Today in RSA and RKS we had a busy day getting the class ready for the end of the year. To begin the day, we started with eating our brain food before our buddies came over to help make Christmas cards.

After recess, we had religion where we finished off the Christmas story.

After lunch, we had mindfulness and then we had indoor/outdoor play.

This will be my last post for this semester and what a semester we have had. I’ve enjoyed watching all the students learn and grow in the short period I have been with them. My favourite part of this year was when we celebrated the class doing green choices with a green party. It was amazing to see how much the students enjoyed creating things and building things with green items.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, hope all the best for each student’s new class and I hope to see everyone’s happy faces out in the yard in the new year.

Mr S

Our time in RSA and RKS is coming to a close and I want to take the opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy festive season.

It was a big first semester for our Reception students; learning the ropes of school, finding new friendships and navigating all the new experiences at Holy Family. It has been a pleasure to watch the children grow and learn. I look forward to seeing the amazing things that all the students get up to next year as they continue their Reception journey.

Thank you parents & carers for your help and support. It is the partnership that’s formed between us all that help the children and our school thrive!

Best Wishes,
Mrs Sharman 🙂

Today we started by having a go on the stage, singing our songs for tonights Christmas concert.

• Please drop your child off at 5:25 outside the Library and collect your child from outside the library straight after we have finished singing our 2 songs. They can watch the rest of the carols with you and your families.

After recess we looked at the Catholic tradition of Christmas.

We talked about:

the Angel appearing to Mary

Mary and Joseph travelling on a donkey

Finding a stable and Jesus being born.

We will continue this learning next week to see who visited Jesus after he was born.

The children then created their own stables with Mary, Joesph, baby Jesus, the angel and a donkey.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight.

Mrs A

**** meet at Library at 5:25

**** pick up your child from the Library straight after our class has presented.

**** Children to wear Christmas clothes or colours.

Hi everyone and welcome to a fantastic sunny day in RKS and RSA. In the morning session students explored some Christmas activates where the students created Christmas trees with paper and pinecones.

After recess, the students investigated the letter ‘y’. Students looked at how to correctly write the letter ‘y’ and what are some of the words that begin with the letter ‘y’. Then in their books they tried to practice this letter and drawing things that start with ‘y’.

Students came back exhausted from lunch and needed a nice break in mindfulness. Once the students were rested, they had the opportunity to continue creating imaginative stories and houses with the furniture or explore the playground.

Just a reminder that it is Carols night tomorrow night. We are scheduled to be on the stage at 5:35 so if we could get everyone to meet at Curiosity (library) by 5:25 to get ready that would be great. If all the students could be wearing something Christmassy when they return for the carols that would be amazing. If that is a red shirt or a green shirt that is fine.

Once we have finished our two songs could you please collect your child from Curiosity where you can either stay to watch the rest of the show or go home.

Students had a wonderful day exploring new things and I hope to see everyone tomorrow for carols night,

Mr S

Hi all,

Welcome to another busy day in RSA and RKS. We started the day with play-based investigation as normal.

After recess, we had a whole school Mass where we said goodbye to the year 6s and the teachers who were leaving at the end of the year.

After Lunch, we had mindfulness again where students are using wonderful colouring skills to make awesome pictures. Once we were rested we went outside for some fitness before it was home time.

Hope everyone has a wonderful afternoon,

Mr S

Hello everyone and welcome to another interesting day in RSA and RKS. We had an unusual day with our typical Friday assembly taking place today. After assembly we practice our carol songs for Friday.

Once we finished practice, we went out to the playground to let off some steam.

After recess we had numeracy rotations where we continued looking at patterns. We looked at colour patterns, shape patterns and dance patterns.

After Lunch, the class had mindfulness where the students continued to develop their fine motor skills to create colourful pictures.

Once we were all relaxed, we started our indoor/outdoor play where students got to choose whether they wanted to explore their Imaginative play with puppets and dress ups or practice their social skills on the playground.

Mr S.

Hello Everyone and welcome to Week 8! We started the day with a very festive Visual Timetable to begin the countdown til the end of term and Christmas! Here is our calendar for December.

We began the day by practising our two carols songs… Light a Candle for Peace and Go Santa Go. Here is the link to Go Santa Go if anyone wants to practise at home!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwSJA3FPXe0

Then we began our Christmas investigations. From advent wreaths to reindeer ears we really go into the Christmas spirit today! After recess today we shared the book ‘Letter to Santa’. This inspired us to write our very own letters to Santa; drawing and recording all the things that we would like for Christmas. After lunch we shared in some mindfulness time; some students even decorated some Christmas baubles. Then we got to choose whether we would have indoor or outdoor play investigations to end the day.

A very Christmasy day and feeling very festive as we draw closer to the end of term.

Mrs Sharman 🙂

Today we put on our suncream, hats and took our water bottles to a shady spot on the oval. There we met, the Nature Play SA education team. They showed us the stations they had set up: Cubby building, Magic potion making, Sunflower seed bombs, water runs and water colour painting. The children were all so engaged.

Enjoy your weekend.

Mrs A

Hi everyone and welcome to a fantastic sunny day in RKS and RSA. In the morning session students explored building cool structures through lego, dominos and wrapping paper.

RSA then went to library, while RKS practice their social skills where we conducted our circle time.

After recess, the students investigated the letter ‘x’. Students looked at how to correctly write the letter ‘x’ and what are some of the words that begin with the letter ‘x’. Then in their books they tried to practice this letter and drawing things that start with ‘x’.

Students came back exhausted from lunch and needed a nice break in mindfulness. Once the students were rested, they had the opportunity to continue creating imaginative stories and houses with the furniture or explore the playground.

Students had a wonderful day exploring new things and I hope to see everyone tomorrow,

Mr S