Colour Run!! What a way to finish the week of learning with a student Colour Run! Woo Hoo! One of the most popular days on our school calendar is the infamous Colour Run! I am not sure who had more fun Staff/ Parents or the students! I think at the end of the day the […]
Term 4, Week 8
Nature Play Space It was a busy week with our student exploring their new sandpit within the Nature Play Space. Such opportunities encourage the students to build solid friendships and along with the development of Oral Language. During sand play, the students play together to build a shared vision of their creation. With the development […]
Term 4, Week 7
This week our Year 3 staff and students shared their photos from when our groundsman, Justin came to visit to respond to investigative questions about growing vegetables. The students as part of their science unit, developed collaboratively questions around how to grow healthy edible plants whilst taking into account the best season to grow vegetables. […]
Term 4, Week 6
Buddy Program One of our significant attributes at St Therese’s is our commitment to ‘being family.’ At St Therese’s we do this by engaging in our buddy program. Preps and Year One students have buddies in Year 6 and Year 5. Recently our buddies were hanging out in the Nature Playspace on a Tuesday afternoon. […]
Term 4, Week 5
Learning in the 21st Century happens anytime and anywhere. At St Therese’s our students called to embodied learning. When children are moving and engaging in physical their environment both inside and outside the classroom they freely explore and interact and connect with the world around them. They come into contact with the external reality and gather […]
Term 4, Week 4
This week we had a number of visitors to our school ranging from previous staff, catholic education office staff, Woolworths staff providing yummy food for World Teacher’s Day and Dave and Inkie from Star FM and our amazing parents. Hospitality is of our Mercy values by being welcoming to all by acting with integrity and […]
Term 4, Week 3
This week I visited the students who were busy engaging with their computers. In Year 3 the students were developing their own profile about themselves. Students in this class also use Seesaw to communicate with their parents at home, constantly updating them on their progress and friendships.
Term 4, Week 2
This week I was keen to visit our students who after their play time settled down to a yummy morning tea or lunch. Our prep students are enjoying this ‘down time’ to re generate themselves in readiness for the next phase of learning inside the classroom. This reversal of play time allows the students to […]
Term 4, Week 1
Welcome back everyone! We began the term by settling into routines and familiarising ourselves with our dear friends. Our students are learning to transition from one activity to another. Every morning they put their hats into their bags, line up and wait for the teacher to greet them with their happy welcoming smile. Parents are […]
Term 3, Week 10
Educators: School Officers who work closely with our students inside and outside the classroom Every day our Educators (School officers) work tirelessly with our students in support for our teachers. In Prep we have four school officers working alongside our Prep teachers for 30 hours a week. In Year One we have four dedicated school […]
