Ray White Real Estate Benalla kindly sponsor our awards once a term and gives the lucky award winners a $25 voucher to spend locally.

This Award can be for a quiet achiever who has been working hard behind the scenes to overcome some challenge, as small as it may be.

This can be in any area of school, academic, or behavioral. It can be as simple as something small like getting to school on time, changing their reader independently, attending breakfast club even though they are nervous or detaching from their parents at drop off.

It may be an academic challenge they have overcome like learning the timetables, participating in class, or achieving math growth in a particular area of challenge.

AWARD RECIPIENTS

Foundation- Pepame S.

Pepame has a gentle and caring nature and treats all people around her with kindness and respect. She is a wonderful listener who values the ideas of others. Pepame is always happy to lend a helping hand in the classroom and enjoys including others in her play. She makes others feel happy by simply smiling or giving a compliment.

Pepame has come such a long way in her learning this year. She is a quiet and determined learner who approaches new and challenging tasks with persistence and does not give up when things are tricky. She should be very proud of the progress she has made and the confidence she is building as a learner. We are so proud of the kind, caring and resilient learner you are Pepame!

Grade 1- Sibella B. is a student who truly embodies what it means to be a quiet achiever. Sibella is kind, nurturing and incredibly intelligent, and approaches every single day with such a positive attitude. Sibella, you never complain or seek praise and attention for your hard work, and yet you consistently give 110% in everything you do. Whether it is your learning, helping a friend, caring for others or simply doing the right thing, you can always be relied upon to give your very best. What makes you so special is the way that you quietly make a diffrenece to those around you. You are thoughtful, caring and always willing to help those in need, and your kidness never goes unnoticed. Congratulations Sibella! We are so proud of you!

Grade 2- Xavier D. is a kind and caring member of Year 2. He is a quiet achiever who has such a positive attitude towards his learning. He tackles all learning taskes to the best of his ability and puts 100% effort into all that he does. Xavier is a fantastic role model to his peers, consistently demonstrating his integrity and responsibility both inside the classroom and out in the playground.

We thank you Xav for being such a reliable and friendly member of our Year 2 cohort. Congratulations on your award, we are all so proud of you!

Grade 3- Tommy M. is such a great role model for his peers in Grade 3. In the classroom, you will find him taking responsibility for his learning by alwasys engaging wiht the lesson and putting his personal best into the learning taskes. He is enthusiastic, especially about our inquiry subject, and brings abstract thoughts and critiques into our discussions. In the yard, he is friendly and always look out for others. We are so lucky to have you as part of our school community! Congratulations on your award, Tommy!

Grade 4- Saira R. consistently demonstrates exceptional qualities both in the classroom and on the playground. She is always welcoming and inclusive, treating all students with kindness and recongising the value each person brings to the school community. Saira consistently shows respect, compassion, and consideration towards everyone she meets. She approaches her learning with dedication, always striving to do her best and taking great pride in her work. Saira embraces challenges with confidence and resilience, and she is a wonderful role model who lives out the values of St Joseph's in all aspects of school life. Congratulations Saira!

Grade 5 Tilly R. Tilly is a wonderful example of a quiet achiever who consistently works hard behind the scenes and continues to make progress, both academically and personally. She is an attentive, thoughtful and caring member of our class who may not always seek recognition, but whose quiet determination deserves to be celebrated.

Throughout the year, she has been making wonderful academic gains and showing a growing confidence in her learning. She approaches her work with persistence and is continuing to build her confidence in areas that have prevously been challenging for her. What has been particularly wonderfuld to see this Term is her willingness to step outside her comfort zone. For such a quiet student, partcipaitng in choir, FCJ performances and school concerts has shown that she is capable of achieving things that may once have felt daunting.

She doesn't seek attention or recognition for what she does: she simply keeps showing up and doing her best.

Tilly is a very deserving recipeint of the Ray White Award. Congratulations !

Grade 6- Rifa P. is an incredibly polite, kind and conscientious student. She is always ready to listen, follows instructions, and quietly makes sure that every task is completed to a high standard and in a timely manner.

Rifa is well mannered and considerate of all her classmates, treating all students and teachers with respect. She strives to do her best at all times and diligently responds to feedback. Rifa's maturity and the excellent behviour she consistently demonstrates make her a delight to teach. She is a quiet achiever who deserves to be recognised for the positive contribution she made to St Joseph's since she joined earlier in the year. Congratulations Rifa!

Performing Arts Jack McK. is a wonderful example of not a quiet achiever, because his positive energy and enthusiasm comes with volume but rather a wild card Mrs Creamer didn't see coming when he opened his mouth to sing.

Jack has demonstrated all the Learning Attitudes within his Performing Arts lessons and during his preparation in the school concert. Jack was a risk taker when offeing to sing lead for his class act, creative with his ideas and engagement, cooperative when working with the class and the other boys who supported his vocals and finally, persistent when every note or timing of vocals wasn't perfect. What an outstanding performance Jack achieved though hard work and resilience.

Well done to Jack for being so derserving of the Ray White Award for Performing Arts! We are all very proud of you!

Parents & Friends (P&F)