Learning & Teaching
Learning together as one community
Term Overviews
Our curriculum area for Inquiry Learning this term is Geography. Geography is a structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the world as the home of humans and the diversity of places, environments and peoples. It teaches distinctive ways of perceiving and thinking about the world and the relationships between humans and the environment.
Please find attached our curriculum Overviews for Term Two:
Term Two Bell Times
The timetable in Weeks 3 - 4 and 6 - 10 on a Friday will be changed due to Years 5 & 6 Winter Interschool Sport.
- Block 1: 8:50 - 10:50
- Recess: 10:50 - 11:30
- Block 2: 11:30 - 12:30
- Eating: 12:30 - 12:40
- Lunch: 12:40 - 1:20
- Block 3: 1:20 - 3:20
Helping at Holy Spirit
To assist at Holy Spirit, all parents and guardians must complete the Child Safe Training each year. This training is a vital part of our commitment to providing a safe and supportive environment for all students.
Training can be completed using the following link: https://forms.gle/dmA7szkWJv9ckjzW9
Completion of the training is required for involvement in any school activities, such as:
- Excursions
- Incursions
- Classroom Helper programs-
General assistance around the school
We value your support and appreciate your dedication to maintaining a child-safe community.
ICAS assessments are available this year for our Years 3 - 6 students. Holy Spirit has signed up for both the English and Mathematics ICAS Assessments in 2025. These tests will be completed at school, during school hours, and are not compulsory to complete. You may enter your child in one or both of the English and Mathematics ICAS Assessments. Students must be in Years 3 - 6 to have the opportunity to sit these assessments.
Testing Date period
- English: 4 – 8 August
- Mathematics: 25 – 29 August
Our school has signed up for the ICAS Assessments Parent Payment System (PPS) for (English & Mathematics). Through this system parents can pay for ICAS directly online while tests will still be held at our school.
Please use the following details to register your child/children by no later than Monday 28th July. Each test will cost $20.95 (inc. GST) per child per test. Payment is required at the time of registration.
Please note that unfortunately late payments for assessments are not available.
To sign up
Our parent page link is: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/parent-payment/ARU821
Our school access code is: ARU821
Click on ‘Enter’
Follow the steps to register your child/children in one or both of the English & Mathematics assessments. Finalise enrolment, payment and save. The information of enrolment will then be sent to the school. Please ensure that your child’s information is accurate and current as this is what you will see on the final certificate and report documentation.
A permission slip will be sent home to all families that enrol their child/children into an English and/or Mathematics ICAS Assessment closer to the assessment date.
Specialist Timetable
Our Specialist Timetable for Term Two is below. Some weeks there may be changes due to School events. These changes are communicated via Dojo prior to the nextweek commencing.
Library
Our Library Timetable for Term One is below.
Our school library is also open on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning, before school from 8:35 - 8:50 am.
Assembly
Assembly is held every Friday in Term Two at 9:05am in the hall. Some weeks we do not host assembly if we have another school event on, e.g. Mass, Sports Day, etc. All dates for assembly are on the school calendar.
Key Dates for Learning & Teaching in May
- Mothers Day Stall - Wed7th May
- School Closure Day - Thurs 8th May
- Interschool Sport begins (5 & 6) - Friday 9th May
- House Cross Country - Mon 12th May
- Year 3 Level Mass - Wed 14th May
- Year 6 Confirmation Workshop - Wed 14th May
- Fire Ed Visit for Preps - Mon19th May
- District Cross Country - Tues 20th May
- Confirmation Reflection Day - Wed 21st May
- Yr 6 Confirmation - Wed 22nd May
- Sorry Day - Mond 26th May
- Year 2 Mass - Wed 28th May
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Have a wonderful fortnight!
Kayla Flindt-Petersen
Learning & Teaching Leader