What is the Learning Zone?

When you had a baby for the first time you learned how to care for it, when you enrolled into a Day care, Pre-School or Primary School you learned how the centre or school operates, when you buy a new car, phone or TV you need to learn how it works, when you enter into a new relationship or friendship you learn things about the other person. Learning is a continuous process; I wonder if it ever ends?

Each day, week, month or year we learn something new. How do you feel when you are in the Learning Zone? When you are:

• trying to work something out,
• solve a problem,
• need to access a manual,
• talk to someone else about a topic,
• get something wrong and have to start again… you are in the ‘Learning Zone’.

The Learning Zone is a safe place and one that the students at St Monica’s find themselves in every single day!

Maths Olympiad and Maths Games Challenge - Yesterday was the 3rd sitting of the Maths Olympiad and Maths Games Challenge. Many of the students who participated in this were in the Learning Zone! Here are the types of questions our Olympiads are presented with, could you solve them?

Brenda wants to purchase a bicycle but is $23 short. Claire wants to purchase the same bicycle but is $25 short. If they combine their money, they will have just enough to buy the bicycle. What is the cost of the bicycle? (Suggested solving time 4 min)

Semester One Reports

Student Reports will be available via Compass from 3.30pm on Friday 24 June. The report structure for Catholic Education Canberra / Goulburn has continued to develop and change. This semester, the A - E reporting scale for each of the subject areas will still apply. Under each subject, there will also be a comment which outlines the main content and skills that have been covered. Individual comments will not be included in your child's report. Instead, we have opted to have parent - teacher conferences in Week 10.

This meeting time provides teachers and parents the opportunity for conversations about how each student is progressing and for teachers to share with you your children’s strengths and areas for further improvement. It also enables teachers and parents/carers the opportunity to have 'real time' conversations about development and growth of the child. 

Online Booking for Parent/Teacher Conferencess - Parent / Teacher conferences will take place from Monday 27 - Wednesday 29 June (week 10) Booking times for these interviews will go live on the Compass Portal tomorrow Friday, 17 June. See the diagram below for instructions on how to book. Please contact your classroom teacher if you are experiencing any issues booking these sessions.

Peace and blessings to you all,