Learning & Teaching
Learning and Teaching encompasses the following areas: Student Outcomes, Curriculum, Assessment, Reporting, Principles and Pedagogy.
TEACHING & LEARNING - Vira Pirrotta
TERM 4 INQUIRY AT GLANCE
Whole School Concept - Health, Wellbeing and Safety Health, Wellbeing and Safety is about developing and maintaining physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual health. These health needs change over time as we experience significant transitions across a lifespan. The health and well-being of ourselves and others are dependent on a range of factors (some not in our control), including the choices we make and the habits we form. Our identity and the relationships we develop also play an essential role in our overall health and well-being. Building positive and safe relationships online. | |||
Foundation | Years 1 and 2 | Years 3 and 4 | Years 5 and 6 |
What’s good for me?
KEY UNDERSTANDINGS: People in the community can keep us healthy and safe Our actions can help keep us healthy and safe | How do our actions help others?
KEY UNDERSTANDINGS: We can learn about ourselves as we grow and change. As global citizens, our actions can make a difference in the lives of others. We can respond to situations in different ways. We can work together to help others in our community. We can identify how our actions affect others. | Health: Have you got the message?
KEY UNDERSTANDINGS: Messages from the media influence our health. Health is a personal and social responsibility. There are many benefits of staying healthy and active. | How can we change the world?
KEY UNDERSTANDINGS: Relationships change, and we must deal with changing relationships and keep ourselves safe and healthy throughout our lives. We experience different emotions, and our bodies can tell us how we feel. Focus on Our bodies grow and change. |
Throughout the term, students will engage in many authentic learning experiences that will develop their understanding of the big concepts and understandings for our shared inquiries.
This term is going to be busy and exciting. Look at what we have planned in Inquiry and as a community!
Incursions:
- Years 3/4- Mayor for the Day- Local Parliament
- Fire Education Program
- First Aide - Foundation to Year 5/6 - St. John Ambulance
- Year 5/6 Engineers without Borders Incursion
- ROAR Program - How we change physically, socially and emotionally.
- Year 6 Big Day out
- Maths Games Day - Year 1/2 and 5/6
Mission Month - SOCKTOBER Fundraiser (Friday 25th October)
World Mission Month is Here! It is a celebration of the global work of the Church and the dedication of missionaries, both religious and lay. To support the work of Catholic Missions, students can wear crazy socks to school for a gold coin donation.
Art/STEM SHOW Thursday 14th November
This talent showcase will be held in the Hall and SLA. The students and parents will see our fantastic art and STEM learning.
Sports Day - Friday 22nd November
Mr Jennings and our sports captains have planned a fun day of sports activities. Students will compete to earn points for their house colours.
Carols - Thursday 12th December
Please bring along your family to our XMAS picnic and carols. Each Year Level will sing a song as part of our Christmas liturgy.
Look for more information regarding these events on Audiri, our social media, and the newsletter.
REMINDER for Year 5/6 Students & Parents
Year 5/6 students
Our parent-child session facilitated by Open Door is on Wednesday, October 16th. At this session, the students and parents will participate in an online presentation about puberty that educates the students about physical changes for boys and girls and why they happen. They will discuss emotional ups and downs, how to handle them, and how to respect themselves and others.
Have an excellent term,
Vira
LITERACY NEWS - Bernadette Parnis
What are students at St. Fidelis writing about this term?
Foundation students will be writing narratives, while students in Years 1 to 4 will focus on persuasive texts. Students in Years 5 and 6 will engage in structured debates.
What is Persuasive Writing?
Persuasive writing is a form of expression where the writer aims to convince the audience to adopt a specific viewpoint or take a particular action. This is achieved by presenting logical reasoning with supporting evidence, and compelling arguments.
Through persuasive writing, students learn to articulate a clear perspective on a topic, provide reasons to back their opinions, and effectively persuade their audience. This skill is important for students to develop critical thinking, enhance communication abilities, and foster the capacity to express themselves convincingly.
Why Teach Persuasive Writing?
As students progress in their writing skills, it’s essential to expose them to various writing formats. Persuasive writing encourages students to formulate specific reasons for their opinions and research facts that support their views. By understanding how writing can influence thoughts and actions, students also become more aware of the persuasive nature of the advertising material they may come across through television, the internet, and other media.
Importance of Persuasive Writing
Structure of Persuasive Writing:
- Topic Sentence: Introduces the argument and clearly states the writer’s viewpoint.
- Opening Argument 1: Presents the first supporting reason.
- Argument 2: Introduces the second supporting reason.
- Argument 3: Offers the third supporting reason.
- Concluding Statement: Summarises the arguments and restates the opinion.
The topic sentence serves as a straightforward declaration of the writer’s opinion. Each subsequent argument should be distinct and clearly articulated. The concluding statement ties everything together, reinforcing the writer's position.
Popular Persuasive Writing Topics
- Everyone should eat a salad daily.
- Every family should have a dog.
- Dinner should always end with dessert.
- School should only be four days per week.
- Pizza is a healthy food.
Bernadette Parnis
bparnis@sfmoreland.catholic.edu.au
BOOK CLUB
Book Club Issue 7 orders are due Wednesday, October 16
SPORT & PE NEWS - Michael Jennings
Sporting Schools Funding
Our Year 3/4 students will complete their 4th and final AFL Clinics conducted by a qualified coach on Thursday during their PE sessions.
In Term 4, the 3/4 students will be participating in cricket clinics. Dates still to be advised. Funding for these programs are provided through the Sporting Schools Funding Program.
School Sport Victoria Sport
St. Fidelis will be represented by two students competing at the Northern Metropolitan Region Athletics Championships. Good luck to the following girls at this event:
Mia 11 Year Girls 100m & 200m
Zita 10 Year Girls 100m & shot put
St. Fidelis Sports/Athletics Carnival
St. Fidelis' Annual Sports Day will be held on Friday, November 22, at the Coburg Athletics Track. The format is a little different this year, with more of an athletics focus. The students will participate in five events: 70m/100m sprints, baton relays, long jump, discus, and tunnel ball. Further details will follow.
Manchester City Primary School Shield
During Term 3, St. Fidelis was represented by selected Year 4/5 students attending Manchester City Football Clinics at Parade College Bundoora. This Term (4), St. Fidelis has taken the opportunity to compete in the Parade College Manchester City Football Shield.
This event will involve the students who attended the clinics. It will be held on either Wednesday, October 23, or Thursday, October 24. Details will follow later this week.
STEM NEWS - Joe Frazzetto
FIRST LEGO League Competition
Good luck to our FIRST LEGO League competitors this week! We will be hosting the games this Thursday in the hall from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The FIRST LEGO League Challenge engages students in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering as they build and program a LEGO robot to navigate the missions of a robot game. In addition to the robot game, teams participate in a research project to identify and solve a real-world problem.
If you have the opportunity, please come and support our FLL squads: St Fidelis Robo League (Year 6 Squad) and St Fidelis Robo League 2.0 (Year 5 Squad).
We look forward to an exciting day of innovation and teamwork!