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St Luke's Arrunga

Dear Parents/Carers,The HSN Team at ARRUNGA would like you to join us for a PARENT INFORMATION EVENING to be held on Thursday9th March from 4pm to 6.30pm. This evening coincides with the Open Night for St Luke’s Catholic College giving you the opportunity to visit the larger school community.

 

By attending, parents will have the opportunity to:- understand the learning focus for Arrunga students and get an overview of the various programs- Teacher Introduction: Meet and Greet- Discuss the Personalised Planning processFor planning purposes, please return the reply slip attached to the invitation to cgoodwill@parra.catholic.edu.au by Tuesday 7th March. We are looking forward to meeting all our families on Thursday 9th March.

 

Thank you for your ongoing support. 

Kind regards,

 

 

                           

 

 

 

 

  Mrs Catherine Goodwill

  High Support Needs Leading Teacher

  Email: cgoodwill@parra.catholic.edu.au

   Phone: 0418360004

                                                          

 

 

                                                                                          

 

Early Stage 1 & Stage 1

 

Throughout this term we have been observing the ongoing effort that students are demonstrating towards their learning. As we have reached the mid-term point students have settled back into the school routine and are engaging with their learning each day. Students are continuing to develop their social skills through learning how to play and interact with their peers. 

We do request that students do not bring in toys or books from home as they can be lost or damaged. Please find below a summary of the learning that will take place in our class over the next fortnight.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

                                                                                                                 

Kind regards, 

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Natasha Narain                                                                                Mrs  Isabel Little                                                                         

High Support Needs Specialist Teacher                    High Support Needs  Specialist Teacher

Email: nnarin2@parra.catholic.edu.au                          Email: ilittle1@parra.catholic.edu.au          Phone: 0474 280 557                                                       Phone: 0408 321 594   

 

FOCUS FOR LEARNING & ACTIVITIES THIS FORTNIGHT:

 

  • Literacy: We have recently concluded our integrated literacy and science unit on living things and the studentshave demonstrated an understanding through their learning. Over the remainder of the term, we will be turningour focus towards texts that explore weather and seasons. Students have shown a keen engagement withliteracy through utilising the support of interactive and concrete materials to support student learning andinterests. Moving forward, students will continue to build on their knowledge of the alphabet and sight words to construct simple sentences.
  • Numeracy: During numeracy we have been focusing on geometry. Students have been learning about the namesand features of 2D shapes. They have been working on constructing shapes using concrete material such asplaydough and sticks. Over the next fortnight students will continue to develop their understanding of 2D shapesbefore exploring 3D shapes. Over the next fortnight, students will be working on recognising and sorting 2D and3D shapes, learning the names of features such as faces, edges and corners as well as using informal units to measure the area and volume of a shape.
  • Religion: Throughout religion, students have been exploring how to be good friends with each other and how they can find a best friend in Jesus. Students have been practising Catholic values of turn-taking, serving othersand patience to help build these relationships. Students will continue this development as we begin to explore how we can be good neighbours to each other through looking at the Story of the Good Samaritan.
  • Creative Arts: In Art lessons, students are enjoying following step-by-step video modelling to create a drawing. They are being encouraged to express their creativity through painting using various mediums such as using forks, pom poms and rollers. Over the next fortnight, the art unit will be linked to science to support students with learning about the weather and seasons.      

   

  

  

           

Stage 2

 

The students of Stage 2 & 3 have been developing their learning behaviours and are working towards using various social skills during group work activities in the classroom. Students have been developing their understanding of the key learning areas and concepts by applying their own experiences and sharing their perspectives.We thank all parents and carers for your continuous support in supporting the students with their organisational routines and transition to school in the mornings.

If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

                                                                                                              

Kind regards, 

 

 

                                                                 

                                            

Mrs Merlin Binu                                                                Mr Shoalin Alnimer

High Support Needs Specialist Teacher                    High Support Needs Specialist Teacher 

Email: mbinu@parra.catholic.edu.au                           Email: salnimer2@parra.catholic.edu.au

Phone:                                                                                   Phone: 0448 604 530

 

FOCUS FOR LEARNING & ACTIVITIES THIS FORTNIGHT:

 

  • Literacy: During our shared reading block, students have explored applying the letters F through to J in their everyday language and development of words. In line with the Science and Technology and PDHPE Syllabus outcomes, we have continued to incorporate the various unit themes; living things, our body and how it works and understanding the importance of our words. We have also worked extensively on our use of fine-motor when completing literacy activities and working through our daily words.
  • Numeracy: The main focus of numeracy for this fortnight is the mathematical strand of Measurement and Geometry. Students have been working on developing their skills of sorting and representations of two dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, squares and rectangles, using everyday language. Over the next two weeks students will be learning more about 3D shapes and their features.

 

  • Religion: In religion, students have learnt about ‘respect’ , ‘sharing’ and ‘kind words’ through different stories and class discussions .This has helped them to understand the different values that all individuals should display. We have been continuing application of this learning through the way in which we play and interact with others on the playground.

 

  • Drumbeat: During DRUMBEAT, students have been learning how to create various sounds, including using tones within their voices and exploring manipulating volume with both their voices and the drums.. Over the next fortnight, students will be using simple notation via everyday language during these sessions. We will also be continuing to encourage students to develop unique patterns and replicate their peers’ patterns.

Stage 4

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have been developing our navigation skills through accessing the wider school community of St Luke’s College by going for “walk and talks” during our movement breaks. Students have started looking at personal hygiene during PDHPEas they are learning to take more responsibility for their own hygiene. A gentle reminder to regularly replenish personal care kits and to also send in a spare change of clothes and undergarments; as students engage in water play-based activities during some afternoons.We encourage parents/carers to access student learning portfolios via SeeSaw to view the Stage 4 students’ learning across all key learning areas. Please find below, a summary of the main activities that Stage 4 students have engaged in the last fortnight.Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Sabitha Sadasivan                                                                     

High Support Needs Specialist Teacher                                    

Email: ssadasivan@parra.catholic.edu.au

Phone: 0418 548 946

 

FOCUS FOR LEARNING & ACTIVITIES THIS FORTNIGHT:

 

  • Literacy: In Literacy this fortnight, we have been using our reading skills to help us to understand what a good friend is and how we can develop positive thoughts using the Ninja book series. Students are also working towards reading comprehension, sight word recognition and letter-sound understanding (letter m and n) based on PM readers each day. During writing, students are working towards extending their sentence formations using sight words and descriptive language.
  • Numeracy: Numeracy strand focus is on Money and Time. Numeracy activities are planned to support students to understand Australian notes and coins, add up money and compare the value of groups of coins. We will continue to explore subtraction and money in the coming fortnight by looking at online food shopping and shopping catalogues.
  • PDHPE: Last week, with the beginning of Lent, students looked at why we celebrate Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. We are looking at different parables from the Holy Bible and seeing how we can implement the values that are shown through the stories at Arrunga. Students have been discussing and exploring the concept “Why it is important to be a good friend” using the parable of the Good Samaritan. Students received Ashes at Arrunga from Deacon Tony Hoban and enjoyed pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.

 

 

 

 

CONTINUITY OF LEARNING AT HOME:

 

  • Explore the different shapes around your home using everyday objects, such as cereal boxes with your child. Askthem to identify the name of the shape and how many sides it has.
  • Revisit and read through with your child at home the learning stories which have been uploaded to their Seesaw account. 
  • Help support your child at home with establishing a routine through organisational activities, such as packing their bag the night before and identifying the items they need for school e.g. lunchbox, uniform, drink bottle. .

REMINDERS:

 

  • If you need to contact your child's teacher, please be aware that teachers are face to face with students during the day and will respond to your inquiries as soon as possible. For all urgent matters please direct your inquiries to the main college office on (02) 9854 3100. 
  • Please ensure that your child has a drink bottle and a hat every day and that all items and personal belongings including lunchboxes and drink bottles are clearly labelled with their name 
  • School drop off time is between 8:20-8:50am and collection is 2:30-2:50pm. Please ensure that you are on time to drop off and collect your child. Outside of these times you will need to sign in, drop off or collect your child at the main office. 
  • If your child is unwell they should remain at home. If they present as being unwell they will be escorted to the main office sick bay and you will be called to collect them.

 

  

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY:

 

Term 1 

  • 9 March - Year 7-10 Rep sport
  • St Luke’s Arrunga Parent Information Evening 4pm-6:30pm
  • St Luke’s College Open Evening & College Tours 4pm-6:30pm

2023 Term Dates

Term 1 - Last day Thursday 6th April

Term 2 - Tuesday 26th April - Thursday 29 June

Term 3 - Tuesday 18th July - Friday 22 September

Term 4 - Monday 9th October - Thursday 14th December

 

*School development days occur at the beginning of Terms 1, 2 and 3 and the last two days of the school year. 

 

 

 

     “I come that you may have life

Life in all its fullness”  

                             John 10:10