Class News & Awards

Prep B

We were so lucky to have a visit from Spencer's dad who is a Police Officer in Gordonvale. The Prep children were super excited and had lots of questions. Thank you constables for visiting us. Come back any time.

Class 1B

Our Year 1 students have returned from the Easter holidays refreshed and ready to learn! They’ve settled back into school routines and expectations beautifully, showing great responsibility and enthusiasm each day. It’s been wonderful to see them approach their learning with a positive attitude and a smile. We were especially proud of the respectful way they commemorated ANZAC Day, taking the time to reflect on its significance. The highlight of this week was an energetic and joyful music concert with Mr Andrew Chinn, which brought lots of fun and singing to our day!

Class 2B

This term we will be writing information reports, and we have started looking at how we can organise our information. We have been learning all about the Green Tree Frog over the last two weeks, including some of their physical features (appearance), where they live (habitat) and what they eat (diet). We have then organised our information into a planner with headings that will help us when writing our information reports.

Class 3B

Year 3 using a 1m measuring tool to investigate the dimensions of the basketball court and oval.

Class 4B

Year 4 students have been consolidating their knowledge of narrative writing this year. In Term 1, they wrote a new chapter for the book Rowan of Rin. They were very proud of their efforts and we hope to type their chapters into a class book.

This term we are going to extend our narrative writing to create our own "Choose Your Own Adventure" story. We have been diving deeper into exactly what elements go into each component of the narrative structure. Students worked as a group to sequence short narratives into the correct order. Then, they had to explain what clues they used to determine the correct order e.g. time sequencing, cohesive sentences, story development. This was a fun and interactive session.

In Maths, we have been learning about measurement. Students had lots of fun using different measurement tools in addition to their rulers, such as metre-long rulers, builders' measuring tapes, trundle wheels and sewing tapes. Over the next few days, we will work on converting units of measurement.

Class 5A & 5B

The term has begun with lots of stops and starts as the public holidays have added some extra leisure time for all of us.

Students in Grade 5 have begun the term enthusiastic and relaxed. The second term brings with it some extra testing and increased workload as all students are expected to further improve their usual work standards by aiming higher to gain more impressive marks at report time. You will notice that the homework is a little more demanding. In year 5B for example, students are expected to fill in the reading log daily and the expectation is that they read daily for at least 20 minutes. If other commitments interrupt this then of course double up the next night.

Thank you to those of you who made the effort to parent teacher interviews.It is always wonderful to meet with you all and discuss your child’s needs. I personally learn a lot from these meetings and better understand my students as a result.

If you need anything, please feel free to contact us via email or phone at any time.

Ryan Mafua and Mrs Drew.

Year 5 visit from St Monica's Catholic College

Class 6B

6B students have made an excellent start to the new term. Students have returned from their holiday break refreshed and keen to continue with their learning and equipping themselves with the skills necessary to make a smooth transition to high school next year. This term we are studying Asia as well as looking at animal adaptions and environments with a particular focus on the Great Barrier Reef. Students will be reading, appreciating and critiquing a range of picture books over the coming weeks with a particular focus on interpreting the visual images and other literary devices in each book to identify the tone, mood, theme, plot elements and challenges the characters face by maintaining a reading response journal throughout the term. Here is Zoe’s journal response to Suri’s Wall.