WriteOn 2022: Creativity spells success for budding student author
A story about an un-fun fair has secured a Sydney Catholic school student a win in the 2022 WriteOn Competition.
Holy Innocents’ Catholic Primary School student Sam …
Blessed Sacrament teacher spins A Spider’s Tale
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Clifton Gardens can proudly boast having a children’s author among their ranks after Year 2 teacher Jesse James Muir published his first picture book, ...
Book trailers wow judges
In some page-turning news, two students from All Hallows Catholic Primary School Five Dock have been shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council Awa …
VIDEO: How to encourage reading
They let you travel without moving your feet, and you can think of books – lots of them – as your child’s passport to learning.
Teacher librarian at All Hallows Catholic Primary School Five Dock, Sharon Seymour, also reviews books for the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
Here are her …
Page-turning fun
Students at St Charles’ Catholic Primary School Waverley have embraced ‘a novel idea.’
About one in six of the school’s students are part of three before-school enrichment groups for students identified as gifted in literacy.
Book Week shortlist: Worlds of fun
The Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) 2021 shortlist is full of tales to take you away this Book Week and beyond.
Escape between the pages of these ‘Book of the Year’ contenders recommended by All Hallows Catholic Primary school teacher librarian, Sharon Seymour, and St Ursula’s C …
What does a teacher librarian do?
Two teacher librarians from Sydney Catholic schools share insights into their role.
Sharon Seymour, a teacher librarian at All Hallows Catholic Primary School Five Dock, reviews books for the Children’s Book Council of Australia and Premier’s Reading Chal …
Thirteen progress to public speaking grand final
Students spoke with a confidence and clarity that left their teachers and parents in awe at the semi-final of the 2021 Botany-Randwick Public Speaking competition. Now, 13 progress to the grand final!
The inaugural Botany-Randwick Public Speaking Competit …
WriteOn past winners: ‘Be creative, try your best!’
Sydney Catholic Schools’ (SCS) primary school students are encouraged to exercise their imaginations and writing skills in this year’s WriteOn competition. We sat down with our past SCS winners who shared their tips for success.
They are only in Year 3 bu …
Empowering our students to be ‘critically literate’
A professional learning conference has highlighted the diversity of teacher librarian roles at Sydney Catholic schools, and how they are empowering students as literacy evolves.
Sydney Catholic schools teacher-librarians were among nearly 100 Catholic and …
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 voca …
Buddying up spells success
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark,” according to celebrated French romantic author, Victor Hugo.
With this idea in mind Our Lady of Fatima Primary …
Numeracy in Action
Sydney Catholic Schools is always proud of the great work being done by its staff and students, but never more so than at this unsettling time.
We’ve put together a collection that showcases the …