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Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School NEWSLETTER PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: [email protected] | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791 Principal’s Reflection Dear Families, Welcome back after the short break, which I hope was a relaxing one. Term 4 is already shaping up to be full and festive as you can see from the term events calendar attached to this week’s newsletter. We congratulate Miriam Antenor for the excellent result she achieved at the Northern Territory Education and Care Awards during the holidays. Miriam, who works at our Community of Learners, and was the runner up in the “Emerging Education” category . This is a fantastic result as staff throughout the whole Northern Territory were nominated for the awards. We are all very proud of Miriam’s achievements. The study tour undertaken to Barcelona by myself, Paula Sellars and leadership staff from across our catholic school in the NT was a great success and a fantastic experience. We were able to work closely with both staff and students from a number of catholic schools to gain a deeper understanding of their educational philosophies and pedagogical practices. Paula and I will be working with staff and students to implement a number of these find- ings here at Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit was a very busy place with many things happening over the break. Congratulations to Bronwyn Tranter, Cherry Valenzuela and the team for an action packed Vacation Care Programme. Students are eagerly preparing for our Holy Spirit Mission Market Day, to be held on Friday, October 27th from 11am – 12.30pm. This is a fundraiser as part of World Mission Month and an excellent way for students to reach out to others in need. All money raised will go directly to Catholic Missions, who work with children in over 160 countries worldwide. Each class is responsible for running their chosen stall and students can pay a small fee to participate in each of the activities. For a gold coin donation, they may also dress in casual clothes for the day. Please refer to page ?? for more information. Our 2018 Transition Parents Information Evening will be held next week on Wednesday 18th October at 5.30pm in our school library. This evening is for parents of children who are looking to enrol or have already enrolled their child to be in Transition in 2018. God bless you all and keep you safe, Mr. Simon Duffy Principal 11 October, 2017 Week 1, Term 4 Reflection Now it happened that he was in a certain place praying, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.' He said to them, 'When you pray, this is what to say: ‘Father, may your name be held holy, your kingdom come; give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us. And do not put us to the test.'” - Luke 11:1-4

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Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

NEWSLETTER

PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: [email protected] | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791

Principal’s Reflection

Dear Families,

Welcome back after the short break, which I hope was a relaxing one. Term 4 is already

shaping up to be full and festive as you can see from the term events calendar attached to

this week’s newsletter.

We congratulate Miriam Antenor for the excellent result she achieved at the

Northern Territory Education and Care Awards during the holidays. Miriam,

who works at our Community of Learners, and was the runner up in the

“Emerging Education” category . This is a fantastic result as staff throughout

the whole Northern Territory were nominated for the awards. We are all very

proud of Miriam’s achievements.

The study tour undertaken to Barcelona by myself, Paula Sellars and leadership staff from

across our catholic school in the NT was a great success and a fantastic experience. We

were able to work closely with both staff and students from a number of catholic schools to

gain a deeper understanding of their educational philosophies and pedagogical practices.

Paula and I will be working with staff and students to implement a number of these find-

ings here at Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit was a very busy place with many things happening over the break. Congratulations to Bronwyn

Tranter, Cherry Valenzuela and the team for an action packed Vacation Care Programme.

Students are eagerly preparing for our Holy Spirit Mission Market Day, to be held on Friday, October 27th from

11am – 12.30pm. This is a fundraiser as part of World Mission Month and an excellent way for students to reach

out to others in need. All money raised will go directly to Catholic Missions, who work with children in over 160

countries worldwide. Each class is responsible for running their chosen stall and students can pay a small fee to

participate in each of the activities. For a gold coin donation, they may also dress in casual clothes for the day.

Please refer to page ?? for more information.

Our 2018 Transition Parents Information Evening will be held next week on Wednesday 18th October at 5.30pm

in our school library. This evening is for parents of children who are looking to enrol or have already enrolled

their child to be in Transition in 2018.

God bless you all and keep you safe,

Mr. Simon Duffy

Principal

11 October, 2017

Week 1, Term 4

Reflection “ Now it happened that he was in

a certain place praying, and

when he had finished, one of his

disciples said, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his

disciples.' He said to them, 'When

you pray, this is what to say: ‘Father, may your name be held

holy, your kingdom come;

give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins,

for we ourselves forgive each one

who is in debt to us. And do not put us to the test.'”

- Luke 11:1-4

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PO Box 40030, Casuarina, NT. 0811 | email: [email protected] | website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au | Ph. 08 8927 3411 | Fax: 08 8927 9791

Congratulations to the following students:

T/1, Rm.8 - Maevis Paolucci

Eli Ferreira

T/1, Rm. 9 - Zoe Ilocto

George Andreou

Year 1/2, Rm.4 - Phoebe Hennessy

Year 1/2, Rm.6 - Savannah Coco

Year 3/4, Rm.10 - Grace McMahon

Year 3/4, Rm.12 - Brandon Seabrook

Year 3/4, Rm.13 - Isla Mawby

Year 5/6, Rm.14 - Harry Andreou

Year 5/6, Rm.15 - Robert O’Neil

Year 5/6, Rm.17- Ashleigh Hayne

Sport Award - Archie Hay

Michael Kariotis

Music Award - Francesca Hilario

The MJR (Making Jesus Real) Award is presented to a person

who puts enthusiasm, energy and happiness into our school

and is a team player.

This week’s MJR Award goes to :

Ella Mawby

OSHC BOOKINGS,CANCELLATIONS, CHARGES & CHANGES

Cancellations or bookings must be made in writing at least 24

hours in advance for a normal rate of $25 to apply and for

cancellations not to be charged (Before 2:30pm for ASC and

before 7am for BSC the day prior of booking or required

booking). Bookings made less than 24 hours in advance will

be charged $35 per child.

Vacation Care enrolment forms received after the submission

date will incur an additional cost of $50 per child.

Vacation Care requires 2 days in advance written

notification for cancellations.

The Change of Bookings Form can be obtained from the front

office and from the OSHC building. All bookings and

cancellations must be in writing and made through the front

office. Email accepted, please email:

[email protected]

A $50 late fee (plus $1 per minute) per child will apply if your

child is collected after 5:30pm.

As per the Terms and Conditions on the OSHC enrolment form,

public holidays will be charged if the front office has not

received a cancellation of booking for that date.

Students who have not been collected by 2:45pm will be sent to

OSHC to ensure supervision. Once a child is signed in at OSHC

the casual rate will be charged.

Emergency contacts and people approved for collection of

children must show identification when collecting students

from OSHC and be of at least 18 years of age.

Happy Birthday to the

following Students who

celebrate their birthday in

Week 1:

Ayushi Gupta

Daniella Zuccarato

SNAPPY SIX Name: Kylie Ammerlaan

Favourite Colour: Pink

Favourite Food: Anything chocolate & any sort of

Mexican.

Favourite Book: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Favourite Sport: To play - Netball, to watch - NRL

What do you like best about Holy Spirit School?

The beautiful and friendy staff and students.

Inclusion Support

TERM DATES

Semester Two, 2017

Term 3 Tues. 25 July – Fri. 29 September

Term break Mon. 2 Oct – Fri. 6 Oct

Term 4 Mon. 9 Oct – Thurs. 14 Dec

TERM DATES 2017 & 2018 The Northern Territory Government has decided that schools

will operate with new term dates and holiday breaks from 2018.

The new pattern will see term and semester breaks in a 1, 3, 2, 6

model. Term 1 will run for 11 weeks, Terms 2 and 3 to run for

10 weeks and Term 4 for nine weeks.

TERM DATES

Semester One, 2018

Term 1 Wed. 31 Jan -Fri. 13 April

Term break Mon. 16 April- Fri. 20 April

Term 2 Mon. 23 April - Fri. 29 June

Semester break Mon. 2 July – Fri. 20 July

Semester Two, 2018

Term 3 Tues. 24 July – Fri. 28 Sep

Term break Mon. 1 Oct – Fri. 12 Oct

Term 4 Mon. 15 Oct – Thurs. 13 Dec

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POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT POLICY – UPDATE

Dear Parents/Carers,

Staff, students and parents were invited to provide feedback on

the policies and procedures in place in the area of Positive

Behaviour Support Policy and Agreed Practices.

To ensure all members of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

are informed and updated, information is provided through our

weekly newsletter explaining policy and procedures in place.

While updating this, our Vision and Mission Statement was

used to ensure an accurate reflection of our school community.

A copy of this statement is provided below.

We encourage you to take the time each week to discuss this as

a family. Please do not hesitate in speaking with classroom

teachers or members of school leadership for clarification as

required.

Kind Regards,

Paula Sellars

Deputy Principal

Positive Behaviour Update 31: (Week 1, Term 4)

Positive Behaviour Support Agreed Practices

Class Expectations

Each class will have clear guidelines of expected behaviour

and consequences that have been created and implemented in

collaboration with students and teachers.

All members of the class have the right to feel safe.

Mutual respect should be upheld with the right to teach and

learn.

Working together and building relationships: School

Acknowledgement Plan

The following are examples of how teachers and other staff

members acknowledge and build positive relationships with all

students. We believe this is a primary and critical component in

establishing authentic and respectful relationships both in and

out of the classroom learning environment.

Positive learning environment

Relevant and engaging learning programs

Clear and consistent class routines, systems and procedures

Social Emotional Learning programs (SEL):

Making Jesus Real (MJR)

Kidsmatter

NED –

Never Give Up

Encourage Others

Do your Best

Authentic praise and positive reinforcement

Calming activities, e.g. Meditations/prayer

Whole school/classroom incentives and rewards, e.g. Class

DoJo, Student of the Week

Leadership opportunities, e.g. School and House Captains

Whole school professional development regarding preven-

tion intervention

A copy of Holy Spirit Positive Behaviour Support Agreed

Practices and Policy is available to all parents/carers upon re-

quest.

Class group Stall activity Items required

(donations):

Community of

Learners

Lolly Bags wrapped lollies

Room 4 Guess the lollies in a

jar

wrapped lollies

Room 6 Movie and Popcorn Popcorn

Room 8 Zooper Dooper Icy

poles

Zooper Dooper Icy

Poles

Room 9 Cupcakes

cupcakes (please list

ingredients)

(Please donate the day

before of or the Mar-

kets)

Room 10 Lucky dips A selection of prizes

for lucky dips (up to

the value of $1)

Room 12 Tattoos Appropriate tattoos

Room 13 Chocolate Coin Drop Packets of Freddos /

fun sized chocolates -

no nuts.

Room 14 Apple bobbing and

donuts on a string

Apples, donuts, a se-

lection of small prizes

(stationery, toys,

wrapped lollies/

chocolates)

Room 15 Coin toss Fun sized chocolate

bars (wrapped) – no

nuts

Room 17 Excavating in the sand Small packets of chips

and wrapped lolly

pops

MISSION MARKET DAY

Students are eagerly preparing for our Holy Spirit Mission

Market Day, to be held on Friday, October 27th, from 11am –

12.30pm. Each class is responsible for running their chosen stall

and students can pay a small fee to participate in each of the

activities. For a gold coin donation, they may also dress in

casual clothes for the day.

This is a fundraiser as part of World Mission Month and an

excellent way for students to reach out to others in need. All

money raised will go directly to Catholic Missions, who work

with children in over 160 countries worldwide.

Below is a list of the exciting activities that we have in store!

We are asking for your help by donating any items that your

child’s class may require on the day.

Please contact your child’s teacher for further clarification

about donation items required.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Emma Marshall

APRE

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UNIFORM Students are expected to wear full school uniform each day. A

signed note from parents must be sent to school if a student is

out of uniform. Students out of uniform will be issued with a

note to parents advising breach of uniform - the note is

requested to be signed and then returned.

Purple polo shirt $35

Black Shorts or Skorts - plain black $30

Dress $45

Hats - Black school hat $15

Black shoes or sandshoes - must be plain black with black laces

Socks - white or black

Sandals - black or brown

Jewellery

A wrist watch may be worn and a thin gold or silver chain with

a cross but no other form of jewellery is acceptable. Students

who have pierced ears may wear one pair of ‘sleepers’ or

‘studs’ only.

Hair

Needs to be neat and tidy at all times. Hair is not to be hanging

in the face of students, if longer than the students shoulders it

needs to be tied back. Purple or black ribbons are acceptable.

Nail Polish is not to be worn at school.

Hats are a compulsory uniform item.

The old bucket hats and heavy purple polo shirts

are no longer school uniform.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HATS It is compulsory for students to wear their school hat during PE

lessons. If your child does not have a school hat they will not be

able to participate in the lesson.

SWIMMING PROGRAMME Swimming programme payment ($64 per child) is due by

Friday the 20th of October. Payment can be made at the front

office, over the phone or through internet banking. The school

bank account details are as follows:

National Australia Bank

Account Name: Holy Spirit School

BSB No. 085933

Account No. 398951673

Ref: (Your child’s name) SWIM Please send through a copy of your transaction to the office if

you choose to use internet banking to pay.

If you would like to enter into a payment plan to pay for

swimming please contact Lee or Tammy on 89 273 411

Or email: [email protected] or

[email protected]

SCHOOL FEES - 2018 Families are advised the following school fees for 2018 apply.

These fees have been recommended by the CEC

Finance, Facilities & Resources Committee and endorsed by the

Bishop. If the level of increase creates any hardship for you

please make an appointment with the Principal to discuss the

circumstances.

1st Child $301.13 + levies = $464.13 per term $301.13+ $78 + $55 + $30 = $464.13 2nd Child $271.02+ levies = $434.02 per term

$424.02 + $464.13 = $898.15 per term – total of 2

3rd Child $240.90 + levies = $403.90 per term $403.90 + $898.15 = $1302.05 per term – total of 3

4th Child levies only = $163.00 term $163.00 + $1302.05 = $1465.05.08 per term – total of 4

Levies

$78.00 Books & Services (per child/per term)

$30.00 Excursion (per child/per term)

$55.00 Operational (per child/per term)

$25.00 B&S extra for Years 3 & 4 (per child/per year)

$60.00 B&S extra for Years 5 & 6 (per child/per year)

If you would like to pay your account through internet banking

please see the school account details below:

National Australia Bank

Account Name: Holy Spirit School

BSB No. 085933

Account No. 398951673

Ref: (Child's First Initial) . (Last Name) FEES/COL/OSHC

Example: J Smith FEES

Please contact the Finance Officer as soon as possible if there

are any difficulties meeting payment commitments.

Community of Learners (fees subject to change)

One Child $382 per week $93 per day

Effective January 2018

After School Care (fees subject to change)

One Child $125 per week $25 per day

Before School Care (fees subject to change)

Vacation Care (fees subject to change)

One Child $280 per week $72 per day

Effective April 2018

Child Care Benefits (CCB) apply

One Child $10 per morning (includes breakfast)

SWIMMING TIMETABLE

LESSON TIME CLASS GROUP

8:30am – 9:15am Transition, Year 1

9:15 am – 10:00am Years 5/6

10:15 am – 11:00am Years 3/4

11:00 am – 11:45am Years 3/4 & 5/6

11:45 am – 12:30pm Years 1/2

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GUITAR LESSONS Guitar lessons are available on Thursdays,

commencing week 2, term 4. 1/2 hour lessons.

Solo $25 | Group $20.00 | Contact Garry Jackson

Ph. 89 455 326 or email: [email protected]

Enrolment forms available from the front office.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Has your family recently changed your place of residence?

Have you changed your phone number,

place of work or postal address?

Please contact the front office with your updated

contact details.

Term 4 Calendar, 2017 Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Assembly

Week 1 October

9 Students & Staff resume

10

11

Swimming Training 2:30 (PS) @ Casuarina Pool

12

Pink Power Challenge – Years 4/5/6 Girls

13

Mr. Duffy & Mrs. Sellars

Week 2 October

16

17

18 Swimming Training 2:30 (PS) @ Casuarina Pool

Transition Information Night @ 5:30pm

19

BOARD MEETING

20

Zone Swimming @ Casuarina Pool Room 4

Week 3 October

23 Swimming Programme

24

25

26

27

Mission Liturgy & Markets

Rugby @ Wanguri – 1pm Mini Vinnies

Week 4 Oct/November

30 Swimming Programme

31

1

2

3 Transition Orientation

8:30 - 10:30am

Rugby @ HSCPS– 1pm Room 14

Week 5 November

6

7

8

9

10 Remembrance Day

Service @ 11am

Rugby @ Wanguri – 1pm

Reward Afternoon

Mini Vinnies

Week 6 November

13

Mercy Feast Day Prayer

14 15

16

BOARD MEETING

17

Room 10

Week 7 November

20 Advent – 1st week

21

22

23

Transition Orientation 8:30 - 10:30am

24

Rugby @ HSCPS– 1pm Room 15

Week 8 November Christ the King

27 Advent – 2nd week

28

HWC – last day

29

30

Contemporary Christmas Carols from 5:30pm

1 Last Day of MultiLit/MiniLit

Rugby @ Wanguri – 1pm Room 6

Week 9 December 2nd Sunday Advent

4 Advent – 3rd week

Year 6 Captains 2018 speeches and voting

5

6 Academic Reports go

home

7 Awards Assembly

8 Whole School Mass

Student Awards

REWARD AFTERNOON Room 12

Week 10 December 3rd Sunday Advent

11 Advent 4th week

12 MultiLit and MiniLit

Graduation

Christmas Raffle

13 Year 6 Graduation Mass, awards and shared meal

from 6:00pm

14 Water Activities T-5 Giggling Geckos &

Casuarina Pool Students finish

15

NO SCHOOL Mr. Duffy & Mrs. Sellars

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Community Notices

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Transition Information Evening 18th of October, Rm.9, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Transition Orientation Mornings 3rd of November, 8:30am-10:30am

23rd of November, 8:30am - 10:30am

Transition 2018 Transition 2018 Transition 2018 Information Evening & Orientation MorningsInformation Evening & Orientation MorningsInformation Evening & Orientation Mornings

Gsell Street, Wanguri, NT. 0810| Phone (08) 89273411 | Fax (08) 89279971| ABN: 49 758 636 720 Email: [email protected] | Website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au

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Tuesday 10th

October, 2017 Dear Parents and Carers,

RE: School Swimming Programme Term 4, 2017 - Casuarina Pool Thank you to all with your response with our upcoming Swimming Programme that begins on Monday 23

rd October

(Week 3) and concludes on Thursday 2nd

November (Week 4). A reminder that permission forms and payment of $64 per student is required prior to your child participating in lessons. Payment plans are available as required. Please do not hesitate in visiting our front office to discuss. Please ensure children bring their bathers, sunscreen, sandals/thongs, clean underwear and a towel each day. Please label these items with your child’s name. Students must change after their lessons; they are not permitted to remain in their bathers for remainder of the school day. Students are reminded to dress in their best sun smart gear while at the pool. The sun is very hot and it does not take too much for them to get badly burnt. Classroom teachers will provide duty of care for students at Casuarina Pool. Timetable of lessons is confirmed and provided below. Lessons will take place from 8:30 – 12:30pm each day (excluding Friday).

LESSON TIME CLASS GROUP TEACHERS

8:30 – 9:15 Transition, Year 1 Mrs Emma & Miss Kate/Mrs Kitt

9:15 – 10:00 Years 5/6 Mrs Meg & Mrs Caoimhe

10:15 – 11:00 Years 3/4 Miss Williams & Miss Kelsey

11:00 – 11:45 Years 3/4 & 5/6 Miss Fiona & Mr O’Shannessy

11:45 – 12:30 Years 1/2 Mrs Tracey & Mrs Mimi

This programme not only looks at stroke development, but survival and rescue skills. It is important for children to learn these necessary skills and to familiarise themselves with what to do in case of an emergency. Our swimming programme is a component of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Physical Education Programme, therefore a requirement that all students participate. We appreciate your support with this important programme in place for our students. Please do not hesitate in speaking with me should you require further information. Kind Regards, Paula Sellars Deputy Principal/PE Coordinator

SWIMMING PROGRAM PERMISSION FORM

I, ________________________________ give permission for my child ________________, of class ____________ to participate in Swimming Program from Monday 23

rd October through to Thursday 2

nd November at Casuarina Pool.

I understand that students will be walking across to Casuarina Pool under teacher supervision. Any allergies/asthma/medical information relevant to your child should be clearly identified/explained below. _______________________________________________________________________________ Signed: ________________________________ Contact Number: _____________________________

PO Box 40030, CASUARINA, NT 0811| Phone (08) 89273411 | Fax (08) 89279971| ABN: 49 758 636 720 Email: [email protected] | Website: www.holyspiritnt.catholic.edu.au

Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

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Days to remember

Physical Education (sports

uniform; sports shorts/shoes)

Miss Kate/Mrs Emma: Wednesday

Mrs Tracey/Mrs Mimi: Tuesday

Library

Miss Kate: Monday

Mrs Emma: Thursday

Mrs Tracey: Tuesday

Mrs Mimi: Wednesday

What we are learning about this term!

English: We are continuing our confidence in reading by

sounding out, blending back and learning our sight words. We

are going to be finishing report writing, learning poetry and

using our powers of Persuasion.

Maths: Our number focus will be money (ordering Australian

currency) and chance. The topics of number operations and

measurement will be re-visited.

Religion: We will be learning about religious traditions. We

are also going to learn about the importance and significance

of Advent (time of waiting) and Christmas (birth of Jesus).

Science: In physical science, we will be learning about forces,

sound and movement.

HASS: We are learning about different family structures

and their traditions, also from Indigenous perspectives.

Visual Arts: Visual art techniques will be used to create

Christmas craft.

Design and Technology: We are learning how to use different

materials and plan what we are going to make!

ICT: ICT will be integrated into all learning areas.

We will also be learning Health & Physical Education,

Indonesian and Performing Arts.

Teacher E-mail addresses

Emma Marshall (T/1 room 8): [email protected]

Emma McDonald (1/2 room 4): [email protected]

Kate Seery (T/1 room 9): [email protected]

Kirsty Boath (T/1 room 8): [email protected]

Mimi Woolley (1/2 room 6): [email protected]

Orla Kitt (T/1 room 9): [email protected]

Tracey Coco (1/2 room 4): [email protected]

Dates to Remember!

Swimming Program:

Monday 23rd October-

Thursday 2nd November

Mission Market Fundraiser:

Friday 27th October

Remembrance Day Service:

Friday 10th November

Christmas Carols at Holy

Spirit:

Thursday 30th December

End of Year Mass & Student

Awards: Friday 8th December

End of Term:

Water activities - Thursday

14th December

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Year 3/4 Term Four Newsletter

Welcome back to a new term! We especially welcome those children and families who are new to Holy Spirit.

Room 10 Indonesian - Wednesday Sport – Wednesday and Friday Music – Thursday Library – Tuesday

Room 12 Indonesian - Wednesday

Sport – Wednesday and Friday

Music – Wednesday Library - Thursday

Room 13

Library - Thursday

Indonesian – Tuesday

Sport – Wednesday and Friday Music – Wednesday

CONTACT: Fiona Coughlan (Room 12) Kelsey Crowe (Room 13) Dell Williams (Room 10) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

What we are learning in Term Four Literacy: During Term 4, students will focus on writing Explanation texts and Writing to Socialise. We will also cover many grammar concepts, spelling, editing, reading and comprehension strategies.

Mathematics: Students apply a variety of mathematical concepts in real-life, lifelike and purely mathematical situations. The focus topics will include location and transformation, money and financial mathematics, chance and revision.

Religious Education: Students will explore Textual Interpretations, Disciples and the Reign of God and Advent and Christmas.

Science: Through investigations students observe and gather information about what makes a successful package.

HASS: During Term 4, students will explore the concept of sustainability and the importance of the environments to animals and people.

Visual Arts: Students will use found and recycled objects to make art.

Learning Technologies: Students will explore how better sorting methods for recycling can aid the amount of waste that is discarded through creating a robot that will sort recyclables.

Weekly Schedule

Homework

Homework will start in

Week 2. It will be issued

on Mondays and folders are

due back for marking each Friday.

Students are expected and encouraged to

complete the following:

Read for at least 15 minutes per night.

Readers/leveled texts must be changed upon completion.

Weekly Spelling words – Simple spelling activities will be suggested to help children learn their weekly words (e.g. look, say, cover, write, check)

Spelling/Grammar task sheet that relates to their weekly spelling sound and words along with a grammar focus.

Maths Mate worksheet, to develop

understanding of concepts being taught in Mathematics throughout the year.

Children receive extra Dojo points for completed homework.

Reminders Students are asked to bring the following to school each day:

Hats Fruit for fruit break Water bottle Library bag and readers

New library bags can be purchased for $10 at the front office. Class Dojo points will be awarded each week to those who remember their library bag.

Upcoming Dates for Term 4

Swimming Program 23rd Oct - 2nd November

Mission Markets 27th October

Remembrance Day Service 10th November

Reward Afternoon 10th November

Christmas Carols 30th November

End of Year Mass 8th December

Reward Afternoon 8th December

Last Day of School 14th December

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Term 4 Newsletter

We hope you all enjoyed the break and are ready for the new term. This term is going to be both

exciting and sad as we prepare our Yr. 6 students for Graduation, but lead our Yr.5’s into their

final year of primary school. As usual, the term is full of exciting events including Mission Markets,

Swimming Lessons and preparations for our Christmas celebrations. Rotations this term include

Digital Technology and Design, Business and Economics and Visual Arts. Students will also continue

their wonderful work in Math groups. Please feel free to contact us either through email or Class

Dojo.

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IN TERM 4…

English: Poetry and Procedural texts. Grammar,

punctuation, spelling and comprehension skills.

Maths:

Problem Solving, Algebra, Money, Location,

Direction and Transformation, Chance and Data

Representation and Angles.

Visual Art:

Religious Art

Science:

Chemical Science- Reversible and

Irreversible changes.

Humanities:

Business and Economics

Religious Education:

Prayer and Liturgy

Advent and Christmas

Making Jesus Real

Technology and Design:

Creating Digital Technologies

LIBRARY

Friday is Library borrowing day for all classes.

Students MUST bring their borrowing bags. New

bags can be purchased for $10.00 through the

Front Office. Class Dojo points will be awarded

each week to those who bring library bags.

SPORT

RM 14 15 & 17 - Tuesday

Students are permitted to wear sports shoes on

this day and also on Fridays.

IMPORTANT DATES

12th OCT Pink Power AFL Challenge

20th Oct Zone Swimming

23rd Oct Swimming Program begins (2 weeks)

27th Oct Mission Markets and Liturgy

1st & 2nd Nov All Saints & All Souls Day

10th Nov Remembrance Day Service

Reward afternoon

17th Nov Yr6 2018 School Captain nominations

30th Nov Christmas Carols

4th Dec Yr6 School Captain speeches & voting

8th Dec Whole School End of Year Mass

Reward Afternoon

12th Dec Multilit Graduation

13th Dec Yr 6 Graduation Evening 6pm

14th Dec – Water activities and last day of school.

CONTACT DETAILS:

[email protected], stephen.o’[email protected], [email protected]