REMINDERS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th March |
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Wednesday 10th March, 7pm |
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Friday 12th March |
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Monday 15th March |
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Monday 15th-Sunday 21st March |
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Wednesay 17th March |
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Wednesday 24th March |
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Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th March |
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- For our enroled participants, Sacrament of First Holy Communion Program Session #2 is 10 March 7pm in the Church; no longer Zoom
- Sacrament of Confirmation program enrolment window will open on 15 March via Qkr!; details are being finalised but will be posted on the parish website: http://www.mhoc.org.au/sacraments/confirmation/
- For our enroled participants, Sacrament of First Holy Communion Program Session #3 is 17 March 7pm in the Church; no longer Zoom
- For our enroled participants, Sacrament of First Holy Communion Program Session #4/Practice is 24 March 7pm in the Church
Confirmation Program Dates 2021
NAPLAN Testing in Years 3 and 5
NAPLAN testing dates for 2021 are between 11-21st May.
We are beginning to prepare for NAPLAN testing. Children in Years 3 and 5 will practise question types and ensure their devices are ready over the coming weeks. Some classes will participate in the Practice Test on March 25th.
Students in Year 3 and 5 were given a note. Please refer to the note or SZapp notice to assist your child to be ready for these mandatory tests. Information about the tests and examples of the questions can be found on the ACARA website. https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/parent-carer-support/.
School Photos
School photo day will be Tuesday 20th April, Week One of Term Two. This year the school photos will be taken in the summer uniform. We ask that for Week One of Term Two your child/children wear their summer uniform.
Researchers
‘When I am researching, I might ask rich questions (a skill), but without curiosity to want to find out, courage to go beyond the known and an attitude to critique the information gathered, then the skill is of little real value. (K. Murdoch ‘Power of Inquiry’ p97)
Researchers formulate questions and locate and use a wide range of sources and techniques to investigate problems, interests, and issues. They think critically about the information they gather and are careful to acknowledge their sources. Examples of times when we may teach the assets of being a researcher may include:
Deciding what we want to find out
Using our senses to find out about something
Coming up with ideas for how to find out answers to our questions
Using the internet safely
Using pictures or photos to get information
Citing the sources of information we gather in appropriate ways
Recording the information we gather in efficient and effective ways
Kinder and Stage 1 will usually only explore being ‘Curious’. Stage 2 and 3 will develop language about all three – Curious, Courageous, Critical.
Introducing Family Man
John Berry, a member of our School Community Council, successfully took part in Movember last year. Movember has an online parenting resource, with proven parenting strategies for happier families, designed with dads in mind. We are happy to share this resource with all members of our community. Learn more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mOnNe3OtYQ
or go online to familyman.movember.com #familyman
Those parents who are wanting their child/children to have piano lessons, can contact the teachers directly on the following contact numbers:
- Mrs Hildegarde Mendoza Phone: 0417 580 975
- Mrs Pam Cox Phone: 0418 442 203
- Mr Craig Mewett Phone: 0409 151 887 / 6278 7382
- Mr Michael Dooley Phone: 0424987337