SHOWCASE
News from our schools
Books for 5-8 Year Olds
My child is 5-8 years old. What should I look for when picking a book they will want to read? We asked Sydney Catholic Schools’ Education Officer: Reading Recovery, Rosemary Peric. 1. What should a parent/carer look for in a children's book? Interesting vocabulary with the unexpected use of language making the story exciting; Stories with rhyme, rhythm or repetition; A story with a ‘problem’ and then the joy of resolution; A theme that interests the child; and A story that makes the listener attuned to the detail of the language to be thinking, problem solving as the story...
Don’t Worry, Be You@Bosco
Students and staff say they are calmer and more settled since a suite of wellbeing and mindfulness activities have been rolled out at St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Engadine. “The students have embraced these whole-school initiatives with enthusiasm and commitment, resulting in a significant decrease in behavioural incidents in the playground and classroom,” school assistant principal, Mark Abad, said. Some of the visibly impactful initiatives to be introduced at the school include morning mindfulness, lunchtime co-curricular activities and mental, social and physical health days. Programs such as Be You@Bosco and Random Acts of Kindness have inspired positivity, resilience...
Koala-ty learning in action
Students from Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) schools have had the rare opportunity to get up close and personal with one of Australia’s biggest icons … the koala! Students learning about wildlife conservation. Eight SCS students visited Taronga Zoo where they met Baxter the Koala and some of his native friends. They also got to speak with zoo keepers about koalas and the innovative conservation projects they are undertaking as part of SCS’ first Project Koala program. “The koala is such an iconic Australian animal but there are very few natural habitats in NSW, so many students...
