,Week 8

Mrs Hill has registered our school for the MS Readathon for the month of August, register your student here https://www.msreadathon.org.au/fundraiser/stpatricksprimarysutherland

There is a free t-shirt for anyone who signs up and other prizes for your fundraising efforts.

We will have prizes for the students who read the most amount of books for the month of August and also for those students who raise the most amount of money for MS!

Multiple sclerosis is a neurological condition that affects more than 25,000 Aussies. It is a progressive condition that affects the central nervous system and interferes with nerve impulses from the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. MS affects people differently, common symptoms include challenges with vision mobility and speech however many are often invisible. There is no cure or cause, however, there are treatments available to help people live well with the condition.

St Patrick’s Public Speaking Competition 2024

Learning to be an effective public speaker is one of the most empowering and rewarding goals a child can pursue during their school journey. The benefits of learning to speak confidently in public at a young age, can pay huge dividends as students develop into adults. Public speaking is an important life skill that any one of us can be called upon to use at various times in our lives.

Public Speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner with the intention to inform, persuade or entertain an audience. It has a significant place in the K – 6 English Syllabus and interweaves reading, speaking and listening skills: an integral part of a child’s overall literacy development.

Next term our students will have the opportunity to participate in a new Sutherland Shire Network Public Speaking Competition. The competition will consist of four rounds:

1. Class

2. Grade

3. Stage

4. Interschool (Finals) Round.

NB: The final interschool round is only for students in Stages 2 and Stage 3.

Expectation for Participation (all students are required to participate)

Present a prepared speech that they have written - parents may assist with preparation, however, the speech should predominantly be the child’s own work.
Adhere to set presentation guidelines.
Present an engaging and entertaining speech. No technology or props can be used and students are to present an oral speech - not a song, dance or movement/drama routine as part of their speech.
Students will be scored against an assessment rubrics. Points will be awarded for the matter, method and manner of the speaker.
Students are expected to listen to one another and be a good audience member
Try their hardest, do their best and above all else, enjoy the experience!

Participating Schools

St Aloysius, Cronulla

St Francis De Sales, Woolooware

Our Lady of Fatima, Caringbah

Star of the Sea, Miranda

St Catherine Laboure, Gymea

St Patricks, Sutherland

St Josephs, Como

St John Bosco, Engadine

Holy Family, Menai

Public Speaking Final - Thursday 17th October, 2024 (Term 4, Week 1)

Venue: De La Salle College, Caringbah School Hall

Timing: Stage 2, 9-12pm Stage 3, 12-3pm

Explanation of Rounds

ROUND 1 - Class Round
Date	Term 3 - Week 3
Participants	Each student from K-6 will present a prepared speech to their own class.
Judged by	Individual classroom teachers during the week
Winners	The top three (3) speakers go onto the next round.

ROUND 2 - Grade Round
Date	Term 3 - Week 6
Participants	The top two students from each class will present a newly prepared speech to their grade.
Judged by	Grade teachers
Winners	The top three (3) speakers go onto the Stage round. ** Kindergarten students will conclude the competition at this round.

ROUND 3 - Stage Round (School-based Finals)
Date	Term 3 - Week 9
Participants	The top three (3) students from each grade. Students required to deliver a prepared and impromptu speech in this round.
Judged by	Stages teachers + Principal/Assistant Principal
Winners	Students go through to the interschool final.

ROUND 4 - Inter-School Final
Date	Conference 1 - Thursday, 17th October 2024 (Week 1) Term 4 Venue: De La Salle Caringbah Hall Time: 9-12pm Stage 2, 12-3pm Stage 3
Participants	The top two students in Stage 2 and 3 from each participating school will present a prepared speech to their audience (3 students will be selected to compete in the final from 3 and 4 stream schools). These students will also be given an impromptu speech topic* to prepare on the day.
Judged by	Special guest adjudicators
Winners	Winners will be announced on the day - schools also acknowledge winners within their own school communities.

Teachers will address the skills of public speaking as part of their Term 3 English programs. All classes will be exploring speaking and listening, self-expression and creativity in literacy to help build students’ public speaking skills.

Teachers will also provide support to their class in writing their first speech, and students will be asked as part of their homework to continue polishing and practising their speech in readiness for their short presentation. Information regarding each of the rounds are listed below.

Round 1 - Class Round

All students are required to present a speech to their class during Week 3. The length of the speech for every round is as follows:

Kinder 1 minute

Yrs 1 & 2 1-2 minutes (warning bell at 1 ½ mins).

Yrs 3 & 4 2-3 minutes (warning bell at 2 ½ mins).

Yrs 5 & 6 2-3 minutes (warning bell at 2 ½ mins).

Students must choose a topic from their class topics list. The topics for each grade are listed below.

Round 2 - Grade Round

Two students from each class will progress through to the Grade Round. These students will be required to present a prepared speech for this round as they did for the class speeches using new topics provided by teachers.

This round will take place during Week 6 of Term 3.

Round 3 - Stage Round

If your child is selected for the Stage Round, they will be given a new list of topics to choose from. Students in the finals from Yrs 3-6 will also be required to present a short 60 second-90 second impromptu speech for a topic given to them on the day. The finals will take place during Week 9 of Term 3.

Round 4 - Interschool Finals

The two top students from Stage 2 and Stage 3 will be invited to present at the Sutherland Shire Network Interschool Finals. These students will be presenting both a prepared speech as well as an impromptu speech. An overall winner and runner up will be announced for each Stage by special guest adjudicators from the local Catholic Colleges (in our case, De La Salle and OLMC).

Topics for Round 1 - Class Round

Round 1 Topics	Prepared Topic
Early Stage 1	My best holiday was…. My favourite animal is… My favourite toy… What I love about my family… OR Negotiated Topic
Stage 1	What I love about school... What it means to be a good friend... A toy or game I like to play that helps me learn new things OR Negotiated Topic
Stage 2	If I could change anything in the world it would be…. A much-needed invention we need… The greatest gift to receive… OR Negotiated Topic
Stage 3	What did people do before there was the internet and social media… Our planet needs our help An inventions that changed the world OR Negotiated Topic

Years 3-6

Soundwaves Spelling - Years 3-6

Years 3-6 will be covering units:

Week 8: Unit 17

Week 9: Unit 18

Kim Hill

Years 3-6 English Coordinator

K-2 Phonics Update

Kindergarten

Week 6: Consolidate e u r rock, sock, rag, red, tug, get, sum, gum mud, mug

Week 7: b h f bun, rub, fun, him, fin, bed, hot, bib, bus, hat, fat

Year 1

Week 6: oa: oa ow o_e loat, throat, groan, toast, coach, blow, glow, crow, snow, smoke, broke, drove.

Week 7: Consolidate oa: oa ow o_e

Year 2

Week 6: oo: oo u oul book, cook, shook, hook, wood, good, look, looking, would, could, should.

Week 5: e: e ea ai ie a: red, bed, fed, held, sent, bread, head, dread, better, pepper, reckon, plenty.

Click on the link below for an informative video on orthographic mapping. This is the ability to read and write fluently, retrieving words from their long term memory. They will orthographically map words through practise and repetition with sounding out words using a systematic synthetic phonics approach.

Kate Gill

K-2 English Coordinator

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