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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

FOUNDATION NEWS

Today marks Day 68 in Foundation! So much learning is taking place and each day new experiences are being shared and enjoyed by us all 

Each morning in Foundation, we have been engaging in the InitiaLit program. Through this program, we are continuing to build our phonological skills and knowledge. Our focus over the past few weeks has been to segment and blend sounds together to make words, eg. m-a-t = mat. In small groups led by a teacher, we have been making words using letter tiles. We have continued to recognise the names of letters and their most dominant sounds. Over the coming weeks, we will begin exploring decodable texts, and use our new knowledge from the program to read these books. We are very proud of the way everyone is participating in the InitiaLit sessions!

Each Friday, as learners, we participate in a STEM lesson with Mr Frazzetto. Over the past couple of weeks, we have begun to explore Lego Coding Express. As collaborators and communicators, we were given a challenge to create a long and strong tunnel that our Lego train could pass through. Check out the results of what was achieved by sharing ideas and working together to create an amazing tunnel!

As part of The Resilience Project, we have been engaging in different GEM chats. Here is a GEM chat you may like to try at home during the week: "What’s something that made you smile today?"

What are we learning this week….

• Numeracy: We will continue learning how to break numbers from 0 to 10 into parts and put them back together using part-part-whole models to build number sense. We will also tune in to 2D Shapes
• Reading: Revision of sounds, stretching out words, using learnt sounds to build, read and spell words and sentences. (m, s, t, a, p, i, f, r, c, o, d)
• Writing: Writing short information texts for Inquiry-recording facts, recording different sounds we can hear in words, sight words, and using spaces and full stops
• Inquiry: Finding out about different Cultures and their traditions, celebrations, foods, costumes etc. 
• Religion: National Reconciliation Week 
• The Resilience Project: Emotional Literacy

If you wish to volunteer as a Parent Helper in your child’s learning space, and you have completed the induction program and have a current WWCC, please feel free to add your name to the timetables which are located on FLW’s door. 

Warm wishes, 

Foundation Team - Alycia, Leanne and Olivia 

YEAR 1/2 NEWS

Welcome to week 7! Last week was yet another fun filled  week of learning  for the  Year 1/2s! We have continued to engage in SMART spelling daily, explore nonfiction texts,  apply our bridge-to-ten strategy to solve problems involving addition and to top off the week, we visited the Chinese Museum! 

As readers, we have been finding out about National Reconciliation Week. The theme for 2025 was ‘Bridging Now to Next’  which focuses on learning from the past, living in the present, and working together to build a better future for everyone in Australia. To commemorate this, we explored a variety of Indigenous picture storybooks and identified the things that are important to the Aboriginal culture. As a way to extend our thinking further, we were invited to brainstorm words that identify how we can walk together with the Aboriginal culture. We thought of  words such as respect, kindness and listening.  These words were written on a food template and decorated in distinctive colours and symbols. They have been placed into a long bridge that forms throughout the Year 1/2 learning street. 

As inquirers, we have been exploring the question, ‘’What are our stories?” After finding out about our own cultures, we have decided to research further about Chinese Culture. Our teachers had organised an excursion to the Museum of Chinese Australian History. To prepare for this experience we had to consider how we will be researchers: by asking questions, observing artefacts, listening to the experts and taking photos. We also discussed important safety expectations to ensure everyone had a safe and enjoyable experience. 

During the excursion, we were immersed in stories, artefacts, and exhibitions that brought Chinese Australian history to life. We took photos in traditional Chinese clothing, learned about herbal medicines, and discovered fascinating facts about the Han Dynasty and the Gold Rush in Australia. A highlight for many of us was creating their own Chinese dragon puppets! It was a rich and engaging learning experience that sparked curiosity and created meaningful discussions back in the classroom. We will use this experience to write detailed information reports in the coming weeks! 

Reminders for this week:

• The parent helper time tables are on the glass doors in the Foundation learning street. Please write your name in the white spaces  - the grey spaces are unavailable. 

Vania Sparano, Nadia Ascenzo, Chloe Wang & Olivia Bovolato 

1/2 Team

YEAR 3/4 NEWS

As Australian citizens, we have been exploring the significance of National Reconciliation Week. This year's theme ‘Bridging Now to Next’ reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future. We have been reading the story Finding Our Heart written by Thomas Mayo. The story presents an Aboriginal perspective of Australia's history and entrusts children with creating a shared future. We engaged in a Chalk Talk thinking routine, conducted research of the Uluru Statement and text to self, text to text and text to world connections and created a book review. 

As resilient learners, we have been learning to notice and name how we feel after too much screen time and consider other activities that bring us a sense of joy, calm and connection. We watched a video about screen time and listed the positives and negatives of screen time. From this, we discussed other activities that we can engage in that still bring us a sense of joy, calm and connection. We can read a book, colour in, draw, go for a walk to the park, ride a bike or play a board game. 

Home Learning Expectations

Please continue to encourage your child to engage in their home learning weekly, especially their SMART spelling sheet. Your child needs to write every spelling word listed on the sheet each night to consolidate the spelling focus of the week. Every Friday a spelling test is conducted in the classroom, so practice at home is vital. Also, your child’s reading diary is to be brought to school every Friday. 

Year 3/4 Teachers

Belinda Panzarino & Sarah Hogan 

YEAR 5/6 NEWS

We had a wonderful time at Camp Weekaway last week!

We had plenty of fun, laughs and adventures to share with you all in the coming weeks. For now, please enjoy some images from Camp. Stay tuned for some of our reflections about Camp next week.

Also, enjoy the video from Camp with some highlights of our time at Camp Weekaway: 

Year 5/6 Team

Bianka Zorzut, Vicky Karalis, Maddie Comrie and Nick Tresize