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Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools Week  - Draw Our School Competition - Friday Assembly

Catholic Schools Week  - Spirit of Catholic Education Awards 2025

A special congratulations to two of our past students on their awards, we are very proud of you Georgia and Madeleine.

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week: Pilgrims of Hope

A a special time to acknowledge the many achievements within our school communities and to express gratitude to the dedicated individuals who foster quality learning and nurturing environments for every student and staff member across our system.

This year's theme, 'Pilgrims of Hope,'  As the late Pope Francis so beautifully expressed: “We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us, and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision.”

Director of Schools, Regina Menz, summarised the essence of the week, stating, “Catholic Schools Week is a time to celebrate the strong teams we have that work together to help us realise our vision of a Christ-centred, inclusive learning community that supports young people to realise a hope-filled future. The award recipients have modelled the Catholic values and principles that underpin our communities. During this special week, I thank every member of our school and parish community, students, staff, clergy, and our families for the vital role they play in Catholic education in the Armidale Diocese.”

Kindergarten

PE

In PE this term we are learning the skill of underarm throwing. The children have enjoyed playing bocco and tenpin bowling.

Geography

Kindergarten enjoyed having their parents come into the classroom to look at their water park maps and 3D designs. Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it. 

Year 1

Mathematics Year 1 students collecting data in Mathematics on what fruit they had for crunch and sip. 

Mathematics: Students are learning about subtraction and how to use the count back and count forward strategies.

Art Show: Year One's video from art show...incase you missed it 

Year 2

Religion

In Religion, we learn about Jesus, the light, and sharing Christ's light in our daily lives. Students had a go at poetry as they responded to light.

Students are putting this into action through daily prayer.

English

Big Write, break down buddy work in action.

Maths

Students gathering data.

Students warm up with a Maths game  - Release the Prisoner, where they have to find the difference before releasing their prisoner.

Students show a constant difference using concrete materials.

CAPA

Dance

We have been extending our knowledge and understanding of the Resurrection story in Religion through dance. The students have created, practised and learned to work with and listen to others in their group. 

Practice Performance and Critique

Presentation Performance

Musica Viva

Awards

Commendations and Dojos

Assistant Principals Awardees

Year 3

During Week 4-5 year 3 had been looking at 2D shapes and identifying lines of symmetry in our Mathematics lessons. 

From Weeks 6-8 Year 3 will be moving onto the topic 'Patterns and Multiplication'

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Times tables are a brilliant brain-training exercise for students. Good times-tables knowledge is vital for quick mental maths calculations and problem solving, e.g. if a child knows that 6 x 3 = 18 they will be able to work out that 6 x 30 = 180 or 60 x 3 = 180 almost instantly.

Useful items to help your help your child with times tables at home include:

• A stack of coins – at least a dozen each type of coin, and preferably two dozen $2.00, will let you make up a full set of tables to 12x12 for the occasions when your child might need to go back and check by counting. No cost, beyond the time it takes to collect up the change.
• A pack of cards – take out the aces and Kings, count Jack as 11 and Queen as 12, and you can practise the full range of tables by dealing your child two cards and asking them to multiply them.
• A pack of blank cards (make them out of cardboard or paper, or buy premade versions) These are infinitely versatile. You can write down whatever items your child has problems with and make Pelmanism sets with questions and answers. (Write the questions and answers on different cards. Shuffle and turn the cards face down. The child has to turn over a card, then turn over the matching card. You can start with a small number of sets and build up.) How many card questions can your child answer correctly against the clock? Boys very much enjoy this, but so do most girls.
• Numicon – a system comprising a baseboard and coloured tiles of between one and ten units. Many uses in early maths, including building up tables through a series of tiles. Not cheap, but it makes illustrating an idea very easy, and the consistency of the tiles builds up a sense of number, so that children think, say, in threes rather than just counting.

What are ‘multiplication facts’? Why are they essential to your child’s success in maths? 

Year 4