News

First Holy Communion
 
During the term our Year 4 students made their First Holy Communion. Over one weekend 44 of students received the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time. This focus on the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and receiving Holy Communion, shows the students how to grow closer in friendship with Jesus and be more like him in the world.

We have been very busy in the 3+ classroom. We have been learning all about farms and have just begun our ‘Under the Sea’ theme. We continue to have fun with our friends, listen to stories and join in with singing and dancing. One of our favourite things to do at the moment is to dress up in the costumes during outdoor play time. We had a great time last week developing our motor skills using the hoppers, scooter and balance boards and also developing our ball skills. We practised sorting animals into sea and non-sea animals and made jiggly jellyfish.

We hope that everyone has a happy and safe holiday!

In Year 4, we have been learning about resources and sustainability as part of our Geography curriculum.  We are collaboratively designing solutions for how to save the world.  In English, we have been writing persuasive texts to convince others to live with more consideration of the environment.  We have planted a garden to provide food sustainably and to keep the bees happy and healthy.  Our Waste Warriors are helping with composting the school’s food scraps and collecting soft plastics for recycling.  We went on an excursion to the landfill at Tamala Park to learn about what happens with our waste when we don’t reduce, reuse or recycle it.  We also had someone come out to teach us about how long it takes for waste to break down and we practised putting together nude food lunchboxes.  We are very enthusiastic to make a positive difference in the world! 

At mass on Sunday, the church celebrated the birthday of Mary, the Mother of God.  In recent weeks we also celebrated The Assumption of Mary.  This was when Mary was taken to Heaven body and soul after her death.  In Year 3, we examined ancient art pieces depicting The Assumption and drew some of our own.

This term the Year 5 students have been exploring how God reaches out to people; calling them into relationship through Creation, and how people respond to God’s call through prayer. We have learnt the four basic prayer intentions – Praise, Thanks, Petition and Sorrow (or prayer of forgiveness). While some of us spent time in nature reflecting on God’s presence, others researched God’s Creation found in the different Continents. They created a visual representation of His work, to better understand and appreciate what He has given us. We then wrote our own prayers to reflect our appreciation for His gift of Creation.

Welcome to Year 6 News. 

What a term we have had so far!

We’ve had Musica Viva- Wyniss visit , Book Week parade, Constable Care incursion, Father’s Night and the NIPSSA Spring Carnival.

Still to come we have the Maths Family Night, St Anthony’s Athletics Carnival and Swimming Carnival.

Thanks to Mrs Moynihan for organising a wonderful Book Week parade and giving us the opportunity to buy  books on Father’s Night. Speaking of Father’s Night, what a fabulous night had by everyone who attended!

Last Friday we participated in the NIPSSA Spring Carnival. Some of us played badminton, tag and the rest played basketball.  It was a great day of competition and we all enjoyed ourselves.

In Year 1 we have been talking about the ways we use our imagination. We made gifts for our friends in our class and talked about the different things God had fun creating. Emily thought God had fun creating humans, Austin thought God had fun creating clouds, Gabriel thought God had fun creating hair and Mckenzie thought God had fun creating ponies and bunnies.

This week we went to a Constable Care puppet show. After watching the show, we have spent lots of time performing our own puppet shows.

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.