Monday
Athletics Carnival P-2
Tuesday
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - borrowing is back, so please remember your library bag!
Friday
Homework
Movie Day celebration. Favourite cushion and G movies are welcome!

As you know I have been appointed a position at St Thomas More College commencing next term. I will be sad to say good-bye to the 2 Navy class, they have been a beautiful class to lead and I will miss their shining faces. I would like to thank you for entrusting your precious children with me for the first half of this year, and I can certainly say it has been a rewarding experience teaching them and getting to know their unique and amazing personalities. I wish them every success for second semester and for their remainder of schooling at St Bernardine's.  No doubt some of this class will make their way to St Thomas More in the future, and it will be lovely to reconnect with those that do! Thank you also for your support and commitment to your child's education this semester - your involvement makes a world of difference! 

Have a fantastic end of Term 2 and a safe and happy holiday! :)

Term 2 Week 10

Monday
Parent Teacher Interviews begin
Music, PE
Sacred Singing
Tuesday
Parent Teacher Interviews continue
Dance Fever - parents welcome to attend (10:10am)
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Final day of Parent Teacher Interviews
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - borrowing is back, so please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework
Music showcase in the hall, 9:50am 

Parent teacher interviews commence 7.30am this Monday morning and continue until Wednesday afternoon. Please contact the office if you haven't made an interview so that they can book you in through the PTO system. I look forward to chatting with parents about your child's progress thus far. Have a wonderful week! :)

Term 2 Week 9

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - borrowing is back, so please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework Due

Term 2 Week 8

Monday
Music, PE
Sacred Singing
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - borrowing is back, so please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework 

A busy week lies ahead as the children complete end of unit assessments in time for teacher reporting. Last week was our first week back for Library borrowing, please help your child to remember to pack his or her library bag (even a plastic bag!) so that they don't miss out.

Have a wonderful week! :) 

Term 2 Week 7

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - borrowing begins this week!!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework 

Great news: the library re-opens this week for class borrowing - please remember your library bag for Thursday! :) 

Term 2 Week 6

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
St Bernardine's Feast Day
9am Mass in Siena Hall, all welcome
Free dress, sausage sizzle and ice block
Arts performance for students
No afternoon assembly 
Thursday
Library (on hold until further notice)
Friday
Music, PE
No homework this week!

Congratulations 2 Navy on your busy week of presenting morning assembly prayer as well as presenting Wednesday afternoon assembly -  fantastic effort! How appropriate that you are rewarded with a week off homework this week! :) 
Week 6 has been declared 'Wellness Week' due to our extra long term, and gives the children a little break from their homework duties. It is expected and encouraged that the children continue to read every night - especially as they are being reading tested this week by the Literacy Support Staff. Every night of reading is valuable practise!

Have a wonderful week! :)

Term 2 Week 5

Monday
Morning assembly prayer led by 2N this week
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Assembly - Led by 2 Navy 
Thursday
Library (on hold until further notice)
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due!

2 Navy thoroughly enjoyed their excursion to the Greenbank RSL. The children are to be commended on their manners whilst at the RSL - they represented our school admirably.

The children are eagerly looking forward to their upcoming assembly - if your child has a reading in their folder, please ensure they practise it at home. Family and friends are invited to attend our assembly on Wednesday. Assembly provides a valuable opportunity for the children to develop their presentation skills and share something which they have been learning about in class. We look forward to seeing you there! :)

Term 2 Week 4

Monday
Labor Day public holiday
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Excursion to Greenbank RSL
Assembly 
Thursday
Library (on hold until further notice)
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due!

This Wednesday is the Year 2 excursion to the Greenbank RSL. It is very important that your child arrives early to school on this day because we must mark the roll at the first bell at 8.35am and will be leaving the school at 8.45am. Any students who are late will be sent to another class for the morning session. Please also ensure that your child is wearing the full day uniform including the school hat. It has always proven to be an enjoyable excursion and the children benefit greatly from the experience of seeing first hand the relics in the RSL museum and being able to speak to the returned military service men and women from the RSL Sub-branch.

Have a great week! :)

Term 2 Week 3

Monday
ANZAC Day public holiday
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library (on hold until further notice)
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due!

Thank you to the families who were able to join us last week for our Wednesday morning liturgy. 2 Navy students led the liturgy prayerfully and respectfully - well done! 
It was also lovely to see Alex, Jackson, Nate, Joel, Nash, Gabby and Zali at the ANZAC Day march at the Greenbank RSL, what a wonderful representation by 2 Navy. No doubt many more attended other ANZAC Day marches around the district, I trust that it was a day during which we all especially value the sacrifices made for the peace we enjoy.

Term 2 Week 2

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Yr 2 Navy Liturgy, 9am - all welcome to join us!
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due!

2 Navy will be hosting the Wednesday morning liturgy this week, family and friends are welcome to join us. Please also remember to return your student portfolio if you haven't already done so.
Have a great week! :)

Term 2 Week 1

Monday
First day of Term 2
Music, PE
Tuesday
Dance Fever
Digital Literacy
Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due!

Welcome back to Term 2! It is going to be another busy term with plenty of learning experiences ahead! In week 2 of this term, 2 Navy will be hosting the Wednesday morning liturgy, family and friends are welcome to join us. Have a great week!

Term 1 Week 9

Monday
School Cross Country - free dress in house colour for a gold coin donation and remember to wear your runners!
Tuesday

Wednesday
Assembly
Show Case night 6pm-7pm 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Homework due
Willie Wonka Movie day for 2 Navy - a cushion or pillow pet is welcome.
Last day of Term 1!
Friday
Good Friday Public Holiday


This week brings to a close a short but very busy term. I look forward to meeting up with as many parents as possible on Wednesday night during our school Show Case night. This is a celebration of your child's learning throughout the term and chance for you child to give you a tour of our classroom. You will be able to take home the Student Portfolio on Wednesday night - please go through this with your child and use this as a wonderful opportunity to discuss the Year 2 learning journey so far. These portfolios are then to be returned during the first week of Term 2.

Wishing you all a blessed and Holy Easter season - enjoy the holidays and I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed and re-energised next term! :)

Term 2 commences Monday 11th April.

Term 1 Week 8

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday

Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due

The children thoroughly enjoyed their excursion to Mayes Cottage on Thursday. They learned about life in the 1860's including what chores they would have been expected to do, what schooling was like and tried out some old fashioned games. The tour of the inside of the house was popular, where the children saw a typical furnished house including a coolgardie safe, butter churner, kerosine lamps and the wood stove. The children were then lucky enough to have a turn at milking 'Betsy' the farm cow! 

Our school cross country will take place on the last Monday of the term and our Show Case night will be on it's usual night of the last Wednesday night of the term. Look forward to seeing you then! 

Have a wonderful week! :)

Term 1 Week 6

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday

Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due

The children absolutely love adding to our Caritas Chain of Love with every Lenten donation that they make, and seeing the number of thorns in our crown reduce concurrently. It is with great excitement that we measure our Chain in all sorts of ways every Friday - great real world maths practise of measurement! Thank you so much to everyone who continues to generously donate to this worthy appeal.

I will be away from Wed 2nd March and be back again on the following Wed 9th March. See if you child can remember why Ms May will be away - we will be using our maths skills to add up distances that I will be covering! The children will be in the very capable hands of Mrs Mazoletti, a previous long term teacher at St Bernardine's.

Have a wonderful week! :)

Term 1 Week 5

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday

Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due

It is very impressive to note once again the commitment that children in 2 Navy are showing to their homework. An important tip for effective learning of the weekly spelling words is to ensure that your child does the 'look, cover, write, check' over four separate days.  Some children have told me that they do their four sets of spelling all in one go, which unfortunately does not help their long term memory of the spelling of those words, and is evident in their Friday spelling test results. To make this a worthwhile learning experience, practising the spelling words daily is far more productive. Please also continue to practise the sight word spelling, which is updated regularly in your child's reading folder. Your child will generally be tested on a fortnightly basis. Becoming proficient at spelling the most common 200 words will assist your child enormously in both their writing and their reading fluency. Thank you for the time you take to support your child with their practise of literacy and maths concepts at home - it really is an important way to set your child up for success.

Have a wonderful week! :)

Term 1 Week 4

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday
Vision Statement presentation 9.00-9.45am in the church, parents and friends welcome to attend.
Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due

It was very impressive to see that 27/28 students brought their homework in on Friday - what fantastic commitment to your learning, 2 Navy! This term we also have the Library Bag Challenge, we score a point for every student who brings in their library bag on Thursdays, so please remember to pack it each week! :)

Last week we began the very important time in the Catholic calendar known as Lent. This is the 40 day lead up to Easter, during which we make a conscious effort to turn back to God and try to make ourselves grow into better people in readiness for the Easter celebration. Our school makes a wonderful effort each year to contribute money to Caritas to help others less fortunate than us. In 2 Navy, we have a crown of thorns on our prayer table which reminds us of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us on Good Friday. Each time a student makes a donation into our Caritas box, he or she removes a thorn (toothpick) from our crown of thorns because the personal sacrifice of giving up of money for others links with the sacrifice that Jesus gave up himself for us. The student also then adds a link to our "Chain of Love" to remember that our giving is done with love and free will. At the end of each week we will measure and tweet how long our Chain of Love is growing!

Have a wonderful week! :)

Term 1 Week 3

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday Liturgy 10am P-3 in church
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE
Homework due

It's fantastic to see most students are being super good readers and remembering to bring their reading folder in every day. Please bring the reading folder EVERY day even if your child has not finished reading the book - by not signing the book record sheet we will know to send the same book home again. The reading folder is also how we send home notes and messages so that they don't get lost or spilt on inside school bags.

This week you will receive a letter about Study Ladder and your child's password will be taped inside the reading folder for easy reference. Study ladder is an excellent way for your child to practise maths concepts which we are covering in class, in a fun and enjoyable way.

Sight word lists will also appear in your child's reading folder this week. It will have recorded which level and words which your child is currently practising to spell. Please leave these lists inside the reading folder so that we can update them each time your child is tested - that way your child will know which words to continue practising at home.

Spelling: On our blog is a link to Spelling City. I have included all the sight word lists on it as well as the current Sound Waves Spelling Unit from which the homework spelling list is set. This provides another fun way for your child to practise homework spelling words and sight words.

Have a wonderful week!

Term 1 Week 2

Monday
Music, PE
Tuesday

Wednesday
Assembly 
Thursday
Library - please remember your library bag!
Friday
Music, PE

We have had a short but great first week in 2 Navy!  Not only do the children have the excitement of a new classroom, they are also lucky enough to have a room with a view - being upstairs is a fun change! Everyone has settled in very well, catching up with familiar faces as well as establishing new friendships. On Friday, notes were sent home that outline the term ahead. Please sign up for our blog and twitter, as it will be through these mediums that I will provide weekly updates and insights into our classroom life. 

Home readers will be sent home as of Week 2. It is very important that children read every night in order to develop their reading and comprehension skills, which underline their ability to process information across every subject area. Please return the reading folder EVERY DAY regardless of whether or not your child has finished reading the book, as we use the reading folder to send home notes rather than have them getting lost in school bags. Have a great week! :)