The Learning Zone 

Living Well, Learning Well

Congratulations to our Term 3 Living Well, Learning Well Reps. 

Kindergarten: Henry Frend & Camilla Hockings

Year 1: Jono Bradford & Halle McCormack

Year 2: Samuel Wark & Tahlia Sheridan

Year 3: Hudson Molenkamp & Samuel Crawter

Year 4: Millie Lyle & Angus Hinchcliffe

Year 5: Zac Tunbridge & Pippa Galton

Year 6: Amelia Hooper, Fabi Rosales Stetina & Ava Willoughby

We will be presenting the Week 2 and Week 3 awards at assembly next week. 

NSW Regional Chess Comp

Last Friday, we hosted the Zone NSW Primary Schools Chess Tournament, welcoming 23 teams from 10 different schools, with a total of 92 students participating from areas as far away as Coonamble and Werris Creek. It was a fantastic day, with all the students showing outstanding sportsmanship and competing respectfully. Congratulations to Werris Creek for taking first place, with St. Xavier’s finishing a very close second and third.

Year 5 Science

Year 5 students have been learning about Digital Technology with some hands-on Lego building and coding. In small groups, students are required to complete a build and create instructions (coding) which tell their build to move, dance, make noises, drive and many other functions. We have had some great creations so far and are looking forward to the next few Science lessons.

Fr Abmar Year 6 Class Visit 

Last week Fr Abmar visited Year 6 to discuss the formation of the Bible and the stories within it. He explained the historical events that surrounded the formation of the Bible and answered many of the questions students had.

Year 6 Mathematics 

Last fortnight students in Year 6 have been exploring multiplicative relations in Maths. Year 6 students learnt about the algorithm, partitioning, distributive property and the area model and put their knowledge to use. In groups they had to show all four strategies when solving different multiplication problems. Students enjoyed working in teams to share and apply their mathematical understanding.