St. Emilie's Catholic Primary School — Archive

Week Three in Two Blue

We started the week by exploring Persuasive texts. We know that persuasive texts must try and convince someone by giving good reasons. We read ‘Hey Little Ant’ and then wrote a persuasive text on why we shouldn’t step on ants.

In Religion we are exploring nature. We went on a hunt around the oval to find some things in nature. We found things like grass, leaves, spiders, webs, clouds and rocks.

We also started handwriting. In our books we have to carefully trace the letters to form them correctly.

We also enjoy using the space in our classroom. Some children get to sit on he floor using the floor desks.

Japanese Term 1

February 19, 2021
Tracy Aroozoo
· Front Page · Japanese · Japanese News · Kindy · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

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School Photos 2021- A Reminder and Timetable

February 19, 2021
Stuart Munro
· Kindy · Messages · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

St Emilie’s School Photos will be taken on

Thursday 4th March and Friday 5th March 2021

All children in Year 1 to 6 will need to wear their St Emilie’s School Shirt and shorts/skorts on the days of their class photo day.

Year 6 children need to bring their House Tops to school in their bags to get changed into for Leadership House groups photos on the Thursday.

Class Photos/Portraits: Every Student will have their photo taken, whether they are purchasing photos or not.

The school has chosen to use the online ordering system. Your child will be given an online ordering instruction slip and a unique student shootkey.
Log onto www.msp.com.au and follow the prompts to place your order.
If you lose your shootkey the school reception will have a copy to quote back to you.
The expiry date for online ordering is the 12th March 2021 Any orders received after this date will incur a $30.00 archive fee. You can email your order request through to reorders.perth@msp.com.au or call our office on 08 9240 8000

Family Photos:

Envelopes can be obtained from Administration.
Family photos are taken each morning before school.
Please ensure that your family envelope and payment are handed to the Photographers on photo day.
If you do not have the correct money we will provide any change needed when photos are delivered to school.
Family photos cannot be ordered online.
Once school has received photos, family photos will remain at reception for parents to collect.

Please Note: Individuals and Family Photos are not available to view online

Please see the attached timetable for when each class is having their photo. Please note that this timetable is a guide only and times may vary without notice.

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Week 2

This week in Year 2 Gold we have been learning about persuasive writing. We have enjoyed coming up with convincing reasons about why children should learn to swim, why cats are better than dogs and why it is wrong to step on ants. We have also been practicing our story map, ask your child to perform it to you, they are very convincing and great actors/actresses.

In Religion we have been learning about Lent. We discussed our Lenten promises and made them to Jesus. Come and check them out in our window.

Toyota Dream Car Contest

February 16, 2021
Kerrie Cogger
· For Families · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Mrs Cogger has found this great competition to keep you engaged and occupied and to develop your creativity.

It’s the Toyota Dream Car Contest. We have so many quality and creative artists at the school. Why not have a go at designed your own dream car entry for this competition?

Students who are wanting to enter the competition are required to draw or paint a picture of what they imagine their dream car will look like.

There are three different age categories for the competition:

Under 8’s
8 to 11 year olds
12 to 15 year olds

The top three place-getter winners in each of the age categories will be chosen and one of these lucky students will be selected by the judges as the ‘Australian Dream Car Contest Champion’.

The child who wins first prize in the competition will win a $2,500 VISA Gift Card for their school, and another $2,500 VISA Gift Card for themselves. There are also eight $275 VISA Gift Cards to be won for the other winners across the age categories.

Here are a few important questions to consider

When do students have to get their artwork in by?:
The competition closes at 11:59pm AEDT on the 28 February 2021, so it’s a great activity to do this week while you are at home.

Do students basically have to be Picasso in order to enter this content?
Nope! It’s about creativity, not perfection. Each entry will be individually judged based on its message, uniqueness and art characteristics.

Do students have to post their artwork in? Do I have to post it for them?
Not this year! This year the Dream Car Competition is accepting entries online, so there is no need to package and post your class entries. Head to the Dream Car page and follow the bulk upload process. Remember to keep your original artwork in a safe place. You’ll need it in order to be eligible to win the amazing prizes.

Here is a link to the competition with all the further and important details.

All students are welcome to bring their drawings to school and Mrs Cogger will make a display. Make sure you scan in your drawing to enter it. Mrs Cogger cannot do it for you.

Toyota Dream Car entry portal

Two Way Interviews–Weeks 6 & 7 Term 1 2021

February 15, 2021
Stuart Munro
· Booking Online · Kindy · Messages · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

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OUR FIRST WEEK IN YEAR 2 GOLD!

This week we have been very busy in Year 2 Gold!

We have been spending time getting to know each other by talking about our holidays and completing an ‘all about me’ task.

We have enjoyed using oil pastels in Art to complete our self portraits. This was really fun and they look great!

Some other things we got up to this week was doing some spelling tests, we talked about ‘teen’ and ‘ty’ numbers in Maths, spoke about our classroom rules and discussed our classroom jobs.

Week One in Two Blue!

This week we have been very busy in Two Blue!

On Monday when we came to school we had lots of stationery to sort out. After sorting it all out we had Music and Japanese. This week we also had Sport, Health and Science. On Friday we had class sport with the Year One’s. This was very fun! Some other things we got up to this week was doing some spelling tests, we did some holiday writing, drew self portraits, we talked about ‘teen’ and ‘ty’ numbers in Maths and we did an about me activity.

Some ‘favourite’ parts of the week include:

Doing Maths – Lacey
Class Sport with the Year Ones – Noah
Having fun! – Leo
Activity time – Aveer
Seeing all my friends – Leyton
Science – Lucie
Morning fitness – Oscar

Year Two Parent Information Booklet – Term One 2021

Dear Parents,

Below you will find the Parent Information Booklet for Term One. This booklets outlines important information about your child’s learning journey in Year Two.

We hope to see you soon!

Miss Nicole Moriarty and Miss Tiana Massimi
Year Two Teachers

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All the best for the Week Ahead

February 1, 2021
Tania Thuijs
· Kindy · Messages · Pre-Primary · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6

Good morning Families!

Hopefully everyone is safe and sound and feeling ok?

We were of course all very much looking forward to seeing the children again and to welcoming you back – hopefully this won’t be too far away.

While it is not the start to school we were all expecting today, the priority at the moment is of course to remain safe and well – both physically and emotionally.

In the meantime, many of you may be dealing with some little people who are feeling sad that they can’t start school today , while other children will be thinking all their Christmases have come at once!! 🙂

If you want a short, simple, positive ebook to share with your kids about the COVID virus, the one below is pretty good:

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Other tips for decreasing any anxiety and promoting wellbeing during this time:

Talk to your kids simply and honestly – “It is a shame we cant be back at school today but its important that we all work together to help our whole community stay safe and well. Hopefully things will change soon. In the meantime let’s think of all the bonuses to having a week at home! ….”
Encourage children to use mindfulness apps, such as smiling mind, to help them work through any stress or feelings of anxiety.
Limit their exposure to news coverage and adult conversations about the outbreak.
Don’t forget about your own needs. Keep up meditation, yoga and exercise.
Get children involved at home.
Check in on friends via telephone /video calls – have a chat with elderly relatives or friends on their own
Speak calmly and reassuringly and try to keep home as calm as possible!
Mix it up – routines can help – get kids involved in the chores and reward with a family game, reading a book, cooking etc.

Talk soon! 🙂