School of Foundations
The last few weeks of Term 1 in School of Foundations have been very productive with a wealth of exciting activities and learning opportunities for our students to engage in.
K-6 Disco
In Week 7, the students in K-2 and Year 3-6 dazzled all with their disco moves. The funds raised supported Caritas. A great night was had by all!
Thank you to the parents who attended the Kindergarten Information Afternoon in Week 8.
It was also a wonderful opportunity to visit the learning spaces with the Kinder students as guides to share their learning.
Harmony Week / Multicultural Day provided an opportunity for K-4 students to participate in an “Around the World Cultural Inquiry Project”. The cultures visited included: Indian, Filipino, African and Indigenous. As students progressed through the various cultural activities, they received a stamp in their “passports”.
Multicultural Day culminated in a whole school K-12 Cultural Showcase where students from across various grades shared cultural dances, traditions and musical entertainment.
During Holy Week our K-4 students participated in reflections on Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday and Good Friday. A joyous post Easter celebration of the risen Lord saw our K-4 students enthusiastically participate in an Easter Hat Parade. Congratulations to all students on their colourful and creative hats! It was also great to see the parents enjoying this celebration.
Ms Julianne Rook- Head of School, School of Foundations
The Net Kindergarten Term 1 Week 10
English
In Literacy this week, students have been working on sight words. They have been engaged in a number of activities to practise this.
In writing, Kindergarten are learning to write to inform. They have been learning to use a starting star to remember where to start writing from, a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and a full stop at the end. They have also been learning to use the word wall to help them spell words.
Mathematics
In Maths the students are learning about combining and separating quantities. They have been practising the correct language to communicate their thinking.
Religion
In Religion Kindergarten is looking at how they can be good and loving friends to others. They explored how Jesus is an example of a good friend and how we can be more like him. They completed a petal of different ways that they can show acts of friendship.
Science
This term we explored everything to do with seasons! We looked at how changes in our physical world affected us; how the differing weather patterns we have, result in us wearing different types of clothes and also what activities we might participate in. Students have explored how the changes in weather patterns affect our physical environment, this includes trees and how the changes in seasons result in our trees and plants to have different coloured leaves. During this time we also explored ‘Migration’ and ‘Hibernation’. Our students were able to explore the different animals that moved across a country or the world in search for food or just simply the need to be within a certain weather type (migration). We also learnt about hibernation, when animals fall into a deep sleep to save up their energy and survive the winter times,
The Net Stage 1 Term 1 Week 10
As part of our Multicultural Week celebrations, Stage 1 students participated in an incursion with a specialist team presenting at ‘The Wellbeing Show’. Students were captivated by the interactive performance which highlighted key points such as how to deal with stress, worry and ways to overcome fear. The show focussed on setting goals for success and positive ideas to self regulate emotions.
How to contact your child’s teacher -
For any questions or concerns regarding Year 1 students, please send an email to stlukesyear1parents@parra.catholic.edu.au
Any questions or concerns regarding Year 2 students can be sent to stlukesyear2parents@parra.catholic.edu.au.
Please include your child’s name and class (Lions or Wizards) in the subject line.
English - Glindas
In English this term, Year 2 have been learning about recounts and information reports. Students have written about various topics such as their weekend, birthday parties, favourite day at school and their holidays. We have been looking at different sentence types including simple and compound sentences. For the next few weeks, students will be using what they have learnt in Geography this term to write an information report about a significant place in Australia. Some of these places include Jindabyne, the Blue Mountains, Bondi Beach and the Sydney Opera House. Students will need to identify where this place is located, what it looks like, why people visit this place, how people access this place and the factors that affect people from accessing this place.
Mathematics - Wizards
In Mathematics, students have been learning about time. We incorporate learning about the calendar in our morning routine to familiarise students with the months of the year and the days of the week.
Religion - LionsIn Religion, students have been learning about the creation story. At assembly this term, Lions shared our learning of the Creation story with students in Kindergarten to Year 4.
We have also learnt how we have a responsibility to look after God’s creation and be Stewards of Creation. God has commanded us to care for, protect, respect and love the earth because God gave us the earth as a gift. We have identified ways we can do this not only in our school but also beyond the school within the community.
Geography - Tinmen
In Geography, Tinmen have been learning about the states, countries and continents of our world. We have read a variety of texts about Australia and explored more about our cultural identity as Australians as well as the various cultural backgrounds of our classmates. We have immersed ourselves in understanding the language, food and traditions of other cultures. We have been exploring people's access to technology and different places within Australia such as food and shops. We have also been researching and writing informative texts about some of the places we have studied including the Sydney Opera House and Jindabyne.
The Net Stage 2 Term Week 10
English - Creative Writing
Students in year 4 have been diving deep into creative writing. Students have looked at the five senses (touch,taste,smell,sight and hearing) and how implementing the senses in their writing can create extremely descriptive and imaginative texts.They used various pictures of a lighthouse from the book “Hello Lighthouse” to construct these great artefacts. Students have also begun planning and creating their own creative writing piece. We can’t wait to see how they include all of their creative writing learning into their very own short story.
Mathematics - Place Value and Maths Strategies
The year three students have been exploring how to apply their grasp of place value and the significance of zero in representing numbers up to tens of thousands. Additionally, they've been practising various methods to represent numbers and mastering efficient mathematical strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems.
Religion
Students in year 3 this term have been exploring how we live prayer and exploring different prayer forms. The students have had the opportunity to create their own prayer in class. They have also had a great time exploring different prayer forms such as liturgical dances, songs, artworks and other prayers (i.e. The Hail Mary, Our Father etc).
History Incursion
Students in Year 4 this term took part in their History Incursion to learn more about British colonisation and its effect on Australia. Students were able to hear what life would have been like for different individuals. Overall, students enjoyed the experience and had lots of fun experiencing different clothing and tools used during that period.
Music
In our music classes, Stage 1 students are discovering the magic of rhythm by singing and clapping along! They have been grasping note values using Ta and TITI. Students have been enjoying singing and clapping to various songs and types of music.
Stage 2 students have been learning to master the keyboard, focusing on songs like Mary Had a Little Lamb, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star & Fight Song. Students are focusing on rhythmic accuracy, using the correct fingers and reading the notes. Stage 2 are enjoying learning these songs and performing for each other.
