Assistant Head of Gioia House

Gioia House Action Girls

Congratulations to the following Action Girls who received their Award and Action Girl badge at our 5-12 Assembly this week:

Year 5:
Phoebe Clarke
Emily Cooper
Kate Hennessy
Petra Lam

Year 6:
Olivia Abi-Hanna
Annalise Elias
Orlanda Rychter
Annabelle Wong

Community Time

During Community Time our Gioia House buddies focused on our weekly theme, ‘Compassion’. The students discussed ways we can show compassion, such as donating to Project Compassion – Caritas fundraising, looking out for others, helping in the classroom, being a supportive friend, asking someone if they’re okay and also identifying what compassion looks like at home. The students worked with their buddy to create a Heart Puzzle, listing the ways we will continue to show compassion each day.

Harmony Day

During Harmony Week the students throughout the College moved into House groups and took part in a variety of activities celebrating cultures and traditions around the world. This was a great opportunity to have all our Santa Sabina students come together and celebrate Harmony Week.

Be an Upstander

Our Gioia House theme for the past couple of weeks is ‘Be an Upstander’. During Homeroom and Pastoral lessons, the students defined ‘Upstander’ and discussed the importance of being an Upstander. We brainstormed what an Upstander would Look like, Sound like and Feel like. The students also developed short scenarios to identify times when it is important to be an Upstander and the positive impact that can have on others.

Gioia House Project Compassion Fundraising

Thank you to all the students and families for generously donating to our Gioia House Easter Raffle. Our Gioia House Leaders and Year 6 students have been selling raffle tickets each recess and lunchtime to help support Caritas Charity. Once we return from the Easter long weekend we will come together to celebrate Easter and Jesus’ resurrection through prayer. We will also announce our Easter raffle winners at our Gioia House gathering.

Wishing everyone prayers and blessings during Holy Week and a happy Easter.