Classroom News 

Foundation

Shapes Shapes Shapes!

This week we began our next unit of work on Shapes. The students had a great time finding and recognising shapes in our environment, at our school and on the playground. Circles, rectangles and triangles suddenly appeared from nowhere!! 

We Are Becoming Monsters ! 

A big shout out to our Year 5/6 buddies who visited us today to share some of the wonderful songs we are learning for our performance 'We Are Monsters!' They sang really well and it was great for them to join us and teach us the songs as well.

Year 1

This week we had fun learning about Mass in Mathematics. We have been learning to compare the weight of objects using the language heavier than, lighter than and the same mass (weight). We had lots of fun using the balance scales to do this!

Year 2/3

Hi Families,

Next Thursday is a class assembly. Please join us for the celebration. As I am sure you know that the end of term production is fast approaching and we are all SUPER excited. ‘We Are Monsters’ is the name of the production and we are playing the role of VAMPIRES YAY! 

It will be a fun night and we will all have a great time. We discussed today in class the costumes and children were given a chance to have a say in what it will look like. I will attach the designs at the bottom. The school will provide most items. We really don’t want you having to go out and buy items. Please just use what you have at home. 

The children will wear: 

• A cape - school will provide
• Red top - school will provide.  Please read the information below.
• Bottoms - black please, this can be tights, pants, tracksuits whatever you have so long as it is black - Family to provide.
• Black school shoes - family to provide.

Red top information. The school will order red tops for the children. Please provide me with the size for your child by Friday the 30th of May. Kmart sizing option: 8, 10, 12, 14. Please email me on: tmarks@shpreston.catholic.edu.au

Stay warm and cosy have a wonderful weekend. 

Year 3/4

Nino's Visit 

Ava - At NINO's we read a book called The Truck Cat. Sharlotte, K.. and I matched the macaroons with the numbers and it was fun with the NINO children. 

Viraj - At NINO's Lawrence, Martin and I played with the kindergarten children and we built a house made of magnetic blocks. It had 3 stories. We enjoyed playing with the NINO children. 

Rayzon - At NINO's we spent time with the kindergarten children. It was fun, I loved it. We played with the number treats and did some drawing. 

Aisha - At NINO's, Tazlyn and I were painting with our buddy Z...  We had lots of fun and she had fun with us. 

Tazlyn - On our trip to NINO's, we played with the little Children. Aisha and I were playing with a girl named Z... She was really kind and she gave me and Aisha feedback for our painting / drawing. Z... cooked me some (fake) food and taught us to do a magic painting. We had a lot of fun!

Olivia - This week we went to NINO's, it is a kindergarten. We went there to play with the little kids, they were so cute. I played with a little girl and read here a book called Noni the Pony. We also played puzzle games. It was so much fun. 

Georgia - The kids that were at NINO's were very playful and energetic. NINO's is a kindergarten that we go to during the term. We read books, play games, do drawing and you can paint too.

Measuring items in Meters and Centimetres

In Maths this week students have been learning how to measure objects. If the object is larger than a metre, students are writing the measurement in two ways, using metres and centimetres and just centimetres, an example of this is Vlami's and Aisha's whiteboard below.  Students are also learning how to use tape measures to measure large objects. 

Year 4/5   

Marie's Gardening Gurus!   

'Watching the Year 4/5 students care about our school environment makes me really proud to be a part of Sacred Heart.' (Marty ~ Deputy Principal) 

This afternoon the Year 4/5's did some gardening and made the school look healthier and beautiful. Firstly, we stuck down into the garden beds some decorations like birds, insects etc. Secondly, we started watering the plants, flowers and trees. While we were watering the plants, we had a small conversation with each other, reminding each other with what plants to water. We all had so much fun together.  

Today we did gardening on a sunny day. We watered the plants in our garden and it was lots of fun putting figures in our garden as well. We learnt that when watering plants we water the roots and that plants are resilient.  Raffaela 

Recently, we've been helping each other by cleaning out the school’s garden. We have also planted garden ornaments near the school gates and the school entrance, and we watered the plants and flowers. We had lots of fun, and we all had a great time. We hope that the school will stay and look neat and tidy!  😆 Kaone

We had a really fun time outside looking after plants and we loved putting the plastic flowers in the garden. It made the garden look inviting and brighter. We enjoyed watering the plants and trees and helping them grow.  Arvin, Laura, Amy, Benjerman.

Today  Massie and Mason did some gardening in the front of the school. We got some decorations like ornamental birds and frogs and stuck them in the dirt/soil, then we used the watering cans to make the roots of the plants moist and healthy, after that Marty called us into the classroom and that was the last session of the day. By Mason and Massie.

Year 5/6

This week the Year 5/6 students have been working hard as they prepare for our school production 'We Are Monsters'. It’s been wonderful to see how everyone is collaborating - helping each other with their lines, learning their cues and brainstorming great costume ideas. The energy in the room has been buzzing with excitement!