Week 9 - St Vincent's Primary School Clear Island Waters

Phonemic Awareness Games to play at home and atschool• Play rhyming games – find the rhyming words in NurseryRhymes, Dr Seuss books and other picture books.• Clap the syllables in words – el-e-phant; hip-po-pot-a-mus.• Play “I spy with my little eye something that begins with “b”(sound not letter name)• Play “I Spy” with ending sounds.• Play the “Say it fast” game – Say a word – one sound at atime and have your child say the word fast eg h/a/t = ‘hat’ Thisis the phonemic awareness skill of blending• Play the “Say the word slowly game”. Stretch out thesounds in ‘hat’ – h/a/t. This is the skill of segmenting.Research has identified the skills of segmenting andblending as being the most important predictor of readingsuccess in beginning reading.These games have been incorporated into “Book Bag” activities inPrep and Year 1 but can easily be played in the car on the way toand from school.Remember that these skills are developmental and that your childmay not yet be ready for a particular game – only play gameswhich are fun and allow your child to experience success.We all learned to walk and talk at different rates – so too do welearn to read.June NobletSupport teacher – Inclusive Educationjnoblet@bne.catholic.edu.auSPORT NEWSATHLETICSNext week Years 3-7 will be involved in trials over sprint, 200m and800m distances. Children are required to wear House colouredshirts next Wednesday 16 June and Friday 18 June.House sprint trials will be held for Years 3-7 next Wednesday 16June. Children will participate in Sprints and 200 metres, runningagainst others in their house and age group eg Girls born 2002in MacKillop. Places will determine heat divisions for the SportsDay.House 800 metres trials will be held for years 3-7 next Friday18 June. Because of the large numbers involved all children ineach age group from MacKillop and Mercy will run against each,then children from Shannon and Vincent.Approximately the top 10-12 runners from each race will thenqualify for the ‘A’ division Finals and the rest will run in ‘B’ divisionraces.The 800m Finals will be held on Wednesday 14 July (Week 1 nextterm).St Vincent’s Athletics datesWednesday 16 June:Yrs 3 - 7 House Sprint TrialsFriday 18 June: 800m Trials House Yrs 3 - 7Wednesday 14 July: 800m Finals Yrs 3 - 7Friday 16 July: St Vincent’s Athletics Carnival Yrs 3 - 7Wednesday 28 July:Monday 9 August:Wednesday 25 August:Monday 6 September:District ‘B’ Schools Athletics Carnival(Yrs 5-7)District Championships Carnival (Yrs5-7)South Coast Region Athletics CarnivalCatholic Schools Athletics & Ball Games(Yrs 3-7)NB Selection for interschool sports is based primarily, but not exclusively, on Finalsresults.ThankyouPeter BrennanSports Co-ordinatorRETAIL @ St V’sTuckshop RosterTUCKSHOP AND UNIFORM NEWSMany thanksLorelleFriday June 11 Kath Dowthwaite,Bernadette ParzatkaMonday June 14 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAYTuesday June 15 Ann-Maree Lenan, ChrisStevenson, Anna Calley,Chrissy HallamWednesday June 16 Sally Cluff, DebPrendergast, Kylie ThynneThursday June 17 Trish Rose, TanyaAlbertsen, DeanneSintomeFriday June 18 Mario Barnaba, SuzieLewis, Michelle Burt, KimLewisMonday June 21 Jane Crozier, MargoCoffeyTuesday June 22 Brooke Pennisi, Lee Craft,Belinda WebbWednesday June 23 Sarah Palmer, TracieHocart, Lisa DanielThursday June 24 Angela Moss, CarlieCorke, Naomi KingFriday June 25 Carolyn BloinkEXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES @St VItalian Poetry CompetitionCONGRATULATIONS!The 52 St. Vincent’s students, who participated in the ItalianPoetry Day Competition, put in a fabulous effort and won manyof the prizes on the day. The children performed beautifully andwere extremely well behaved during the day.A number of judges later expressed to me how thrilled theywere to see the excitement and enthusiasm that came from theSt.Vincent’s students. Well done St Vincent’s students we areproud of each and every child who performed.Signora Lucia UllianaLOTE TeacherFriday 30 July:Interschool Athletics datesPrep - Yr 2 Athletics Fun DayFROM THE PARISHSacramental ProgramA Notice directed to all children, parents and teachers involvedin the recent Sacramental Program for Confirmation and 1stCommunion. Thank you so very much for your involvement in theceremonies of Confirmation and 1st Communion. They were lovelyceremonies and it was a privilege to be a part of this very specialtime in the children’s lives. The parish extends an invitation to anySt Vincent’s Primary School Newsletter 4