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In Religion, the Year 2s have been talking about the Eucharist (Mass). We have been talking about the special actions (standing, sitting, kneeling) and vessels (chalice, cruets) used during the Eucharist.
 

The Year 2s have been sharing examples of ways in which family members can love God and others. We have been learning about the story of the Last Supper.

The Year 3s have been very busy this term!

In writing, we have been working on writing reports. We have identified that a report is a factual piece of writing and that we need to research the information to ensure that what we write about is factually correct. We have also learnt that a newspaper is one of the most common places that we can find reports.

In digital technology, we have been learning about coding. So far this term, we have learnt that an algorithm is a list of steps to finish a task, a program is an algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine and finally that there can be bugs in a program that can cause the program not work properly and so we’ve been learning how to Debug the program or algorithm to fix the problem.

Most recently in maths, we have been learning about 2D shapes and how quadrilaterals are classified. Let’s test your knowledge… is a square a quadrilateral, a rhombus, a rectangle, a parallelogram or all of the above?

This term we have been learning about the Beatitudes and finding examples of how the Beatitudes are reflected in our lives.  The Beatitudes are eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Each is a proverb-like proclamation, without narrative.

Term 3 saw a busy start for the Year 5s! Within the first two weeks of term we have had our Year 5 Assembly, preparation for the Bishop’s Religion Literacy Assessment, an excursion to the Wanneroo Library for a writing workshop with Meg McKinley who is a Perth children’s author and an excursion to the Fremantle Prison and the Round House as part of our HASS Program.
 
For our writing workshop, Meg started us on our stories which we are to complete in class and forward them to her to be collated into a class book of stories. Our Fremantle excursion introduced us to convict life in the 1800s, the punishment received by the wayward convicts (cat-of-nine-tails), a look at Moondyne’s cell, and the stories of how he escaped. Although our excursion ended with a thorough drenching as the skies opened up to torrential rains, we enjoyed ourselves.

The children in 3+ have been extremely busy over the past few weeks. We have been making new friends and learning lots of wonderful things. We have learnt lots of different nursery rhymes, all about shapes and also how to keep their bodies nice and healthy. We talked about ways that we can protect ourselves from germs and how to  keep themselves safe when riding their bikes. The children had a hospital incursion in Week 9 and learnt all about hospitals and the special job that doctors and nurses do. On Tuesday, the children had so much fun coming to school dressed in their pyjamas and bringing along their favourite teddy to join them for a teddy bears picnic. We look forward to another amazing term in Term 3!

In Year 3, we have been looking at the parts of the mass.  Did you know there are two main parts to the mass?

1. The Liturgy of the Word; and
2. The Liturgy of the Eucharist. 

We have been learning what different words, symbols and actions make up each part.

The Year 2s have been very busy this term!

In Writing, we have been working on creating narratives. Our most recent narrative is titled ‘The Chase’. We created a story that involved an exciting chase scene. We focused on describing what characters could hear, see and feel when being chased. 

In Design and Technology, we have been designing and building things using recyclable materials. We planned our creation first and then made it using the materials we had collected. At the end of the process, we reflected on what we had achieved. We have made a boat and slide and are very proud of our creations.

In Health, we have been learning about pedestrian safety and bike safety and the importance of keeping safe when on the road. 

This term in Year 5, we have been learning about the Holy Spirit. We have looked at the signs and symbols of the Holy Spirit. We have learnt how the Fruits of the Holy Spirit can guide and strengthen us, as the Fruits guided and strengthened Saint Stephen the Martyr and Saint Oscar Romero. 

This week the Year 6 classes hosted the annual St Anthony’s mini-fete.  All planning and setup was completed by the Year 6 students, and classes from Pre-Primary to Year 5 were invited to attend.  All the students had a great time and the graduating class learned a lot of valuable lessons on teamwork and event planning.