What's happening in our learning spaces?
Students of the Week
| CLASS | NAME | REASON |
| FLW | Tess Nihill | For being an enthusiastic participant in the whole class and small group Google Meets each day. Tess, you are always willing to answer questions and share your thinking with everyone. What a STAR you are! |
| FAM | Florence Massimino | For being a curious learner and sharing your amazing wonderings and questions about what life was like in the past as part of our Inquiry learning. Well done Florence! |
| 1/2SC | Lennix Mallis | For being a positive self-manager who continues to engage enthusiastically in all remote learning tasks. You are a star! |
| 1/2BF | Alexander Mariotti | For being an open-minded thinker who enjoys learning about different strategies to efficiently add and subtract numbers. Well done, Alexander! |
| 1/2MD | Gemma Piotti | For the sparkling enthusiasm that you demonstrate towards our Google Classroom. Gemma you always add comments into our ‘Stream’ and you put so much effort into your learning. You are a superstar Gemma! Well done! |
| 3/4GT | Hunter Fitzgerald | For her positive and cheerful attitude and for inspiring us with her initiative in creating a ‘Kahoot’ quiz for the class. You are a peach Hunter!!! |
| 3/4MM | Maya Woodhouse | For being a valued member of our online classroom. Maya attends all online meets ready to engage with others, she shares her knowledge and completes all of her learning with a positive attitude.Well done Maya! |
| 3/4KD | Selena Triulcio | For showing wonderful self-management through her organised approach towards all remote learning tasks and for writing a well structured and detailed factual information report on Australia. Congratulations Selena! |
| 5/6OS | Frank Gallagher | For writing a well structured and descriptive sizzling start and orientation to begin his narrative writing piece. Fantastic work Frank! |
| 5/6VC | Tom Vernal
Max Nappo | For completing the Toe by Toe Program which began in October 2019. What a great achievement Tom. Congratulations!
For your happy disposition on google meets and working to the best of your ability. Well done Max! |
| 5/6CF | Ivy Goldring | For her resilience in settling into a new school and class, whilst in remote learning. Your positive mindset in troubleshooting any challenges presented is a wonderful quality to have. Well Done! |
| Maths | Elizabeth Francione 1/2BF | For your great attitude in our maths sessions. You show such persistence with your work and your addition and subtraction using number lines is impressive. Congratulations on such great work Elizabeth |
Foundation
It has been another busy week of Remote Learning in Foundation. As we near the end of term, we are still continuing to share our thinking and discoveries with one another and find out about different things through our online Google Meets. Everyone is continuing to display all their skills as amazing communicators, collaborators, researchers, thinkers, e-learners and self-managers.
As readers, we are engaging with different fiction and non-fiction texts in our whole class meets and in small, targeted focus groups. As thinkers, we are applying all of our new letter sound knowledge about initial sounds, blends, digraphs and word endings to help us decode different words. We are practising our fluency and expression, and continuing to make meaning of what we are reading by identifying key events and ideas and making connections. As mathematicians, we explored the concept of Chance and Probability. We unpacked the words will, won’t, might, possible and impossible and looked at lots of different scenarios, events, books, nursery rhymes and fairytales. As thinkers, we classified them as possible or impossible, and justified our thinking by explaining why. We had time and opportunity to come up with our own events and scenarios that ‘will happen’, ‘might happen’ and ‘won’t happen’. We also played different card and dice games as we investigated the chance and likelihood of getting different colours and numbers. Over the next two weeks, we will consolidate all of our mathematical thinking about addition, subtraction, location and chance.
As inquirers, we hadtime and opportunity to sort out all of our discoveries about the past from the stories that we shared with each other about our grandparents. We identified the similarities and differences between the way they lived and how we live today. As thinkers, we shared some of the wonderings and questions we still have about the past. Many of us are curious about what school was like many years ago and as communicators, shared our thinking about how we can find out about our wonderings. As researchers, we will look at pictures, watch videos and interview other people to gather more information.
On Friday, as members of a faith community, we all attended Mass with Father via Facebook Live in celebration of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, followed by our usual Fun Friday. This week, we celebrated Father’s Day a little early as we engaged in various learning tasks and activities for or with our dad, grandfather or special person. We drew and painted portraits, wrote poems, made beautiful cards and voucher books, decorated t-shirts, baked Dad’s favourite treats and went on a Father’s Day scavenger hunt. We had so much fun and couldn’t wait to share our creations with everyone.
Once again, we thank you for your continued support during this challenging time. We hope all the fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers and other special people had a wonderful Father’s Day over the weekend.
Foundation Team,Alycia Marsico and Leanne Wenckowski.
Year 1/2
We are almost at the end of a fabulous term of learning in Year 1/2! The teachers are so pleased with how our students have been engaging in their learning during such a challenging time. We can see so many ‘Yellow Hat’ moments throughout our learning.
On Sunday 5th of September we celebrated Father’s Day. We hope all of our Dads, Grandparents and special men in our lives were spoiled rotten! We are very lucky to have such amazing men in our St Fidelis' community.
Enjoy reading what the Year 1/2 students have shared about their Dads.
1/2SC
Estelle: My Dad always goes on fun bike rides with me and it is never boring.
Juliano: I love my Dad because he goes to the park with me and he goes for bike rides with me.
Madalen: I love my Dad because whenever I fall down or get hurt he's always there to help me.
Maddie: We all love our dads in our own special way because they are nice, caring and loving. When we go to the ice cream shop Dad lets us have our ice cream in a waffle cone and I go bike riding around the block.
Skyler: I love my Dad because he's always there for me and we go to our secret cafe sometimes.
Leon S: I love my Dad because he always teaches me how to fix things.
Leon D: I love my Dad because he plays with me.
Joe: I love my Dad because he buys me things from the shop.
Christian: My Dad is special because he always takes me to the footy when it's on.
Dianna: I love my Dad because we play board games when he gets home and every weekend we go to my favourite shop. On the school holidays and long weekends he takes me to the beach.
Addison: My Dad always cares about me and when I am skiing if I fall down he always tries to help me back up.
1/2BF
Hazel: I love my Dad because we ride our bikes together to the park or to my Nonna’s house.
Zara: I love my Dad because he tells us funny jokes which make my brother and I laugh.
Stella: I love my Dad because he always plays with me and tells funny jokes.
Alfie: I love my Dad because he is creative and helps me build things, like LEGO.
Olivia: I love my Dad because he takes me to McDonalds.
Jeevan: I love my Dad because he lets me have lollies when my Mum says no.
Elizabeth: I love my Dad because he is funny. When he farts he says it's a duck.
Monte: I love my Dad because we watch football together around the fire.
Chelsea: I love my Dad because he takes me to McDonad’s. We love eating chips.
Clara: I love my Dad because he lets me stay up late when Mum says to go to bed.
Victor: I love my Dad because he plays with me outside. We play soccer together.
Felix: I love my Dad because he takes me to the park.
Xavier: I love my Dad because he takes me on bike rides.
Pierre: I love my Dad because he cares about me.
Domenic: I love my Dad because he makes me bacon and eggs on the weekend.
Alexander: I love my Dad because we cook pasta together.
Dannte: I love my Dad because he plays football and soccer with me.
1/2MD
Samuel: I love my Dad because he loves and cares for me.
Gemma: I love my Dad because he is kind and loves me.
Nicholas: I love my Dad because he loves me and I love him.
Caleb: I love my Dad because he is funny.
Zita: I love my Dad because he cares for me.
Olivia: I love my Dad because he gives the best hugs.
Harrison: I love my Dad because he does fun things with me.
Jasmine: I love my Dad because we go on bike rides together.
Ava: I love my Dad because he is fun and always plays games with me.
Alexander: I love my Dad because he helps me with home learning, has awesome ideas and plays games with me.
Zac: I love my Dad because he plays with me and helps me with my learning.
Louis: I love my Dad because he is a handsome man and loves my Mum, brother and me.
Gus: I love my Dad because he is the best! I like playing sports with him.
Issac & Darius: We love our Dad because we spend time together and we go to the park and kick the ball.
As curious inquiriers, we were fortunate enough to engage in learning from Wanyara, an Indigenous Australian company who helps young learners understand and embrace the perspectives of Indigenous Australians. This week we explored our story by creating a story map of symbols that represent the important things in our life. The symbols in the centre of the map are the most important to us. Have a look at our stories below and see if you can see what is most important to us!
We can’t believe how fast this term has gone! Thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to another week of engaging learning!
Kind regards,
Belinda Filippone, Maria Delaney and Stefanie Carriera
Year 3/4
Last Thursday evening we had a great aatendance for our Reconciliation Faith Family Workshop with Michelle Linossiuer. Michelle led students and families through the activities to help us all gain a clearer insight into what it means to reconcile ourselves within our faith and within our family. The actual date for the Sacrament is still to be confirmed. As soon as we have more information we will forward to families.
It is getting closer to Christmas and one sign of this is the opportunity to design a Christmas card for our local Member of Parliament, Lizzy Blandthorn. Children have been provided with a template to enter the competition where the winning design will feature on Lizzy Blandthorn’s christmas card. The closing date is October 15th by which entries need to be returned to school. There are 3 prizes to be won and each entry receives a certificate of appreciation.
In Literacy students are continuing to look at the structures of cause and effect in texts read. They are also writing a report on an animal of their choice.
In Mathematics we are investigating coordinates used in maps and on grids as well as reading and following written directions using the language of location.
Continue to follow the updates on the Skoolbag app to keep up with other whole school events and activities.
Below are photos of student art work and book week costumes
Year 5/6
The Year 5/6 students continued to demonstrate their ability to self-manage their daily timetables and apply themselves to their learning. Congratulations on another productive week of Remote Learning!
Last Monday, the students and teachers had the opportunity to meet and listen to author Adrian Beck. Not only did Adrian speak about the many books he has published, he also gave us an insight into himself as an author. He shared the three M’s you can use to generate writing ideas and three P’s you need to build your story. The students will be encouraged to try out these writing strategies when planning and drafting their own pieces of writing. We thank Adrian for his engaging and informative presentation.
Ask your child to explain Adrian Beck’s writing strategies. (Listed below).
Three M’s to generate writing ideas: Mission Impossible Me, Me, Me Mash up | Three P’s to build a story: People Place Plot |
Everyone is continuing to read and enjoy the novel ‘39 Clues’. The book features 14-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother Dan on a quest to discover the secret behind their family's power. The students are making connections with the text, themselves and the world. In the latest chapter, we were excited as the characters began their journey and quest to discover the treasure. We learnt that the main characters were related to famous historical figures, including Harry Houdini, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. We all look forward to the next exciting chapter!
In Religion, the students have been researching a Saint of their choice. This is particularly important for the Year 6 Confirmation candidates, as they come to learn about the Saint whose name they have chosen to take in Confirmation. A focus has been on identifying how their Saint exhibited the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit throughout their life.
Finally, Happy Father’s Day to our Dads/special males in our lives. We hope you had a lovely day yesterday. Here are some examples of the creative limericks that our students wrote about their Dads.
There was once a very kind dad He was a bit annoying just like an ad He had a face like a pug He would always give you a huge hug He would always give you a huge hug Nicholas (5/6CF) | Dear Dad, Not once have you been bad I can’t wait to give you your gifts As I hope that it will lift your mood Like, come on Dude! It’s a very special day, In its own special way, I love you Dad, and I am very glad That I have a Dad like you. Eva P (5/6VC) |
Happy Father's Day Thank you for teaching me everything I need in life or essay Remember to keep up the bad dad jokes You're also getting a bit chunky, maybe stay off the food and start drinking those yolks Lachlan (5/6VC) | There once was a man from Ashburton Living near a train station so his ears were always hurting He loved to play sport And soccer is is what he taught He watched trains arrive peeking through the curtain Sarah (5/6CF) |
Wishing you all a great week. Thank you to Luca (5/6 CF), for designing this wonderful poster, reminding us all to remain positive in these challenging times.
Olivia Sargent, Vivian Clarke, Cherrie Arnold and Michelle Casamento