Spotlight on Learning

Dear Families,

Welcome to Week 6! This week we celebrated our wonderful school community during our Pentecost Multicultural Day. Students proudly wore traditional cultural clothing or the colours of their country’s flag to celebrate the many cultures and backgrounds that make our school special. The children enjoyed taking part in a colourful parade around the basketball court while families and parents watched and cheered them on. It was a joyful celebration of diversity and community bringing people together.

The year 1 team. 

Year 1 Pentecost and Multicultural Day

Award Winners

Learning for the Week Ahead

Religious Education:  We will continue to explore the story of creation and create a booklet to draw images that represent what happened each day during Gensis.

Writing:  In Week 7 we will be reading "What's Cooking at 10 Garden Street?" by Felicita Sala. The book looks at food from around the world through the eyes of residents of a flat.

Reading: Next week we are learning oo is a grapheme that makes the sound /oo/.

/ oo/ is a long vowel sound. We usually use oo in the middle of words. We will also be learning that le is a soft vowel sound in the second syllable of words.

Like puzzle, bubble, giggle. 

Mathematics:  In mathematics next week, we will continue to work on our subtraction skills. Focusing on how addition can help with subtraction.

Integrated Curriculum: Next week in Geography, students will explore Boonwurrung Country and learn about the importance of Aboriginal place names and connection to Country. Through maps, stories and discussions, students will investigate local places in our community that have Indigenous names or cultural significance and develop an understanding of how places are important to people and communities.

Auslan: We are learning useful signs to use at school.

Social & Emotional Learning: Next week in SEL, students will explore feelings such as worry, sadness, nervousness and stress, and learn calming strategies to help regulate their bodies and minds. Through discussions and activities, students will practise recognising emotions and knowing when to seek support from a trusted adult.

What you can do at home

• Listen to your child read regularly and encourage them to use their decoding strategies when they come to an unfamiliar word.

• After reading, ask your child to retell what happened, share their favourite part, or explain how a character was feeling.

• Re-reading familiar texts is a great way to build confidence, fluency and expression.

• Notice numbers in everyday places and ask questions like, “How many altogether?” or “How do you know?”

• A curious question to ask this week could be: What is something you learned that made you laugh?

Important Reminders

• Please ensure that you are labelling your child's belongings.

• Can we please ask for a pair of socks and underwear to be placed in the front zip pocket of your child's school bag in case of a toileting accident. 

Enjoy your weekend,

The Jerusalem Team

Contact Us @ Jerusalem

jerusalem@cranbourneeast.catholic.edu.au(all teachers) or