Term 2 Week 10 2024

From the Principal - Lisa Cavanagh

Dear Holy Name Families,

What an eventful term we have had!  The past few weeks have been filled with exciting events in our school calendar.  A huge thank you to Mrs Jenna Taylor for all her organisation of our athletics carnival days.  Whilst Wednesday was very cold, we had perfect weather for the main carnival day last Thursday.  Thank you for Mr Corey Watts for being such an expert starter on the day.  Congratulations to all of our students for the outstanding sportsmanship on display at the carnival, with a special shout-out to our Year 6 leaders, who were incredible role models for our younger students in their participation, encouragement of others and hard work.  Well done leaders!

We have a number of students who have been selected to attend the Catholic Schools Athletics Carnival on the 12^th of July.  Mrs Taylor has sent home the information with all eligible students.

Catholic Education Week

CEW is held in Week 3 of Term 3 every year.  This year, Holy Name School will begin our week of celebrations with a Mass with the Holy Name Parish Community on Sunday 21 July at 8:30AM.  All members of the Holy Name School Community are invited to attend and bring along a plate of morning tea to share after Mass.  The school choir will be leading the singing at this Mass, accompanied by Mr Dore.

We have a great number of events and learning opportunities planned for next Term.  A massive thank you to all the staff at Holy Name for always going the extra mile for our school community.  Your hard work and dedication are appreciated.

 If you are travelling over the holiday break, drive safely.  We look forward to welcoming everyone back after the holidays.

God Bless

Lisa

An Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

The rains fall soft upon your fields,

And, until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

APRE News - Kerri-Ann Manthey

APRE News

Another term draws to a close.

The energy of classrooms; the Prayer Celebrations – ANZAC Day, Mother’s Day, National Sorry Day, Togetherness Tuesday; the incursions with visiting authors and Under 8s Day; the excursion to the Empire Theatre for Sing Out; and the talent showcased on the sporting field and in The Arts ….so much has been achieved this term.

Although the anticipation of the impending holidays is cause for great excitement at Holy Name, let us look back with gratitude on a successful term of learning at Holy Name.

Prayer

Loving Father,

As we come to the end of another term, we turn to you in confidence and place any difficult relationships into the healing hands of Jesus, your Son.

Enable us to leave behind any pain of the past and any regrets or bitterness, entrusting the past to your mercy, the present to your love, and the future to your providence.

Help us appreciate more the need to keep a good balance in our lives.

May the holiday be for us a time of rest and recreation to help restore us and re-create us in your image and likeness, as we enjoy more of the love and presence of our families, on whom we ask your blessing.

Amen.

Blessings

Kerri-Ann Manthey

Prep Blue - Tennille Kauter

Hard to believe our Preps are almost halfway through their first year of school! This term has been filled with exciting learning experiences and activities for our students.

In English, our students have been working hard, learning to read through our new reading approach, Decodable Readers Australia.  They’ve put a lot of effort into blending sounds to read words and texts.  Additionally, they have spent time learning how to write sentences. It’s been lovely to see their improvement in both reading and writing.

In Maths, we’ve introduced addition and subtraction. The students have enjoyed the fun, hands-on lessons and have shown great enthusiasm for learning these new concepts.

Our Preps have also enjoyed their weekly dance lessons and are eagerly looking forward to the athletics carnival next week. It’s wonderful to see their excitement and participation in all these activities.

We’ve had a blast in Prep so far and can’t wait to see what they achieve next term.  Thank you again for all your support with homework and for being a part of your child’s educational journey.

Happy Holidays!

Mrs Kauter and Mrs Thomas

Prep 1/Gold - Jodie Inskip

Term 2 In Prep/1 Gold

As we approach the end of Term 2, it’s time to reflect on the wonderful learning experiences and memorable moments we’ve shared together. We have been busy exploring various subjects, growing as individuals, and celebrating our faith. Here are some highlights from this term:

Academic Growth: This term we have worked hard in class and have been striving to become better readers, writers, mathematicians, and scientists.

Exploring Religion: We have delved into stories of the Bible and learned valuable lessons about faith, compassion, and love. We studied Church rituals and celebrations and participated in meditative prayer experiences. Father Darryl came to visit us and was keen to know all about our learning this term.

Mother’s Day Liturgy: Following a scrumptious breakfast, we led a heartwarming Mother’s Day liturgy, expressing gratitude for the love and care our mothers provide. It was a beautiful tribute to the incredible women in our lives. We also enjoyed spending time with them engaging in some pampering and fun activities before giving them a beautiful gift we had worked hard at creating.

Under 8s Day: The highlight of our term was undoubtedly Under 8s Day! We engaged in playful learning activities, fostering creativity, teamwork, and joy. It was a day filled with laughter and discovery.

Fire Education Program: The Fire Education Program was delivered by local officers from the Queensland Fire Service. We learned essential fire safety skills, empowering us to protect ourselves and others in the event of a fire. We excitedly practiced our skills as budding fire fighters and learnt to spray a fire hose.

Dance and Groove Fridays: Every Friday, our school came alive with music and movement. We learned fun dance routines that fostered physical fitness and creativity. We look forward to showing off our moves at the Showcase on Friday.

Athletics and Ball Games Carnival: We participated in our events throughout the day with enthusiasm and great sportsmanship. Despite the cold, we enjoyed running races, relays, modified field activities and tunnel ball! A great day was had by all!  

Thank you, parents and guardians, for your unwavering support this term. Together, we’ve created a nurturing environment where our students thrive academically, spiritually, and socially.

We continue to celebrate the achievements our Prep/1 Gold family and we look forward to next term!

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Year 2 Blue - Kirralee Bronkhurst

2B students enjoy a Lego building afternoon

Year 2 Gold - Stacy Mills

It is hard to believe it is the end of the term already. Year Two Gold has had a wonderful term, with lots of productive work. Each and every one of them should be proud of their progress! I hope that you all have a relaxing and safe holiday and I look forward to seeing everyone refreshed for Term Three.

What we enjoyed this term:

Archer-I loved PJ Day.

Patrick-I had fun on Togetherness Tuesday!

Achok-I loved joining in PE.

Lydia-Being at school with all my friends.

Vance-I enjoyed running the race at Sports Carnival.

Seff-I had fun on PJ Day.

Mia- I loved Math Mentals. I am good at it.

Lennox-I liked making our dioramas.

Lilo-My favourite thing was PJ Day.

Lucas-I had fun at PE and Library.

Violet-I had fun in everything this term.

Nirvana- I liked my piano lessons.

Joelle-My favourite thing was creating our dioramas.

Julyus- I liked making Bowerbird Blue art and running at the carnival.

Cooper-I made a great diorama and getting my cast off.

Davina-I liked spending time with my friends.

Aree-I enjoyed running at the Athletics Carnival.

Year 3 Gold - Tilly Hose, Year 3 Blue - Marissa Dixon and Sarah McAllister

Year 3, Term 2 Reflections - Learning Power: Communication

This term I loved art, because I like being creative and sometimes colour is needed. Sometimes art doesn't have to be the best art, it can be anything. The number one rule is to have fun. Art may look boring, but they might have had fun while making it. Don't judge a painting by it's colour. - Rahim

This term I loved Maths, especially telling the time except am I still having trouble with telling the time 'to' the next hour. I didn't like learning about Science and galaxies. I enjoyed reading Yirra and her Deadly dog Demon in English. In Religion I like the videos. - Angel

This term I enjoyed learning about the cross and images of God through art because they were fun and calming for me. Also art is my favourite subject! - Konnah

This term I enjoyed learning about my image of God, past and present in History and doing Mathletics live on the laptops. I loved doing the Athletics Carnival too! This term I have improved with my writing speed and reading fluency because I practise everyday. - Lettie

This term I enjoyed fractions in Maths because it makes me happy. - Charlie

This term I enjoyed learning about images of God because we got to use paint, pens, pencils and art to create our image of God. This term I also really enjoyed Religion becuase we got to learn about baptism, Pentecost, and Jacob's Dream. - Violett

This term I enjoyed learning about History because I enjoy watching the videos on Clickview. I also liked Reliegion because it was fun painting my image of God. - Adit

This term I enjoyed learning maths because it is fun. I also loved Science because I like learning abou tthe sun, Earth and moon. - Max

This term I enjoyed learning about Maths because it is my favourite subject. I also liked History because we made fact files on the laptops. - George

Things I liked doing this term were PE, Athletics Carnival, Maths Mentals, Science and making a sundial. I also liked learning about poetry in English and trying cursive handwriting. - Darius 

This term I enjoyed Dance Fever because dancing is my favourite thing to do. I also liked Maths because I found data and graphing easy. - Maheera

This term I improved my spelling stage because I have been working on it every day and I finally feel I have become better at it! - Olivia

I enjoyed doing handwriting because I like writing in cursive letters. I enjoyed telling the time to the minute because it is fun to learn about time. - Evodie

I enjoyed learning about images of God and making our artwork of God. I made a galaxy and it was fun to make. My handwriting has improved this term because it is much neater now. - Cynthia

This term I enjoyed learning about History the most because I can see important people from Toowoomba's past and write it in my fact file. I also liked learning about Reconciliation week and past and present communities. - Ayen

This term in the arts we have learnt dance and elements of dance. For personal space we do Mr T so we have enough room to dance. We are in 2 lines of boys and girls and we face the front. Our dance teacher is named Jackson and we do an activity at the end of the lesson. - Finn

In English we have been reading in paired fluency partners. - Marvellous

This term we have been learning about poetry in English. Our poems were Mulga Bill's Bicycle and Mr McGee and the Biting Flea. - Tia

We have been learning about God. My image of God is the the ocean. - Ava

We have been learning about my image of God. I drew the ocean because I love it. - Matilda

This term we learnt about poetry in English. We looked at Mulga Bill, The Ant Explorer and Mr McGee and the Biting Flea. - Sophie

This term we learnt about the moon, Earth and the sun. We learnt the Earth's rotation is for 24 hours and the Earth rotates around the sun. - Neo

In Science we have learnt about day and night. The Earth rotates on its axis and it takes 24 hours. - Baxter

This term we learnt about the sun, moon and Earth.  The sun is much much bigger than the Earth. - Shahram

This term in English we learnt about Mulga Bill's Bicycle. Mulga Bill was a man who rode a bike for the first time in Eaglehawk. It was a craze to own a bike and he thought he would love riding. - Jonathan

This term we have been learning about the soon and the moon. It takes about 24 hours to spin. - Mannat

We have been learning about the sun and the moon and that it takes 24 hours for the Earth to rotate on its axis. It was cool! - Stellah

This term in Science we have learnt about day and night . We learnt about how the Earth rotates on its axis. - Juwan

In English we have learnt to read with paired fluency partners and to use a whisper voice to read quietly. - Nevaeh

In Maths this term we have been learning about multiplication, division, using the jump strategy, measurement and fractions. - Nathan

This term we learnt about day and night. I learnt that the moon gets its light from the sun. - Ella

This term in Religion we learnt about the Sacraments of Initiation - Baptism and Confirmation. We also learnt about our own image of God. - Lilly

Year 4/5 Blue - Danni Canning

It is crazy to believe that it is the end of term 2 already! They say time flies when you are having fun, and we had a load of fun this term.

In English, we focused on reading War Horse and have started to read The Black Cockatoo. Within these books we looked at character analysis and understanding that friendship comes in all different shapes and sizes. As a class we have also been working on persuasive writing and we are really good at it! We love to discuss the different aspects of a point of view.

In HaSS we finished learning about the journey of the first fleet, the people that were on the boats and some events that happened on their journey. We have moved on to learning about the gold rush! So far, we have learnt that gold is a very rare material, not everyone struck gold during the rush and there were lots of laws for the miners.

In science we looked at different types of materials. We will be moving on learning about space in the next term.

In Religion, we learnt a lot about Mary. Who Mary was in the time of Jesus and who she is to people today.

Important dates for term 3:

School comes back on Tuesday 9^th July.

Year 5/6 camp- Monday 15^th – Wednesday 17^th July (Miss Canning away for camp)

I hope you all have a safe, relaxing and wonderful holiday.

See you in term 3!

Miss Canning

Year 5/6 Gold - Brook Marquart

5/6 Newsletter

Welcome to the end of Term 2!

This term has been a busy one with plenty of learning opportunities for all.

The year 5s and 6s have been putting their hardworking skills into practice as we learned about The First Fleet and Federation during History, Changing States of Matter in Science, adding and simplifying fractions in Mathematics, and forming persuasive texts and creating narratives in English.

The students participated in Cross Country, Athletics Carnival, helping with the under 8’s day (year 6s) and many more fun activities.

With respect being a focus this term, the students in the 5/6 class have been putting this into practice in the classroom. Respecting our teachers, respecting our peers and respecting ourselves.

As we enter the second half of the school year the students will be given a chance to extend on this skills and demonstrate their Holy Name attitudes and expectations.

Next term:

• Term 3 begins on Tuesday 9^th July
• We look forward to camp in week 2. Stay tuned for information coming soon. Please bring the note back as soon as possible if you wish for your child to attend, and if you require another copy do not hesitate to contact me or the office.
• School Photo Day is on Monday the 22^nd of July (week 3)

Enjoy your holidays and stay warm and safe over the next 2 weeks.

Miss Marquart.

ICAS Assessment Testing

We are delighted to inform you that Holy Name Primary School will once again be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competition this year.  ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science and Spelling.  These tests will take place on various dates in Term 3. Letters have been sent home to students who participate in our Enrichment Program. If you wish for your child to participate, please follow the instructions on the letter to purchase the tests. Registration for all subject areas closes on Monday 29 July at 11:59pm. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Sophie Elmes.

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NCCD Fact Sheet

Winter Vacation Care at Holy Name

The Spark Student Scholarship

We have great news for Queensland schools. The Spark Student Scholarship applications are now open!

Due to the generosity of a number of our sponsors, we have a selection of scholarships to support the attendance of students with their teachers to the 2024 Queensland It Takes a Spark STEM Conference being held at Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell on Friday, 30th August.

We are especially inviting schools in low socio-economic areas to apply for a Spark Student Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to reduce or fully cover the student registration fees.

The first round of scholarships will close Friday, 21st June.