Term 3, Week 8 2023

From the Principal

The Friday evening before Fathers Day we saw a true expression of our Christ the King community. We were blessed with many dads, grandads, uncles and men who hold a fathering role in attendance, supported by many women and children. The BBQ was an opportunity for gathering, sharing, catching up and meeting new people. We thank the P&F for all their organisation in the lead up to the day and know that the gift bags shared on Sunday morning were chosen and created with love.

The Lord bless you and keep you: the Lord makes his face shine on you…and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26

Teresa Pascoe
Acting Principal

Next week our Year 4 students will complete their    Religious Literacy Assessment Tool (ReLAT) online test.

Religious Education (RE) is a core Learning Area in all Catholic schools. It is a foundation for all learning and is integrated into the life of the school through prayer, liturgy  and social justice programs.

The test is based on general religious knowledge gained from participation in RE lessons and the religious dimension of the Catholic school. The assessment is not a measure of a child’s faith nor their participation in the broader life of the Catholic community. It is important to draw upon a variety of assessment strategies in order to develop a comprehensive picture of a child’s progress and understanding in Religious Education.

The ReLAT assessment tool is an online multiple-choice test with 35 questions. Children are given up to an hour to complete the test.

The data from the ReLAT assessment is collated and used by us to inform whole-of-school professional learning needs and the continuous improvement of teaching in Religious Education. Individual results are made available to individual student’s parents. An individual ReLAT report for parents is provided to complement the school report.

RECONCILIAITON PRESENTATION MASS
Last Saturday evening our students preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation were presented to the parish. These students will receive their First Reconciliation on Thursday 21st September at 7pm. All members of the community are invited to join in the evening.

BRIGHTON PARISH NEWSLETTER
Please follow this link to read the newsletter from out parish. It is full of important dates, reminder, useful advice, mass times etc. Please take some time to get to know our parish.
http://www.brightonparish.com.au/uploads/1/2/0/6/120622307/08-13-23_br_merged.pdf

Teresa Pascoe
Assistant Principal
(APRIM Assistant Principal Religious Identity and Mission)

SCHOOL HOLIDAY LIBRARY PROGRAM
The Charles Sturt Libraries offer a wide variety of activities and events during the school holidays. Activities range form recycled art creations to pet book sharing.

https://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/1312311/CC-SHP-October-2023-1.pdf

Marion Libraries School Holiday link

https://www.marion.sa.gov.au/things-to-do/school-holiday-guide#more-things-to-do

LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP

A fun and free activity for the upcoming holidays would be to join the Library.

How do I Join the Library
To join, visit any Marion Library branch and speak to a member of staff. You will need to:

Show personal identification with your photo & current address
Bring along a parent or guardian if you are under 18 years of age.
Agree to the Library's Conditions of Use Policy

If you join any SA Library you can then use your card anywhere in South Australia.

So if you are intending to travel within the state during the upcoming School Break, arm yourself with a library card and visit the local library. Books returned back to the Marion library will be returned to the Kadina, Streaky Bay, Renmark etc. Library for you. This could be just what you need if stuck in a tent or caravan with rainy weather.

Teresa Pascoe
Teacher/Librarian

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MATHS

We have been learning and practicing lots of great games in our maths lessons. We recently learnt a new game called ‘Tug of War’ where two students play off against each other using addition and subtraction. For this game you will need a long board with the numbers 1-27 on it, two dice and a small figurine to move up and down the board. The goal is to get the figurine to your end of the board. The figurine starts on number 17. The first person rolls the two dice and adds their numbers together- they then move forward that many spaces. This person is working with addition. Their partner then rolls the dice, adds the two numbers together and moves the figure backwards that many numbers. This person is working with subtraction. You repeat this process until someone manages to get their figurine on to the blank part of the game board (past 1 and 27). We had a great time learning this new game and really stretched our maths muscles with all the addition and subtraction sums.

If you have a pack of UNO cards at home you have a world of maths games at your fingertips. One game we like to play with UNO cards is flipping over two cards to see which person can make the biggest number. If you are feeling brave you may like to add a third pile to your hand and make three-digit numbers. To change the game up you could try to make the lowest number instead. The winner of the hand gets to keep the cards.

If there is no one to play with why not try flipping over two UNO cards and adding them? Or subtracting the lower number from the higher number? You will need to make sure you take out all the ‘extra’ cards (+2, draw four etc) when you play these games.

My favourite maths game we play is the UNO game. I get really excited when I win but kinda grumpy when I don’t. Sam

I like playing with the Woolworths figures on the ‘Tug of War’ game. Leo W

I am going to teach my Mum and sister how to play the bigger/smaller UNO game. It is good fun. Lacey

I like having three piles of cards to play the UNO game- this makes the numbers heaps higher. You get to make numbers in the hundreds. Eli

My favourite game is ‘Tug of War’ because 1 person did subtraction and 1 person did addition. There was only one figure so only one person could win. Aarya

‘Tug of War’ is my favourite game because 1 person needs to go up and the other person needs to go down. Liam N

I like it when you pick up the cards and you have the highest number. Then you get to win and keep the cards. Liam M

‘Tug of War’ because it sounds like tug of war and it is good fun using the characters. Will

UNO- because I like it when you pick up good cards and you win the game. You can play the game for as long as you like. Henry

SUMMER UNIFORM
Term 4 marks the beginning of students wearing their summer uniform.  For the last two weeks of Term 3 and the first two weeks of Term 4 students have the flexibility to wear either summer or winter uniforms, depnding on the weather.   

OUR UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS ARE CHANGING
New opening hours 

WEDNESDAY
Morning 8.30am - 10.00am
Afternoon 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Online orders can still be made at your convenience by clicking here Online orders will be compiled and given to your child to bring home.

NO HAT NO PLAY 
The blossom is back and so are the +3 UV rays. We know the temperature and sunshine are not an indicator of UV Rays so we wear hats everyday from the 1st of September.