Yr 6 Newsletter Committee

Kindergarten

Kindergarten teachers have been preparing for the arrival of the new Kindergarten students. They have been covering books, getting all the name tags ready, completing ‘Best Start’ assessments and meeting and welcoming the students to St Josephs. Kindergarten have enjoyed making new friends and singing songs. It certainly sounds like it’s going to be a good year!

By Frankie H and Ava R

Year 1

1J have been preparing for the new school year by painting and doing arts and crafts. They have also been decorating the prayer space in the ordinary time colour which is green. 1J put the crucifix on the prayer space along with a bible and a candle. In mathematics Year 1 have been learning all about numbers and friends of 10 (1+9, 2+8 etc.). They have also been revising how to add numbers together. Year 1 are really looking forward to painting with Mrs Birac this term.

by Sadhbh B

“Welcome to year 1, My name is Mrs Harris’’

This year 1M have ventured out of Kindergarten and into year one. So far they have enjoyed getting to know Mrs Harris and making new friends. A highlight of the week for them would have to be doing art, where they painted a picture of their family so that Mrs Harris got to know them and their family better. They also enjoyed colouring their book covers and being in a new class.They loved their first couple of weeks and are very excited for the adventures to come.

by Bridget C

Year 2

2J have been preparing for the year by bringing in school supplies such as headphones to use with technology and creating title pages. In mathematics they have been looking at data represented in tables and graphs.

by Bella C

What are you looking forward to this year?

Getting something out of the prize box when I follow class expectations and learning.

What have you enjoyed so far this year?

Enjoyed making ‘About Me’ posters so our teachers can get to know us better. Also learning about the image of God.

by Dillon D

Year 3

First week back into a new class, moving into new seats and a new teacher have been exciting and fun! 3J Students are getting prepared for the year ahead of them by playing some games and activities to learn about others and make new friends. They are looking forward to excursions, a new teacher and especially excited to make Holy Communion this year. They are also excited to learn new, different and interesting things so that they can broaden their knowledge.

3J students just can’t wait for the year ahead!

By Jessica J

Charlie said she has been getting ready for the responsibility of iPads and getting ready for jobs in Yr 3. Charlie was looking forward to Holy Communion also. She enjoyed getting to know her new teacher.

by Andrew F

Year 4

This week, 4J started off the beginning of the school year with lots of fun! They have enjoyed Mr Cox playing his guitar and creating monsters out of different animal features. They are excited to get their pen licences, to read and to write. 4J have also done some fun maths activities with Mr Cox. They have jobs such as: collecting the lunch orders and delivering the office bag. 4J love taking brain breaks, making their own songs and are looking forward to their first year in Stage 2!

By Catalina P

2020, a new year and the start of school. Arkie and Milla from 4M got ready by having all the equipment needed and wearing their school uniform correctly. Arkie and Milla are looking forward to the year 4 excursion and learning about science. Their highlights so far in 4M are decorating their new name tags and drawing a layout of their own school.

By Jacob H

Year 5

Year 5 already! Evelyn and Isaac were so excited to start year 5 in Mrs Lantry’s class. Isaac is really looking forward to the ‘War Memorial’ at camp and Evelyn was overjoyed to hear about getting a Kindergarten buddy. To get ready for year five students have been preparing by covering their books,finding out about the topics for each subject and making new friends. In mathematics year five started off the year by working on patterns. Evelyn liked dividing shapes in half to make repetitive patterns. Isacc liked writing in his dumpit journal about his weekend. He liked to put his own funny and imaginative twist on what actually happened. Year five looks like it’s going to be a good year!

By Neve D

This year Claudia and Crosby from 5J and their teacher Mrs Walls are looking forward to going to Canberra, participating in the school carnivals and getting their Kindergarten buddies (especially meeting them for the first time). They have been learning religion, mathematics and participating in sport by practicing throwing and catching skills. They have also been playing get to know one another activities.

By Amelie B and Keely B

Year 6 Camp

3,2,1...PULL!

Year 6 will never forget the fun they had at Year 6 Camp, 2020.

They enjoyed activities such as archery, vertical cluster, survivor and the unforgettable giant swing. This camp’s main focus was to build our leadership skills and broaden our friendship networks. We did team activities, had lots of fun at the late night fashion parade and finished the day off with a delicious cup of warm cocoa. We slept in cabins of four to five and woke up to a great last day of activities and a dip in the pool! Year 6 hopes that other years to come will have as much fun as we did. They enjoyed this camp and are excited for the rest of Year 6 adventures to come.

By Bridget C and Catalina P