P–2 Writing Update

Term 2 has flown by and it’s hard to believe we are nearly at the end of Semester 1! There has been so much growth in our early years learners this term, particularly in the areas of reading and writing, which have been the focus for the Term 2 English unit of work.

In Prep, our youngest learners have been making big strides in their writing. They’ve progressed from writing CVC words in isolation, to now sounding-out and writing topic words and simple sentences about an animal. There’s been a strong focus on building the fundamentals of writing a simple sentence, including writing left to right, using finger spaces, starting with capital letters, and ending with full stops. It is a joy to see students applying their phonics knowledge to stretch out sounds and build words in their simple sentence. Each child has a writing goal that their teacher has provided, along with a visual reminder to help them remember what they are working on in their writing.

Students in Years 1 and 2 have really enjoyed diving into the world of information texts this term. They have become particularly proficient in using topic-specific vocabulary and descriptive language to explain animals (Year 1) and life cycles (Year 2). Our classrooms are buzzing with purposeful learning, as students actively use the learning wall, taking cues from success criteria, referencing class texts, and checking off their own learning goals.

Open Classrooms a Huge Success

Thank you to the many families who visited our classrooms on Tuesday and Wednesday for our Open Classroom event. It was great to see students proudly take on the role of tour guide, explaining their learning journey in English, pointing out features on the class learning wall, and sharing the learning goals they’ve been working towards.

This event is a wonderful way to build partnerships between home and school, and to give students a real voice in sharing their progress. Thank you for embracing this initiative. Open Classrooms will return in Term 4.

Year 5 Students Celebrate National Buddy Day at Harmony Kindergarten

One Monday, some Year 5 students were selected to visit Harmony Early Education Kindergarten to celebrate National Buddy Day. It was a lovely morning filled with games, and meaningful connections as our students spent time playing and learning alongside the kindy children.

The visit was part of Bulimba State School’s kindy network initiative, a program we’ve established to strengthen connections with local early childhood centres and support a smooth transition from kindy to school. Harmony is one of several kindergartens we collaborate with as part of our network group.

Our Year 5 students were outstanding role models throughout the visit, showing kindness, leadership, and a genuine enthusiasm for connecting with their younger buddies. We look forward to creating more opportunities for our school to connect with other early learning centres throughout the year.

Junior Sports Day

Junior Sports Day is one of my favourite events of the year and students in Years 1 to 3 showed up today with so much enthusiasm and resilience as they completed their rotation stations. Huge thanks to Mr Bryant for his energy and detailed planning, and to our Year 6 sports captains and staff who made the morning such a success.

A special shoutout goes to all the parents who came along and of course, the ever-competitive parent race was a crowd favourite once again!

Prep students can look forward to their own special sports event which will take place next term. Stay tuned for the date!