HOW CAN I BE ALL THAT I CAN AT ST PATRICK'S? - St Patrick's, Pyramid Hill
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TERM 1| JANUARY 2021
HOW CAN I BE ALL THAT I CAN
AT ST PATRICK'S?
INQUIRY:
Our Heavenly Father created us in His
image, with the potential to become like
Him. He blessed us with unique gifts and
talents that help us to fulfil not only our
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION responsibilities but our greatest
potential. Knowing who we are and who
we can be, gives us purpose and helps us
Charism identifies our founding mothers, the Sisters of
to live out our lives to the fullest.
Saint Joseph and their work to provide Catholic
education to the Pyramid Hill community and beyond.
Understanding the Charism of St. Patrick’s Primary Our Inquiry unit for Term 1 ‘How Can I
School identifies the work of St. Mary of the Cross Be All That I Can?’ asks our Learners to
MacKillop and how her story inspires ours. Story is investigate resilience, perseverance and
important for us to know our individual identity and our coping strategies to overcome
personal gifts which are found in the image and likeness challenges and ensure that we are
of God. This term we will consider the qualities of Mary always striving to be our best selves.
MacKillop and how these inspire our personal and This unit makes strong connections to
individual story as well as the story of our School both our Religious Education unit about
community. Persistence and courage were two of Mary Charism as we investigate how St Mary
MacKillop’s attributes which she called upon of the Cross Mackillop was all that she
throughout her life. Our Learners will be supported to could be as well as the Respectful
develop these attributes in themselves, guiding them to Relationships Program which provides
be the best version for themselves. Learning is lifelong strategies and links to Learners’
challenging and requires both persistence and courage! own personal stories. This topic for
exploration aims to build a base for
2021, where Learners are able to reflect
on the challenges from the previous
year, draw from and build upon known
strategies for dealing with stress and
challenge as well as use their strengths
to guide them on their journeys toward
being the best that they can be, always.
LITERACY Our Learners may not notice These will continue to play a
Speaking, Listening, Reading much change in routine, major role in helping our
and Writing skills are all however, they will notice the Learners to be able to name
dependent upon each other interconnectedness between both what they are aiming to
when developing literacy in speaking, listening, reading and learn and achieve, as well as
children. We are better able writing as they explore these when and how they have been
to communicate when we are skills in unison. successful. When Learners
using all of these skills understand what they are
together by reading and As we begin our ‘Visible learning and why this is
analysing texts, holding Learning’ journey this year, our important, there is often more
discussions about learning Literacy block as well as all success in both the learning
and responding to texts or other areas of learning will be and the understanding.
ideas through writing. This guided by Learning Intentions
year, we will utilise this and Success Criteria.
knowledge, by creating a
Literacy block that
encompasses all of these
skills within one designated
block of time. This time frame
will continue for the same
duration each morning: two
hours. From 9am, the Words
Their Way spelling program
will commence, followed by
reading, which will be a
springboard for discussion,
and then further into
responding through writing.
RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS
The Resilience Rights and Respectful Relationships program
that has been implemented in schools across Australia, aims to
teach children social, emotional and positive relationship skills
from a young age. Studies and evidence shows that efforts to
promote social & emotional skills and positive gender norms
in children and young people can improve health related
outcomes and individual wellbeing. In Term 1, through
teacher-led discussions, use of multimedia tools, personal
reflection and relationship building activities, Learners will
identify and investigate theirs and others emotions. This
involves identifying how they or others may be feeling, how
they are able to express this, how to positively interact with
others and what the consequences may be of expressing
emotions in social situations.
MATHEMATICS In Term 1, we are using this
understanding to map our
Patterns are at the heart of Learning in Mathematics to
Math. The skills involved in integrate and connect
recognising, continuing and learning in meaningful ways.
creating patterns, supports Learners will explore the
Learners to make predictions concepts of: Patterns and
based on what they can see. Algebra, Number, Location
Understanding patterns and Place Value.
helps prepare Learners for
working with complex Mathematics continues to be
number concepts. a structured block which
includes a warm up, small
group instructional time and
practice of skills as well as
Math Recall Grid time where Learners will experience little
Learners apply their skills to change in routine as the
new contexts. structure will remain the same,
however they will benefit from
We are very excited to extra learning time allowing
announce that this year, we them to further practice and
will be introducing a double develop their Mathematical
block of Mathematics
sessions each Monday. Over
a period of two weeks,
Learners will be engaged in a
total of 12 hours of
Mathematics.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The Loddon and Terrick We hope that our Foundation
Swimming sports have been Learners will join us on our
scheduled to occur on Friday walk to the pool as we will pick
12th February. All Learners them up on the way past their
will have an opportunity to home! Gymnastics will be the
practise for their events on sport of focus for the four
Wednesday 3rd February weeks following the Swimming
departing for the pool at sports. Palmer’s Gym in
2.00pm. Cohuna will lead the learning
for these weeks.
ART Furthermore, we will look at
street artist James
Goldcrown and his famous
The Catholic Education mural of hearts as we draw
Sandhurst theme this year is, our own heart drawings using
Faith in our Future. What a pastels and smudge for
wonderful and reassuring artistic effect. We will also
theme to guide us through complete a painted tape art
another year as we think heart. As we lead into Easter,
about how we can each grow we will complete an Easter
our faith and in turn share collage picture using paper
our faith. scraps as inspired by Henri
Matisse and his collage style.
From the Gospel of Matthew, An exciting term ahead, as
chapter 22 and verses 37-9 always in the Artroom this
we are reminded to love the term!
Lord our God with all our
heart, soul and mind as well SAKG
as love our neighbour as
ourselves.
Just as a new year heralds a
fresh start, the same applies
In Art this term, we will
to our garden. During Term
explore the notion of faith
1, the Learners will prepare
and hope.
the garden beds and research
what can be planted now to
During the Covid 19
give us an abundance of food
pandemic in 2020, a
in Terms 2 and 3. Learners
children’s publisher collated
will rotate each fortnight to
artwork from children all
assist with garden duties.
around the world and used
this to write a children’s book How the kitchen will run this
called Hope the Rainbow term will depend on Covid
Fairy. guidelines. We have shown
our adaptability in the
We will read the text kitchen previously with each
together and complete our Learner preparing their own
own hopes and dreams for meals. We hope that we will
the future by completing a once again be able to share
crayon resist drawing. We meals together soon.
will also use paint pens to Learners will continue to plan
draw on wooden blocks to the menu, prepare and cook
reflect how our faith in God healthy food with produce
can be as solid as a rock. from the garden. We look
forward to igniting our taste
buds again in the kitchen this
year!
MUSIC Our Senior Learners similarly TAGALOG
will commence the year by
Music has the power to open The learning continues as we
experimenting with body
our hearts and minds. So we progress into our second year
percussion and then
are beginning the year with in Tagalog language. This term,
enriching this learning with a
learning that is designed with we will start with the learner’s
variety of acoustic and
the capacity to empower motivation that language is
electronic instruments. It is
Learners to recognise their more than vocabulary. Tagalog
also noteworthy that this
uniqueness and reveal, affirm greetings and prayers will be
year's music lessons will only
and develop their talents. By re-introduced, we will use
be held during odd weeks;
using our imagination and them inside and outside of our
however, as music provides
experimenting with musical classroom to have
links to learning across the
ideas this term, Learners will spontaneous learning through
curriculum Learners will be
be encouraged to explore communication skills. We will
able to sustain, practice, and
their thinking and learning in introduce ourselves using the
use their musical learning in
exciting and innovative ways. language, recognise the
other areas of their school
This will also be a fantastic stationeries and different
lives.
platform for exploring facilities in and around the
instruments, body school. We will deal with the
percussion, movement, and fundamentals of words and its
dynamics. Our Junior use as we learn about
Learners will launch into numbers, colors, shapes, days
music with lots of games and of the week and months of the
activities that allow them to year. Also we will infuse the
explore body percussion and language in our SAKG, we will
then transfer this to other continue to nurture not only
percussion and string our appetite but the use of
instruments. Tagalog in the recipe and
kitchen guidelines as well.
IMPORTANT DATES IN TERM 1
Foundation rest days: Learner Free dates: 26th
(Wednesday) 3rd, 10th, February (Staff professional
17th, 24th February learning day) & 8th March
(Labour day public holiday)
Beginning Year Mass: 9th
February St Patrick’s Day: 17th
March
Cohuna Gym dates: 16th,
23rd February & 2nd, 9th End of Term 1: 1st April
March @2.30pm
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