News

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.

Year 4 Explorers - Today, the Year 4 classes went on an excursion to Fremantle. We explored the replica of the Duyfken, which was the first European ship to reach Australia. While in Fremantle, we also visited the Shipwreck Museum, where we searched to discover about Australian history before 1800. Keep an eye on Class Dojo for some photos of our excursion!

The Pre Primary students went to visit St Anthony’s Church on Tuesday. Under Father John’s guidance, they were made aware of the important aspects that are seen inside the church. After having a tour the students recited “The Lord’s Prayer” and were given a blessing from Father John. The Pre Primaries are also looking forward to attending the whole school Mass on Friday for the first time.

The Year 1 students have been working hard writing all about their holidays. We also learned about the significance of NAIDOC Week and how this is celebrated in different ways across Australia.
In Mathematics, we have been learning strategies to use when working with addition problems.

This semester, the Year Fours have been using a problem solving process in Design and Technology and Civics to complete a project.
 
This was the scenario:
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....
Conflict continues between the evil Galactic Empire and the Rebel Forces.  With the destruction of the Death Star, places of safety have become even more scarce.  Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters has found a remote world on which to set up a new secret base.  While other secret bases are focused on fighting the battle against the Galactic Empire, it is hoped that this land will provide a safe haven and source of resources for the Rebel Forces...
 
The students have considered what would be required to set up a community, including a government, laws, jobs and resources.  They designed their solutions and represented them using labelled diagrams.  They then wrote explanations to explain how life was going to work on their new world.  Finally, the students created their worlds on Minecraft and presented them to their class.  We have seen some amazing worlds!   
 
Emily’s Explanation about her group’s world, Zachron:
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AvQKuJcyDvuMged2nZXFq8YcH2ynSQ

A special thank you to all children, parents and staff for their invaluable time and effort in coming to the St Anthony's Day Mass and Procession last Sunday.

This week the Year 1 students have been practising the basic object control skills of under arm throwing, rolling a ball and kicking a round ball. They had to follow rules in simple games showing cooperation skills with a partner.

The Year Two students have been acting as coaches to each other in throwing and catching activities. Their focus in a simple game of Bin Ball has been on working as a tram and communicating with team members.
Ann Shakespeare

Our current theme in Kindergarten is ‘Australia’. We have read the stories ‘Possum Magic’ and ‘Edward the Emu’ and completed activities related to these. We all helped make a big map of Australia and talked about all of the different places that the characters visited in the story Possum Magic. We also worked together to paint and collage the Australian Flag. This week, we have continued our ‘Australia’ studies and have been reading the story ‘Wombat Stew’.  We have had lots of fun acting out the story using props and masks. We have practised sequencing pictures from the story and retelling it back to our teachers. In cooking, we have made ANZAC biscuits and pumpkin scones (Possum Magic) and will be making ‘Wombat Stew’ this Friday. We have had so much fun learning so many interesting facts about Australian Animals!

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.