Middle School News 

Yrs 3/4

It has been awesome to see students continuing to settle so well into the term. Parent Teacher Interviews were a great opportunity to get to know the students more. 

Bike Ed News

Students are required to bring their bike and helmet on the following days. Students participating in Bike Ed on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th are asked to take their bike home at the end of the day and return it on Friday 15th.  Yr 3/4 TM bikes and helmets can stay in the atrium overnight on 14th.

As a conclusion and celebration to the end of our Bike Ed program, the children will be participating in an off road bike ride,  on Friday 15th March.  They will ride the local area, roads and on bike paths along the Anniversary Trial to Outer Circle Linear Park and back. Students wear sports uniforms. 

We require parent helpers to ride with the groups. Parent helpers, staff, teacher/instructor from Cycling Unlimited will be with the children at all times. Therefore we will need parent helpers to accompany the students.  Parents, if you would like to accompany the Yr 3/4’s on their Friday ride, please make sure that your WWC number has been recorded at the office and sign in. If the weather is doubtful on the day please ensure your child has a suitable wet weather coat. All students will need to wear their sports uniform and carry their lunch and drinks in a suitable backpack on that day.

If you are available to ride with the students, please tick the box on the Operoo from. 

• 9am - 11am (3/4TM)
• 11:40 am - 1:40pm 3/4 M & KM)

Religious Education and Inquiry

Our 3/4 cohort have shown respect and reverence as they embrace our morning prayer time. Each class has set up their own morning prayer routine. As a continuation of this each class has also brainstormed and created their own prayer cloths to represent both the individuals in each class and our school wide value of courage. During Religion lessons we have continued our learning about Lent and Holy Week, specifically looking at each of the special days leading up to Easter Sunday. We continue to look deeply at the traditions as customs we engage within as a Catholic community, and those traditions of other countries and cultures. 

Our Inquiry focus of ‘Building Healthy and Active Communities’ has continued to guide our lessons. Students have been exploring what it means to be healthy, active citizens of the community and have engaged in rich conversations about the different communities we belong to. Cyber safety and effectively using technology have also become a strong focus in this unit. As a part of this students have been participating in typing club to build these skills. 

Reading & Writing-

Our investigation of  “James and the Giant Peach'' written by Roald Dahl has continued to guide our learning. Students have enjoyed listening to the story and unpacking Roald Dahls creative storytelling. Alongside comprehension activities and our CAFE strategies, students have also been using their devices in a safe way  to investigate Roald Dahl.  In Writing we have continued to learn about the text structure of a recount. We are working to create a clear and concise introduction to begin our writing pieces. 

Additionally, we have begun the year with a focus on handwriting. You can speak with your child about cat letters. This is a technique to help direct focus on writing on the appropriate lines, to improve letter formation. You may want to practice some of the head, body or tail letters. You can ask if your child can recall all the ‘body’ letters? 

Mathematics- 

Students have continued their learning in mathematics through our investigation of addition and subtraction.  They have had the opportunity to approach this learning in a number of different ways and build upon their mathematical reasoning to justify their understanding.  Alongside this students have also been encouraged to continue their learning of times tables. Students have been working to identify their own personal goals and what area they would like to learn more about. Regarding addition and subtraction, you may want to engage in activities and conversations such as creating shopping lists with the prices of items, or adding and subtracting measurements of ingredients when cooking.

PE Uniform Required

Homework

This term we have begun introducing homework tasks. Students will be given a literacy and mathematics task to complete. We advise students to complete approximately 20 minutes of homework each night. 

Student’s will go through their homework and the requirements on Thursday in class. They will take their homework books home with the required instructions on Friday, to be completed over the weekend and the course of the week. 

Homework is then due back Thursdays. Students will all have access to the instructions via Google Classroom, as well as the printed copy which will be pasted into their homework books. 

Reminders

• Please bring in an Art Smock with your child’s name labelled. 
• Student’s need to bring their charged device everyday.
• Canteen is on Monday & Friday. Students are responsible for their own money. 
• Assembly is now held fortnightly on a Friday morning at 9am in the Atrium. 

Key Dates Term 1

• 7th-8th March - School Closure Days
• 27th (2:30pm-6), 29th (2:30pm-5) February, Parent Teacher Interviews                           *Early finish for students*
• 11th March - No School - Labour Day Public Holiday
• 12th-15th March - Bike Ed Program
• 13th - 25th March - Naplan Testing 
• 15th March - St Patrick’s Day Mass 
• 21st March -Harmony Day  
• 26th March- Gala Day
• 27th March - End of Term Mass
• 28th March- 1pm Dismissal, Term Ends 

PE Uniform Required

Classroom Contacts

Cecily, Rachel, Lucy, Olivia & Diandra

ckerr@olgcdeepdene.catholic.edu.au

rachel_mcmahon@olgcdeepdene.catholic.edu.au

lmcnamara@olgcdeepdene.catholic.edu.au

otallarico@olgcdeepdene.catholic.edu.au

dmerola@olgcdeepdene.catholic.edu.au