Kathy Moir has worn a number of hats at St Monica’s including school council member, parent and now grade six teacher. She has Laura in grade six and Sam in grade five.

I grew up in the Catholic system and I wanted that for my children. My sister’s children had been here (before our family) and we were always impressed with the sense of community. 

I taught in the public system before this but it felt like coming home, returning to the Catholic system. I lovely the community here, that is a big pull. The school community stretches into the wider community with the fete; everyone loves that. St Monica’s is known as a great place. Catholic values are not just something in isolation. They’re part of the day to day with circle time and checking-in with the children. We have a value focus for three weeks and conceptual inquiry looks at those values. Resilience is our current value and we’re working with the children, especially with the remote learning, with keeping the connections going with some fun little videos and some laughs.

We always tie our work to our values. The grade 5/6 concert, a collaborative event, focused on identity and diversity. Our grade six students ran an all-school sports day using only the resources available to our sister school in Africa, including soccer balls made from newspaper. This was a collaborative fundraising day with community, awareness, philanthropy, empathy and respect at its core.