{"id":20897,"date":"2026-06-03T10:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&p=20897"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:28:20","slug":"assistant-head-of-primary-p-4-and-gifted-education-coordinator-p-6-5","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/assistant-head-of-primary-p-4-and-gifted-education-coordinator-p-6-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Head of Primary P-4 and Gifted Education Coordinator P-6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pastoral Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

World Bee Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday 20 May, students celebrated World Bee Day, a global initiative that highlights the vital role bees and other pollinators play in keeping our ecosystems healthy. Bees are responsible for pollinating around one\u2011third of the food we eat, making them essential to food production and biodiversity. Students explored simple ways we can protect bees, such as planting pollinator\u2011friendly flowers and caring for school gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk Safely to School Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Friday 22 May, our community participated in Walk Safely to School Day, a national initiative encouraging children to build lifelong healthy habits by walking to school with their families or classmates. The event also supports the development of road safety skills and helps reduce our environmental footprint. Thank you to all families who joined us for a positive, active start to the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gifted Education Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gifted Awareness Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last week we celebrated Gifted Awareness Week, a national initiative that highlights the importance of recognising and supporting the diverse learning needs of our high\u2011potential and gifted students. The 2026 theme, ‘Varied voices, shared future,’ reminds us that when we listen to and support the unique voices of gifted learners, we strengthen the learning community for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families interested in learning more about supporting high\u2011potential learners can explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AAEGT Resources for Parents<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cat Maths Competition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Coinciding with Gifted Awareness Week, a group of Year 6 students participated in the Australian Maths Trust Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) Competition on Tuesday 19 May. This competition challenges students to apply computational and algorithmic thinking through logic puzzles, pattern recognition and multi\u2011step reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The assessment is intentionally demanding, encouraging students to think creatively, persist through unfamiliar problems and use strategic problem\u2011solving approaches. We are proud of the determination and curiosity our students demonstrated as they engaged with this high\u2011level mathematical challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Petroni<\/strong>
Assistant Head of Primary P-4 and Gifted Education Coordinator P-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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