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Dear Members of the St James Catholic College Community,
Dear Members of the St James Catholic College Community,
Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty.
It should be offered to them as a precious gift?’ (Kate DiCamillo).
Last week St James Catholic College celebrated Children’s Book Week. A big thank you to students, parents and staff for your input and support during the week. The importance of reading cannot be emphasised enough, especially for young children, and I encourage all parents to make reading a high priority for your child. Studies show that preschoolers who are read to every day have an increased vocabulary than those who aren’t read to at all. Reading enhances a child’s vocabulary, it helps them understand how to read and write, but reading aloud to children also helps them to understand different topics about the world and everyday life. Likewise with older children reading studies have indicated that continued reading has a beneficial effect for both comprehension and concentration.
Book Parade
Congratulations and thank you to students and staff who brought much-loved book characters come to life. There have been many wonderful comments about the ideas and creativity of the costumes displayed during the class parades. The culmination of the parade was the shared "Big Read" with special guests!
God Bless,
Allan Clark Principal
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Seeking Donations:
If you have any old Lego that could be donated for use in the STEM classes please leave at the College Office for Ms Lory - thank you.
Little Lights
Forensic Scientists at work!
The gold is gone! The jewels are too! An Auction House robbery seems to have gone well for a gang of thieves who have made off with rare coins, gold and jewellery. Later that day, the security guard from the Auction House is attacked on his boat and the Police need the help of the forensic scientists to track down the suspects and recover the stolen items. But when they are arrested, the gold is nowhere to be found. What on earth has happened to the stolen goods?
This was the dilemma faced by our Year 1-6 students yesterday. The Carmel Hall was transformed into a crime scene and evidence lab and the students were promoted to forensic scientists and detectives! Students carefully examined the crime scene collecting and analysing the evidence. Students focused on fingerprints, DNA comparisons, toxicology, digital microscopy, ultra-violet examinations, medical reports, and impression evidence. Together they used evidence to gain an understanding of how the crime was committed. By the end of the session, the goods were recovered and the thieves arrested!
Thank you to Education Interactive for providing our students with an immersive and challenging experience!
Year 10 Science
Last week in Science lessons our Year 10 students investigated speed and acceleration of a marble in a roller coaster. This involved the students designing their own roller coaster with a loop and hill and then measuring how fast a marble travelled through it.
RYDA Program
The Year 10 class participated in the RYDA program last Friday at the Huonville PCYC. RYDA stands for Rotary Youth Driver Awareness. The program focuses on attitude and awareness with the aim of making the students better drivers on the road. Presenters included Road Safety experts, driving instructors, Police, recovering survivors of road crashes and drug and alcohol educators.
Food Studies
This week our Year 9/10 A&B Food Studies classes cooked delicious Yo-Yo Biscuits. Students especially enjoyed experimenting with coloured icing.