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Welcome to week 10, the final week of term 2. The students will finish this Friday and take a two week break. We would love it if you kept reading with your child at home during this time by sharing books from their Library bag or whatever you may have at home. Local libraries have some great school holiday programs that you may wish to explore.
Here are just a few and there are many more on the Salisbury Council website.
Reading
Well done to our readers on reaching their milestones.
English
This week the students continued to practise, reinforce and consolidate their sentence writing and learning of high frequency words. They also revised the digraphs, sh, ch, th, at, ar and ng.
Health
Today the children explored the term rights. Children understood that rights are what keep us safe and healthy. The children shared what rights they believe they are entitled to. We discussed this further and reinforced that with rights comes responsibilities.
Maths
The children collected data on favourite Pamela Allen books today. Each child asked their peer and recorded their response on a chart.
Share a story and share a meal
We sat outside in the beautiful sun to eat our lunch today with our buddies.
English | Book Making
The children shared their books and were asked to read their books like a story.
Reading Congratulations
congratulations to Jordan D and Emily for reaching 125 nights reading and Jasmine for reaching 50 nights. Amazing stuff!
We hope all lour families have a very safe and happy holiday.
Today the whole school celebrated Catholic Identity Day. Here are some of the activities the children participated in.
Log Park Fun
The children used their imaginations to make and build many objects using the logs and branches.
English
The letter focus for this week were the digraphs ar and ee.
Reading
Well done Makai on knowing, learning and recognising the Magic 100 sight words. Fantastic work!
Maths and collecting data
This morning the children were asked to respond to 2 questions: how old are you? and in what month were your born? The children used sticky notes to represent their information.
The children collected data on favourite ice-cream flavours.
Come Read With Me
Maths
Today the children collected data on the colours of counters. There was counting and responding to questions about the data they collected.
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.
Welcome to Week 4 everyone. We hope you enjoy perusing our wonderful week of learning.
Happy Birthday Keisha
We hope you enjoyed your special day.
Well done to Makai for 75 nights of reading.
Well done to Reyansh for 25 nights of reading.
English and phonics
The children have concluded learning about the single letter sounds and now move into blends, letters that combine to make a sound. This week, we focus on ch and ai.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14esdyABH3c
Word studies and sentence building
Health
Students listened to the story of the Rainbow Fish and discussed the themes of the story. Students then drew their own Rainbow fish and received their own shiny scale to add to their picture. Around their drawing, the students reflected and recorded qualities that make them a good friend.
Students continued to explore 3D shapes. They matched real life objects with the 3D shape and the correct name.
Students also had the opportunity to build structures with 3D shapes.
Technology
The students origami skills have continued to developed and today they really enjoyed creating an origami dog head.
Religion
Pentecost is celebrated on the 5th of June this year. The story of Pentecost is when the Holy Spirit came to Jesus’ Apostles. This helped them to spread the Good News about God and Jesus to the world. The students drew a representation of what happened at Pentecost.
Welcome to Week 2 everyone. We have a wonderful week ahead and we hope this shows all of our amazing learners!
English and Phonics | letters v and y
Rumpus At the Vet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-c_M8iwBew
English | Word Study and Phonics
Reading
Congratulations Zachary on 50 nights of reading.
Great reading Jayda.
Well done Emily.
Health
Shoes From Grandpa by Mem Fox
We used the book (above) to explore relationship circles. Relationship circles are used to explore people who are in a person’s life. Children used the relationship circle to help them identify different relationships in their lives and to establish people who they trust and who they can receive support from.
Maths
The children have been exploring shapes by naming and noticing them in the classroom and through the activities they have participated in.
Technology and paper folding (origami)
Today the children used paper and a great deal of persistence to make a paper fan.
Bookmaking
Students reading to each other showing all of the brilliant words that they have put in
Ecology
Students from RMN and RMP have begun preparing the garden beds outside the classroom for planting, watch this space.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Jordan P and Zachary for levelling up in their sight words. Jordan completed her Golden words and Zachary his Red, we’re so proud of all of the magnificent learning.
