Catherine's News
Dear Parents,
Parents play an important role in our lives – not only are they our caregivers for those first crucial decades of our lives, but they provide us with unconditional support, guidance and love.
Throughout our upbringing, parents enrich us with the foundations needed throughout life that shape us into individuals.
The value of parents and parenthood was celebrated worldwide on 1 June for Global Day of Parents.
A parent’s role is endless; parents are who we entrust and who continue to provide guidance to children no matter the age.
Sharing our gratitude to our parents for all that they have done and continue to do for us is important and is something we can do every day, not just once a year on Global Day of Parents!
Winter is here
We are in for a very cold few weeks ahead as the school holidays draw near. Lost property has many unnamed jumpers and coats as well as lunch boxes and water bottles. Please encourage your child to check for lost items or call in to sickbay next time you are at school.
Religion
The Grade 4 students are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist. As part of the preparation the students and parents attended a Presentation Mass where they were welcomed and presented to the St Paul’s Parish community.
Learning Assembly - Year 5
STEM in Action - Lego & Spheros
Maths Awards
Last week Cathy Epstein (Numeracy Coordinator) awarded special Mathematics achievement certificates to 3 classes who have shown outstanding achievement in their Mathematical thinking and knowledge.
Prep B - For a fabulous collection of ways to represent 15
1M - For the amazing range of efficient strategies used to add numbers
3B - For persistence with subtraction
Spray Paint inspired by Jackson Pollock
Social Media Education for Parents
eSafety Commissioner Resources
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5 tips to keep your family safe online.pdf
eSafety_Ed Conversation S Kids.pdf
eSafety_Ed Conversation S Young People.pdf
eSafetyParents -Mental wellbeing resources for families_2.pdf
Parental controls in social media, games, and apps.pdf
Parental controls on devices and accounts.pdf
Snapchat
Parents' Ultimate Guide to Snapchat | Common Sense Media
SnapFSP_2016 Snapchat Parents Factsheet.pdf
SnapChat---Simplified-T-Cs_Edited.pdf
Parents' Ultimate Guide to Instagram | Common Sense Media
Tiktok
Parents' Ultimate Guide to TikTok | Common Sense Media
Roblox
Parents' Ultimate Guide to Roblox | Common Sense Media
Keeping Fit and Warm
Year 6 Sport lesson today with Mr Maher.
School Closure Day Friday 10 June
This Friday, our School Closure day focuses on developing teacher professional learning in the area of the Intervention. Staff will continue increasing development on the CECV Intervention Framework, which outlines best practice on inclusive learning and teaching, aligning teacher support with the needs and talents of students, and looking at a tiered system of support across health, wellbeing, behaviour and learning.
Staff will also use part of the day for designing and planning curriculum for Term 3, with particular focus on Inquiry learning. The Inquiry unit across the school will concentrate on Design and Technology, with links to Chemical Science. The focus for the units will be on food and fibre production with a different emphasis for each level: Prep - Year 2 will look at how plants and animals produce food and fibre; Years 3-4 will look at modern and traditional forms of production; and Years 5-6 will investigate the production of food and fibre in managed environments.
Best wishes for a lovely week.
Catherine