TERM 4 - WEEK 5

LEARNER QUALITY AWARDS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS

WEEK 5 Awards

Prep

Elissa Keuneman

Collaborative Award - For always working well with others and being inclusive of all members in our classroom. In class sport this week, you showed your ability to be a team player and follow expectations so everyone could have a fun lesson. Well done Elissa and keep it up!

Junior K

Hamish Smith

Curious Award - Being so interested in our Inquiry learning about connections between living and nonliving things. I’ve loved watching your enthusiasm and listening to you share your ideas and wonderings with your classmates. You asked some great questions about photosynthesis that really got everyone thinking.

Junior S

Ari Rombolos

Determined Award - Working super hard this week during Inquiry. Ari, I was so impressed by the way you pushed yourself to gain a solid understanding of ‘photosynthesis’! You were able to independently complete all tasks required of you and to an extremely high standard! Well done!!

Middle A

Jacob Rajab

Determined Award - Showing excellent determination in maths this week. You never gave up when things got tricky and I was very proud when you used positive language to keep on going! It was great to see you use a number of strategies to solve multi step problems. Great work!

Middle LT

Joey Casamento

Gabriel Caputo (week 2)

Creative Award - Your delicious reading presentation. I was impressed with your organisation and creativity for your tasks based on ‘The smart cookie.’ I think everyone enjoyed your taste testing and design your own cookie task. You are one very smart cookie. Well done!

Respectful Award - Gabriel, every day you show respect to others in our classroom and community. The way you speak to others, learn with others and play with others is excellent, and a wonderful example to everyone around you. Keep up the great work! (from week 2)

Senior B

Zia George

Collaborative Award - Working so well with her peers on our Melbourne Museum excursion! Zia demonstrated engagement throughout each exhibition and demonstrated resilience when we were not able to see the IMAX movie. Zia asked lots of questions and completed her booklet! Well done!

Senior L

Jasper Van Diggelen

Collabortive Award - Collaborating with your peers and working hard during our excursion to the Melbourne Museum yesterday. You demonstrated all of our St Joseph’s values as you walked around the museum, representing our school. You helped peers in need when working on the Triceratops Adapts booklet and engaged in all conversations with confidence. Well done, Jasper.

LOTE

Preps

Creative Award - Your brilliant chuan creations during Mandarin. You all used your imagination to create boats that could float and hold a whole heap of fruit and dinosaurs. I also impressed with your huo che lego pieces. They all looked real! Well done preps!

Visual Arts

Sophie Brunton MLT

For creating a dazzling cool chameleon in our Animal Adaptation Art lesson. She chose her colours effectively and blended the watercolors to create something special. Well done Sophie

Visual Arts

Leo Trajkovski MLT

Leo was a very focussed, creative learner in art this week. He followed the How to Draw video with care and attention to detail. His final creation, a gorgeous Toucan, is outstanding. Keep up the great effort Leo!

Performing Arts - Rising Star

Zara G

Creative Learner Award: For working so hard in performing arts. You are a great role model for your peers and always show great enthusiasm, respect and creativity in every class. Well Done Zara!

STEM

Class Name Middle A

Chloe Webb JK

Iliana Karamoutzas JK

Self Awareness Award - demonstrating the ability and willingness to work independently during their design unit. They were at different points and stages of their learning but had the self awareness and ability to concentrate on and finish what they needed to complete.

Collaborative Award

Collaborating with her partner. You were both quiet, productive and resourceful when you had to work together and complete the online quizzes on materials and their properties.

TERM 4 - WEEK 6

Positive Behaviour Awards

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS

Prep

Hudson Wolfe

Respectful Award - You are always a kind and respectful member of our classroom. If one of your friends is having a problem, you check in with a teacher to help and make sure they are okay. Your manners and the way you treat others sets an amazing example for everyone. Well done and keep it up!

Junior K

Grace Amad

Responsible Award - Being such a great helper in our classroom. You are always thinking ahead about what needs to be done and willingly offer your help without being asked. You think about others and are always on the lookout for those who might need some help.

Junior S

Persues Gatsis

Resilient Award - All of the hard work and dedication you have put into improving your handwriting this week! Perseus you absolutely blew me away with your attention to detail and how you formed our ‘focus letters’ with precision and accuracy! You have developed a keen interest recently to make this improvement and have even been seen to write out the letters of the alphabet in your spare time! I am so proud of you! Keep it up!

Middle A

Josh Tame

Responsible Award - For being a great friend and responsible person in our orienteering excursion yesterday. You were fantastic in working collaboratively with others to find the clues and got really into the activity. Well done on being a great teammate and encouraging others!

Middle LT

Middle LT

Responsible Award - Your wonderful teamwork, listening and problem solving skills during our orienteering excursion. I was so impressed with how each of you were very responsible and made sure you stayed as a group, and supported each other when trying to find the different locations.Fabulous work! Well done all of you!

Senior B

Kyri Zaikis

Responsible Award - Raising his hand in class and sharing his understanding. Kyri has been a collaborative member of our classroom this week when participating in classroom discussion. He has been taking risks and asking questions. Well done Kyri, keep it up!

Senior L

Jana Kalogeratos

Parker Jamieson

Responsible Award - This is for your fabulous positive attitude to welcoming a potential new student into our school and making her feel included. You stepped up and took it upon yourselves to make her feel comfortable and welcomed through playing with her during break times, introducing her to other students and teachers and taking her on a school tour. I am so proud of the way you have grown into such beautiful and responsible leaders!

LOTE

Zia George SB

Proactive Award - Your brilliant investigation on the Mogao Caves. In just one lesson you picked your famous landmark, researched it and created a poster. I was impressed with your focus and your ability to organise and present information in such a short time. Well done.

Visual Arts

Xander Urwin Prep

For really clever listening and for his attention to detail when making printing marks on his Caterpillar body. We look forward to constructing our Caterpillars next week and for Xander to enjoy the work he created. Well Done Xander

Visual Arts

Xavier Lania JK

For working really hard to improve the overall look of his underwater jellyfish. He experimented with both shading and sharp lines and kept trying until he was satisfied with the final piece. Well done Xavier

Visual Arts

Kyrin Kouloumendas JS

For showing attention to color and line detail when creating his underwater jellyfish. His shading, blending and colour choices contributed to a wonderful final art piece.

Well done Kyrin

Performing Arts - Rising Star

Tommy Mayne

Collaborative Learner Award: For your commitment and enthusiasm to the christmas concert. You have shown fantastic leadership skills by encouraging the junior students. Keep up the great work!

PE

Klara Nakic SL

Proactive Learner Award -Participating fully during our last soccer lessons. You listened to and followed instructions. You demonstrated responsible behaviour and showed great respect for the instructor and fellow classmates. And to top it all off, you probably saved four goals when you were your team’s goalkeeper !!

STEM

Miles McCrohan

Class Name MLT

Proactive Learner Award -

Showing great initiative and a willingness to apply himself fully and in an independent and mature manner during our session on how matter changes. Miles went over and above what was required and explained in his own words how the particles in matter change when matter changes.

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