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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we gather today -
The Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Information in this Week's Newsletter
Information in this Week's Newsletter
Prayer
Prayer
Last week across Australia we stopped to raise an awareness of the story of our indigenous brothers and sisters. We recall the historic day that Prime Minister Rudd apologised to the stolen generation pledging to work together for reconciliation. At St Thomas More we prayed , acknowldeged our first people, read stories about their traditions and culture and completed some activities to promote the theme of 'Now more than ever'. The year two students discovered that we can find our heart with Aboriginal people to foster mutual respect and understanding.
Lord, us to join our hands and hearts together. Help us to heal one another and the land, so that our lives may flow with harmony and that we may live with love and deep respect. Amen.
Important Dates - Events for Term 2
Important Dates - Events for Term 2
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TERM 2
JUNE
Monday 10th - King's Birthday - Public Holiday
Tuesday 11th - Curriculum Day - Student Free Day
Friday 21st - St Thomas More Feast day Mass @10am please see poster below
Monday 24th - Whole school Pyjama day - St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal, please see poster below
Tuesday 25th - Learning Conversations for Semester 1 school reports from 3.30pm (by appointment only - email with details sent out on Monday 3rd June)
Wednesday 26th - Learning Conversations for Semester 1 school reports from 3.30pm (by appointment only - email with details sent out on Monday 3rd June)
Friday 28th - Last day term 2 2024 - 12.00pm finish; Canteen closed; gold coin donation to St Vincent De Paul
**'Public Events' are listed on our website under 'News and Events', the link being; https://www.stmhadfield.catholic.edu.au/news-events
On the bottom right hand side there is a blue box with a + symbol. If you have a google account, you can link the 'Public Events' calendar to your own personal Google calendar and keep up to date with the most current events and times.
Please don't hesitate to contact the office if you have any questions.
News from our Principal
News from our Principal
Dear Families,
As we approach the end of another busy term, we reflect on the dynamic changes and exciting events that have shaped our semester.
Leadership Team Update: We have had some changes in our STM Leadership Team as Rita Totino, our Deputy Principal, is currently on personal leave. Here is our dedicated leadership team:
Principal: David Hurn
Acting Deputy Principal ~ Student Wellbeing: Melanie Langtry
Religious Education Leader: Clara Privitera
Acting Learning and Teaching / Community Leader: Sonia Mazzei
Learning Diversity Leader: Rita Marcon
Acting Literacy Leader: Michelle Rinaldi
Mathematics Leader: Aleisha Lewis
Acting Digital Technologies Leader: Kate Mackintosh
Year 6 Camp: Our Year 6 students are currently enjoying their camp at Phillip Island. I had the pleasure of visiting them and can confirm they are having a wonderful time.
Curriculum Day: Our upcoming Curriculum Day is on Tuesday, June 11. This will be a student-free day to allow our teachers to engage in professional learning.
Learning Conversations: An email was sent on Monday, June 10, with details on booking learning conversations, which can be held either face-to-face or online, based on your preference. More information is provided below by Sonia Mazzei, our Acting Learning and Teaching Leader.
To ensure timely adherence to schedules, please be prompt for your appointments. Learning Conversations will be held on:
Tuesday, June 25 from 3.30pm
Wednesday, June 26 from 3.30pm
Please use the following link and event code to book your appointment with your child's teacher: School Interviews Booking Link Event code:
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St Thomas More Feast Day: Join us on Friday, June 21, to celebrate St Thomas More Feast Day with a Mass at 10am.
Whole School Pyjama Day On Monday, June 24, we will have a Whole School Pyjama Day to support the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal.
Second Hand Uniform Shop:
Time: 3pm
Date: Wednesday, June 12
Place: On the decking outside the canteen
Price: EVERYTHING $5.00
Learning Spaces Relocation: Letters were sent out to Year 1 and Year 4 communities about the relocation of learning spaces due to refurbishment needs. Below is a map indicating where students will be relocated for Term 3.
Expect to see more builders on-site over the coming weeks. Access at the rear of the school through the Church Car Park may change slightly. We will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
OSHClub Relocation Due to the relocation of classes, OSHClub will be moved to the school library starting from week 11 (beginning Monday, June 24). Access to OSHClub will remain unchanged, and further details will be communicated to families soon.
Church Car Park Usage: We are grateful to Father Giang for his generosity in allowing us access to the Church Car Park, and it is essential that we respect this space as it is not part of the school grounds.
Please ensure that you park responsibly, avoiding any obstruction of the exit driveway. Blocking the exit prevents smooth traffic flow and can cause significant inconvenience for other families and visitors.
Additionally, we must be mindful of the workers who are currently engaged in the construction of the Child Care Centre. Your cooperation in parking considerately and ensuring that their work environment remains safe and accessible is greatly appreciated.
Let's all commit to being respectful and considerate of others while using this shared space. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Thank you for your understanding and support as we continue to improve our school facilities and environment.
Warm regards,
David Hurn
second hand uniform shop
second hand uniform shop
Time: 3pm / Date: Wednesday 12th june PLACE: on decking outside the canteen
Time: 3pm / Date: Wednesday 12th june PLACE: on decking outside the canteen
EVERYTHING $5.00
Learning and Teaching
Learning and Teaching
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
We are pleased to invite you to book a 10-minute parent teacher interview to discuss your child's achievements and goals for Semester 1. These interviews will be conducted either face-to-face or online, depending on your preference. Please follow the steps sent out by Mary via email to book your interviews. To ensure that teachers can adhere to their schedules, we kindly ask that you be prompt for your appointments. Additionally, please ensure you have read your child's school report prior to the meeting, as this will be a valuable time to address any questions or concerns. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. We look forward to seeing you.
Please see below for the Term 2 Overviews.
Sonia Mazzei
Acting Learning and Teaching Leader
Wellbeing News
Wellbeing News
I hope you are enjoying TRP parent portal that was sent to you via email. Incase you missed the email here is the link: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/at-home/parents-2023/
Listen to the Podcast where Dr Em brings some brilliant insights to The Imperfects as they discuss harmony in relationships, and how sometimes compromising our needs to keep the peace can lead to more issues. This is just as relevant for the parent-child dynamic, and highlights the importance of mindfulness or taking time out to look after yourself first to be able to show up better for the kids.
Activity: Take this moment to reflect on what personal needs or desires you have put on hold with the mindset “the kids come first”. As discussed in this video, putting your needs first can actually put you in a better position to then be there for your family without resentment. Think of some tasks or activities that you’d like to do for you, and schedule them in your calendar as a non-negotiable 20 minutes or 1 hour for yourself.
English
English
Phonological Awareness
Phonological Awareness is a crucial foundational skill for young readers, involving the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. It plays a significant role in early reading development, as it helps children understand the relationship between sounds and letters, ultimately aiding in decoding and word recognition. By engaging in activities like rhyming, segmenting, and blending sounds, children develop stronger reading and writing skills. You can encourage Phonological Awareness development at home through playful and interactive activities, such as singing songs, reading aloud, and playing word games. These can greatly support your child's literacy journey.
In future newsletters, we will unpack the following skills that build Phonological Awareness.
Words into syllables
Rhyme awareness and production
Alliteration
Onset and Rime
Initial and Final Sound Identification
Blending Sounds into words
Segmenting Words into sounds
Deleting and Manipulating Sounds
Author's Corner
This week, we showcase writing samples from our year 4 students, who have been exploring various countries and cultures. They have been practising the skill of paraphrasing: firstly reading information, identifying important facts and details, taking notes and then transferring their notes into a paragraph.
Language
Most of Italy's population speaks Italian and English. Italian handwriting is in cursive and written in Italian, it can depend on how the writing is because sometimes it can look like a font used in the roman empire but sometimes it can look like a normal cursive written in Italian. Italian became the official language in 1861 and before that Italians spoke Latin. The Italian alphabet only has twenty one letters and some Italian words are misused in English. Italy invented hand gestures which people use in everyday life. Italians would use hand gestures during times when wars were happening because it was too dangerous to speak out loud. Italians are known for speaking Italian but they also can speak other languages.
by Hugo (year 4)
Peru's Landscapes
Peru gives some gorgeous experiences you can visit, including the astounding Andes Mountain itself and the gigantic miscellaneous Amazon Rainforest. There are so many animal habitats... it never ends! Landscapes like these two are what attract visitors to Peru. People from different cultures are driven to Peru's beauty. And let me tell you, you won't regret a visit.
by Nicky (year 4)
Culture, Customs and Traditions
Scotland has many different cultures, customs and traditions. Scotland mainly plays rugby. The Scottish cup is one of the oldest sports trophies in the world. Scotland celebrates Burns Night which is on the 25th of January. The day celebrates a famous poet named Robert Burns. St Andrews cross is the national flag. It's a white cross on a blue background. Scottish people enjoy many different sports.
by Thomas (year 4)
Peru's Landscapes
Peru will shock you with its outside earthy vibe, along with the magical and especially gigantic Andes Mountain, and the splendid Amazon Rainforest. All this, while its various civilisation backgrounds attract and captivate lots of visitors.
by Christian C. year 4
Have a wonderful long weekend!
Michelle Rinaldi
Acting Literacy Leader
Languages
Languages
Ciao a tutti!
We would just like to formally congratulate all the studenti on their efforts, participation and how far they have come with their learning of Italiano this term. Their abilities to engage in conversation and include language from all the units since the start of the year to build their conversations into more meaningful ones, proves that this approach works. It’s vigorous, repetitive and purposeful in nature, which makes it easy to retain and use in everyday conversation scenarios. Our teachers have been the driving force behind this and we are incredibly grateful for their support and enthusiasm when learning alongside their students.
Over the next two weeks the students will be revising this term’s language and engaging in some end of term assessment. Don’t forget to continue to support us by engaging in some italiano at home too!
Grazie e arrivederci!
TCL team
Adriana Bonacci and Maria Vainieri
Library News
Library News
Scholastic Book Fair
Thank you so much for supporting our Book Fair this term. The library has been able to purchase some wonderful new books with the commission from the fair. We will plan to have another fair later in the year.
Weekly library sessions
Each class has time to visit the beautiful STM library each week. The children have time to explore the collection and have some help choosing books. As a school we are encouraging our students to become regular readers, to enjoy reading and to see the benefits in their learning.
As a reminder the timetable for library days are as follows:
Tuesday - 6GG, 6NG, 6TL and PTC
Wednesday - 3RM, 3CH, 3PK and 4LT
Thursday - 5SA, 5TS, 5AG and PDP
Friday - 4RR, 2RT, 2MC, 1NK, 1RH and 1SC
The library is also open during the first break on a Wednesday and Friday.
Family Engagement
Family Engagement
Community News and Announcements
Community News and Announcements
Awards
Awards
Christian F - for his amazing writing! You are putting so much effort into constructing sentences, keep it up!
Jasmine N - for always offering a helping hand to the teacher. You are very considerate!
Elias B - for consistently displaying a positive attitude to learning and trying to have your best go at all tasks. Keep up the great work!
Azrael D - for showing more resilience in writing and trying to have a go. You also show kindness to your peers and teachers by offering to help your peers and teachers with small jobs! Thanks for your kindess!
Ricky N - for showing creativity and using sophisticated vocabulary in his writing. Amazing job Ricky!
Raquel S - for approaching all learning tasks with a positive attitude and showing determination and persistence. Keep up the great work!
Tahlia C - for your amazing effort in narrative writing. Well done Tahlia! You should be super proud!
Andre L - for applying yourself to all learning tasks and taking on teacher feedback, particularly in writing. Keep it up Andre!
Milana T - for your consistent positivity and enthusiasm. Well done on demonstrating resilience in all learning areas. Keep it up!
Xavier C - for demonstrating kindness and helping to create an inclusive environment when playing with others on the yard. Well done Xavier!
Sienna W - for showing empathy towards others and consistently modelling respect by using polite manners. Keep it up Sienna!
Siya G - setting a lively mood as a narrator whilst reccording her folktale in Drama.
Amelia K - taking initiative by offering support to her group during Drama rehearsals and performances.
Daniel M - showing persistence in Drama whilst rehearsing and recording his folktable scene in the role of narrator.
Oskar T - creating his own interpretation of a folktale in Drama, whilst narrating his scene.
Jordan F - for using the jump strategy to confidently solve 2 and 3 digit subtraction.
Luke R - for always making valuable and insightful contributions to class discussions.
Orlando G - for demonstating a strong passion for his Italian studies, through using his prior knowledge to build onto his new learning.
Dante P - for demonstrating more confidence during whole class discussions and making valuable contributions.
Charlotte J - always showing a fantastic attitude towards your learning! Keep up the fantastic work!
Marco S - sharing your well thought out ideas with our class. Your connections, add ons and suggestions are so beneficial to all!
Oliver J - for your positive attitude towards learning and for your eagerness to share your ideas during class discussions. Well done Oliver!
Rosabelle T - for being persistent with your learning and for working hard to improve your handwriting. You should be proud of yourself, Rosabelle!
Zarar C - For a big improvement with his reading and comprehension of texts.
Amelia W - for persisiting with decimals and using different stratgies to check her answer.
Isla L - being a reflective member of 4LT who has demonstrated her understanding of empathy and compassion.
Jamie V - consistently shining bright with respect, resilience, and gratitude in our room. Molte grazie Jamie!
Sophia D - for stepping outside her comfort zone and trying new things whilst on camp.
James D - for demonstrating resilience, bravery and perseveraence whilst on camp, even with broken bones!
Connor C - for using sophisticated descriptive language in his snapshot writing which enagges the reader.
Noah L - for displaying responsibility, resilience and a positive mindset whilst on our Mt Evelyn camp.
Evana R - for her enthusiasm, resilience and encourgaement of her peers whilst on our Mt Evelyn camp.
Kamelia D - for stepping out of her comfort zone and participating in the grade 5 camp with a positive mindset, tackling challenging tasks with courage and maturity!
Aurik G - For showing courage and bravery at camp when participating in the high ropes and the big swing activity. What an inspiration you were to your other group members.
Mia M - For supporting her peers throughout the Netball season, always displaying a positive attitude each week and practicing her netball skills each breaktime throughout the season. Wonderful work !
Alyssa N - For constructing a powerful, assertive and persuasive writing piece on plastics harming our oceans utilising all persuasive devices such as assertive and emotive language. Amazing work!
Lucas S - Writing an insightful and honest response to explain his message and inspirations for a Drama performance.
Evdokia G - For consistently showing kindness and respect to her teachers and peers while also willing to lend a helping hand to others. Keep shining bright, Evdokia!
Alessia M - showing courage by sharing 'real life experiences' in Drama, to make connections with a group performance.
Daniel T - for thinking deeply around his sustainability issue in Inquiry to come up with a solution around food wastage. Well done, Daniel!
Jack C - for persisting with Mathematical tasks that challenge his thinking and applying strategies to problem solve more flexibly. Keep it up, Jack!
Samantha C - for working with persistence, asking clarifying questions when unsure and applying teacher feedback during our Fractions unit. Keep it up, Samantha!
Diego M - for thinking deeply around his sustainability issue in Inquiry to come up with a solution around how to dispose of e-waste effectively. Well done, Diego!
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