News

In Religion the Year Three’s have been looking at Communities.  We discussed the various communities we belong to and the needs they provide.  We also went for a visit to the church and looked at the symbols and signs found in various churches throughout the world.
 
Below are some sketches of these symbols and signs.

YEAR 2 CLASS NEWS

In Year Two we have been working hard writing narratives in English. We have been taking extra care to make sure we use many adjectives when we describe our characters and setting. We think it is really important to have a clear beginning, middle and end to our stories.

In Mathematics, we have been learning about how to flip, slide and turn different shapes and objects. We have also been using the strategy of using a number line to work out addition and subtraction.

PRE-PRIMARY NEWS

This term we welcome Miss Bianca Forte and Miss Emma Williams from Edith Cowan University who are completing their final teaching practice this term.
 
In Week 2 we celebrated our Mother’s Day morning tea where the students sang songs, served their special guests biscuits and cordial (after taking their order) and gave them the gifts that they had made.  Many thanks to the aunties, grandmothers and friends for standing in for mothers who were unable to attend this happy event.

The integrated unit for this term is “Fairytales.” Fairy tales are not just fun but can provide students with the opportunities to boost their imagination, teach right from wrong, develop critical thinking skills, help  to process emotions and expose them to stories from different cultures. Many of the activities include role play in the fairytale corner, story sequencing, discussing the common elements of fairytales, designing and creating a shield for their fairytale hero/heroine and making magical snowflakes. By participating in these purposeful and playful learning experiences we are supporting the St Anthony’s Early Childhood Policy.  “Play is an essential tool for learning and when a child is actively engaging in play, they are using all of their senses to make sense of the world around them….”
 
Pre Primaries enjoyed their visit to the Wanneroo Library for National Simultaneous Storytime to listen to the reading of “The Cow Tripped Over the Moon.”

YEAR 1 RE NEWS

YEAR 4 CLASS NEWS

Last week in Year Three, we went on an excursion to the local Wanneroo Museum.  We learnt all about the history of our local community.  Did you know that Wanneroo was all farms when it first began?   We were lucky to be able to touch and explore olden day items.  We are so lucky to have all the modern technologies that we have today!  A special thankyou to the parents that were also able to help us explore our history on the day.  

Year 2’s are learning about ways in which people can show love towards others. We discussed with students how God loves each of us personally and how he does this through the people he has placed in our lives. We wrote sentences describing what we thought love is.

A Prayer for My Mummy

Dear God,

Thank you for my mummy.
She looks after me, plays with me,
Listens to me, and makes me laugh.
She works very hard and sometimes she gets tired. 

Please give her good sleep.
Help her at work.
Give her happy times,
And lots of hugs and kisses.

Amen.

The Year Sixes have been learning about the importance of the 7 gifts & 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit and the Sacrament of Confirmation which many of us will be making later this month. We would like to thank Mr Marando, our parents, all of our teachers and Fr John for leading us in the Sacramental Meeting last night.

We have learnt that the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit are - Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Piety, Fear of the Lord, Knowledge, Wisdom.

The 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit are - Love,  Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self Control.

We are excited about our Confirmation Retreat on Friday the 19th of May to learn more about Confirmation and what we can  do as a Christian. Please keep us in your prayers over this next month.

Welcome to Term 2. Year 5 has been extremely busy preparing for NAPLAN testing.  We have been practising very hard, using previous years’ tests in reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy.  Next week we vet our skills and knowledge against children from all over Australia. We’re quite sure that we will do well.

This term, we welcome Miss Fucile to 5G.  She is an intern teacher from Curtin University, doing her final prac.  She will be with us for the whole term.

Wednesday morning, we participated in an incursion run by the Electoral Education Commission.  It was very interesting and gave us a better understanding of the unit of work that we have been learning about.

In Health and Design and Technology, we are learning about food and nutrition.  Although we have just started the unit of work, we are enjoying the activities and are learning a great deal about the topic.

Last week, we were paired up with Pre Primary Buddies. These will be our buddies for the rest of the year. We did a great ‘getting to know you’ activity and look forward to lots of fun times with them.

Holy Week Liturgy

Happy Easter and happy holiday reading from the Library