Classroom News 

PREP

We cannot believe it is the final day of term 1! First term is always a busy and exciting time in our school year and this year has been no exception! The preps have excelled in so many things and not only have they adapted so quickly into the routines of school but have let us into their little personalities and we could not love them any more than we do! 

Our sports day, photo day, opening school mass and buddy blessings are all treasured memories for the kids but the part we have loved most is seeing their smiling faces coming into the prep room each day! 

Congratulations on a wonderful term and have a safe and happy Easter everybody! 

Gemma Blake    gblake@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Dani Conheady   dconheady@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

GRADE 1/2

Congratulations on finishing off a busy Term 1! 

Let’s take a look at all the wonderful things we’ve achieved this Term. 

-Introduced our VCOP writing program and enjoyed many ‘Big Writes’

-Backflips Against Bullying 

-Learning and expanding our number skills in Numeracy 

-A deeper look at CONNECT and Community 

-GEM time initiatives  (Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness) 

-A look at our family and personal history 

-Sports Carnival

-Holy Week Celebrations 

Have a wonderful, safe break and we will see you again on Monday 24th of April.  

Kascha Popping    kpopping@smcolac.catholic.edu.au    

Leah Martin            lmartin@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Miriam Collins       mcollins@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Matt Absalom        mabsalom@smcolac.catholic.edu.au    

Emma Roberts       eroberts@smcolac.catholic.edu.au  

Kerryn Williams     kwilliams@smcolac.cathlolic.edu.au

GRADE 3/4

Well done to our fabulous Threes and Fours on completing our first term of 2023.

We are so proud of all you have achieved.

By the time you are reading this, we will have returned from our camps and will be ready for a nice break.

Please check out your year level’s ClassDojo for lots of camp happy snaps!

We hope all our students have a restful break, with lots of quality family time.

We look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday 24th April.

Reminders

Tuesday 25th April: ANZAC Day Public Holiday.

Elissa Rodger      erodger@smcolac.catholic.edu.au      

Deb Holland         dholland@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Lauren Ryan         lryan@smcolac.catholic.edu.au     

Meg Knight          mknight@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Judy Carr               jcarr@smcolac.catholic.edu

Jodie Hassett      jhassett@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

GRADE 5/6

As the end of term 1 is upon us, we are wrapping up some of our units. 

In Inquiry we are finishing Needs v Wants this week as well as our Religion unit on Hope.

The grade 5’s are just completing their unit on Addition and Subtraction, whilst the grade 6’s have made a start on term 2’s first topic of Fractions and Decimals.

Our first day back of Term 2 is Alleluia Day, we will be creating a whole school coin line with our Project Compassion boxes immediately after the Alleluia Day Prayer Gathering. Then Tuesday the 25th is our ANZAC Day public holiday.

Just a reminder that grade 5’s will be heading on camp on the Wednesday of week 2 to Campaspe Downs.

Rachel Downard     rdownard@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Paula Parish              pparish@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Jade LoRicco            jloricco@smcolac.catholic.edu.au 

Dan Cannon             dcannon@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Susie Scott               sscott@smcolac.catholic.edu.au

Maegen Potter        mpotter@smcolac.catholic.edu.au.