From the Principal
Upon his commencement at St Catherine’s School, our Director of Teaching and Learning, Mr Robert Marshall, conducted an audit of the academic programs offered in the Senior School.
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Connecting parents, students, staff and the wider St Catherine's community.
Issue 313 31 August 2018 W7T3
In this issue
From the Principal Senior School Sport Junior School Sport VCE Insights Early Learning Centre Junior School Towards 2025 Senior School School News Community NewsUpcoming dates
From the Principal
Senior School Sport
Hockey Stars and Equestrian Success
Rising Hockey stars and current Year 7 students Samantha Love and Lucy Dunlop have both been selected in the Under 13 Victorian State Team.
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Barbreck Hockey
A big thank you to the Hawthorn Hockey Club who ran some fun hockey sessions with our Years 1 to 6 students.
Read more...VCE Insights
VCE Insights
‘Clock-on’ sessions for VCE students commenced this week. These sessions run every alternative Tuesday and Thursday from 3.30pm to 5.00pm until the commencement of the end of year exams.
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The Power of Parent Involvement
An essential part of our Early Learning Centre (ELC) philosophy is the participation of parents in our educational programs.
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Where Will You Fly?
In the Four Quartets, T.S. Eliot draws attention to the importance of explorative inquiry.
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Barbreck News
With the intriguing theme of “Find Your Treasure”, the 2018 Book Week activities in Barbreck were well enjoyed and celebrated by students from ELC to Year 6.
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Barbreck Hockey
A big thank you to the Hawthorn Hockey Club who ran some fun hockey sessions with our Years 1 to 6 students.
Read more...Towards 2025
Director’s Insights
As part of the Girls Talk: Raising Confident, Courageous Girls Parent Seminar series, psychologist and author Andrew Fuller delivered a ‘Building Resilience’ presentation to St Catherine’s parents on Monday evening.
Read more...Senior School
Hockey Stars and Equestrian Success
Rising Hockey stars and current Year 7 students Samantha Love and Lucy Dunlop have both been selected in the Under 13 Victorian State Team.
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VCE Insights
‘Clock-on’ sessions for VCE students commenced this week. These sessions run every alternative Tuesday and Thursday from 3.30pm to 5.00pm until the commencement of the end of year exams.
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Teaching: A Scientific Enterprise
Educationalists are often so focussed on the “doing” and not so much about the “telling” of what we do, that the profession falls prey to those who have not been informed about the complexity and science of teaching (Marzano, 2009).
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Science Week
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein that has inspired genetic engineering, biotechnologies, prosthetics, bionics, genetic modification, brain enhancement and ethics.
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GSV Soccer
GSV Weekly Soccer has been underway throughout the term, with good numbers of St Catherine’s students braving the cold to work on their skills at morning training sessions.
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A Day in the Life of Illawarra
When I tell people I work in a school boarding house, they often ask me what it is like to live and work in a home with 52 girls.
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News from the Creative Arts Auxiliary
Our VCE art students were hard at work during the Open Studio afternoon held on 23 August.
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