Assistant Head of Primary P-4 and Gifted Education Coordinator P-6

Pastoral Update

Turning Scraps into Something Special

Over the past fortnight, we continued exploring the theme, Accepting the Invitation to Care for the World We Share, with a special focus on International Composting Awareness Week. 

Students discovered why composting matters for our planet; learning that food scraps in landfill create leachate, which can pollute soil and waterways, and methane gas, a major contributor to air pollution and climate change. By contrast, composting transforms everyday scraps into nutrient‑rich soil.

They also explored what can be composted, how the composting process works, and how they can play their part by placing food scraps in the correct bins. These moments encouraged students to see that even small acts of stewardship can reflect God’s love in the world.

Gifted Education Update

Hands‑on Maths Adventures

Maths Quest students have dived into their new learning with curiosity and teamwork. Using concrete materials and diagrams, they explored Compare and Share problems and made their thinking visible. It was wonderful to see students collaborating, discussing ideas and experimenting with different strategies as they built confidence in solving mathematical challenges.

Let the Maths Games Begin!

Bright minds were buzzing this week as students completed their first Maths Explorer, Maths Games and Maths Olympiad papers for the year. With focus and determination, they embraced each challenge and enjoyed stretching their mathematical thinking.

Da Vinci Training and Decathlon

Year 5 students have now wrapped up their Da Vinci training, and it has been a wonderful journey. They loved learning alongside older girls, experimenting with creative problem‑solving, and finishing with an engineering challenge: designing and constructing a solar‑powered wind turbine. Their teamwork and ingenuity shone, even catching the attention of other Da Vinci groups.

Our Year 6 Da Vinci team showed outstanding commitment, starting their big day with a very early 6:15am departure for the Da Vinci Decathlon at Knox Grammar. They tackled a full day of demanding tasks, collaborating, thinking creatively and solving problems under pressure. Every student gave her all, demonstrating impressive teamwork, effort and a positive, can‑do attitude from start to finish.

Lauren Petroni
Assistant Head of Primary P-4 and Gifted Education Coordinator P-6