In Term 1, our pastoral focus is Building Connections<\/strong>. Throughout the term, students will explore what it means to form strong relationships, contribute positively to their community and experience a deep sense of belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To begin the year, our first fortnightly focus \u2013 Belonging Begins Here and Relationships Matter<\/strong> \u2013 sets the tone for a safe, inclusive and welcoming start. During these first weeks, we are helping students settle into their classrooms, make new friendships and understand that each person brings something valuable to our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout the term, we\u2019ll explore how students can build positive connections by accepting the invitation to be kind, compassionate, respectful, inclusive, forgiving, reflective and courageous in standing up for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I look forward to walking alongside students and families as we begin this journey together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lauren Petroni<\/strong> Welcome to a new year of learning and belonging In 2026, our College theme,\u00a0Accept the Invitation, invites all of us \u2013 students, staff and families \u2013 to step into moments that help us learn, grow and connect with one another. In Term 1, our pastoral focus is Building Connections. Throughout the term, students will explore what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[6],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-19540","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\/19540","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=19540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=19540"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=19540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Assistant Head of Primary P-4 and Gifted Education Coordinator P-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/Building-Connections-1.jpg\")
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