In readiness for our return to School
I am anticipating much excitement as girls reconnect with their peers and teachers but this will be entwined with a level of apprehension caused by new processes.
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Connecting parents, students, staff and the wider St Catherine's community.
Issue 378 22 May W6T2
From the Principal
Early Learning Centre
ELC – A Celebration of Learning at Home
As the ELC Learn@Home Program draws to a close and we transition back to classroom programs, it is timely to reflect on the wonderful learning that has occurred over the past six weeks.
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Return to Barbreck
It is with great anticipation that we look forward to welcoming the return of all girls to Barbreck in the coming week. Their cheerful laughter and their happy faces have been greatly missed.
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Junior School: Year 1 – What does macaroni h...
Last week the Year 1 girls and their families completed a Maths Inquiry which allowed them to explore open-ended problems.
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Year 9 Update: Photographs – students’...
When I was marking the roll for my Year 9 Geography class, one of the girls turned her video on and shared the view from her window, taking the class on a tour of the snow and surrounding hills sprinkled with snow.
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English Online: through social distancing we are s...
We have commenced one of the most significant learning journeys in my career as an educator, creating an online digital world for all students while continuing to deliver the core curriculum embedded with our values.
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Arts@Home
The underlying philosophy of Studio Arts is the development of an independent and individual studio practice in which the students devise, experiment, reflect, refine and resolve their art ideas.
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Languages Update – Learning in the time of C...
Just as we readied to undertake the SAC, schools moved to online learning. My challenge as a teacher was how to provide an authentic, valid and fair assessment experience to ensure students’ smooth progression towards the final examination.
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Snowsports – Goggles For Docs
St Catherine’s Snowsports are now collecting ski goggles for 'Goggles for Docs’ Australia, an initiative working to get used or new ski goggles into the hands of healthcare workers who currently have no eye protection when treating Covid-19 patients.
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Let’s Talk – Webinar Series
Join Director of Student Programs Gina Peele in a conversation with Head of Sports Nick Racina
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Sporting Legends Online Dinner
Join our panel of St Catherine's dads in a lively and enlightening discussion on raising resilient daughters, juggling a career in sport and the unexpected joy in becoming a role model in their own daughters' sporting participation.
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