bullied or if they saw someone being bullied.
Welcome to week 5 everyone and we have a busy week ahead.
Reading
Well done to Jordan, Hendrix, Keisha and Cedric on reaching 50 nights of reading.
English and literacy
Here are a few of the books the teachers have read to the children this week. You may like to share them again.
English | Phonics
The children are learning the digraphs sh and ch this week.
Phonics and sentence writing
Health
Students explored the concept of being excluded and included and the emotions evoked by both. They shared ways that they will try to include others and to always remember the golden rule: treat others how you would like to be treated.
Maths
Students explored the language of position with the provocation from Men Fox’s book, Where is the Green Sheep? They had the opportunity to position and draw their own sheep in different locations around the room.
Maths and adding numbers
Book making
Mission Day
We didn’t get the opportunity to take many photos today but here are a couple that Mrs Martin managed to take.
