The Junior School Maths Club
Students have the opportunity to stretch their mathematical thinking through the use of game play and manipulative materials. The Junior School Maths Club will meet in Tui Da Vinci between 3:00pm-4:00pm commencing Monday 19 Oct (Week 2) and concluding in Week 8. Parent helpers are most welcome.
Swimming Lessons
The Years 1-3 students will participate in swimming lessons during Week 5 and 6 of Spring Term. Information and consent forms will be coming home shortly. Please keep your eye out for the flyers.
Melissa Croswell
Head of Junior School
15 October 2015
Year One
After two weeks on holidays the students are feeling refreshed and eager to start the final term of Year One. This week we have been privileged to have another student join our class. Bailey has moved from Victoria and she is enjoying making new friends in the class. We welcome Bailey and her family to Holy Cross College.
Our Physical Education focus this term will be dancing! We will be looking at rhythm and beat and will endeavour to create a dance to showcase later in the term.
During Religious Education our unit of work is focusing on creation. We have viewed a video about the seven days of creation and developed a creation wheel illustrating the things God created on each day. We have learnt a poem in the tune of ‘This Old Man’, about the days of creation too.
It’s DAY ONE and God made light.
Now there is difference in day and night.
God spoke the words and it came true.
I wonder what was made on day two?
It’s DAY TWO, what did God do?
He turned the skies and the water blue.
God spoke the words just look and see.
What will happen on day three?
It’s DAY THREE and God made land.
He created plants and the sand.
God made the grass and flowers to explore.
What will we learn about day four?
It’s DAY FOUR and God made lights,
some for the days and some for nights.
The sunshine makes the day so alive.
What will be made on day five?
It’s DAY FIVE creatures are alive!
Animals for the waters and skies.
He added creatures in the mix.
What will God make on day six?
It’s now DAY SIX, what would God fix?
Animals, mankind and even ticks.
God made them all straight from Heaven.
What will God do on day seven?
It’s been six days, now it’s DAY SEVEN!
God rested from all He created in Heaven.
He made the Earth, the stars and sun.
It was good what God had done!
Throughout Mathematics this week we have been developing our confidence with forwards and backwards counting. The students have been collecting magic beans when a particular number is called. We have also plotted numbers on number lines and looked at skip counting in twos, fives and tens.
Next week our news programme begins! Students will present an interview from a family member about the different facilities they use within our community. The news is linked to our Geography programme.
Ms Behiels
Year One Teacher
Year Three
Spring Term is here and the Year 3 students are once again busy learning! We have an exciting term ahead with swimming lessons, the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Christmas concert.
The Year 3 children have also started a Civics and Citizenship unit where they are exploring the importance of rules and laws. Playing games where only one person knows the rules gets very confusing! We are glad that the rules at Holy Cross College are known by everyone. We have also looked at the rights and responsibilities we have here at school. We are looking forward to discovering how laws are made through democratic voting.
Miss Henderson
Year Three Teacher
Miss Henderson
Year Three Teacher
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