Principal Visits Throughout the last four years, I have been constant in visiting students in classrooms. The weekly blogs over the years highlight many of my visits. However, recently, our Executive team have collaboratively developed a laser like focus on our student’s achievements. This precision strategy means that the Executive Leaders are in the classrooms […]
Term 3, Week 3
Principal Visits Around the School Our School has embraced an Italian philosophy of The Reggio Emilia. This approach to childhood education believes that children have many ways of learning and hence it is one of our goals to develop their passion for learning and curiosity that will last a lifetime. We engage this passion and […]
Term 3, Week 2
Year 5 FRACTIONS When it comes to teaching maths at school or home it’s fractions our kids and you as parents will probably struggle with most. With words like numerator, improper, vinculum, and others making their way into homework and school reports, sometimes even the number of terms relating to fractions for students can all […]
Term 3, Week 1
The First 100 Days of Prep Each year we wish congratulations to our Prep students as they reach that magic mark of being Preps for 100 days. Last Friday, our Preps and staff came dressed as 100 year olds and enjoyed a party of shared food to celebrate this exciting milestone! How old they have […]
Term 2, Week 9
Learning in Chinese This week I had the pleasure of visiting our students who are learning about Chinese. There are many benefits to learning another language and being multilingual. … ‘A multitude of research shows that learning a new language offers many rewards,’ Dr Arber and Dr Weinmann say. For instance, at St Therese’s the […]
Term 2, Week 8
World Environment Day This week our community celebrated World Environment Day. Our theme for the next two years will focus on “Called to be Stewards of Creation for a Spirited Tomorrow -Celebrating Biodiversity.” Biodiversity is the variety of all living things; the different plants, animals and microorganisms and the ecosystems they form. Biodiversity is vital […]
Term 2, Week 7
National Sorry Day National Sorry Day is a day to acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation. While this date carries great significance for the Stolen Generations and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it […]
Term 2, Week 6
Welcome back Year 2-6 What a glorious day Monday 25th May was with all our students from Year Two to Year Six returning to School full time. Our teachers throughout the last two weeks have been busy preparing for the transition from online to face to face teaching. I was not sure who was more […]
Term 2, Week 5
Year 4 – Maths Online Whilst preparing for next week, our year four students continued their learning in measurement and geometry. The students using Seesaw online learning investigated different three-dimensional objects and described their features. Using their i-pads the students looked closely at three dimensional objects to gain an understanding of their length, height, and […]
Term 2, Week 4
Arrival at School – Welcome back Preps and Year One students! This week we welcomed back Prep and Year 1 after a period of online learning. We experience something new whilst we navigate COVID-19. This has been a significant week, as for many of the students they have been away from school for nearly 8 […]
