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Well what an exciting term. This term we have participated in many fun events like: the Colour Run, Father’s Night, interschool sport, preparing for the school carnival, attending an excursion with Mr Haydon, Mrs Allan, Mr Wynne, Mrs Bakewell and Dr Topliss to meet local member Sabine Winton MLA at Parliament House and the Mayor Tracey Roberts at the City of Wanneroo, organising mini fetes and Mini Vinnies fundraisers as well as reading some of the great psalms in the Bible; learning about fractions mixed in with some classic Medieval history and literature like the Railway Children,  we have also managed to produce some amazing writing along with some of our designs for Middle Ages weaponry.

On the weekend, many of the Year 4s made their First Holy Communion. This week we are learning about how Jesus helps people to live like Him.

This term, the Kindy students have been busy learning about life on the farm. After brainstorming what we already know about farms, we made a list of the things we would like to find out. As a result, we discovered different machinery that can be used and talked about the jobs farmers have to do to keep their farm running smoothly. We also learnt about farm animals and their jobs and found out that not all farms have animals. These farms grow fruits and vegetables on them. We are also looking forward to going to Landsdale Farm School for our very first excursion next week.
 
The Kindy students have continued to enjoy the various activities occurring within the Kindergarten program. A cubby house and a farmer’s market have been created by the students with lots of fun times had inside them. Each week, we visit the school library and listen to special stories. We also get to enjoy the games and fun activities that Mrs Moynihan provides for us. Hymn Singing on Fridays has also been something the students love going to. This Friday, we are all excited about showing off our fabulous costumes for Book Week to the rest of the school!

This week in Religion we discussed that Jesus spent time learning just like us. We talked about Jesus staying at the temple to learn and discussed how this is similar to us staying at school to learn. We then identified different things that we have learned about.

In Pre-Primary we have been learning about Australia and all the different fauna and flora that can be found in our great country. This week we were learning about kangaroos and thinking about what it would be like to have a pouch of our own.
 

Next week is a special week, our school will celebrate St Mary MacKillop of the Cross with a Mass.  To prepare for Mass, Year 3 have been learning about St Mary MacKillop of the Cross.  We have researched information about her and have learnt about her life, including her famous saying, ‘Never see a need without doing something about it’.  This is what we think the saying means:
 

In Year 2, we have been learning about Australia. We have looked at the different states and territories in Australia and landmarks that make our country special.

In our writing lessons, we are writing persuasive arguments. We are doing a fantastic job beginning our writing with sizzling starts to grab the attention of the reader!

Here are some of the great sizzling starts we have written:

“Neigh neigh” went the beautiful horses in the country. - Liliana
 
“Forget about winning” yelled Superman at one of his arch enemies as they fought in the sky. - Olivia

Is that a planet or a bird? Wait, it’s Superman! I thought he was not real. - Furaha

In STEM, we have been working hard in our groups to complete our challenges. Some of the activities we have  been doing are; coding bee bots and ozo bots, building spaghetti towers and creating LEGO house plans.

In Kindergarten, we have been learning about Farm life and have focused on the many wonderful gifts in God’s creation, including different farm animals and produce grown on a farm.

The students have shared experiences of farm life and discussed how they and their families can look after God’s farm animals.

We have learnt about the life cycle of a chicken and will even be growing our very own Grassy Heads!

We read the stories of Mrs Wishy-Washy and The Little Red Hen and talked about the importance of being kind and helping our friends, just as God wants us to.

Last week, we had the great experience of going to the Performing Arts Mass. Whilst we were there, we saw Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and many other schools. As we entered, we marched down the aisle with the school flag. First there was a liturgical dance, then we carried on with the Mass.  The church filled with silence as we all sat down to hear Archbishop Timothy Costelloe. We sang, had fun and prayed to God.

Lachlan, Anya, Morgan, Jack C & Keira
 
This term in Religion, the Year Six classes are learning about God who provides for all. So far we have been looking at how God can act through us to help those who are less fortunate. We have created posters to remind us of the many ways that we can help the members of God’s family.
 
Mr Wynne, Dr Topliss & Mrs Allan