Year One Art Classes The Arts particularly Visual Arts are vital to any and all communities on this earth. At St Therese’s we believe that Arts provide endless opportunities and possibilities for our students in helping them to become the best version of themselves. This week I had the pleasure of visiting our Year One […]
Term 2, Week 3
Visiting Prep This week I visited one of our four Prep classes. In a true partnership, it was fantastic to see Grandparents and parents working alongside staff in the Prep room. I sat down next to Mrs Smith who was leading a small group of prep students in a guided reading activity. The practice […]
Term 2, Week 2
Year 3 – Persuasive Writing Whilst visiting the talented Year Three students it was exciting to see them share their knowledge and understanding about Persuasive Writing. The students simply engaged in prompts from a PowerPoint on the process of writing a persuasive text. Persuasive writing helps students formulate specific reasons for their opinions and […]
Term 2, Week 1
Anzac Day Once again, our school actively participated in the many events leading up to and including the ANZAC Day Edmonton Commemorative Service March to Fuller Park. The first week begun with the students joining in our school liturgy on Tuesday lead by Mrs Jackson. Under the guidance of Mrs Eddy our Defence Force […]
Term 1, Week 8
Year 6 – Exploring the wonders of science The Big Cabbage Experiment! By the end of Year 6, our students need to be able to compare and classify different types of observable changes to materials. Recently the students engaged in the “Big Red Cabbage” experiment. In this simple but effective experiment the students had to […]
Term 1, Week 7
Cross Country Last Friday the whole school gathered for one of the most exciting sporting events on the school calendar, the annual Cross Country Event. Under the guidance of Mr Irvine all our students from Prep to Year 6 participated in the cross country event. It was fantastic to see many parents, grandparents and friends […]
Term 1, Week 6
Visit to Year 5 Google Classroom provides a digital platform that creates a self-intuitive and user friendly experience that in turn expands their skills and knowledge in spelling new empowering words! This week I visited the awesome Year Five students who were busy engaging in their personal spelling lists. One of the benefits in visiting […]
Term 1, Week 5
Visit to Year 4 Wildlife is an important and fascinating topic for all our students to explore. Sadly, many animal species are dangerously close to becoming extinct. This term Year Four students under the Australian curriculum subject of Humanities and Social Science are increasing their awareness on the issues that are not only important to […]
Term 1, Week 5 – Music Program
Knowing how to play a musical instrument with confidence is a fulfilling and enjoyable ability. But, if someone were to ask you, “If you could pick from any instrument and instantly know how to play it, what would you pick?” odds are that a violin would be among the top choice. But although violins are […]
Term 1, Week 4
Visit to Year 3 During my visit to the marvelous Year Three students it was exciting to see our students engaging in open end inquiry-based questions. Our students were being challenged to examine “how many different numbers they can make with the following digits 93716”. The catch was the students must use every number once […]
