Public Speaking Competition:

On Tuesday 6th September, 3 students from St Rita’s at South Johnstone came to St Clare's with their Principal Mr Hoare to compete in the first ever St Clare’s and St Rita’s Public Speaking Competition. Sophie, Amber and Evie (from Year 5 and 6) represented our school, after their wins earlier in the year in the public speaking competition.

All the students presented a speech on The Greatest Invention Of All Time and did an amazing job. Mr Hoare, Mrs Burzacott and Mrs Byrne reported that it was a tough competition to judge and they were so proud of the students involved and their speeches.

Congratulations to the students:

“The Heart”

Stay tuned for Issue 2 of The Heart School Magazine coming soon. A small group of students from Year 3-6 have been working on articles, puzzles and stories to fill the pages of the next Issue during the term. They have been working very hard and challenging themselves to come up with interesting and engaging work. I can not wait to share their work with you.

Lego Robotics

This term a small group of Year 2 and 4 students have been participating in a Lego Robotics group. Henry, Billy, Eden and Christopher have had a couple of lessons to learn about the Lego and functions of the moving parts. It most definitely challenges us and makes us think. The students also have to work collaboratively to build using Lego and code using the Lego Spike app on the iPad. Robotics and Coding involves developing higher order thinking skills, problem solving skills, communication, team work, persistence and resilience. The students have loved having the opportunity to participate in the group and I look forward to sharing their progress and robots next term.

Ms Moloney