{"id":18002,"date":"2025-08-27T14:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T04:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&p=18002"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T04:47:49","slug":"gifted-education-in-del-monte-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/gifted-education-in-del-monte-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifted Education in Del Monte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CBCA Shadow Judging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To conclude their shadow judging journey, our Story Explorer group delved into the art of Haiku poetry. Inspired by\u00a0A Leaf Called Greaf<\/em>\u00a0by Kelly Canby, students explored the powerful connection between weather and emotion \u2013 capturing feelings through vivid, nature-based imagery. Enjoy some of their poems below.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy shining sun<\/em>
Joyful like a rainbow sky<\/em>
Excited bright world<\/em>
Joy by Joseph Hoang (Year 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clouds cover the moon<\/em>
Umbrellas flying away<\/em>
People are running<\/em>
Sad by Ariana Gittany & Mila Demyane (Year 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maths Extension<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each week, our enthusiastic Maths Quest group comes together to tackle problem-solving challenges in a collaborative and supportive environment. This term, our focus has been on\u00a0Understanding Patterns<\/em> \u2013 a concept that\u2019s both foundational and fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students have been expanding their mathematical vocabulary, using new terminology to describe and analyse patterns. They’ve also enjoyed hands-on activities, extending patterns with concrete materials and designing their own for classmates to solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our latest session, we took our learning digital by exploring pattern extension through an interactive online game \u2013 bringing logic and creativity together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writers’ Club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our Del Monte Writers’ Club members have begun crafting their response to the new ABC News in My Neighbourhood competition prompt-\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any hobbies? Are there topics or activities that you enjoy? You can create a drawing or artwork, submit a maximum 100-words, or take two photographs to show us what your favourite things to do are.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To spark inspiration, we began by exploring previous winning entries and discussing what made them shine in the eyes of the judges. From storytelling techniques to visual impact, our students are now applying these insights to their own work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can\u2019t wait to showcase some of their imaginative and heartfelt submissions with you soon! You can read more about the competition here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Scientist Competition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How clean are your hands?<\/em> That was the question that sparked Siobhan and Shreya\u2019s (Year 3) Young Scientist project\u2014and the results were eye-opening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through a detailed scientific investigation, the duo swabbed their peers\u2019 hands, incubated the samples, and carefully analysed the results. Their findings revealed just how important hand hygiene is, especially before meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siobhan and Shreya\u2019s conclusion? A strong recommendation for everyone to wash their hands thoroughly with soap \u2013 every single time. Science in action, and a lesson we can all take to heart!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brooke Panagopoulos<\/strong>
Gifect Education Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CBCA Shadow Judging To conclude their shadow judging journey, our Story Explorer group delved into the art of Haiku poetry. Inspired by\u00a0A Leaf Called Greaf\u00a0by Kelly Canby, students explored the powerful connection between weather and emotion \u2013 capturing feelings through vivid, nature-based imagery. Enjoy some of their poems below.\u00a0 Happy shining sunJoyful like a rainbow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[6],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-18002","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\/18002","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=18002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=18002"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=18002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}