Junior School News
100 DAYS OF PREP
We are excited to announce that we will be celebrating 100 days of Prep on Wednesday, July 31st (Term 3, week 3). The theme for the day is to dress up as a 100-year-old!
We want to give plenty of notice so parents can prepare costumes.
More details to follow at the start of Term 3. Here’s a look at last year’s celebrations!!
YEAR 1 CAMP AND YEAR 2 SLEEPOVER
Although it isn't until Term 4, we want to inform all Year 1 and Year 2 parents that the Year 1 camp and Year 2 sleepover have been rescheduled to November 7th.
More details will be provided as the date approaches.
Prep News
Literacy
MSL- Open/Closed Syllables
Writing- A sentence is a complete thought that makes sense. We have been learning to include a who, what/doing and where. Read to find out about our adventurous cheetahs!
2D Shapes
Pizza please, Preps!!!
We have been exploring 2D shapes all around us by naming, identifying and making squares, rectangles, circles and triangles.
Topic
We have been learning that an object can change shape when a push or pull force is applied. Exploring and investigating this concept with play-dough, the students were highly engaged using their senses, investigating and sharing their findings.
Wellbeing/RRRR- Rule 1 (We treat others with respect and kindness)
After discussing what this school rule would look like and feel like, both Prep grades reflected on what this means to them. Lots of children spoke fondly of our morning welcome circle, where we set the value and intention of the day.
This almost always circles back to kindness in our Prep space.
Year One News
Literacy
MSL- Gentle Cindy (When c or g is followed by e, i or y then c says /s/ and g says /j/)
Writing- Narrative writing with sentences that start with the when, and have a who, what and end with a where using Colourful Semantics.
Maths- Finding the difference using adding on and taking away strategies.
Topic- Making boats to see push and pull forces in action for Science. Hands on teamwork!
Wellbeing/RRRR- We were lucky to spend time in the sunshine with our Year 6 buddies last week. Inside, we have been exploring The Zones of Regulation for communicating our feelings and better understanding our classmates.
Year Two News
Literacy
MSL- Eat Bread and Steak (the 3 sounds of /ea/)
Writing- Converting fragments into sentences
Maths- Year 2 have been busy learning about solving worded maths problems and identifying/comparing the mass of different objects.
Topic- Making boats to see push and pull forces in action for Science! The children worked collaboratively as teams to select appropriate materials to ensure the boat would float.
Thank you for your continued support and collaboration. We appreciate the opportunity to work together to nurture the growth and success of our Junior students.
Bronagh Maloney
Junior Leader
sprosser@shsandringham.catholic.edu.au
ldonnelly@shsandringham.catholic.edu.au