Year 2
This Friday, 15th March, marks the beginning of our Harmony Week celebrations at St Dominic’s. Harmony Day is all about appreciating, respecting and celebrating cultural diversity within Australia – from the first Australians to the integration of the newest arrivals. Celebrations will begin with a short liturgy and introduction to Harmony Week presented by the…
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Yr 5s have learned first hand how proximity to the sun affects the amount of light and heat an object receives. Yr 6s have investigated earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis with a series of experiments. Year 3 students have learned more about night and day with torches, and shadow investigations both inside and outside. The Year…
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Week 1 We were welcomed back to school with some glorious sunny weather! Luckily, everyone remembered their hats and our school location on top of a hill meant the sea breeze was felt early, and it turned out to be a great day for playing outside. The year 3s to 6s played some small-sides cricket…
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Below is a pre order form and information regarding the upcoming P&F Movie Night on Saturday, 23rd March, commencing at 4:00pm. A paper copy of the form will also be coming home with your child tomorrow. A copy can also be printed by clicking here. Please return the form no later than Monday, 18th March,…
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As was communicated earlier this term, we are continuing to look at establishing an onsite before and after school care option for our families here at St Dominic’s School. After recently meeting with a representative from Extend (our preferred provider), it was outlined to us that unfortunately government requirements changed over the school holidays and…
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On Friday, 22nd March, we will be having our annual Rice Day. The purpose of this day is to help our children experience, in a small way, the daily struggles many children experience every day and to raise funds for children less fortunate than ourselves. Last year Rice Day was very successful, and funds raised went towards…
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As was communicated last year, the school board, in consultation with the P&F, investigated the option of introducing a new school short and trouser option for our girls. A final design and costing was decided upon and the first order of shorts placed at the end of last year. With the cooler months approaching, we…
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It has been a busy start to Term 1 and it is hard to believe we are almost half way through! Homework officially begins this week and below is a summary of the expectations for Term 1: Spelling Activities found on Spellodrome online. Their word lists are updated each fortnight. This term, a hardcopy…
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Our senior Faction Swimming Carnival (Years 3-6) will be held at Claremont Pool tomorrow, commencing at 10.30am. Our junior (Year 1-2) students will be joining us for some fun tabloid games at 11:30am. We look forward to seeing members of our school community there to cheer on the students! Thank you to those parents who…
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