The Learning Zone
Year 5 Wire Art
Our Year 5 artists have stepped into the third dimension, using photos of themselves as inspiration to shape intricate, abstract wire self-portraits.
Chess
Huge congratulations to our incredible St Xavier's chess team! Last week, they traveled to Tamworth to battle it out in the NSWJL Zone Chess competition against St Nicholas' Primary School.
After a series of intensely challenging, nail-biting games, our players showed amazing strategy and determination. St Xavier's emerged triumphant! We are proud of your focus, sportsmanship, and brilliant moves. Thank you to St Nicholas' Primary School for a fantastic, competitive day of chess.
Go Team St Xavier's!
Kinder Music
In Music, Kinder has been enjoying learning to play simple rhythm patterns. This week they got to play different rhythm patterns using the Boomwhackers. This percussion instrument proved to be a huge hit in Kinder!
Living Well, Learning Well
| Week 4 | Name | Reason | Character Strength |
| Kinder | Oliver Kelaher | Working hard in all aspects of his schooling and striving to do his personal best. | Love of Learning |
| Kinder | Elias Mariano | Showing perseverance across all areas of his learning and being brave and completing his Student Led Conference. | Perseverance |
| Year 1 | Daniel Rincon Caranton | Putting his hand up and contributing to class discussions, and showing excellent self-regulation in the classroom. | Love of Learning and Self Regulation |
| Year 1 | Jordyn Tudgey | Participating in InitiaLit lessons enthusiastically, and sharing her knowledge with her peers. | Love of Learning |
| Year 2 | Alice Groves | Helping our new students settle in. | Kindness |
| Year 2 | Eon Corpuz | Listening and working hard during class time. | Love of Learning |
| Year 3 | Ewan Boyce | His fantastic classroom engagement and growing confidence in all learning areas. He has demonstrated great perseverance in our literacy block, working hard to use his creative ideas and descriptive language in his narrative writing. | Perseverance |
| Year 3 | Eli Schembri | Showing great independence in our literacy contract block. In narrative writing, he has made consistent efforts to bring his inventive ideas to life, and self-editing his work is to be commended. | Creativity |
| Year 4 | Lyra Fermin | Showing care, compassion and kindness to all members of the classroom, ensuring classmates are included at all times. A wonderful and true friend to all. | Kindness and Inclusivity |
| Year 4 | Charlie Bradford | Leading by example with his maturity, positive attitude towards all aspects of school life, and his pride in his schoolwork. | Leadership and Love of Learning |
| Year 5 | Matilda Ramien | Consistently staying focused on her goals and approaching new concepts with enthusiasm. | Love of Learning and Self Regulation |
| Year 5 | Sofia Rincon | Combining a genuine love of learning with the prudence to make thoughtful and well -considered choices in all aspects of her schoolwork. | Prudence and Love of Learning |
| Year 6 | Cooper Braithwaite | His enthusiasm when participating in class activities. | Energy & Love of Learning |
| Year 6 | Harry Leys | His diligent attitude towards learning and always trying to challenge himself. | Love of Learning |
| Year 6 | Amelia Dunkley | Always being kind to her peers and encouraging others. | Kindness |
| Week 5 | Name | Reason |
| Kinder | Remy Dunlevy | Fantastic work in InitiaLit, always listening and contributing to discussion. |
| Kinder | Kelsey Sheridan | Her growing confidence in writing and trying to improve her narratives with imaginative ideas. |
| Year 1 | Elsie Dawson | Independently producing creative character and setting descriptions during Work on Writing. |
| Year 1 | Jack Easey | Improved engagement in learning instructions and completion of work. |
| Year 2 | Isaiah Miller | Trying his hardest to settle into new routines at St Xavier’s. |
| Year 2 | Eleazar Ellis | Inviting new students to play with him and make them feel welcome at our school. |
| Year 3 | Lleyton Byrnes | Fantastic dedication to his literacy contract, demonstrating outstanding self-regulation, and taking pride in completing all tasks independently. |
| Year 3 | Sienna Northfield | Demonstrating strong efforts across all key learning areas and serving as a fantastic role model for her peers, through her maturity and positive attitude. |
| Year 4 | Saxson Chapman | Commitment to personal best throughout our 3D shapes unit and assessment. |
| Year 4 | Emme Swain | Applying herself to the challenges and persevering when coding Ozobots in Science. |
| Year 5 | Elsie Groves | Bringing a vibrant, enthusiastic energy to every lesson, using her warm sense of humour to create a positive and welcoming environment for her peers. |
| Year 5 | Hugho Thompson | Consistently showing moral bravery by standing up for his peers, using his strong sense of integrity and kindness to ensure everyone feels supported and included. |
| Year 6 | Savannah Campbell | Always having a positive attitude and attempting challenging learning activities. |
| Year 6 | Wyatt Higgins | Beginning to contribute to class discussions. |
| Year 6 | Lewis Mainey | Being a role model to students demonstrating responsibility and leadership when packing up the sports shed. |
