{"id":20332,"date":"2026-04-22T08:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=20332"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:56:22","slug":"assistant-head-of-primary-p-4-and-gifted-education-coordinator-p-6-3","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/assistant-head-of-primary-p-4-and-gifted-education-coordinator-p-6-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Head of Primary P-4 and Gifted Education Coordinator P-6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pastoral update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small positive choices build respectful communities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our pastoral focus for Term 2 is <strong><em>Respect in Action \u2013 Small Positive Choices Build Respectful Communities<\/em><\/strong>. Building on Term 1\u2019s focus on connections, students will be supported to turn respectful relationships into everyday actions. Throughout the term, students will explore how small acts \u2013 such as listening with kindness, including others, making calm and positive choices and caring for themselves and those around them \u2013 can create lasting, positive change. Respectful actions will be celebrated through a special display in Warami, our meeting place where everyone is welcome, highlighting that respect is something we live and practise every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accepting the invitation to care for the world we share<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Weeks 1\u20132, students will focus on <strong><em>Caring for the World We Share<\/em><\/strong>, linked with <strong>Earth Day on 22 April<\/strong>. Students will explore how small actions \u2013 such as recycling, saving water and energy, and caring for shared spaces \u2013 help us be stewards of God\u2019s creation. To support this focus, we are introducing a recycling initiative for used pens, markers and highlighters, with collection boxes located in the Library, Art Room and classrooms. Families are encouraged to celebrate Earth Day at home by reducing waste, planting something together, conserving energy, keeping items out of landfill and talking with your child about ways we can care for the world we share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"20553\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6720-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6720-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6720-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6720-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6720-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6720.jpg 789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6721.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"928\" data-id=\"20554\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6721.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6721.jpg 695w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6721-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/04\/IMG_6721-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gifted Education update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kangourou sans Fronti\u00e8res<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our Thomas Aquinas Scholars Program, selected students in Years 3\u20136 participated in the <em>Kangourou sans Fronti\u00e8res<\/em> (KSF) Mathematics Competition last term. KSF is an internationally recognised competition that challenges students through advanced problem\u2013solving and logical reasoning, with more than six million participants worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We commend all students involved for their commitment and excellence in mathematics and particularly acknowledge those who achieved High Distinction, placing in the top three percent, and Distinction, placing in the top 15% of Australian participants. These outstanding results reflect the students\u2019 strong effort, perseverance and enthusiasm for learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High Distinction Award<\/strong><br>Aria Leung \u2013 Year 6<br>Axel Leung \u2013 Year 4<br>Jonathan Lin \u2013 Year 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Distinction Award<\/strong><br>Niamh Quinn \u2013 Year 6<br>Lydia (Jinxian) Wang \u2013 Year 6<br>Claire Yang \u2013 Year 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Credit Award<\/strong><br>Zara Alvaro \u2013 Year 6<br>Soopia Chang \u2013 Year 6<br>Scarlett Ghossein \u2013 Year 6<br>Amara Jeyaganesh \u2013 Year 6<br>Amelia Lin \u2013 Year 6<br>Marie Metledge \u2013 Year 6<br>Gyuri Park \u2013 Year 6<br>Elise Schojer \u2013 Year 6<br>Kira Tang \u2013 Year 6<br>Zoe Law \u2013 Year 5<br>Michaela Nguyen \u2013 Year 5<br>Audrey Wong \u2013 Year 5<br>Amara Li \u2013 Year 4<br>Sabrina Commisso \u2013 Year 4<br>Sebastian Portelli \u2013 Year 4<br>Siobhan Chung \u2013 Year 4<br>Ethan Fahmy \u2013 Year 4<br>Sophia Zheng \u2013 Year 4<br>Isla Thompson \u2013 Year 4<br>Oscar Ko \u2013 Year 3<br>Peggy Peng \u2013 Year 3<br>Zoe Nguyen \u2013 Year 3<br>Joanna Wong \u2013 Year 3<br>Serena Dong \u2013 Year 3<br>Ryan Xue \u2013 Year 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participation Awards<\/strong><br>Annabelle Chang \u2013 Year 6<br>Alexis Djordjevic \u2013 Year 6<br>Olivia Gan \u2013 Year 6<br>Hannah Geussens \u2013 Year 6<br>Riha Han \u2013 Year 6<br>Madalena Khoury \u2013 Year 6<br>Angela Li \u2013 Year 6<br>Jennifer Stanton \u2013 Year 6<br>Laura Touma \u2013 Year 6<br>Clara Chelala \u2013 Year 5<br>Irina Gao \u2013 Year 5<br>Ahana Gupta \u2013 Year 5<br>Georgia Hall \u2013 Year 5<br>Madeleine Kazzi \u2013 Year 5<br>Kaylee Liu \u2013 Year 5<br>Evie McIntosh \u2013 Year 5<br>Charly Merhi \u2013 Year 5<br>Samantha Ong \u2013 Year 5<br>Priscilla Peng \u2013 Year 5<br>Samantha Wu \u2013 Year 5<br>Sophia Tadros \u2013 Year 5<br>Anna Yang \u2013 Year 5<br>Makenzie Wong \u2013 Year 5<br>Vincent Abraham \u2013 Year 4<br>Oscar Kochman \u2013 Year 4<br>Frank Magri \u2013 Year 4<br>Clare McGregor \u2013 Year 4<br>Alana Mousu \u2013 Year 4<br>Sam Oli \u2013 Year 4<br>Alice Kim-Higgins \u2013 Year 3<br>Elina Lin \u2013 Year 3<br>Enzo Pensini \u2013 Year 3<br>Riona Sengupta \u2013 Year 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lauren Petroni<\/strong><br>Assistant Head of Primary P-4 and Gifted Education Coordinator P-6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pastoral update Small positive choices build respectful communities Our pastoral focus for Term 2 is Respect in Action \u2013 Small Positive Choices Build Respectful Communities. 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