The Learning Zone
Building Connections!
St Mary's and St Xavier's have started an early morning reading initiative. In an effort to promote literacy and build connections with St Mary's students, we have invited St Marys students to come across and read to our students in the mornings before the bell.
As you can see from the photos' our students love listening to a story in the warmth of the shared space. The St Mary's students not only read to the students but engage with them by asking questions and discussing the story. We hope they are enjoying it as much as our students!
Debating
We have two Year 6 teams entered into the Diocesan Primary Debating competition. The first round started today with the topic - 'The Future of the World is Online'.
St Xavier's Blue team - Molly Ramien, Eugenie Goddard, Sean Gander, and Jackson Kook (absent) competed today losing to Boggabri in a close debate.
St Xavier's Maroon team - Lexi Whitton, Summer Roberts, Charlotte Duncan, and Julian Schembri compete tomorrow against St Edwards.
Goodluck to both teams.
Living Well, Learning Well
Week 8 Recognition
| Week 8 | Name | Reason | Character Strength |
| Kinder | Sophie Leys | For always being ready to learn and ready to tackle the next learning challenge. | Love of Learning |
| Kinder | Maxon Kelaher | For showing an ongoing commitment towards being an active learner across Term 2. | Love of Learning |
| Year 1 | Hugo Frend | For always playing by the rules and showing good sportsmanship. | Kindness |
| Year 1 | Whitby Wardell-Giles | For contributing to class discussions and always trying his very best. | Love of learning |
| Year 2 | Daisy Baker | For showing great enthusiasm towards all areas of her learning and always giving her best effort. | Perseverance |
| Year 2 | Peter Mammen | For his positive attitude towards learning even when it seems challenging. | Perseverance |
| Year 3 | Sophie Martin | For always showing persistence, enthusiasm and a positive attitude in all learning tasks. | Love of Learning |
| Year 3 | Sophia Baker | For your love of art and using creativity and design skills in both artworks and bookwork. | Creativity |
| Year 4 | Clare Grima | Always being willing to sharing her ideas and knowledge during class discussions. | Love of Learning |
| Year 4 | Angus Johnson | Being an engaged learner during our Cotton excursion, and asking insightful questions. | Love of Learning |
| Year 5 | Hannah Redfern | For excellent engagement during explicit teaching time. | Love of Learning |
| Year 5 | Tom Smallwood | For exceptional participation and effort in all areas of learning and demonstrating a vast background knowledge. | Love of Learning |
| Year 6 | Sallie Thompson | For trying her best and showing enthusiasm during musical auditions. | Energy |
| Year 6 | Madden Gerrard | For having a creative mindset in all school activities. | Creativity |
| Year 6 | Ed Martin | For keeping up with all school work and quickly learning missed work after returning from overseas. | Perseverance |
