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Noah scores big with little idea
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School Dulwich Hill student Noah Espiritu has been named a finalist in Origin Energy’s 2021 Little Big Idea competition. The Australia-wide competition called for students to submit an idea for an invention or concept that could help change the world. Noah’s idea, Sports Hang – an app that helps connect kids who are looking to play sports with others – was named as one of four finalists in the Years 5 & 6 category. The Year 6 student was awarded $1,000 as a finalist and is now in the running for the...
Auslan meets Yawuru language in ‘I Am Australian’
Auslan meets Yawuru language in St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School Maroubra’s virtual choir rendition of ‘I Am Australian’. Watch it here: A group of 50 students in Years 3 to 6 at the school lent their voices to the virtual choir, singing Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton’s classic anthem ‘I am Australian’ in Yawuru – the Indigenous language of the Kimberley region. Students also learned to sign the lyrics in Auslan (Australian sign language), thanks to their music teacher Rachel Scott. They learned the song as part of St Mary - St Joseph’s extensive...
English HSC: How to write a cracking Module C Part B
To help you out, here are some handy tips for a specific component of the English HSC exam: the Module C Part B question. The Module C Part B question requires you to reflect upon your own work and to demonstrate what you have learnt about the craft of writing. This guide is drawn from Sydney Catholic Schools’ Masterclasses series, which offers 38 sessions across 15 HSC subjects. What is Module C Part B? Module C forms part of Paper 2 – it is worth 20 marks and you are advised to allocate 40 minutes to this section It...
