Term 4 Week 11
This Week’s Newsletter Items:
Christ Is Born – Principals Message
Christmas Mass Times
Fourth Sunday Of Advent Gospel
2023 Staff Update
Next Year’s School Uniform
Regarding Footwear
2023 Term 1 Dates
Seven Year Reflection By Olivia D (Grade 6)
Grade 6 Big Day Out
Thank You From St Vincent De Paul’s
Week 11 Classroom Awards
End Of Year Student Awards
Dear Parents & Carers,
Each year when our students return from their Christmas break, they tell me stories of family trips, camping holidays, of fun times at the beach or in the pool, of times playing with friends or cousins. Strangely, they never seem to tell me what they got for Christmas.
It’s a significant insight because it tells me what is important to them and it certainly wasn’t the gifts that they received. Remember that being present with your children, building relationships and experiences with your children this Christmas, is the most important gift and present you can give them.
So what if we stopped for a second and questioned the belief that only through products and excess can we find meaning in our lives? What if we could see through it all and realise that love doesn’t have a dollar price tag. For myself, the celebration of Christmas starts with recognizing the gift of Jesus who was born into the world to show us exactly what God is like, that God is love.
It is an awesome story of love, of grace, of hope for a world that so often can seem confusing, complex and insensitive. So, let’s stop for a moment and ask ourselves why? Why are we getting caught up in the frenzy, the commercial expectations? Why are we spending more than we need? Why are we not focused on our religious beliefs during this season of Advent, rather than the retail expectations of our society that at times seems to have forgotten the simple message behind what Christmas truly means! Love should take the form of being together, generosity and gratitude. We need more human connection and less of what people can get for us. Let’s not gift products this Christmas but instead gift time together, connection, compassion and belonging.
Thankyou
As our students leave this Friday afternoon and finish the school year, I trust and pray that everyone enjoys the coming weeks with your home and family routines being a little different and families enjoying time rejuvenating and rest over the Christmas period.
2022, unlike the two previous years, has provided us with the opportunity to appreciate how different life is when we are not in lockdown. Having completely overhauled the school’s webpage has provided the opportunity to scroll back through our newsletters to get a reminder of what has been undertaken over the past 10 or so months. It’s amazing to see just how much has been achieved and experienced! None of this would be possible without the tireless effort of our staff. And so I want to pay tribute to all our Resurrection staff, teachers and support staff who have given of themselves in so many ways to ensure we provide the unique and dynamic opportunities for our students both within and outside the classroom.
For those families who are moving away from the school, we truly wish you all the very best and trust the transition to a new context and new school goes smoothly. I look forward to welcoming everyone else back in 2022 and again remind you that the gift of self and selflessness to others is truly precious, something that is characteristic to who we are at Resurrection.
With a Christmas heart,
Des Noack
Principal
Christmas Mass Times:
Christmas Eve:
4:00pm - Children’s Mass
6:00pm - Family Mass
12:00am - Midnight Mass
(Carols from 11:30pm)
Christmas Day:
9:00am - Mass
This Weekend’s Gospel
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 1:18-24
Jesus was born of Mary, the betrothed of Joseph, a son of David.
This is how Jesus Christ came to be born. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph; but before they came to live together she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a man of honour and wanting to spare her publicity, decided to divorce her informally. He had made up his mind to do this when the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins’. Now all this took place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which means ‘God-is-with-us’. When Joseph woke up he did what the angel of the Lord had told him to do: he took his wife to his home.
We will see throughout the coming liturgical year that the gospel of Matthew places a great deal of emphasis on the importance of the Law and upon its proper application. Indeed, the gospel writer casts Jesus in the role of the ‘new Moses’ – Moses was the great Law-giver of the Old Testament and Jesus is portrayed in this gospel as bringing a new Law to the people of Israel. In this gospel, the proper application of the Law is as important as the Law itself.
In today’s passage, Joseph provides an example of the proper application of the Law. His betrothed wife was pregnant; she would have been subject to the Law against adultery and probably would have been stoned to death. Under the Law, Joseph was obliged to divorce her, and yet he determines that he will do so quietly and protect Mary from too much shame and possibly save her life. Joseph did not intend to ignore the Law, but he sought to carry it out in such a way as to bring the least shame and the least hurt to all involved.
The role of Joseph is often overlooked. There is no mention of him during the public ministry of Jesus. In fact the latest mention in any of the gospels is the account of Jesus in the Temple at the age of 12. After that, Joseph disappears and we can only assume that he has passed away by the time Jesus takes up his ministry. Yet Joseph is truly a man of great faith. By rights he should have divorced Mary and walked away. But he trusts in the word of the God that is addressed to him in a dream and from that point on he goes to great lengths to protect and care for his family.
Living the Gospel – Advent
Emmanuel; God-is-with-us – that’s what we celebrate through Christmas and that’s what we’ve been preparing for during Advent. We celebrate God-with-us in a particular time and place through our celebration of the birth of Jesus. But we remember it every year because we also use the Christmas celebration to remind ourselves that God continues to be with us. That is what is so remarkable about the Christmas season: that God-is-with-us now, not just in a stable in Palestine so many years ago, but now! Advent is the time to remind ourselves of this incredible truth and prepare ourselves to acknowledge it once again.
Scriptural context
Today’s first reading is from the prophet Isaiah and contains the prophecy that is quoted in the gospel passage. The book of Isaiah was written at a time when the people of Israel were under threat and had once again fallen away from their covenant with God. Isaiah’s prophecy is one of the ‘Messiah’ prophecies but despite the future-focus is a promise to the people of the time that God-is-with-us. The promise is that God-is-with-us now, despite the conditions we find ourselves in, and God-will-be-with-us in the future when God’s Messiah is born of a young woman.
Gospel Focus – What’s in a name?
It appears from the passage that Mary’s child is to be called both Jesus and Emmanuel. Emmanuel is not intended as a different name for Jesus but rather one of the many titles that will be applied to him. The title means God-is-with-us. That one word, Emmanuel, sums up the essence of Jewish and Christian belief. The Jewish people’s faith in God was built on the basis that God travelled with them and through their lives. Christians believe that God took on an even closer sense of being with us through God’s incarnation in the life of Jesus.
“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.”
2023 Staffing
| Classrooms | Teacher 2023 | L.S.O's | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | Anna Druitt | Kristina Movric | PA |
| Foundation | Carla Tirrotta | Iang Cenhrang | PC |
| 1 | Enza Le Rosa | Daniella Custo | 1A |
| 1 | Matt Galea | Marianne Dukakis | 1B |
| 1 | Natalie Donevska | Antoinette Farrugia | 1C |
| 2 | Linda Odgers | Kristy-Ann Aguis | 2A |
| 2 | Ric Martin | Jackie Wolfe | 2B |
| 2 | Dorothy Hall | Sharon Davis | 2C |
| 3 | Ella Nowak | Christine Borg & Zung Mel Kuihon | 3A |
| 3 | Emma Lyons & Sophie Duddington | Christine Borg & Zung Mel Kuihon | 3B |
| 3 | Joss Coaley | Christine Borg & Zung Mel Kuihon | 3C |
| 4 | Lavina Stewart | Jenny Le | 4A |
| 4 | Thomas Pham | Zina Costa | 4B |
| 4 | Brittany Davidson | Jolene Major | 4C |
| 5 | Katherine Salloum | Anna Attard & Claudette Petrucelli | 5A |
| 5 | Shannon Betham | Anna Attard & Claudette Petrucelli | 5B |
| 5 | Malae Suaesi | Anna Attard & Claudette Petrucelli | 5C |
| 6 | Annette Lee | Silva Ataallah | 6A |
| 6 | T.B.C | Paola Arrendondo | 6B |
| 6 | Jane Huang | Joanne Dale | 6C |
Specialist Subjects
| L.O.T.E | Yumiko Aiki |
| Physical Ed. | Travis McMahon |
| Visual Arts | Jake Moloney |
| Performing Arts | Jody Banks |
| S.T.E.M. | Matthew Dalton |
| Release Teacher | Steven Everett |
Learning Intervention
| Literacy Intervention | Rosie Hogan |
| Literacy Intervention | Sandra Ferraro |
| Numeracy Intervention | Michelle White |
| EAL - New Arrivals | Fiona Gradidge |
| Grad Teacher Support | Shannon Ziebell |
Administration
| Administration Manager | Ruth Galea |
| Administration Officer | Rachael Bonavia |
| Finance Officer | Susan Buslon |
| I.C.T. Officer | Helen Frigo |
| O.H.S. Officer | Claudette Petrucelli |
| Admin/First Aid | Anna Attard |
| Library Officer | Eshraga Barbari |
Translating Services
| Burmese | Zung Mel Kuihon & Iang Cenhrang |
| Matu Chin | Zung Mel Kuihon |
| Haka Chin | Zung Mel Kuihon & Iang Cenhrang |
| Vietnamese | Jenny Le |
| Arabic | Eshraga Barbari |
| Dinka | Eshraga Barbari |
Leadership
| Principal | Des Noack |
| Deputy Principal – Community / Wellbeing | Jess Davis |
| Deputy Principal – Organisation / Curriculum | John Hein |
| Religious Ed. Leader | Erica Aclan |
| Learning Diversity Leader | Kris Smith |
| School Administration | Ruth Galea |
| Senior Team Leader | Shannon Betham |
| Middle Team Leader | Joss Coaley |
| Junior Team Leader | Matt Galea |
| Prep Team Leader | Carla Tirrotta |
2023 School Uniform
Having had over two years to transition to the new school uniform with most families now having done so, we wish to inform all families that as of the commencement of the 2023 school year, all students must be dressed in the new school uniform as prescribed below:
Formal Summer - Boys
Navy shorts with logo (no cords or cargo)
School blue shirt with logo. (Short or long sleeves optional)
Navy socks (Anklet socks not permitted)
Black leather school shoes
Runners only to be worn on specialist and sports days.
Lace or Velcro optional
Micromesh school hat with piping (colour to represent your child’s house colour)
School Wool Blend Jumper with logo AND / OR School Bonded Jacket
Formal Winter - Boys
Navy pants or shorts with logo.
School blue shirt with logo. (Short or long sleeves optional)
School Wool Blend Jumper with logo AND / OR School Bonded Jacket
Navy socks
Black leather school shoes
Runners only to be worn on specialist and sports days.
Lace or Velcro optional
Formal Summer - Girls
Summer Dress with logo
Navy shorts with logo (no cords or cargo)
Navy school pants with logo
School blouse with logo. (Short or long sleeves optional)
School Wool Blend Jumper with logo AND / OR School Bonded Jacket
White socks (Anklet socks not permitted)
Black leather school shoes
Runners only to be worn on specialist and sports days.
Lace or Velcro optional
Micromesh school hat with piping (colour to represent your child’s house colour)
School navy hair ties
Formal Winter - Girls
School winter tunic with pleats front and back. (Prep to Grade 6) Navy tights or socks to be worn with winter tunic.
School winter skirt (winter tunic with top part removed). (Grade 3 to 6 Only) Navy tights or socks to be worn with winter tunic.
Navy pants or shorts with logo. (Navy socks to be worn with pants or shorts.)
School blouse with logo. (Short or long sleeves optional)
School Wool Blend Jumper with logo AND / OR School Bonded Jacket
Black leather school shoes
Runners only to be worn on specialist and sports days.
Lace or Velcro optional
School navy hair ties
Sports Uniform - Boys
Sports microfiber shorts with logo
Sports tracksuit pant with logo
Sports polo top with logo (long or short sleave)
School Bonded Jacket
Micromesh school hat with piping (colour to represent your child’s house colour)
Plain white sport socks (no anklet socks)
Runners
Sports Uniform - Girls
Sports microfiber shorts with logo
Sports tracksuit pant with logo
Sports polo top with logo (long or short sleave)
School Bonded Jacket
Micromesh school hat with piping(colour to represent your child’s house colour)
Plain white sport socks (no anklet socks)
Runners
Important Uniform Information
No anklet socks are to be worn with any uniform.
Hair touching shoulders must be tied back with either school coloured scrunchie or hair ties. This applies to both girls and boys.
No coloured nail polish allowed.
Sleepers or stud earrings only.
Skirts and dresses are not to be shorter than just above the knee.
There will be days were uniform type will be prescribed based on the activities of the day, eg. Excursion, school photo day, interschool sports, formal presentations.
Regarding Footwear
The following is why the school places such importance on the wearing of correct school shoes.
Our children spend 30 hours a week in school shoes, that's in excess of 15 000 hours in a school child’s lifetime. Choosing the right shoe for your child is extremely important.
Shoes that fit are vital to a young child's rapidly growing feet. By the time a child reaches the age of 12, his or her feet will have reached about 90 percent of their adult length. Therefore, development of a child's feet is especially important in these first 12 years of life and it is the reason podiatrists consider the early years to be essential in the development of feet and foot problems.
Children who continuously wear incorrect shoes can develop many problems in later life and exacerbate inherited foot problems.
Common problems such as hammer toes, caused by shoes which are too big or too small, ingrown toenails, cracked or fissured heels from continued use of sling back shoes, and corns under the toe nails can be prevented by selecting the right shoe.
What type of shoe should I buy?
Traditional school shoes are the best option for putting your children in good stead. Not only are they likely to outlast sports shoes, but also will provide the support so crucial to young feet
Sports shoes are marketed so extensively, children can be under a lot of peer pressure to wear the most expensive brand sports shoes. At the other end of the scale, many parents view cheap sports shoes as an alternative to traditional school shoes. But, as the name suggests, sports shoes are best left for sporting activities.
Not only are sports shoes unnecessary for children in their everyday school activities, but also some of the cheaper brands offer little in the way of support.
What should the shoe be made of?
Podiatrists recommend professionally fitted supportive, lace-up, leather shoes as the best option for school footwear. Leather offers durability, is easy to clean and allows feet to breathe.
Many sports shoes, on the other hand, have a high synthetic quantity that can produce a hot, moist environment. This creates a perfect breeding ground for bacteria and fungus that can lead to tinea, infected nails and foot odour.
How long should the shoes last?
Children grow at different speeds and wear shoes down at different rates. But there are some important things to do once you have selected the right shoe.
First, ensure you check the fit regularly. Children's feet grow quickly and, since shoes up to two sizes too small may not cause a lot of discomfort for the child, you may not even be aware a new pair is needed.
It is also important to regularly check the shoe for wear. Shoes that are worn down badly can cause as many problems to a child's feet as ill-fitting shoes.
So get your children off on the right foot with a good pair of shoes.
When Are Sports Shoes Worn?
Sport shoes are to be worn only on days that the physical education classes occur or when the student is wearing their sports uniform for interschool sports or competition.
Key Upcoming Dates
2023
Prior To The 2023 School Commencing
Tuesday 24/01
Leadership Day 1
Exec & Team Leaders
Expectations
SIF & AAP Goals
Review Year
Team Planners & Action Plans
Wednesday 25/01
Leadership Day 2
Exec & Team Leaders
Staff meeting agendas
Staffing of Camps
Implication of EBA
Thursday 26/01
Australia Day
Friday 27/01
School Closure
Staff Planning Day:
Welcoming of new staff
MACSSIS Data
Staff Handbook
PBL Matrix & Flowchart
Compliance
Mandatory Reporting
Student medical needs
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Sunday 29/01
4th Sunday In Ordinary Time
Term 1 Commences - Week 1
Monday 30/01
School Closure
Office Open from 9.00am till 3.00pm
School Vision Part 1
Prayer Life Of The School
Team Meeting Session 1
Getting to know each other (Offsite)
Tuesday 31/01
St John Bosco
School Closure
Office Open from 9.00am till 3.00pm
School Vision Part 2
Team Meeting Session 2
Professional team charter
Team Action Plan
Wednesday 01/02
Grade 1 to Grade 6 Students Return To School
Appointments for Prep students re testing
Thursday 02/02
The Presentation of the Lord
Preps first day of school - 8.45am till 12.00pm
Friday 03/02
Saint Ansgar, Saint Blaise
Preps second day of school - 8.45am till 12.00pm
Sunday 05/02
Saint Agatha
5th Sunday In Ordinary Time
Week 2
Monday 06/02
Prep Students commence full school days: 8.45am – 3.15pm
Whole School Assembly 2.30pm
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 07/02
Parent Helper Training 9.00am (Legal & Classroom Support)
Wednesday 08/02
Prep Day Off - Scheduled testing of Prep students
Saint Jerome Emiliani
Saint Josephine Bakhita
Staff Meeting 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 09/02
Parent Helper Training 2.30pm (Legal & Classroom Support)
Grade 6 Camp Information Night 6.00pm
Friday 10/02
Whole School Mass – Opening Of School Year
Saint Scholastica
Saturday 11/02
Our Lady of Lourdes
Sacramental (Eucharist) Invitation Mass 6.00pm
Sunday 12/02
6th Sunday In Ordinary Time
Sacramental (Eucharist) Invitation Mass 10.30am
Week 3
Monday 13/02
Whole School Assembly 2.30pm
Emergency Displan Practice
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 14/02
Parent Teacher Conversations 3.30 to 5.00 / 5.30 to 6.30pm
Saints Cyril and Methodius
Parent Advisory Council 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Wednesday 15/02
Prep Day Off - Scheduled testing of Prep students
Thursday 16/02
Parent Teacher Conversations 3.30 to 5.00 / 5.30 to 6.30pm
Friday 17/02
Year Level Mass followed by parent morning tea – Seniors
Saturday 18/02
Sacramental (Eucharist) Invitation Mass 6.00pm
Sunday 19/02
7th Sunday In Ordinary Time
Sacramental (Eucharist) Invitation Mass 10.30am
Week 4
Monday 20/02
2024 Prep Enrolments Open
Whole School Assembly 2.30pm
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 21/02
Shrove Tuesday
Parent Helper Training 9.00am (Legal & Classroom Support)
Wednesday 22/02
Ash Wednesday (Whole school)
Prep Day Off - Scheduled testing of Prep students
Staff Meeting 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 23/02
Saint Polycarp
Parent Helper Training 2.30pm
Saturday 25/02
Sacramental (Confirmation) Invitation Mass 6.00pm
Sunday 26/02
1st Sunday Of Lent
Sacramental (Confirmation) Invitation Mass 10.00am
Week 5
Monday 27/02
Prep’s Commence Full-Time
Whole School Assembly 2.30pm
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Wednesday 01/03
Staff Meeting 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Friday 03/03
Year Level Mass followed by parent morning tea - Middles
Saturday 04/03
Sacramental (Confirmation) Invitation Mass 6.00pm
Sunday 05/03
2nd Sunday of Lent
Sacramental (Confirmation) Invitation Mass 10.00am
Week 6
Monday 06/03
Student House Activity Day (Clean Up Australia Day)
Whole School Assembly 2.30pm
Grade 6 Camp – Kyneton
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 07/03
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Grade 6 Camp - Kyneton
Wednesday 08/03
Instalment 1 - Family Fee & Student Levy Payment Due
Saint John of God
Staff Meeting 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Grade 6 Camp - Kyneton
Friday 10/03
Year Level Mass followed by parent morning tea - Juniors
Staff Social Event
Walk Safely To School Day
Sunday 12/03
3rd Sunday of Lent
Week 7
Monday 13/03
Labour Day – School Closure
Evidenced based Assessment & Moderation Week
Tuesday 14/03
Parent Support Group Meetings
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Wednesday 15/03
School Open Night 6pm – 7.00pm
NAPLAN – Grade 3 & 5
Parent Support Group Meetings
Staff Meeting 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 16/03
Parent Support Group Meetings
NAPLAN – Grade 3 & 5
School Open Night 6pm – 7.00pm
Friday 17/03
Solemnity of Saint Patrick (Dress In Green)
(Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral)
NAPLAN – Grade 3 & 5
Whole School Mass 9.00
Sunday 19/03
4th Sunday of Lent
Week 8
Monday 20/03
NAPLAN – Grade 3 & 5
Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Whole School Assembly 2.30pm
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 21/03
Parent Support Group Meetings
Parent Advisory Council 7.00pm – 8.00pm
NAPLAN – Grade 3 & 5
Wednesday 22/03
Parent Support Group Meetings
NAPLAN – Grade 3 & 5
Staff Meeting 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 23/03
Parent Support Group Meetings
NAPLAN – Grade 3 & 5
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo
Friday 24/03
NAPLAN – Grade 3 & 5
Year Level Mass followed by parent morning tea - Prep
Saturday 25/03
The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
Sunday 26/03
5th Sunday of Lent
Week 9
Monday 27/03
Whole School Assembly 2.30pm
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Wednesday 29/03
Staff Meeting 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Sunday 02/04
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Week 10
Monday 03/04
Whole School Assembly 2.30pm
Team Leaders Meeting 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 04/04
Saint Isidore
Wednesday 05/04
Saint Vincent Ferrer
Staff Meeting 3.30pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 06/04
Whole School Mass 9.00am
Resurrection Feast Day
Last Day of Term 1
Dismissal Time 3.15pm
Holy Thursday
My Seven Years At Resurrection
Written by Olivia D (Grade 6C)
I have been at this school for 7 years and have experienced so many changes. Over the years, there have been so many special moments, moments that I will cherish forever and these are the ones that stand out for me. My first day of primary school was a very special moment. It was the time I knew I could finally start school and join my brother and cousins at what I thought could possibly be the best place ever. One of the earliest memories I will not forget about prep was meeting my best friend for life. My best friend and I would spend every second of every lunch break together playing barbies in Nungarra. What a year.
The next few years from Year One through to Year Five saw so many different events. I experienced new principals, meeting new friends, being our SRC representative, my first camp, remote learning, changes to the look of the school and even camp online…that was an experience. What these years did give me though was the opportunity to continue to learn. I learnt more about myself as a person, about me as a learner and improved confidence to be a leader and role model for the students of Resurrection.
Year 6 has been a really busy year for us. We have worked so hard to achieve all our goals and the pinnacle of this was our Alice in Wonderland production. I was fortunate enough to be cast as the lead role of Alice and I will never ever forget it. I spent most of my nights learning my lines and practised acting out every scene. It was all worth it because in the end I was able to make myself, my year level, teachers and my family proud, super proud.
Whilst at Resurrection I have encountered a greater understanding about what faith means to me. I have learnt that faith can be seen in different ways, but I must make my own understanding of it. It has helped me to become a better person as I have been able to listen to the stories of Jesus and consider how he has been a role model for others, so that I can be one myself. I can use these learnings to become a better person every day and show kindness and care towards everyone and everything.
As you have heard I have experienced so many opportunities throughout my time here. Tonight, I start to say goodbye but the one message I want to leave everyone is make the most of this. This message was spoken about recently with my cousins who have all been through Resurrection. The reason behind it was that in high school we do separate, we do make new friends, we may become distant and as we have grown together over the last seven years we have built so much together and we will wish we had more time together, we want those last memories to remain for a lifetime. We have three days left, make the most of it.
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”
Big Day Out
Yesterday, our Grade 6 students had a fantastic day out, celebrating together their last days of schooling at Resurrection. These last few photos taken of our Grade 6 students highlight the joy, the laughter, the sense of awe and wonder at the life before them. In finishing these last pages of this last newsletter for the year, let us continue to value the relationships we have, live the days we are blessed with and have a grateful heart.
Classroom Awards
Week 11 Awards
PA - Shelby Nightingale
Aaliyah A - for being a principled learner by consistently focusing on all learning tasks. Well done Aaliyah!
Thaih Then T T - for being a knowledgable learner when focusing on your writing goal of handwriting and sounding out difficult words!
PB - Anna Druitt
Kayla H - For being a risk taker in her writing by trying hard to improve her letter formation each day. Fantastic work Kayla!
Sahasrith R- For being a knowledgeable learner when identifying different split digraph sounds during phonics sessions. Keep up the great learning Sahasrith!
PC - Carla Tirotta
Tha Tha T- For being resilient when faced with different challenges and always maintaining a positive mindset.
Mila M- always being a risk-taker during Discovery Play and creating challenging new things.
1A - Tina Naumov
Niko L - for being a caring learner and displaying respect to his classmates. Your friendly, positive nature continues to make a difference in our class. Well done Niko!
Olivia M - for being a reflective learner and sharing valuable contributions during our Inquiry unit describing types of housing around the world. Amazing learning Olivia!
1B - Aoife O’Flynn
Jack I. - for taking risks in his writing to create a vivid descriptive writing piece about the beach. Well done Jack!
Lea H. - for making thoughtful connections between the book and her own experiences during our whole class reading session. Well done Lea!
1C - My-Linh Tran
Elijah C - For being a thinker in order to expand on the noun and verb groups in his descriptive writing. Keep up the great learning Elijah!
Michelle K - For being a risk taker when sounding out unfamiliar words. Keep up the amazing learning Michelle!
2A - Barbara Zerzouri
Joshua J - for using critical thinking skills when participating in class discussions. Well done Joshua. Nice work!
Michael U-S- for dazzling us with great pictures to accompany his work in literacy. Nice work Michael.
2B - Jake Moloney
Manuelle A - For being a knowledgeable learner when showcasing his addition skills using MABs. Great adding Manuelle!
Salom T - For demonstrating his thinking skills when tackling addition problems whilst utilising his knowledge of place value. Great thinking Salom!
2C - Rebecca Wright
Khristian O - For being a risk-taker when sharing his thinking about splitting 2 digit numbers into their place value columns with the class. Great sharing Khristian!
Lucy L - For being knowledgeable when crafting a concluding statement in her persuasive text by including a sentence opener. Super writing skills Lucy!
3A - Joss Coaley
Dean M - for a successful year as a learner. Congratulations Dean on all of your success this year, shown by your hard work and dedicating yourself to your learning.
Chris Q - for your amazing efforts this year in the classroom. You are such a strong learner and have all the skills to be an amazing communicator and leader in the future! Congratulations.
Ajak S - for showing bravery and resilience this year both in and out of the classroom. This year has been a big year for you and 3A are so thankful that you are able to join us again for the last week of school!
3B - Thomas Pham
Angelo Mantini - for being an Inquirer when he continued to ask questions related to our book ‘Pandemic’ and the history of major pandemics in the world. Congratulations buddy!
Thao Doan-Nguyen - for being Caring when she noticed a trapped butterfly in the Church and suggested for the window to be opened to let it out. Keep being observant Thao!
3C - Ella Nowak
James K- for being an inquirer when making connections between our book ‘pandemic’ and the covid pandemic. Well done James!
Sielohso K- for continually demonstrating a positive attitude towards her learning and always striving to achieve her best with all learning tasks. Well done SiSi.
4A - Linda Oxley
Ignatio Pio A- for being a risk taker and continuously persisting with his reading.
Anna R - for being resilient and a principled learner and overall a very kind and thoughtful person.
4B - Lavina Stewart
Mason B - For taking risks in his writing when creating an in depth Scientific Report based on the Sugar Crystals experiment. Well done Mason!
Miranda L - For always demonstrating a positive attitude and continues to strive to achieve the best outcome in her learning tasks. Keep it up Miranda!
4C - Brittany Davidson
Cung Tin L- For being resilient and putting in his best efforts to overcome challenges in his learning. Keep up the great work Cung Tin!
Nathan N- For being a risk taker in his learning, writing a very detailed scientific report about the solar oven experiment conducted in class. Well done Nathan!
5A - Dorothy Hall
Joshua M - For being a thinker when using a set budget to plan a Christmas party, and considering how to calculate costs within the running total.
Chimankpa O - For being an inquirer and a thinker as he considered various causes and effects within the text “Great White Sharks”.
5B - Malae Suaesi
Alannah V - For being a resilient learner in using a budget to organise a Christmas party. Great learning!
Tejith B - For perseverance to successfully achieve one hundred percent in his Multiplication grid.
5C - Lisa Hughes
Evabella J - for demonstrating resilience by asking questions to enhance her learning during the energy inquiry unit. Well done Evabella!
Ryan L - for demonstrating resilience when using a budget to plan and organise a Christmas party. Great learning Ryan!
6A - Katherine Salloum
Aedan B - for being a reflective learner by constantly seeking teacher feedback this semester and applying this to his learning. Great learning Aedan!
Van L - for being a reflective learner by seeking feedback from the teacher to extend his learning, when creating a pamphlet about nuclear energy. Great learning Van!
6B - Jane Huang
Aurelius L - for being a knowledgeable student by sharing his understanding of Radiant energy and how it could connect to other energy forms in inquiry lessons.
Xavi S - for being a responsible learner by staying on task without being distracted and encouraging his peers to do the same.
6C - Matt Galea
Layton T - for consistently showing an amazing attitude towards his learning, being a leader in the classroom and a role model for all. Well done Layton!
Asta D - for being a risk taker throughout the year by sharing her knowledge and thinking during whole class discussions.
Specialist Awards
Performing Arts: Jody Banks
Mila M (Prep C)- For her outstanding efforts in Performing Arts lessons this year and for the excellent musicianship skills she has displayed when participating in music learning activities. Well done, Mila!
S T E M: Matt Dalton
Sarkis N (6B)- For using critical and creative thinking skills to challenge yourself to code your own video game. Well done Sarkis!
P.E: Tom Nguyen
Bawi Bik Lian Thangeng (PrepB) - For having shown great sportsmanship in all PE classes. Great job Bawi Bik!