Hello RTH & RLY Families,

Welcome to the end of another awesome week together, here is what we got up to…

Literacy:

In word study this week we reviewed our digraphs, high frequency words, bases/suffixes, and sentence writing. We then started to explore plurals and how/when to use the ‘s’ or ‘es’ plural with words. We then began our word study assessment (the last one for the year!). In book making we continued with learning how to write to others, we look at cards and letters once again to do this. We worked on decorating the front of cards and then focused on thankyou cards, writing a thankyou card to another person in the class.

Mathematics:

In mathematics this week, we focused on position and location and which language to use when describing where something is.

Technology:

In technology we used our designs of the playground from last week and turned them into 3D models!

Arts:

In arts this week, we continued to connect body movements to beats and created our own short motif; a few movements joined together. We made various different motifs and performed our understandings.

Health:

This week in health we looked at different strategies that help keep us safe, including saying no, remembering important details, going to safe places and so forth. We also looked at different ways to be resilient.

Religion:

In religion, we learnt about the different seasons and colours of the Catholic Church as we approach the season of Advent. We learnt that this colour is Purple and signifies new beginnings.

HaSS:

This week in HaSS we had an incursion from Trent Hill which linked with our HaSS unit of learning on traditional places and how important they are.

Science:

In science this week, we concluded our unit of work on identifying and describing patterns in nature. We focused on weather, the patterns we have noticed in our weather journals and communicated our findings with others.

REMINDERS:

Reading at home:

Please don’t feel pressured to read with your children at home as we would like this to be a fun experience for you both however, if you are able to, it would support your children’s learning greatly if you could find some time to enjoy a picture book together or work on their readers.

Nuts:

We have children with anaphylaxis in our classrooms and Nutella poses a danger to their health. We are strictly a nut free environment so please be mindful of this when packing lunch boxes.

Pizza Party

We have been recycling our bottles and boxes this semester and are hoping to have a class pizza party at the end of the term with the money we raise from recycling. We are aware of student’s allergies in regards to food, but if there are any other food preferences within your family, please let us know.

Christmas Carols:

Christmas Carols will be held on Thursday 5th December 2024 from 6:30-8:00pm on the school oval. All children must be supervised by their families before and after their performance. Please bring a picnic rug and get ready to be festive with us! We’ve been practising really hard and are really in the Christmas spirit! Students are highly encouraged to wear Christmas clothes/colours for the event.

If you have any questions, concerns or queries, feel free to chat to either teacher!

See you in week 7,

Ms. Yeend & Ms. Tiana

Hello RTH & RLY Families,

Welcome to the end of Week 4! Here’s a quick recap of what we got up to…

Literacy:

This week in word study we have started to review and consolidate our learning from the year so far. We reviewed digraphs, high frequency words, bases and suffixes and focused on independent writing and pushing our reading a little bit further. In bookmaking we have started a new spotlight study: ‘Writing to others’. In this study we will look at writing letters and cards to other people – this will be so much fun as we get closer to Christmas!!

Mathematics:

In mathematics, we looked at capacity. We did some hands on investigations using sand and water to explore and play with different containers and predicted how much they would hold.

Technology:

This week in technology we conducted a STEAM challenge where we had to create a freestanding bridge that could hold the weight of Lego using only paper.

Arts:

In arts we learnt some new dances to work on our co-ordination and explore the different ways our bodies can move.

Health:

This week in health we reflected on how to use assertive communication to keep ourselves safe.

Religion:

In religion this week, we started a new unit of work on ‘Many people try to be like Jesus’. We explored this through stories of Jesus and his disciples and connected this to how we try to be like Jesus in our everyday lives.

HaSS:

In HaSS we worked towards understanding the cultural significance of different places and how these places hold special understandings and provide us with the things we need to survive and thrive in a community.

Science:

This week we continued with our weather journals and reflected on our previous observations and discussed different types of weather.

REMINDERS:

Reading at home:

Please don’t feel pressured to read with your children at home as we would like this to be a fun experience for you both however, if you are able to, it would support your children’s learning greatly if you could find some time to enjoy a picture book together or work on their readers.

Nuts:

We have children with anaphylaxis in our classrooms and Nutella poses a danger to their health. We are strictly a nut free environment so please be mindful of this when packing lunch boxes.

See you in week 5,

Ms. Yeend & Ms. Tiana

Hello RTH & RLY families,

Welcome to the end of week 2, we are so excited for this last term together and are looking forward to what this term brings!

Literacy:

This week in word study we reflected on what a consonant is, what a vowel is and what a digraph is when beginning the term. We then learnt the /oy/ sound, focusing on the use of ‘oy’ and ‘oi’ when spelling out words. We blended and segmented these words and then placed them into sentences. We also continued to learn new heart words/high frequency words. In bookmaking, we continued our new focus on stories of our lives. Through this we will reflect on life events, celebrations, holidays and so forth to write about.

Mathematics:

In mathematics, we have continued to look at measurement. We have learnt different core words to discuss measurement and have focused on the attributes of items when measuring them. This involved: ‘capacity’, ‘height’, ‘mass’ and so forth. We did this by making connections to real life and collected data within discovering different measurements. This week we focused on height and the terminology that we use to describe this.

Technology:

Throughout technologies this week we looked at freestanding structures and used recycled materials to create our own.

Arts:

This week in art we continued to explore dancing like different animals! We made animal masks and danced to different music.

Health:

In health, we revisited our trust networks and discussed how they may have changed.

HaSS:

This week in HaSS, we revisited drawing pictorial maps and created a pictorial map of a familiar place using positional language.

Science:

In science, we created our own weather journals which we will use over the coming weeks to note down observations of the changes in weather patterns during Spring.

Religion:

In religion this week we discussed how to care for God’s creations and went for a walk around the school to help pick up rubbish.

REMINDERS:

Reading at home:

Please don’t feel pressured to read with your children at home as we would like this to be a fun experience for you both however, if you are able to, it would support your children’s learning greatly if you could find some time to enjoy a picture book together or work on their readers.

Nuts:

We have children with anaphylaxis in our classrooms and Nutella poses a danger to their health. We are strictly a nut free environment so please be mindful of this when packing lunch boxes.

Have a great weekend,

Ms. Yeend & Ms. Tiana

Hello RLY and RTH families and welcome to the end of Term 3!!!! We can hardly believe we only have one more term with our amazing classes!

We spent this week:

• Consolidating our learning from the term and year so far
• Cleaning our classrooms and resources to show respect for our things and take pride in our environment
• Farewelling Ms. Tye!
• Playing across both classrooms to build and extend connections
• Doing the COLOUR RUN!!!!

Quick reminder that Term 4 is back to the summer uniform and all children must bring hats for yard play and will be supplied with sunscreen in class unless you would like to bring in your own.

We look forward to seeing you all for our final term together and wish all of our families a happy and safe break!

Ms. Yeend and Ms. Tiana.

Hello RTH & RLY Families,

Welcome to the end of Week 8, here’s a quick recap of our week…

Literacy:

In word study this week we reflected on the ‘ng’ digraph and then moved on to ‘wh’, figuring out different words that involve these digraphs, words that rhyme with these digraphs and implementing words with these digraphs into sentences. In bookmaking, we continued with our new spotlight of ‘information texts’, this involved talking about different topics, the different types of words we can use to share information and implementing double page spreads.

Mathematics:

We continued with our part-whole operations this week, by connecting our addition and subtraction knowledge with different materials. This looked like adding and subtracting with number lines, number bonds, ten frames and through art. We concluded the week with an assessment of this unit of work and next week we will be moving on to shapes!

Health:

In health this week we reflected on identifying different parts of our body and using the correct terms to name them. This may spark a conversation at home so please feel free to come speak to us if you have any questions.

Religion:

In religion this week we finished an assessment on our understanding of celebrations within the Catholic Church.

HaSS/Tech/Arts:

In HaSS we continued our assessment by drawing a Birds Eye view map of Log Park. We then added in and designed our own nature play ideas in the area and then turned these plans into a 3D model – they looked amazing and it was so much fun!

Science:

In science this week we looked at magnetic materials and tested our magnets against different materials.

REMINDERS

Reading at home:

Please don’t feel pressured to read with your children at home as we would like this to be a fun experience for you both however, if you are able to, it would support your children’s learning greatly if you could find some time to enjoy a picture book together or work on their readers.

Nuts:

We have children with anaphylaxis in our classrooms and Nutella poses a danger to their health. We are strictly a nut free environment so please be mindful of this when packing lunch boxes.

Casual clothes day Friday 20th September:

LET’S BRING THE FOOTY FINALS ALIVE!

DRESS IN THE COLOURS OF YOUR CHOSEN TEAM!

PLEASE BRING A DONATIONS OF UNOPENED PACKET OF PANTRY NEEDS, TOILETRIES, KITCHEN, ETC FOR OUR SPRING FAIR HAMPERS!

Ms. Yeend, Ms. Tiana and Ms. Tye

Hello RTH & RLY Families,

Welcome to the end of week 6! Here is a quick breakdown of what we did this week…

Literacy:

This week we continued with digraphs, focusing on ‘sh’, ‘ee’ and ‘th’. We discussed different words that have the chosen digraphs in them, creating make believe words with these sounds, finding words that rhyme with the digraphs and creating sentences with the digraphs. We looked at books with our digraphs in them and then investigated books further, with a focus on titles, characters, techniques, and our thoughts on stories.

We started a new spotlight in bookmaking – ‘Information books: Write to teach your reader’. We delved deeper into headings, titles and diagrams.

Mathematics:

Continuing with our unit on part whole operations, this week we looked at ways to group collections, represent larger numbers using MAB blocks and practicing subitising, addition and subtraction.

Health:

This week we looked discussed the important difference between a happy surprise and a secret and how we can keep ourselves safe.

Religion:

In religion, we explored prayer and how this brings us closer go God. Please refer to an email from Anthony Terminello (APRIM) about what we will be teaching in weeks 8-10 in case you have any queries.

HaSS:

This week in HaSS, we revisited the fact all places have features, features can be shown through symbols, birds eye views and pictorial maps. We then drew either a bird’s eye view or a pictorial map of a place that is special to us.

Art/Design:

In arts and design this week, we explored log park again and planned out what we would do if we could change the way it looks/add in new nature play ideas. We then drew these plans on the iPads.

Science:

This week in science, we finished our unit of work on materials by creating a boat out of provided materials and predicted whether it would float/the materials would be waterproof.

REMINDERS:

Reading at home:

Please don’t feel pressured to read with your children at home as we would like this to be a fun experience for you both however, if you are able to, it would support your children’s learning greatly if you could find some time to enjoy a picture book together or work on their readers.

NUTELLA:

We have children with anaphylaxis in our classrooms and Nutella poses a serious danger to their health. We are strictly a nut free environment so please be mindful of this when packing lunch boxes. 

RLY Assembly:

Well done to RLY for their amazing assembly today! The dancing was out of this world and we are all so proud of you!!

Ms. Yeend, Ms. Tiana and Ms. Tye

Hello RTH & RLY Families,

Welcome to the end of week 4!

We had a much better week with people feeling better. Please ensure if your child is feeling unwell to keep them home as Influenza is still going around.

Literacy:

This week we looked at the diagraphs of ‘ll’ and ‘ss’, looking at how these sounds are used in words, creating words with these sounds, rhyming words with these sounds and creating sentences incorporating these sounds. We also had an intentional focus on shared reading, focusing on titles, characters, techniques used and much more. In bookmaking, we looked at different information books and the features to include in our own books.

Mathematics:

In maths, we continued our numbers to 20, looking at number lines, identifying more or less in a group, comparing and ordering numbers. This helped to support us to continue to count past twenty, moving up to 120! This week we explored counting forwards and backwards to 120 and different ways to represent numbers. The students enjoyed learning about base 10 (MAB) blocks and showing numbers through manipulative.

Health:

In health, we learnt how our bodies are private and that each person needs personal space. We explored how it feels and what to do when you feel unsafe.

Religion:

This week in religion we looked at how God shows love through Bible stories. After reading the Jesus feeds the 5000 story students drew a picture of a part of the story and explained how Jesus showed and shared love.

HaSS:

In HaSS, we are exploring features of places through birds eye view. the students looking at features of place through colour, shapes and boundaries. We are looking at areas of our school and what it looks like from a birds eyes view.

Art/Design:

This week we have shifted our focus from the Olympics to exploring different nature plays and what they consist of.  We then analysed log park and had a meeting about what we could change, add and adjust to make it better. Students collected natural materials and created a self portrait using the natural materials highlighting the feature of the face.

Science:

In science, we continued to look at different materials and how different objects are made from different materials. We used our five senses to describe an object. Outside we did some predicting about items that would sink and float and explore what makes this happen.  The students were engaged and enjoyed exploring different materials that would sink and float.

REMINDERS

Try At Home Books

We have our ‘try at home books’, with this week’s letters and words to focus on through the next week. These books are just for casual reading with your children if you have the time and they want to, however don’t feel like you need to, we do so much in class! It’s just an opportunity for your children to share their learning with you. You don’t need to add anything to/write in these books!

Book Week

Book Week is in week 5 of this term, due to the Friday of week 5 being a pupil free day, HFCS will celebrate Book Week on the Thursday of week 5. The theme for this year is “Reading is Magic”, where you will be able to showcase your costumes after our 9AM assembly, with a costume parade. We can’t wait to see everyone dressed up!

RLY Assembly

RLY & their buddy class 6LF will be hosting the school assembly on Friday 30th August at 9am in the hall. All parents and families are welcome to attend!

Ms. Yeend, Ms. Tiana and Ms. Tye.

Welcome to the end of Week 2, RTH & RLY families,

Here’s a little review of what we did in class this week…

Literacy:

This week we reflected on our previous learning of graphemes and phonemes. We looked at onset and rime, focusing on the way sounds and letters can create a word. This is helping put our previous learnings into practice. In book making, we are looking at different types of books we can make, with our first focus on nursery rhymes and information texts. We’re exploring the different literary conventions of a narrative versus an information text.

Mathematics:

This week we began our focus on numbers to 100, with reflection on numbers to 20. This allowed us to represent numbers, write numerals, use number lines, use ten frames, compare numbers, create art based around numbers and apply them in everyday use throughout the school.

Health:

In health, we focused on hygiene and self-care.

Religion:

In religion this week, we explored the Bible as a sacred text.

HASS:

This week, we looked at recognising and recording features of familiar places. Focusing on what we see, touch and hear; helping us connect with our senses.

Art/Design:

In Design we explored how brands use eye catching logos to sell their products, we then moved on to Arts where we used the flags of the countries in the Olympic Games and brainstormed how we could design our own flag that would be eye catching. With our theme being the Olympic Games for this integrated unit for the term across the two learning areas, we started watching races and events which was very fun and engaging!

Science:

This week in science, we tied HASS to science and focused on using our senses to look, feel and behave. We looked at things such as liquids, fabrics, elastics and soft/hard items.

We have had such a great start to this term and look forward to what awaits!

REMINDER:

Try At Home Books

We have our ‘try at home books’, with this week’s letters and words to focus on through the next week. These books are just for casual reading with your children if you have the time and they want to, however don’t feel like you need to, we do so much in class! It’s just an opportunity for your children to share their learning with you. You don’t need to add anything to/write in these books!

Book Week

Book Week is in week 5 of this term, due to the Friday of week 5 being a pupil free day, HFCS will celebrate Book Week on the Thursday of week 5. The theme for this year is “Reading is Magic”, where you will be able to showcase your costumes after our 9AM assembly, with a costume parade. We can’t wait to see everyone dressed up!

Ms. Tiana & Ms. Yeend

Hello RTH and RLY families,

Welcome to the end of Term 2! We can’t quite believe we have already finished the first half of the year! We are so endlessly proud of the hard work and dedication the children have shown in settling in to school life and exploring new ideas and concepts through their learning. We feel extremely grateful to have the privilege of working with them all every day!

Here is a little recap of our last week:

Literacy:

Within book making we have continued with our focus on ‘Ways to Add Words to our Books’. We spoke about ‘fancy’ ways we can write our words, onomatopoeia, using big and bold words and so forth. We also discussed adding words that aren’t necessarily coming from a character and discussed how to write the story line.

Mathematics:

This week we did some revision of addition and subtraction to support this understanding before the school holidays. We did this through various craft activities and games.

Health:

In health, we looked at ways people use their power in fair and unfair ways, having discussions on ensuring we remain fair and use our power in positive ways.

HaSS:

This week we looked at stories written and spoken by Aboriginal peoples to support our understanding of NAIDOC week.

Science:

In science, we looked at various games played by Aboriginal peoples such as Koolchee Koolchee for NAIDOC week.

Religion:

This week we discussed Feast Days, what they are and how they are celebrated.

REMINDER:

Try At Home Books

We have our ‘try at home books’, with last week’s letters and words to focus on through the next week. These books are just for casual reading with your children if you have the time and they want to, however don’t feel like you need to, we do so much in class! It’s just an opportunity for your children to share their learning with you. You don’t need to add anything to/write in these books!

We hope you have enjoy a much deserved break with your families and can’t wait to welcome you back for Term 3!

Ms. Yeend & Ms. Tiana

Hello RTH and RLY families,

Welcome to the end of week 8! Only two more weeks until the school holidays and we have officially finished half a year of Reception! Here’s a quick recap of our week:

Literacy:

We have continued to reflect on our learnings over the term, this included our letters, our sounds, sentence structures, heart words and ability to blend our words. We also added some new heart words: ‘my’ and ‘they’.We worked together on reflecting, writing and spelling different sounds and letters to bring all of our learning together.

We also continued with our book making with a focus on ‘Ways to Add Words to out Books’. As a class we reflected on all the ways we can add words into our books from last week and added other ideas such as onomatopoeia, being brave spellers and so forth.

Mathematics:

This week we started our new unit of learning in Mathematics which is on ‘measurement’. We began by looking at different ways to measure things – formal and informal, length vs height, and explored sequencing events as a way of measuring our days.

Health:

This week we discussed what the words fair and unfair mean and how we can talk about these things with the people around us.

HaSS:

This week we have looked at family and memorable moments with them.

Science:

This week in science we moved on to the movement of bouncing and investigated different things that bounce and how different materials may have an impact.

Religion:

This week we discussed what religion is and discovered different ways in which different denominations practice their religion.

REMINDER:

Try At Home Books

We have our ‘try at home books’, with last week’s letters and words to focus on through the next week. These books are just for casual reading with your children if you have the time and they want to, however don’t feel like you need to, we do so much in class! It’s just an opportunity for your children to share their learning with you. You don’t need to add anything to/write in these books!

RLY:

We are fortunate to be welcoming a pre service teacher to our classroom soon! I will wait for her to introduce herself however a brief explanation:

• She will be completing her final placement of her teaching degree with us – four years of hard work have led up to this point!
• She will be completing a day with us on Tuesday of Week 9 to meet everyone.
• She will be in class on Tuesday and Wednesday of Week 10.
• She will commence teaching in the classroom from Week 3 in Term 3 until the end of Week 9 in Term 3.
• We are very excited to welcome her!

Ms. Yeend & Ms. Tiana