The Learning Zone
Living Well, Learning Well
Congratulations to our Living Well, Learning Well Award recipients
| Week 2 | Name | Reason | Character Strength |
| Kinder | Max Hilton | For being reverent during the Kinder church visit. | Spirituality |
| Kinder | Jaxon Warren | For drawing a detailed map of Henry Street in Geography. | Creativity |
| Year 1 | Ayla-Leigh Miller | For always being organised and willing to help her classmates. | Leadership |
| Year 1 | Nixon Leven | For being an enthusiastic participant and showing perseverance in Mathematics. | Perseverance |
| Year 2 | Georgie Warmoll | For working really hard to improve her skills and knowledge in Maths. | Perseverance |
| Year 2 | Shelby Sloey | For always including other students in her games and sharing her infectious smile making everyone happy. | Kindness |
| Year 3 | Tom Altmann | For always listening and trying his best when completing work in class. | Love of Learning |
| Year 3 | Anna Beer | For helping younger students in the playground. | Kindness |
| Year 4 | Emili Perera | For a great, enthusiastic start to her new school. | Bravery |
| Year 4 | Jack Jolliffe | For playing fairly in football and passing the ball to others. | Fairness |
| Year 5 | Angus Johnson | For showing good sportsmanship during Belly Flop T-Ball and on the playground, making games fair for everyone involved. | Fairness |
| Year 5 | Harry Hobson | For taking pride in his schoolwork and for being enthusiastic during role plays of Student Led Conferences | Love of Learning |
| Year 6 | Felicity Mammen | For being an enthusiastic member of her soccer team at recess and lunch. | Energy |
| Year 6 | Charlie Mainey | For always being a great sportsman and actively leading by example. | Leadership |
| Year 6 | Laura Donoghue | For using her sense of humour to lift others spirits and bring smiles to their faces. | Humour |
| Week 3 | Name | Reason | Character Strength |
| Kinder | Finnegan Riordan | For using his knowledge of narratives to create a detailed story. | Love of Learning |
| Kinder | Edie Lemon | For being an independent learner and using her knowledge to complete all learning tasks. | Love of Learning |
| Year 1 | Mac Mathers | For displaying perseverance in typing his tricking words. | Perseverance |
| Year 1 | Bobby Berry | For staying on task and applying himself in all learning areas. | Love of Learning |
| Year 2 | Henley Goman | For his enthusiasm and improvement with his reading and comprehension. | Love of Learning |
| Year 2 | Hope Welsh | For always producing beautiful, creative artwork. | Creativity |
| Year 3 | Alex Jumawan | For his great start to St Xavier’s, making new friends and becoming part of our community. | Bravery |
| Year 3 | Lucas Grima | For continually working hard to understand spelling strategies taught each lesson. | Perseverance |
| Year 4 | Pippa Galton | For always being happy and helping others see the bright side of life. | Humour |
| Year 4 | Zac Tunbridge | For helping other students, finding lost things and always being kind. | Kindness |
| Year 5 | Chela Hennessy | For always taking advice and feedback on board to make her work even better | Social Intelligence |
| Year 5 | Rupert Frend | For trying hard with his work all the time, staying on task and not distracting others | Perseverance |
| Year 6 | Luna Baynton | For always finding a way to bring joy and make people laugh. | Humour |
| Year 6 | Piper Ellbourn | For applying herself to tasks and striving to make improvements. | Love of learning |
| Year 6 | Santiago Garzon Contreras | For showing sportsmanship and leadership on the soccer field. | Teamwork |
Science Week
To celebrate Science Week this year each Stage has participated in a variety of science experiments. The aim was for students to enjoy hands on learning and have some scientific fun.
Stage 3 Whale Snot Investigation & visit to St Mary’s Science Lab
Students were Marine biologists and had to analyse "whale snot" to work out if the whale is healthy based on some chemical tests and observations. They worked with Year 9 and 10 St Mary’s students. Thank you to the St Mary’s Science Department for providing our students with fantastic opportunity.
Stage 2 Bridge Building and Ozobot Challenge
Year 3 and 4 students spent the afternoon designing tracks for their Ozobots and built newspaper bridges for a variety of purposes (strength, speed, length).
K-2 Science Rotations
Students from Kindergarten to Year 2 rotated through hands on science experiments. There were bubbles, magic milk, pepper separation and Beebots.
