Learning and Teaching
SFS JUNIORS – COMMUNITY WALK & INCURSION
Community Walk
The SFS Junior RE-INQUIRY topic this term is ‘Community’. We have been exploring the question, ‘What makes a community and helps it to grow?’ We took a walking tour of the Lynbrook surrounds and community hub, specifically stopping by the Post Office, Lynbrook community centre and Coles supermarket.
We discovered important people, places and objects on our walking tour such as optometrists, hairdressers, the post office, kindergartens and Coles Supermarket.
We talked about farmers, delivery drivers, child care workers, teachers, doctors and garbage truck drivers; all people in our community that help our community survive and thrive!
We were very lucky that Coles donated some fresh fruit for us to enjoy.
Brickworks Incursion
Supreme Incursions hosted a Brickworks incursion to develop our understanding of community.
We pushed our critical and creative thinking with some amazing Lego builds. A few of the rotations included; building a community, following instructions to make objects in a community, creating a portrait of people we see in our world and making objects for transportation.
We even had some uniforms for exploration including firefighters, bakers and nurses.
Rebecca Xavier
LS3 Junior Teacher
Ecological & Environmental Action Team:
Planting for the Future
Senior Action Teams kicked off during Term 2, with two enthusiastic teams of students who elected to focus on Ecological Action keen to get involved in the garden.
Bright minds explored the avenues of impact these teams could action, and willing hands energetically threw their efforts into weeding and preparing the main garden beds for new soil and seedlings.
Other students have keenly taken on the care of cleaning, feeding and watering our four friendly and patient SFS school chickens, collecting eggs to be sold from LS2.
Students excitedly bedded new broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, strawberry and spinach plants into fresh soil with care, and installed ‘chicken protection’ netting, which we hope will be sufficient protection from a rather impressive flock of bold cockatoos.
A selection of leaders have cheerfully adapted to the added responsibility of watering the garden each morning before Morning Gathering begins.
Most recently, students have begun to create posters to educate others and advertise our plans and products, as we care for the growing plants.
Posters for the eggs are underway, as well as explanation texts on the new composting system and worm farms we’re kicking off. Students have also been very curious about the process of picking and selling, or curing, the bountiful harvest of black olives.
It’s a fierce battle against time and the wild beasts!
With an increasing number of students being encouraged to get involved in the garden through Action Teams, the Garden Grubs Lunchtime Club and Learning Space engagement, it’s looking to be a busy year in the St Francis de Sales green space.
If any of our awesome family members would be interested in:
- teaching the students how to brine olives,
- purchasing olives to brine at home,
- improving quality of life for the hens,
- donating or constructing additional fencing for the garden beds and hens
- reinforcing the wooden sleepers of the garden beds, and
- assisting in maintaining the garden and caring for the chickens over the school holidays
please get in touch with Ashleigh at aolive@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
SENIOR SPORT
Interschool Sport
On Friday our Grade 5/6’s played against Coral Park Primary School. The weather was fantastic and most enjoyable playing Interschool Sport. Our Grade 4’s are enjoying the morning and being able to experience the competition mode. The students are practising their skills and tactics and preparing for the Lighting Premiership which will be held on Tuesday 17th of June.
We are very proud of our students, and I commend our students in their competitiveness and showing respect to the each other and the students from Coral Park Primary School.
- Tuesday June 17th, Winter Lightning Premiership
Venues for each sport are as follows for Lightning Premiership:
- Soccer - Livingston Reserve
- AFL 9’s - Livingston Reserve
- Netball - Casey Stadium
- Volleystars - Casey Stadium
- Teeball - Casey Fields- Oval 3 (behind the Athletics Track)
For away matches and the Lightning Premiership students will travel to and from the venue via chartered bus with staff members attending.
Lulli Barbakos
Physical Education Teacher
lbarbakos@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
JUNIOR SPORTS
GOLF CLINICS
Juniors once again had a great time at golf clinics today. They learnt how to do distance swings and had a friendly competition focussing on how accurate their swings could be.
Golf clinics will continue on Mondays. The last clinic is in a fortnight on:
Week 9: Monday June 16th
Parents please ensure your child is wearing their sports uniform on the above date.
WHOLE SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS
LEAGUE STARS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
The students once again had a fantastic time at their second League Stars After School Program wearing their new shirts that they received in their League Star Pack after their parents registered them. Jake taught the students how to do tries, weave in and out of cones holding their rugby ball and how to catch the ball. Lots of new skills were learnt and students had a great time in friendly competition.
CASEY NETBALL CLINICS
We are excited to inform you that we have been able to organise netball clinics for the Grade 3/4 students and LS1 Junior students. Danielle who coordinates the primary school netball clinics from the Casey Netball Association, has kindly organised a coach to come out on Friday June 13th which is next week.
The students will attend a 55-minute clinic. Please ensure your child is wearing their sports uniform and has their water bottle on the day.
We would like to thank the Casey Netball Association for this opportunity. If your child enjoys the session during school, you can continue their netball experience by joining Casey Netball. A flyer has been attached in the community section of the newsletter.
Parents we ask you to acknowledge the Operoo that has been sent out and give permission for photographs to be taken.
CASEY BASKETBALL CLINICS
We are excited to inform you that we have been able to organise basketball clinics for the Grade 3/4 students and LS2 Junior students. Umesha the Grassroots Program Coordinator from Casey Basketball Association, has kindly organised a coach to come out on Friday June 20th, 2025.
The students will attend a 55-minute clinic. Please ensure your child is wearing their sports uniform and has their water bottle on the day.
We would like to thank the Casey Basketball Association for this opportunity. If your child enjoys the session during school, you can continue their basketball experience by joining Casey Basketball. There is a flyer attached in the community section of the newsletter with more information if your child is interested.
Parents we ask you to acknowledge the Operoo that has been sent out and give permission for photographs to be taken.
SFS AFTER SCHOOL AUSKICK TERM 3
I am very excited to announce that SFS will be having their own Auskick Program running on our oval next term beginning in Week 5 on Wednesday August 20th from 3.20 pm – 4.20 pm. Tyler is happy to run a separate group for the girls if we have enough enrolments.
There will be 5 sessions and the cost will be $55. Like last year students who enrol will also receive a pack sent to their home.
If you would like your child to attend, please use the QR Code on the flyer to register your child. I will also send information via Operoo but remember confirming Operoo does not register your child.
You need to register your child with AFL for them to be involved.
Any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Giuliana
Extra-Curricular Coordinator