Issue 4 - Thursday 16th March
This week, I have published our 2023 Annual Plan. These are a set of goals that we will work to achieve this year in the areas of Learning, Catholic Identity, Mission and Leadership.
You will see in the Learning domain that there are specific goals in reference to ‘Insight for Learning’, the ‘Science of Learning’, ‘High Impact Teaching Practice’, ‘Daily Reviews’ and ‘Explicit Teaching’. I will elaborate on these in future newsletters. We are in exciting times at St Peter Chanel, as we work to enhance your child’s learning outcomes through evidence-based teaching practice.
Mrs Flynn’s Word of the Week
Week 6 Word of the Week - drenched (soaked through)
Week 7 Word of the Week - fragrance (a lovely smell)
The last few weeks I have been lucky enough to go on several excursions with various classes, including 'On Country' with Grade 5, the North West Swimming Carnival and to St Brigid’s Wynyard with the Grade 6 students for a Making Jesus Real session. I am consistently impressed with the behaviour and positive attitude of the students. From long bus rides to listening and participating in different activities, the St Peter Chanel students are supportive, respectful and attentive. I am looking forward to more of the same as the year progresses.
Purpose of the Writing Revolution Activities – The WHY?
The Writing revolution Approach follows a sequenced order in which writing process is introduced and mastered by students. Today we will explore the initial activities that underpin this method, beginning with a fragment. A fragment is a group of words that is not a grammatically complete sentence. Usually a fragment lacks a subject, verb, or both.
Why practice fragments and Sentences?
- Helps students to discern between what is and is not a sentence.
- Helps students label the “who” or the “what” of a sentence.
- Helps students to understand what the “who” or “what” is doing.
Scrambled Sentences are sentences with incorrect order of words. Students learn to unscramble these sentences, for them to make sense.
Why practice Scrambled Sentences?
- Helps students to think about the right order of words in a sentence.
- Gives students practice with correct punctuation and grammar.
There are 4 Sentence types that can be identified in writing. Statement, question, exclamation, and command. A statement tells us something. A question asks us something. An exclamation expresses surprise, and a Command tells us to do something. Students practice identifying and creating these 4 sentence types in the next step of the method.
Why practice sentence types?
- Helps students vary the sentences they use in their writing.
- Gives students ways to write a topic and concluding sentence correctly.
In The Writing Revolution, once students are confident in identifying sentence types, basic conjunctions (but, because and so) are introduced. This adds complexity to the sentences students can produce and helps to reduce the occurrence of run-on, lengthy sentences.
Why practice basic conjunctions?
- Helps students to give more information to the reader.
- Helps students to write complex sentences.
- Helps students to think about a reason for, a change of direction from, and an effect of an idea.
- Helps students become better readers.
When students become accustomed to using basic conjunctions, more complex conjunctions called subordinating conjunctions can be introduced. A subordinating conjunction is a word used to combine an independent clause and a dependent clause in a sentence. They help students form more complex sentences.
Why practice subordinating conjunctions?
- Helps students give more information to the reader.
- Helps students to write complex sentences.
- Helps students vary their sentences.
- Helps students write complex topic and concluding sentences.
- Helps students to write a thesis statement.
- Helps students to write like authors and writers.
These are the first steps in The Writing Revolution, and I look forward to sharing the next steps in this sequence in the next newsletter.
Mrs Anna Hart
Literacy Coordinator
What does our Speech Program look like at SPC?
At St Peter Chanel, we recognise the importance of developing each child’s early literacy skills. Therefore, any child that enrols at SPC in Kinder-Grade 2 will undertake our speech screener to ensure that they are pronouncing sounds and speaking at an age-appropriate level. These screeners are reviewed by our Speech Pathologists at Speech Pathology Tasmania (based in Hobart) and they will determine as to whether further assessment should take place.
At St Peter Chanel we are fortunate to have Speech Pathology Tasmania visit our school in Term 1 and Term 4. During this time, the Speech Pathologist will assess and review the speech development of identified students in Kinder–Grade 2. If necessary, a report and program are generated which outlines any diagnosis to be made, the child’s basic literacy skill level and recommendations for support. Following this, your child will be placed on our speech program for 1:1 or small group targeted intervention, which occurs with either Mrs Tracey Somerville or Mrs Deni Fraser. Your child will receive 2-3 sessions per week, for 15 minutes, which takes place outside of the classroom environment.
Families and classroom teachers are provided with a copy of their child’s report and outline of their focuses within the speech program. Additionally, families are invited to meet with our school Student Support Coordinator and/or Classroom Teacher to discuss this report and the identified speech goals that they will be working towards. These goals are formally documented on a Learning Plan to ensure that their individual progress is closely monitored.
If you have any concerns regarding your child’s speech or language development, please do not hesitate to contact either your child’s classroom teacher or our Student Support Coordinator, Brooke Lardner.
We will celebrate our Patron Saint, St Peter Chanel by having our annual Feast Day with a homegrown roast. All students will gather in the Josephite Hall together.
The funds raised for this day will go back into the farm with fertiliser for the paddocks.
The meal can be ordered on the Qkr app.
$10 for large Roast plus dessert
$8 for small Roast plus dessert
$8 for large Roast only
$6 for small Roast only
$2 for dessert only (Jelly and ice cream in a cup)
Link to register: https://mrc.tas.edu.au/enrolments/information-evening/
25m Freestyle |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Year 6 Boys |
Kye Moore |
Jedda Maguire |
Jhedda Lobegeiger |
Ryan House |
Year 6 Girls |
Asta Jenkins |
Peppa Bishop |
Hali Robinson |
Tayla Ollington |
Year 5 Boys |
Liam Bell |
Ajai Birdi |
Hendrix Waasdorp |
Naite Barker |
Year 5 Girls |
Charlotte Armstrong |
Arah Blake |
Harper Bishop |
Indianna Facey |
Year 4 Boys |
Hamish Poke |
Charlie Ollington |
Archie O’Neil |
Chayse Collins |
Year 4 Girls |
Myla Jenkins |
Georgie Blake |
Quinn Bishop |
Sophia Hardy |
Year 3 Boys |
Jake Moore |
Vin Howard |
Lenni Waasdorp |
Dawson Armstrong |
Year 3 Girls |
Olivia Doel |
Amelia Khan Tayla Berechree |
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25m Backstroke |
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Year 6 Boys |
Kye Moore |
Jedda Maguire |
Jhedda Lobegeiger |
Ryan House |
Year 6 Girls |
Asta Jenkins |
Peppa Bishop |
Hali Robinson |
Tayla Ollington |
Year 5 Boys |
Liam Bell |
Ajai Birdi |
Hendrix Waasdorp |
Naite Barker |
Year 5 Girls |
Charlotte Armstrong |
Arah Blake |
Harper Bishop |
Indianna Facey |
Year 4 Boys |
Charlie Ollington |
Hamish Poke |
Jhett McAlister |
Chayse Collins |
Year 4 Girls |
Myla Jenkins |
Quinn Bishop |
Georgie Blake |
Ella Berechree |
Year 3 Boys |
Brady Robinson |
Vin Howard |
Jake Moore |
Dawson Armstrong |
Year 3 Girls |
Olivia Doel |
Amelia Khan |
Tayla Berechree |
Darcy Jolly |
25m Breaststroke |
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Year 6 Boys |
Kye Moore |
Jhedda Lobegeiger |
Tommy Smith |
Phoenix Hall |
Year 6 Girls |
Asta Jenkins |
Tayla Ollington |
Peppa Bishop |
Hali Robinson |
Year 5 Boys |
Liam Bell |
Hendrix Waasdorp |
Naite Barker |
Dane Grey |
Year 5 Girls |
Arah Blake |
Charlotte Armstrong |
Harper Bishop |
Indianna Facey |
Year 4 Boys |
Charlie Ollington |
Jhett McAlister |
Chayse Collins |
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Year 4 Girls |
Myla Jenkins |
Quinn Bishop |
Carly Schuuring |
Sophia Hardy |
Year 3 Boys |
Jake Moore |
Vin Howard |
Lenni Waasdorp |
Ethan Braid |
Year 3 Girls |
Olivia Doel |
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50m Freestyle |
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Grade 6 Boys |
Kye Moore |
Jedda Maguire |
Jhedda Lobegeiger |
Ryan House |
Grade 6 Girls |
Asta Jenkins |
Peppa Bishop |
Hali Robinson |
Tayla Ollington |
Grade 5 Boys |
Liam Bell |
Ajai Birdi |
Hendix Waasdorp |
Naite Barker |
Grade 5 Girls |
Charlotte Armstrong |
Arah Blake |
Harper Bishop |
Indianna Facey |
50m Backstroke |
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Grade 6 Boys |
Jedda Maguire |
Kye Moore |
Aihden McAlister |
Ryan House |
Grade 6 Girls |
Asta Jenkins |
Peppa Bishop |
Hali Robinson |
Tayla Ollington |
Grade 5 Boys |
Liam Bell |
Hendrix Waasdorp |
Naite Barker |
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Grade 5 Girls |
Charlotte Armstrong |
Arah Blake |
Harper Bishop |
Indianna Facey |
3/4 Relay |
Gibson |
Marian |
Hanlon |
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5/6 Relay |
Marian |
Gibson |
Hanlon |
Congratulations to all students who participated in the North West Carnival on Tuesday. Our students made us very proud. Thank you to Ms Melissa Dodd, Mr Casey Moore and Mrs Thalia Bishop for attending with our students. Please see below the results:
Results
25m Freestyle
Peppa Bishop 3rd (Heat 2)
Liam Bell 2nd (Heat 1)
Myla Jenkins 1st (Heat 1)
Vin Howard 1st (Heat 2)
Lenni Waasdorp 3rd (Heat 3)
Dawson Armstrong 1st (Heat 4)
25m Backstroke
Asta Jenkins 2nd (Heat 1)
Hali Robinson 2nd (Heat 3)
Tayla Ollington 3rd (Heat 4)
Liam Bell 2nd (Heat 1)
Naite Barker 2nd (Heat 3)
Vin Howard 2nd (Heat 2)
Jake Moore 2nd (Heat 3)
Dawson Armstrong 1st (Heat 4)
Amelia Khan 3rd (Heat 4)
25m Breaststroke
Tayla Ollington 3rd (Heat 2)
Hali Robinson 3rd (Heat 4)
Liam Bell 2nd (Heat 1)
Myla Jenkins 2nd (Heat 1)
50m Backstroke
Asta Jenkins 1st (Heat 1)
Initially we weren’t able to have lessons on this day, however, lessons will now be happening.
Safety skills will happen on this day and we ask Grade 1-Grade 5 to bring normal swimming attire plus a t-shirt and shorts to wear in the pool. Students in Year 6 will be required to have a light long sleeve and long pants for this. Please ensure students have a bag for their wet clothing.
Congratulations to last week’s Shooting STARRS recipients:
Kinder - Archer Armstrong & Charlotte Hill
Prep - Archie Radford and Quinn Saward
Year 1 - Reef Airey & Jordy Medwin
Year 2 - Finn Magee & Evelyn Franks
Year 3 - Tayla Berechree & Brady Robinson
Year 4 - Charlie Ollington & Georgina Blake
Year 5 - Ellie Heald & Tyler Dawes
Year 6 - Hali Robinson & Olivia Lockett
Along with their certificates these students received a $5.00 canteen voucher. To redeem this voucher, please present it to the office to do a manual lunch order. If there is a difference in price please send this along with the child.
Bake raffle winner - Ella Burley!
Next bake raffle will be Thursdsay, 23rd March.
Meeting date: The next meeting will be in Term 2. Date and time are yet to be confirmed
Donuts
Thank you to everyone who was able to support our donut fundraiser! The final orders were delivered today.
Easter Raffle
Tickets have now been sent home and are also available via Qkr! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. We will be accepting donations until Friday, 31st March.
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that is potentially life-threatening. The most common causes of anaphylaxis in schools are food and insect allergies. The only way to prevent allergic reactions is to avoid being exposed to the allergen.
Our school is supporting students at risk of anaphylaxis in the following ways:
- training staff,
- encouraging students with food allergy to wash their hands before and after eating,
- encouraging students to wash their hands after eating something their classmate/friend is allergic to,
- teaching students not to share food with friends who have food allergy,
- teaching students the importance of getting help immediately if their friend with allergy looks sick,
- educating students about allergies and anaphylaxis, and
- teaching students that teasing someone with an allergy is not acceptable behaviour.
Food allergy is now common in school aged children. Children can be allergic to any food, and it is not possible to completely remove all foods from our school. To help manage food allergies, our school is following the National Allergy Strategy Best Practice Guidelines (2021) which do not recommend banning foods as this is difficult to enforce and can bring a false sense of safety. Instead, we have chosen not to stock nuts and nut products in our canteen as these foods are not staple foods in the diet. We request that parents also consider not sending nuts to school, especially for younger students.
As we educate our school community to help with the management of food allergy and anaphylaxis, the parents of the student with food allergy will continue to educate their child on self-management at a developmentally appropriate level.
We ask you to support the school’s risk minimisation strategies outlined so that we can increase safety and provide an environment that meets the needs of all our students.
What a busy start to the year we have had in Prep! We have all settled into our new routines and classroom beautifully.
Over the past couple of weeks in Prep, we have been looking at digit formation. One of the learning tasks we recently completed was creating digit monsters.
Firstly we traced each number with our finger, then we made monsters by placing the matching number of googly eyes onto each digit in the template. We then drew on the matching quantity of spikes, hair strands, teeth and claws to further decorate our number monsters according to the quantity the digit showed (for example, 4 eyes, 4 strands of hair, 4 teeth).