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Eggcellent Easter Fun

Fri, Apr 11th, 2025

This week in STEAM, we had an egg-citing Easter-themed challenge that sparked creativity and problem-solving! Students explored a range of hands-on activities where they could choose to protect, hold, or launch their Easter eggs. From designing an Eggy Zipwire to safely transport their eggs, to crafting an Egg Catapult using spoons, paddle pop sticks, and rubber bands, there was no shortage of innovative thinking. Others took on the challenge of Egg Sailing with tin foil boats or building a sturdy Egg Tower out of toothpicks and playdough. Head over to Seesaw to check out some of the incredible designs and solutions our young engineers came up with!

Also a massive congratulations to Coen for his achievement of 6th place at State in backstroke. We watched the race today as a class and cheered him on.

Reminder: During the holidays on the Friday the 25th of April please join us at Jack Evans Boat Harbour at 10 am to honour the ANZACs. Please read the flyer in the parent resources.

Welcome to Term 2! In Week 1 on Friday the 2/5 we have our Founders Day and Monty's Slime and Colour Run.

Mother's Day Breakfast
Please see the flyer in the parental resource tab for more info

Premier's Reading Challenge
Please look at the info in the parental resource tab

Colour Run 2025
2025 Monty's Magical Wonderland Colour Run FUNDRAISER is coming to St James!
At the beginning of Term 2, we are hosting a Monty’s Colour & Slime Fun Run for our students and raising funds for some much needed school resources.
Fundraising for our school is easy! Simply go to www.myprofilepage.com.au and create a profile page to share around to family and friends to receive online donations. There are prizes to be earnt and Monty coins to collect! Unlock prizes by simply raising $10, the more donations raised, the more prizes you can choose from! You can mix and match prizes or send the donations to a one of the six causes available.
If you are having trouble creating your profile page, please see a flyer attached in Parent resources to help guide you through the process.
More information to come over the coming weeks!

Homework: The spelling words are located in the parent resource tab below

Miss Sharp - Part A Lesson 67-69 Spelling Words

Mr Holmes - Part A Lesson 61-63 Spelling Words - sheet given for homework

Mrs Faga/Mrs Fitz - Part B Lesson 10-16

Upcoming Learning

In Maths in Week 1, we will explore the big idea that fractions represent multiple ideas and can be represented in different ways. We will partition, measure, and compare lengths using fractions, use addition and subtraction to find complementary fractions, and solve problems using equivalence. You can support your child at home by discussing where we see fractions in the real world and discuss how and why we use equivalent fractions.

In Week 2, we will continue our English unit focused on argument and authority. We will explore language features and how they impact different perspectives within a text. Students will be applying their learning by writing a paragraph that includes dialogue, reported and direct speech as well as rhetorical questions. This can be supported at home by asking your child to give you examples of these language features and justify why we use them in our writing.

Monday, Apr 28th	Light the Way 8:45
Friday, May 2nd	No Assembly Founders Day Monty’s Slime and Colour Run.
Monday, May 5th	Light the Way 8:45 and Mother’s Day Stall - 8am
Tuesday, May 6th	Mother’s Day Stall - 8am
Wednesday, May 7th	Mother’s Day Stall - 8am
Thursday, May 8th	Mother’s Day Stall - 8am
Friday, May 9th	Mother’s Day Breakfast - 7:30 am and 8:45 Assembly

Holidays

Chris

Hudson B

Week 1-2

Jaxx

Abel

WEEK No awards in Week 1 - 2/5

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

WEEK Week 2 - 9/5

Asha

Oscar & Hudson T

Ruby

GOLD

NIL

SILVER

NIL

BRONZE

Ruby, Asha, Oscar & Hudson T

Big Prize to be Won

Do you want to WIN a Playstation 5 Gaming Bundle?
Australia’s highest fundraiser at year’s end will win a PS5 Gaming Bundle including a NEW Playstation 5 Console, VR2 Headset and Sense Controllers. Take advantage of the online platform that is included with our fundraiser.
There are lots of interactive features with plenty of rewards up for grabs, like free bonus donations and a Monty Handball. Let’s make the most of our resources and start fundraising today!
Keep up your fundraising efforts! We’re half way to our goal of $30,000!

Past blogs

Length Adventures

Fri, Mar 28th, 2025

The Thing About Alfred

Fri, Mar 14th, 2025

Inverse Relationships

Fri, Feb 28th, 2025

Welcome to Year 4!

Fri, Feb 14th, 2025