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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

FLW	Mila For putting a great deal of effort into the illustrations for your Narrative plan. You have thought of some great ideas for your writing! Well done, Mila!
FAM	Blake For being a wonderful thinker and communicator, and always sharing thoughtful ideas, discoveries and wonderings during class discussions. Keep being curious Blake! Arrow For being an amazing friend and a helpful member of Foundation AM. You are kind and caring and you make our learning space a better place. Thanks for being you!
FOS	Chiara For using interesting adjectives to plan and describe the characters for your narrative. And for being a wonderful role model for her peers by always making good choices. Superstar Chiara! Lola For showing fantastic improvement during our division unit by working hard to understand sharing into equal groups. And for being an encouraging and supportive classmate who always helps others. Amazing Lola!
1/2OB	Toni Wight For confidently sharing your ideas and giving all tasks your best go. Keep up the amazing effort, Terrific Toni!
1/2CW	Jack For your great progress in reading! You have worked so hard to become a more fluent and confident reader, always self-correcting and giving your best effort. Keep shining, Jack!
1/2VS	Mikayla For always trying your best and never giving up! You have shown amazing determination and a great attitude to learning this term. Keep shining bright, superstar!
1/2NA	Gabriella For making fantastic progress with your writing by adding interesting opinions and confidently experimenting with writing paragraphs in your persuasive writing . Keep up the amazing work! Albert For making great progress with your reading. You always try your best to sound out words, read with fluency and make meaning from the texts you read. Keep up the amazing work!
3/4SH	Damien For guiding our class through thoughtful GEM Chats and helping us be more mindful and positive. Dependable Damien! Zac For your great work with decimals and for taking on extra maths challenges with confidence. Brilliant work, Zac!
3/4BP	Adam For showing kindness and courage by standing up for his friends and helping to make sure everyone feels included and respected. Thank you for being an upstander Adam!
5/6MC	Pierre For showing F1 level of focus in your data inquiry into Lewis Hamilton’s performance. Outstanding effort, clear analysis - definitely pole position work. Well done Pierre! Keep fishing!
5/6NT	Caleb For consistently striving to do his very best. His success comes from steady effort and a genuine commitment to improving himself. He shows us that excellence is something we build over time, through practice and persistence. Congratulations, Caleb!

FOUNDATION NEWS

We’ve had a very busy couple of weeks in Foundation, filled with many fantastic experiences and learning opportunities! The days are certainly flying by.

One of the highlights was our very first Maths Games Day in Week 4. As enthusiastic mathematicians, we collaborated in small groups and put our skills and knowledge to the test across three exciting rounds. Round 1 involved a range of fun games and activities, including human number bingo, number relays, measurement challenges and making shapes with our bodies. We showed great sportsmanship and teamwork throughout. In Round 2, we challenged one another in one-to-one strategy games such as Extend-a-Line, Connect Four, Cobra and Noughts and Crosses. Our final round really tested our problem-solving and thinking skills. Working together, we tackled multiple worded problems and applied our mathematical understanding in creative ways.

A big congratulations to Teams 6 and 12, who both finished as joint winners! Well done to Isla, Cairo, Billy, Vienna, Freddie, Arrow and Emilia C for their fantastic effort and teamwork!

This was followed by our whole school Athletics Day. Despite the rainy weather, we showed amazing enthusiasm, determination and courage as we participated in a range of individual and team events. We began with our sprints, before moving on to the baton relay and discus. When we returned to school, the sky cleared just in time for us to finish the day with tunnelball - a true test of our collaboration, cooperation and communication skills! Well done to everyone for their wonderful effort, teamwork and positive attitude!

Although Week 5 was a short one, we still had time and opportunity to begin preparing for our upcoming Celebration of Learning. As inquirers, we have been exploring special places. Each of us chose 1 place that is special to us and explained what makes it meaningful. We documented where our special place is, described its features, and shared what we love to do there. As thinkers, we also made connections to our learning about Creation, exploring different ways we can care for and show respect to these special places.

We will continue to find out about special places this week as we go on an excursion to the State Library. We can’t wait!

This week, we will be learning about…

Numeracy: Division- sharing equally
Reading: Inferring
InitiaLit: Using learnt sounds and digraphs to build, read, and spell words and sentences, reading decodable story books (Learnt sounds: m, s, t, a, p, i, f, r, c, o, d, h, e, n, g, l, k, u, b, j, w, ck, ll, ff, ss, sh, qu, ee, z, zz, ch, v, x, th, wh, y, oo, ng, ay)
Writing: Narrative Writing, writing on the dotted thirds
Inquiry: Caring for special places
Religion: Remembrance Day and All Saints and Souls

Here’s a reminder of some important upcoming dates to mark on your calendar for Term 4

FAM and FOS Mass- Tuesday 11th October (Week 6)
Remembrance Day Assembly- Tuesday 11th October (Week 6)
State Library Excursion- Wednesday 12th October (Week 6)
GEM Day- Friday 14th November (Week 6)
Colour Fun Run- Thursday 27th November (Week 8)
Celebration of Learning- Thursday 4th December (Week 9) Please note, this date has changed from Week 7
Whole School Transition- Monday 8th December (Week 10)
Carols Night- Thursday 11th December (Week 10)
School Finishes- Tuesday 16th December (Week 11)

We look forward to another exciting week!

Foundation Team,

Alycia Marsico, Olivia Sargent and Leanne Wenckowski.

YEAR 1/2 NEWS

What an eventful week we have had in 1/2 this week! Even though it was only a short week, it was full of fun!

We started the week with an incursion called War on Wrapping, led by EnviroCom. During the session, we learned about the growing waste problem caused by the overuse of wrappers, single-use items, and materials that cannot be recycled. We were shown images of local tips to help us understand where our rubbish goes and to highlight just how much waste our community produces. Students were then encouraged to think of ways we can replace single-use items with reusable alternatives. It was wonderful to see everyone engaged in the activities and confidently sharing ideas about how they reduce waste in their daily lives. Many of our students are already using reusable items such as water bottles, containers, yoghurt sleeves, and bringing nude lunches. A big shout-out to our parents for modelling these sustainable habits through the way you prepare lunches each day!

As writers, we have continued exploring persuasive texts and have been learning how to apply our understanding of their structure and key language features when writing independently. We have examined how persuasive texts use an introduction with a clear opinion, reasons - sometimes supported by evidence, and a conclusion. Students have begun planning and writing their own persuasive pieces on a chosen topic, deciding whether they are for or against the idea. Through this process, we are practising using powerful words, emotive language, and sequencing words to strengthen our arguments and demonstrate our growing understanding of persuasive writing.

As mathematical thinkers, we began exploring our new topic on location. We engaged in hands-on activities where we had to give and follow specific directions to move from one point to another, strengthening our ability to listen carefully and communicate clearly. We then practised using positional language to describe where we were in relation to other objects, such as in front of, next to, behind, and between. Some of us even experimented with using simple maps that included coordinates, using them to identify and explain where specific objects or places were located. We also worked with maps to practise using directional language to navigate from one place to another. These activities helped us build confidence in understanding and describing location in a practical and meaningful way.

This week, we will be learning about…

Numeracy: Location
Reading: Persuasive Texts - Language Features
Writing: Persuasive Text writing
Spelling: The graph /a/ making the sound “O” as in ball.
Inquiry: Design Process
Religion: Creation

Upcoming dates:

GEM day - Friday 14th November
Celebration of Learning - Monday 20th November
Colour Fun Run - Thursday 27th November
School Closure Day - Friday 28th November

Vania Sparano, Nadia Ascenzo, Chloe Wang & Olivia Bovolato

1/2 Team

YEAR 3/4 NEWS

As athletes, we participated in our annual Athletics Day last Friday. Well done to all of our Year 3/4 students for showing great sportsmanship on the day.

As members of a Catholic community, we celebrated Socktober Day last Tuesday by wearing our favourite colourful crazy socks. We raised more than $290 for Catholic Missions. Thank you for your generosity!

As faith-filled students, our grade 3/4's and grade 5/6MC attended mass together on Tuesday 28th October. Thank you to Father Brendan for leading us in prayer and well done to the students who spoke, and to those who presented the offertory.

This week, we will be learning about…

Numeracy: Probability
Literacy: Novel Study - The One & Only Ivan
Spelling: The quadgraph /eigh/ as in eight.
Inquiry: Design: How can we make a difference? and Remembrance Day
Religion: All Saints & Souls Day

Upcoming events in Week 6…

Tuesday 11/11 - Gateways for Year 3 & Remembrance Day service at 10:45am.
Wednesday 12/11 - Gateways for Year 4
Friday 14/11 - Whole School GEM Day

Year 3/4 Teachers

Belinda Panzarino & Sarah Hogan

YEAR 5/6 NEWS

This week in Maths, our students have been exploring the world of coordinates and the Cartesian plane. The Year 5s have been working confidently with one quadrant, learning how to plot and read points using ordered pairs. Meanwhile, the Year 6s have extended their understanding to all four quadrants, applying their knowledge to more complex problems and creating their own coordinate challenges. A great way to continue this learning at home is through the board game Battleship, by students explore the use of coordinates.

In Writing, students have been engaging in narratives, focusing on building tension, developing characters, and creating vivid settings. It’s been wonderful to see their imaginations come to life through their stories!

This week, 5/6MC class had the special opportunity to attend our Class Mass. It was a beautiful time for students to come together in prayer, reflection, and gratitude. The children participated reverently and joined in the readings and prayers.

Congratulations to the Year 5/6 Girls Bat Tennis team, who qualified to participate in the North Region Hot Shots tennis tournament. Although the children did not qualify for the next round, the girls are to be congratulated on their outstanding sportsmanship, participation and giving everything a good go. It was a wonderful day spent with the girls.

This week in The Resilience Project, we will be learning about creating change through the Embrace Collective. This is where we will recognise the power of individuals to act as role models and create the change we want to see in the world. We also hope to see many of our families attend the GEM Day on Frdiay, after assembly you are warmly invited to participate in a whole school activity.

Home Learning Answers
YEAR 5	YEAR 6

We hope you have a wonderful week!

The Year 5/6 Team

Bianka Zorzut, Vicky Karalis, Maddie Comrie and Nick Tresize