Spotlight on Learning

Dear Families,

This week  in Religion, students learnt about Mother Mary and reflected on her kindness, faith, and role as the mother of Jesus. Students also learnt more about the birth of Jesus and the Nativity. Students have been enthusiastically exploring directional language through our integrated studies and enjoyed reading "Are We There Yet? " by Alison Lester in English. In Mathematics, students worked on partitioning numbers by breaking them into smaller parts to strengthen their understanding of place value. During Social and Emotional Learning lessons, we focused on help-seeking strategies and discussed the importance of asking trusted adults and peers for support when needed. We are so proud of the curiosity and teamwork students have shown throughout the week.

Mother's Day Celebration

Last Friday morning, we warmly welcomed mothers, grandmothers, aunties and special family members to our Mother’s Day Breakfast celebration. Students joyfully performed Isn’t She Lovely, sharing their confidence and enthusiasm with the audience. Thank you to all the families who attended and helped make the morning such a memorable occasion.

Mothers Day Photos 1C and 1D

Mothers Day Photos 1B

Mother's Day photos 1A

Award Winners

Learning for the Week Ahead

Religious Education:  We will continue learning about Jesus and his relationship with Mary.

Writing:  We will be reading Migaloo the White Whale by Mark Wilson. Migaloo is a famous, real-life, all-white humpback whale known for migrating along Australia's east coast. It relates to how whales travel all around Australia just like humans.

Reading: We will be learning the grapheme er.

Mathematics: . In Maths we continue to work on breaking numbers into smaller parts.

Integrated Curriculum: We are continuing our learning about mapping. 

Auslan: We are learning useful signs to use at school everyday from Unit 4A.

Social & Emotional Learning: We are learning about help seeking behaviours and how to be a helpful friend.

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

Semper Dental Van is visiting St Thomas Cranbourne on May 25, 2026.

Eligible families may be covered under the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS), while affordable options are available for all other families.

 Please complete your child’s consent form here and submit on or before May 23, 2026.  https://semperdental.com.au/consent-form/  

• 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