Classroom News 

Foundation 

We are learning to READ! 

Starting school comes with a whole range of new experiences! This week the foundation students were introduced to ‘Reading Groups’. This is a time where the students can further develop their reading behaviours, letter recognition and phonemic awareness, expand their vocabulary and advance their storytelling, all through fun, hands on activities. Our amazing foundation students have embraced this new daily routine, just like the many others that come with school life. Well done Foundation! 

"We love playing alphabet bingo and reading books!" Foundation 

Year 1 

Jumpin' Jellyfish!

Year Ones arrived back at Sacred Heart last week after a terrific summer! Lots of fun, relaxing, swimming at pools and the beach!

Maybe they spotted some jellyfish - but surely not as colorful as these they made with paint and curled up paper. Art with Ann on Fridays is a highlight of the week!

Year 2/3

Hello wonderful families,

We have had a great start to the term getting to know each other and settling into the classroom routine. Our class has all their specialists on a Wednesday and therefore the sports uniform can be worn on this day. Next week on Tuesday the 12th the Year 3 children will have an incursion at school which has a focus on the Inquiry topic this term ‘Keeping Healthy and Happy’. Families please be aware that several children have food allergies relating to nuts in our class. Please be mindful of this when packing their lunch boxes. We have been busy this past week beginning to learn about The Good Samaritan which is a focus in Religion. Below is some of the artwork we have been working on to display this important parable. 

Year 3/4 

This week students have been revising patterns starting from any point, counting forwards and backwards. 

It was fun to count using the interactive whiteboard and hundreds chart. Benjerman. 

It was fun because we had to work out the patterns. Amy

We were colouring in the patterns and this helped us to know what went next. Olivia

Holiday Writing 

I went to a caravan park with my friend that I met last year and her name is Lacy. She has an older brother and his name is Jack, and Lacy has a little sister named Ava. Lacy and I got along really well. Every day in the morning I have to wait for her because Lacy takes so long to get ready and it takes like one second. When she is done she comes to my caravan or I go to her caravan. When it is a sunny day my mum, Yianna and I went to Lennys, the ice cream shop. They also sell loukoumades. Loukoumades are Greek donuts. By Georgia

On the summer holidays I went to Singapore and I went to the Universal Studios theme park. I went on the Transformers ride 6 times! After that I went to my 

Grandparents house. Later me and my big brother played Nintendo switch and my dad joined in too. Later my sister came to my Grandparents house and we played together and then she left the next day. By Arvin

I went to Phillip Island with my dad, mum, brother, my dad’s friend Uncle Pravesh, Aunty Siva and their kid who has been my friend ever since we were babies. Her name is Laylah. They came from the airport after flying from Singapore. By Chloe           

My holidays are funny because my cat doesn't  let me sleep!! Yes he just wants to play with me!! Just me. Then he made me walk to the couch and rested. Then he jumped on my head again and I’d had it. So I squished him. Then I watched youtube and went to school. By Mia   

I went to Albury with my grandma and ate McDonald's. We all had a movie Night! We watched Trolls Band together. I love that movie, it was so good. I went to the museum and I saw a doll's head that was an egg. I think it was funny,  Jacob said he wanted to squish it. We all    By Eva

On the school holidays I went to the cinemas to watch Migration. First I took the bus, next me and my mum went inside Northland. Then we got McDonalds, then we went to watch the movie for two hours. Then me and my mum went to Time Zone and then we went shopping at Uniqlo. Finally we took the bus home and I read my new Pokemon book. After this we took the bus to pick up my little brother from the kindergarten. Then we had dinner and I watched my favourite channel on my new iPad. By Lawrence

Year 4/5 - We're Back at School!!

On the first day back at school I was really excited. Our teacher ws Marie. I couldn’t wait to see my friends again. The first two weeks have been really good. I can;t wait to see how the rest of the year goes.   Cody

For the first weeks back at school, it was very interesting. I got used to the new routines. We did a lot of things the first week like Maths, Reading and Writer’s Notebook. We also met Antoniette, our new Deputy Principal. We learnt about her and each other. I think we have had an epic start to our school year.   Nirav

When I came back to school this year, I was a bit overwhelmed on the first day. But when I saw all my friends, I felt excited and happy. These first two weeks have been really good. This year I want to be more productive and passionate about my work.   Stephanie

At the start of this school year, I was very excited because I got to see my friends and my new buddy in Foundation. It is a new year of learning and my goal for this year is to be more responsible and to learn more. And I also want to help my buddy Ada whenever she needs me.   Ally

On the first day back at school. I was sooooooo happy! I got to see my friends, my cute buddy Avatea and my beautiful teacher Marie. It was so much fun but at the end of the day, I was super tired. Finally, I got some homework to do too which I was waiting all holiday for! I am so happy to be back at school!!!   Aleisha

My start of the week was pretty tiring but was still a lot of fun. I was really excited to learn, see my friends and have a new classroom. Two things I loved about this week were Religion sessions and playing with my friends.   Azariah

When I came to school, it wasn’t that bad. We played lots of games like Greedy Pig and Silent Ball. We also did lots of fun activities like getting to know each other. In R.E. we each painted and then printed our hand on a cloth for our prayer table.   Lauren

The start of the year has been nice because we got to meet our classmates again as we get ready for a new year! For the first week we did activities like revision work from last year. And now we are starting to learn new things. I hope we have an amazing year!   Brenton

These two weeks have been awesome! We played Greedy Pig in Maths and Silent Ball at the end of each day. We also have been doing Writer’s Notebook, Reading and R.E. I liked doing a recount about what we did during the holidays. These two weeks have been fantastic!   Jasmine

I was so excited when I got back to school because I’m happy to see my friends. I like how everything was set up in the classroom. I also like the location of the tables.   Shamus

Going back to school for me seems great! I actually missed school. We changed a few things so I’m still a bit confused. So far, so good, nothing bad happened. Marie seems nice and funny. I’m leaving Australia to go to Malaysia soon for a little holiday. I am really looking forward to that.   Kaitlyn 

The first day at school was fun. We all talked to each other about our holiday and what everyone liked during the holiday. It was fun to be back at school. I feel like it has been a year of being at school already. We did a lot of activities already with each other. It’s good to be with all my friends playing games. I am happy to be back.   Raffaele

Going back to school? Nah, I would rather go and have more playdates with my friends! I have to go though (: The first day of school wasn’t as bad. It was good to see my friends. The downside though, was that I had to do Maths. After the first day, the whole week was good, it was flowing. I felt comfortable in  my new class and it felt just like normal.   Natalie

For the first week back at school I was super nervous but I still wanted to go to school. I was happy to see friends and a new classroom. There was only one thing that I wondered about which was - is the new teacher nice? I spent the weeks playing with friends and noticing that the teacher (Marie) was extremely nice! In my opinion, it was a fabulous start to the school year.   Callix

These first weeks back at school have been GREAT! I have talked to all my classmates that I haven’t seen in ages. But still, I miss being on holidays- because I had a lot of fun. Everything has been fun and I am happy.   Tristan

Year 5/6 

Wellbeing

We continue to learn more about each other in Year 5 /6. Having completed our Chatterboxes, played Getting to Know You board games and spending the afternoons learning new games, this week's attention was around our classroom expectations.

Students were invited to voice their thoughts and opinions on what they wanted their classroom to LOOK, SOUND and FEEL like.

Inquiry

Next week we are having our first incursion from the group Mad About Science, with a particular focus on body systems and how our diet, sleep and exercise affect our body, both positively and negatively. We will also explore in out unit 'How does my Body work?' the different ways people learn, as well as Gardiners Multiple Intelligences. All this will culminate in an Information Expo, run by the Year 3-6 students at the end of the term, designed to showcase their learning and help inform the community.

Numeracy

We began this year with an All General quiz to explain how the Numeracy sessiCalendar Counting and Place Value, Addition and Subtraction