News of the Week
NEWS FROM THE PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM
FOUNDATION 100 DAYS AT SCHOOL
AVA
What did you do for your 100 days of school?
We got party bags and we had to dress up as old people.
What was your favorite part?
When we got the party bags.
Did you learn anything or was it just a party day?
Not just partying, I learnt to write Cat.
Did you like seeing your buddy?
Yeah, my buddy is Eliana and I love her.
SONNY
What did you do for your 100 days of school?
We dressed up as old people and Miss Dirkze had a wheelchair.
What did you learn?
I learnt to draw a seal.
What was your favourite part?
Working with our buddies.
What was your favourite part about working with your buddies?
My favorite part was drawing and playing games.
ST BRIGID'S ART SHOW
In the first week of Term 4 will be our Bi-Annual St Brigid's Art Show. All of our students have been busy making great art pieces for the show. We will be displaying them around the school and everyone will be welcome to come and look at the pieces. We are looking forward to showing you all our hard work.
INTERSCHOOL SPORTS
Soccer girls won their first match 3-0 but ended up losing their second match 2-1 and not making it into the next round. Some of the girls said they liked playing for our school in the final. It got a bit intense and rough but we had a lot of fun.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING
Foundation
In math we have been learning about how to tell the time and we have been learning to count to one hundred. We learnt that addition is to plus two numbers together. We learnt the sounds of some of the letters. In PE we learnt how to skip by jumping over a rope.
1/2
In math we have been learning about rows and columns, so we identify them by skip counting and learning how to do repeated addition. In writing we have been learning about how to write a writing goal.
3/4
In math we have been learning Factors which are two numbers that we multiply to make a bigger number. In literacy we have been doing literacy groups where we are given a different job each time like reading a test from a Epic and answering questions about the text to expand our vocabulary.
5/6
We have been learning about our wellbeing and how to take care of ourselves. Some strategies are meditation, breathing exercises and drawing. In writing we learnt about our 5 senses. In math we learnt about fractions and how to add them with different denominators.
LITSTEM
The program we are doing with Kilbreda is called LitSTEM. It is a combination of Literacy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology). The Year 4’s go to Kilbreda every fortnight, during Term 3 and get to complete experiments in the Science Lab. They have been learning about Exothermic reactions. This is where they make heat from a chemical reaction. We are participating in this program to help strengthen our connection to Kilbreda and the community. Sometimes there are also Year 9 students, from Kilbreda, that help out.
3/4 KEW TRAFFIC SCHOOL EXCURSION
Ava: We were living in a tiny world where cars were bikes and scooters. We learnt the speed we should be going when we are “driving” our bikes and scooters.
Charlotte: When you are on your bike you have to go a certain speed. You could pretend to be pedestrians. We learnt that you had to stop at a crossing.
SAVE THE DATE - 7TH OF OCTOBER!
Get your walking shoes on because on the first Friday of Term 4 Miss Richards and the Sports Leaders have organized a walkathon with lots of fun activities planned. More information to follow as the Sports Leaders are finalizing details.
INTERVIEW WITH AIDAN D (SSV SQUASH)
What was the hardest part of the tournament?
The first round where we had to play against the best of the tournament.
What was your favourite part about competing?
My favourite part was having fun and winning games.
Why do you like playing Squash?
Because it’s fun and my Dad played it.
How long have you been playing Squash for?
I have been playing for about 5 years.
JOKES OF THE WEEK
Sienna P:
Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Iddap
Iddap who?
Haha you did a poo.
Alfie C:
What’s a fish’s least favorite day?
Fryday
Kirra R:
How did the cow cross the road?
He said mooooove the cars over.
Chloe F:
Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Boo
Boo Who?
There’s a ghost behind you!
NEWS FROM MRS SULLIVAN
I hope you have all had a great week. On the news today I heard we are entering “Sprinter” - a mix of spring and winter. It certainly felt a little milder when I got to school this morning. Hopefully the sun will start to peek through the clouds a little more.
ST BRIGID'S LITTLE LEARNERS PLAYGROUP
On Monday we welcomed 11 little people aged 6 months to 4 years old to our first Little Learners Playgroup! There was lots of play, laughter and smiles. Our Little Learners Playgroup will run every Monday morning 8:45am to 10:30am. All welcome and best of all it's free!!!
NEW WEBSITE
On Tuesday, we had School Presence working with us on creating our new website. The School Presence team were here taking photos and videos of our wonderful students and amazing teachers at work and play. Our children did such a wonderful job and here is a sneak peak of some of the fun from Tuesday.
Ministerial Order 1359 - New Child Safe Standards
As you are aware the New Child Safety Standards came into effect on July 1st. Due to these new standards Catholic Education Commission of Victoria along with MACS have created a new Statement of Commitment to Child Safety.
Year 5/6 Camp
Tracey and I are doing a road trip on Wednesday to visit the Year 5/6 camp. This visit is to just check out the camp and have a conversation with the staff regarding our school. The children are very excited about camp and it is certainly coming around quickly. We will be sending out reminder information to families today so check your Operoo and SkoolBag.
Foundation “Camp” Experience
Our Foundation students are staying back at school next Thursday night to have their camp experience. We are looking forward to some afternoon tea, singing, dancing and having fun!
Feast of St Mary of the Cross
Our Liturgy and Social Justice Leaders planned, created and recorded the Feast of St Mary of the Cross Liturgy. We are so very proud of the work our leaders did for this Liturgy. The recording will be sent home on Monday.
Have a great week and stay safe.
Yours in partnership
Wendy Sullivan
Principal
