Term 2, Week 5 Bulletin
Dear Families,
WELCOME TO THE NELI PROGRAM (Nuffield Early Language Intervention)
Thomas Punzalan and Natalie Bruzzese)
undertook training in the Early Intervention program, NELI. Students from the Discovery (Discovery Grade 1 cohort) have been
attending the NELI groups for 30 minutes a day (three days a week).
The twenty-week targeted programme
consists of thirty-minute small group sessions each week, delivered by the members of our SLT, focused on improving
student vocabulary, developing active listening, and narrative skills and a small additional element focusing on
developing phonological awareness and letter–sound knowledge.
The children have been engaged, enthusiastic and working collaboratively with each other. They enjoy looking for
and finding Ted during the groups and describing where they found him. We are enjoying watching their growth
and development. If your children are talking about going to NELI groups with us, we hope you now have an
understanding of the Early Intervention Program we have begun. We look forward to training more of our staff so
that we can continue to have a positive impact on our student learning outcomes.
DISCOVERY GRADE TWO ASSEMBLY
Pictures from the Discovery Grade Two assembly
SCHOOL COMMUNITY TEAM MEETING
UPCOMING DATES
TERM TWO
Please note the change of date for the Discovery Grade One assembly to Thursday, June 5.
May
21/05: Prayer Service: Discovery Grade Two & Curiosity Three / Curiosity Grade 4 – Challenge Grade 5 & 6 @ 2.40pm
22/05: Senior School Assembly: Curiosity Grade Four
27/05: Student-Free Day RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 10
28/05: Prayer Service: Exploration & Discovery Grade 1 / Curiosity Grade 4 – Challenge Grade 5 & 6 @ 2.40pm
29/05: Junior School Assembly: Grade One
June
04/06: Grade Two & Three / Grade Four – Six @ 2.40pm
05/06: Junior School Assembly: Grade One
06/06: Student Free Day
09/06: Public Holiday
10/6: STUDENT-FREE DAY
12/06: Senior School Assembly: Grade Three
13/06: St Anthony’s Feast Day Prayer Service: Snr School @ 9.15am/Jnr School @ 11.30am
18/06: Prayer Service: Exploration & Discovery Grade One/ Curiosity Grade 4 – Challenge Grade 5 & 6 @ 2.40pm
Eucharist Sacramental Retreat (Grade Three students)
19/06: Junior School Assembly: Exploration
21/06: Eucharist Masses @ St Anthony’s @ 5.30pm
23/06: Semester One Reports to Go Home
25/06: Three-Way Learning Conversations: 12.30 – 6.00pm
26/06: Three-Way Learning Conversations: 12.30 – 6.00pm
July
30/06 – 04/07: NAIDOC Week Celebrations
02/07: Prayer Service: Discovery Grade Two & Curiosity Grade Three / Curiosity Grade 4 – Challenge Grade 5 & 6 @ 2.40pm
04/07: End of Term Two: Early Close @ 1.30pm
God bless,
Bill Hill
PRINCIPAL