From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Hope, Compassion and Understanding

This week across Australia, we have been asked to pause, reflect, and act upon the notion of Reconciliation for First Nation’s Peoples and what that means for all Australians regardless of background, culture, or ethnicity. All Australians are...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Persistence

This week’s P-2 Assembly covered the concept and power of persistence. Following on from the statement that “Learning occurs at the point of challenge” it is often when things appear “tough” that our brain begins to protect us from hardship and look...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

What does it mean to achieve?

Recently, I listened to Ben Crowe speak of the difference between a goal and a purpose. Ben Crowe is a mindset coach who has worked across many layers of industry primarily in and with elite sports. He has been a mindset guide for many champions...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Guarding ourselves with a shield

Junior assemblies at Pacific are designed to provide a rich learning opportunity that provides scaffolding for our young people to learn about themselves and how their interactions may be shaped or moulded when working with others. Our Pacific Way...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

I Think I Can

One of Pacific Way’s statements surrounds the notion of self-belief. In many ways, we are continually developing capacity and resilience in the way we view ourselves. This is not always easily done. Neuroplasticity is in an exciting space and more...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Communicating within the Pacific Way

The beauty of split assemblies allows us to cater our messages to a specific audience. At this week's Prep – Year 2 assembly, Mrs Ridley and Mrs Hogan explored the concept of what communication means to us in the different situations that we find...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Learning Together

Every Monday morning, our Junior College assembles to hear about what has been and is happening around our College. This connection time allows for holistic messaging that reflects the thread for the week as well as expanding on key teachings of our...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Welcome Back

Welcome to Pacific Lutheran College in 2024. It was lovely to unite with many continuing families and meet many new families during the week and at our P-5 Opening Service yesterday. We look forward to connecting as a P-5 College next Wednesday...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Congratulations to the Transitioning Classes of 2023

As the end of term draws near, I would like to take the time to reflect on the journey of the current Year Five students. Toward the end of last year, we began meeting as small groups to chart a course as they prepared for their final year in the...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

In the Learning Pit

One of the privileges of being embedded within a busy educational context is witnessing the dedication of our staff and their application to connecting content learned in theory into a practical and real-world setting. Recently, I had the enriching...
From the Head of Staff and Students P-5