Learning and Teaching

PARENT HELPERS IN THE LEARNING SPACE – JUNIORS

This term parent helpers in the learning space will commence in Week 4. 

If you are a Junior parent/carer and would like to offer your time as a parent helper in the morning - anytime between 9:00 - 10:45 am - we would love to have you come and join us. 

As a parent helper you can offer a half an hour of your time, an hour or stay for the whole morning – it is totally up to you. Unfortunately, younger siblings can not join you if you volunteer your time to help in the learning space. 

Parents support in the Juniors by listening to children read, helping run an activity or listening to them share their written stories. 

If this is something you would be interested in doing please email Joanna -jforbes@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au with your name, child’s name, learning space and availability (day and time) by Friday 2nd May. 

All parents/carers volunteering to help must have a current working with children’s check.

Thank you

Joanna 

Learning and Teaching Leader

jforbes@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au

WRITING LS1 JUNIORS

The children in LS1 have been writing up a storm and producing some fantastic work this week. 

Clinic 1 have been working on engaging in language experiences to help develop vocabulary about a shared experience. This week we went outside into the sunshine and blew bubbles.    

Clinic 2 and 3 have been working on planning and writing a recount about their school holidays. The writing process uses the 5Ws (when, where, who, what and why) to help them include important details about their holidays and sequence their ideas using time connectives (firstly, next, then and finally). 

All this work around holidays meant we HAD to share our stories with our friends. It was so nice to read our work out to the group and learn more about what our friends did over the school holidays. 

SENIOR SPORT

Interschool Sport

On Friday our Grade 5/6’s played against Lyndhurst Primary School.  It’s great to see our Grade 4’s enjoying the morning and being able to experience the competition mode.   Both schools played with great sportsmanship.  We are very proud of our students, and I commend our students in their competitiveness and showing respect to the other students from Lyndhurst Primary School. 

The schools we are playing, dates and locations for these events are as follow

• Friday May 16th, Rivergum Primary School - Home Game.
• Friday May 23rd, St Kevins Primary School - Home Game.
• Friday June 6th, Coral Park Primary School - Away Game.

• 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

We have once again been lucky enough to receive a Sporting Schools Grant funded by the Australian Government. As a result, our Junior students will be involved in golf clinics run by DS Sports coaches. 

The dates of the clinics will be as follows:

                Monday May 12th

                Monday May 19th

                Monday June 2nd

                Monday June 16th

This term all Juniors will have their clinic on the same day. Parents please ensure your child is wearing their sports uniform on the above dates. Further information will be provided via Operoo which we ask parents to acknowledge.

SENIOR SPORTS

DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY

Senior students in the 9/10, 11 and 12/13-year-old age groups who came 1st – 7th in our Cross Country last term now have the opportunity to represent SFS at District Cross Country on Wednesday May 7th. 

We ask students to arrive at school on time next Wednesday, wearing their sports uniform. Sign in at their Learning Space then meet Lulli in the Community Room. They are to bring a drink bottle, their snack and lunch. It’s advisable to wear a waterproof jacket and bring a change of clothes, especially shoes and socks which they leave at school in case of wet weather.

Further information has been provided via Operoo for qualifying students. Parents please ensure you approve the Operoo so that we can finalise our team as soon as possible.

GRADE 6 MAKEUP BIKE EDUCATION SESSION

We would like to notify parents that on Friday May 9th, Grade 6s will have their final Bike Ed lesson which was cancelled last term. Students are to bring their bikes and helmets to school unless it is raining heavily in the morning.

Students who were absent during the Bike Ed Program will also be involved in an extra lesson on the day, as well as the one with their Learning Space.

Parents for your child to participate you will need to give permission via Operoo and ensure your child’s medical details are up to date.

WHOLE SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS

TAG RUGBY CLINICS

Thanks to Ali, NRL Game Development Officer, all students at SFS will get to experience free tag rugby clinics. This will give students a taste of what the after school League Stars Program being run at SFS later this term, will be like.

The details of the clinics are as follows:

Juniors - Monday May 5th

Seniors – Monday My 12th

Parents please ensure your child is wearing their sports uniform on the dates above and approve via Operoo.

LEAGUE STARS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

This is a fantastic opportunity for all SFS students in Term 2. Tag rugby after school clinics will be run here at SFS straight after school on Wednesdays starting on the 28th May from 3.15 – 4.00 pm. Students can go straight to the clinic, which will be held on the oval and then parents can pick up students at 4.00 pm entering through the school and heading out to the oval. Students that attend after school care will be taken back to care after the clinic. 

The program includes 6 after school sessions and a League Star pack and the cost is $79. Your must register your child through the link https://www.playrugbyleague.com/league-stars/ . Enter the Lynbrook postcode, 3975and search. Our school will be the first program that appears, Term 2. 2025 League Stars After School Program – Lynbrook. If you then click on the arrow, it will give details of our program. To register you will need to create an NRL account but once you press register it will prompt you through this. 

Please refer to the flyer below and the screenshots for how to register for our program or you can use the QR code. I hope to see many students there!! 

Any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Giuliana

Extra-Curricular Coordinator

gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au