AGGIES ARTICLES - Term 4 Week 3 - Friday 22 October 2021

What a fantastic week we have had. So many students have received Dojos for being respectful, responsible, resilient and resolute. Congratulations to all students who have gained so many rewards for wonderful behaviour. Respect has particularly been noted as students enter the school grounds in the morning in their interactions with staff on the front gate. We have certainly enjoyed the opportunities to be outside on the playground again with some sunshine this week.

Kindergarten 2022

We have continued our communication with families that will be joining our school community in 2022. We ask these families to please take the opportunity to begin your engagement with Seesaw and get to know the other children and families. We have been planning some wonderful activities for the children to engage in when they come on their Story Time and Orientation visits.

1. Story Time: There will be three sessions to choose from, we ask that every child attend one session on Saturday 27 November and one of the weekday sessions. To register your child for these sessions go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the booking code - tk827 and choose the times that suit you.

• Monday 15 November - 9:30am to 10:30am or 1:15pm to 2:15pm
• Thursday 18 November – 9:30am to 10:30am or 1:15pm to 2:15pm
• Saturday 27 November – 8:30am to 9:30am, 9:45am to 10:45am or 11:00am to 12:00pm

2. Orientation Sessions: This year, each child will have the opportunity to attend three on-site transition session. We ask that your child attend all three of these sessions. 

• Wednesday 1 December – 9:30am to 12:00pm
• Friday 3 December – 9:30am to 12:00pm
• Tuesday 7 December – 9:30am to 1:00pm

Please pack lunch, a piece of fruit, a water bottle and a hat for your child on these days and ensure that your child wears closed in shoes.

3. Parent Orientation Information Night: Tuesday 7 December commencing at 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Year 5 students have begun the process of nominating for student leadership in 2022. This week candidates were introduced to their peers and grade voting took place. Thank you to those students who have made applications for these important roles. We are excited to follow the leadership journey in the next few weeks. 

There have been a lot of inquiries about the availability of the new uniform items. Please don’t feel any pressure to purchase the new design if your child still has a current uniform that fits as there will be a changeover period to support families.

The new uniform items will not be available for sale until the Uniform Store opens for January trading on 4 January 2022. Lay-by is available prior to that time. Please contact St Agnes Uniform Store on 6584 1076 for further information.

This is how lay-by will work:

• Sizing can be gauged using the existing uniform items.
• The lay-by will be set up and a deposit taken.
• Progress payments can be made.
• Lay-by can be collected in January.
• Sizing will be checked at the time of collection and adjusted if required.

Some of our senior students have been having conversations with staff about the current uniform policy. We appreciate the support from families who are ensuring the correct items of clothing are worn. Excess jewellery, incorrect jumpers and hair not being tied back off the face for learning and to prevent the spread of head lice have been discussed. Socks in particular have been a topic of conversation. Currently students are required to wear plain white socks with their sports uniform (no logos or images).

Accendere is a student discipleship retreat designed for our Year 4 students. Students will be involved in activities relating to friendship, encouraging showing love to others in our class and school. It is about accepting others as Jesus did. This will be held at school on Friday 10 December. More information will be sent to families closer to the date.

With October being the month of the Rosary, students have been learning about the significance of this beautiful prayer and its purpose. These mysteries represent the significant events in the life of Jesus Christ. The Rosary is often used as a guide for other Catholic prayers. These prayers are related to challenges or celebrations in the life of one praying the Rosary or on behalf of another for whom the prayers are said.

Road Safety Message

With the recent increase in children riding their bikes to school, we thought it was the perfect time to remind everyone of how important it is to wear a helmet. Please visit Transport NSW Information to learn about helmet standards and correct helmet fit.

Below is a short video from Safety Town about helmet safety.

Year 4 Writing

Thank you to the Year Four Team for sharing their amazing writing samples with me this week. After a very difficult decision, I have included two samples from Chloe Chilko and Mitchell Hagenbach.

The Year 4 team have shared their learning intention and success criteria to help you understand their learning goal.

Learning Intention
We are learning to enhance descriptions by evoking imagery in the reader's mind.

Success criteria
I will utilise the senses in my descriptions in order to transport my reader to a place or time
I will include various language features in my descriptions such as similes, metaphors, personification.

Congratulations to the following students who have received 300 dojos this week for following our 4 R’s at St Agnes'. 

KE - Charlee Tate, Jarred Porteous and Sienna Barnes
KW - Jupiter Schuch
1TB - Ella McNally
2JW - Beau Lill
2W - Kitt Quirk
3O - Avinav Sivaraj, Isabella Keep and Lorcan Byrne
3P - Bonnie Croft, Henry Fryer and Max Browning
3TM - Benjamin O'Brien
4NS - Anna Gardiner, Callum Galleghan and Maddison Evans
5C - Hannah Sullivan
5W - Bianca Harrison
6W - Bray Hawker, Sebastian Wyllie, Taj Trumper and Tallulah Jones

200 Dojo Awards: