Using a simplified version of the official judging criteria, the children thoughtfully examined the shortlisted picture books. After lively discussions and careful consideration, they crowned The Garden of Broken Things<\/em> by Freya Blackwood as their pick for Picture Book of the Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re so proud of their enthusiasm, insight, and love for literature. What a wonderful way to celebrate Book Week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Term 3 kicked off with a burst of hands-on learning for our enthusiastic Year 1 and 2 Maths Quest<\/em> group. Students have been diving into problem-solving activities that challenge their thinking and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through making, extending, and describing patterns, they\u2019ve been building a rich mathematical vocabulary \u2013 laying the foundation for confident and curious learners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Young Scientist<\/em> participants have been hard at work \u2013 even over the holidays \u2013 as they begin drafting their scientific reports. This exciting journey has been a true collaboration between home and school, with valuable guidance from our talented Senior School Science Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to the curiosity and dedication of the students and Ms Brigham, some fascinating findings are already emerging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Brooke Panagopoulos<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CBCA Shadow Judging A curious and creative group of Early Years students \u2013 our very own Story Explorers \u2013 have been preparing for Book Week in a very special way. They took part in the Children\u2019s Book Council of Australia\u2019s Shadow Judging Book of the Year Awards, exploring the magic of storytelling through this national program. Using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[6],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-17601","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-primary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/17601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=17601"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=17601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Maths Extension<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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