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 […]
Term 3, Week 9
The Library This week I visited the library where our students were busy borrowing books for the week. Our library is a cozy and welcoming space. Our students were reading quietly and browsing until I interrupted the flow! At St Therese’s our library in a broad sense is the backbone of classroom activity. Much of […]
Term 3, Week 8
Laptop Program This year we introduced a Laptop Program that begins in Year Four. Laptops are embraced because of the technological tools they offer combined with their portability. Not only are they becoming a necessary tool for students, but they are ensuring our narrative of ‘Learning Happens Anytime and Anywhere!’ At St Therese’s the laptop program […]
Term 3, Week 7
Students setting up their own learning intentions and success criteria Students in Year Three are being challenged around questions like ‘Why are we learning this?’ The big ideas drawn out from our students is at the very core of teaching and learning at St Therese’s. Mr Halliday challenged students in their learning about identifying […]
Term 3, Week 6
Flipping our Lunch Times Recently we flipped our two lunch breaks in response to our data on children wanting to play. We noticed that after two hours of learning in their classrooms they wanted to run and play and not sit down and eat their lunch. So we flipped the time! Now at the announcement […]
Term 3, Week 5
Cairns goes into Lockdown due to Covid 19 for Three Days What a week! This week all our Catholic Schools went into lockdown and moved to online learning by Wednesday. Our staff were well prepared and ready to go on Wednesday. The online learning at home and school worked a real treat. What an amazing […]
Term 3, Week 4
Visiting Aspects of the School Community! Throughout the week I greeted students coming to school, visited classroom, library and listened to students who were busy in their work, observed students in our nature playspace, engaged with students whose learning was happening outside the classroom using their devices, engaged in a few selfies and worked alongside […]
Term 3, Week 3
100 Days of Prep At St Therese’s each year we congratulate our Prep students as they reach that magic mark of being Preps for 100 days. We love to see their 100 day maturity and their idea of what 100 years looks like with walking sticks, pipes and frames. Also it was fantastic that someone else was older than […]
Term 3, Week 2
The Music Program This week I dropped in on the students who were learning the Ukulele! At St Therese’s we believe that learning how to play a musical instrument boosts one’s IQ by as much as seven points. Research, says that the shape of the brain of musicians is different compared to those who don’t […]
Term 3, Week 1
Welcome to Term 3 Getting Ready for the return of students and families. Stop the Press! An update for everyone! There is some work continuing over the coming weeks. Stage 2 of the Nature Playground is shaping up. Our Outdoor learning spaces are linked to our Reggio Emilia philosophy principle ‘the 3rd teacher’! Fencing is […]
