Learning and Teaching
LS2 Senior News
The LS2 Senior students this term have been exploring the concept of 'Changes' through the thought-provoking question, "How does understanding change help me to make sense of my world? "
As part of this learning, students have been exploring the changes we all need to make in our lives to live a healthy, well-connected and meaningful life.
We have explored the ‘Australian Healthy Eating Guide’ with a focus on creating the perfect lunchbox for school. We have looked at how advertising can influence our choices and how to detect unreliable sources of information around our wellbeing.
Students are now creating their own advertisement as a way of exploring this topic. They need to be honest AND convincing that their product is good for the buyer.
As a way of sharing all the amazing work they have done this term, we will be having a sharing session with the junior students in our space in Week 10. This helps our senior students to consolidate their learning and also shows the juniors the kind of work that senior students are capable of.
This has been an enlightening topic, with a few surprises and lots of new knowledge gained.
LS2 Senior Teachers.
Amy/Mavis, Sandi, Shehani
SPORTS NEWS
SWIMMING
Swimming is now finished and your child should have come home with their certificate. I would like to once again thank all our staff for their organisation and commitment that assisted the swimming lessons to run smoothly. I would also like to thank the instructors at Casey Race. They were extremely organised and everything ran like clockwork.
A big thanks to our Junior parents who were able to come and assist in the change rooms after the swimming lessons. And finally a big thanks to all the parents for ensuring your child was prepared for swimming each week, even with our unusual timetable this year. We hope that the students enjoyed their lessons, but more importantly learnt water safety skills to keep themselves safe in the water this summer.
GRADE 5 BIKE EDUCATION
Grade 5 Bike Education will continue next Friday December 1st. Grade 5 students will need to bring their bicycles and helmets to school and leave them in front of their Learning Space. If it is raining heavily that morning please leave bikes at home. A reminder if they are riding to school, students must wear their helmets and walk their bikes on school grounds. Student bikes can remain in the Bike Shed for the duration of the Program which is until Week 10, Friday 8th December.
JUNIOR NETBALL CLINICS
Junior Netball Clinics begin next week. Could parents ensure your child is wearing their sports uniform, brings their hat and water bottle? Details for next week are:
Week 9
Monday November 27th – LS1 and LS3 Juniors
Tuesday November 28th – LS3 and LS2 Juniors
Friday December 1st – LS2 and LS1 Juniors
Week 10
Monday December 4th – LS1 and LS2 Juniors
Tuesday December 5th – LS3 and LS2 Juniors
Friday December 8th – LS2 and LS1 Juniors
Junior parents please ensure you have acknowledged the notification on Operoo and that your child’s profile is up to date.
AFL CLINICS
We are excited to inform you that we have been able to organise football clinics for both the Juniors and Seniors. These are free clinics kindly run by coaches from AFL Schools Program, Australia.
Junior Football Clinics - Tuesday December 12th and Thursday December 14th.
Senior Football Clinics - Monday 11th December and Wednesday 13th December.
Students will attend a 50 minute clinic on both days in their Learning Space groups. Please ensure your child is wearing their sports uniform (which can either be shorts or tracksuit) and has their water bottle and hat on the day.
Reminders will also be placed on Morning Reminders and in the Newsletter. Parents please ensure you have acknowledged on Operoo and your child’s profile is up to date.
WONDER RECYCLING PROGRAM
A great big thank you to P&F for organising the Wonder Recycling Program again this year. And a big thankyou to all the families and students who collected and brought the bread bags to school.
This year we managed to get new tennis racquets for all the bags you collected. Thank you!!
If at any stage you have any queries or issues please do not hesitate to contact me on gfaiola@sfslynbrook.catholic.edu.au
Giuliana
Sports Coordinator