Chess Mates classes help your child improve their concentration and problem-solving skills in a supportive learning environment. This year, Chess Mates will again operate classes for Pacific students after school. Time: Tuesdays from 3.00pm – 3.45pm...
At assembly this week, the junior school examined the final piece of the PERMA framework. The ‘A’ in PERMA stands for achievement or accomplishment. It is fitting that as we near the end of a year filled with change, we reflect on what it means to...
The Story We Tell Others At our Junior College assemblies over the last two weeks, we have been continuing to explore the concept of PERMA and how we use its elements to improve our wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. When we explore Engagement,...
Every year in Term 4, we have the privilege of opening our doors and welcoming our grandparents and special friends into the College. The gym is always filled with smiling faces, beaming with pride. This year, our celebration will look slightly...
A warm welcome back to the final term of the year. This year has been, and continues to be, full of challenges. We’ve had to continually change our thinking and approach to a variety of circumstances. Through adapting to change, we can at times...
As part of our You Can Do It program, during our last three assemblies, we have been focusing on what it means to be organised and how being organised aides and builds our personal capacity. Techniques that we use to organise ourselves have a direct...
2020 is the International Year of the Plant. We are constantly reminded of the role that the environment plays in our future and the drastic consequences that occur when it is neglected. With the recycling of organic waste occurring at the College,...
From time to time, all of us experience what we might call ‘big emotions’. As we mature, we are more adept at identifying and recognising how these feelings may occur and how we might deal with them. However, this is a gradual process and for...
In a Year 1 learning space this week I was fortunate to see a circle time in action. Circle times provide an opportunity to teach, discuss and express emotions regarding events or incidents that occur. This particular circle used a famous fable to...
Welcome to the new term. I hope all families spent a relaxing and enjoyable time together over the holidays. As we begin a new term, we thank our Year 5 leaders from Term 2 and congratulate and welcome the new leaders for Term 3. The Term 3 leaders...