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Step Up to Year 6 at Santa Sabina

Step Up to Year 6 at Santa Sabina

STEP UP TO YEAR 6   Monday 19 June 2017 8:45AM – 3:00PM Year 6 day at Santa Sabina College on Monday 19 June 2017 8:45am – 3:00pm We invite all girls currently in Year 5 at other schools to ignite their curiosity in our unique Middle Years program which begins in Year 6 on

2 June 2017

Golden Girls and Boys 2017

Golden Girls and Boys 2017

Exceptional people and partnerships were celebrated last Friday at our annual Golden Girls and Boys lunch. Over 150 ex-students who graduated from the College at least 50 years ago were guests of the College at High Tea in the Hall, preceded by a celebratory Mass in the Chapel. Coming for

30 May 2017

A fun task using percentages

A fun task using percentages

Year 8 discounts shopping activity “Mathematics is food for the brain, it helps you think precisely, decisively, and creatively and helps you look at the world from multiple perspectives.” Dr Arthur Benjamin During one of our Mathematics lessons, Ms Crosswell’s class engaged and participated in a shopping activity. This

23 May 2017

Invaluable insights into the Life Writing genre

Invaluable insights into the Life Writing genre

Our visit from HSC author Drusilla Modjeska To complement our study of the genre “Life Writing”, our Year 12 Extension 1 English cohort engaged in an interview-style session with two experts in the field. The session consisted of a conversation between Drusilla Modjeska, the author of our prescribed text The

18 May 2017

Try Year 5

Try Year 5

Booked Out We invite all Girls currently studying in Year 4 to our Try Year 5 day on Tuesday 23 May 2017, for a taste of Year 5 at Santa Sabina College. Please register for Year 5 day at www.ssc.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/try-year-5 Now is the perfect time for her to

12 May 2017

Santa musicians around the world

Santa musicians around the world

Santa girls are making their mark musically around the world. Former College Leader Michelle Mutyora (Class of 2016) is currently a contestant on The Voice, one of the highest rating shows on commercial television. You can view her singing a dazzling rendition of Beyonce’s Listen. At her blind audition she

11 May 2017

Scientific literacy at Santa

Scientific literacy at Santa

One of our goals at Santa Sabina College is about making our students scientifically literate. Scientific literacy enables us to understand the way our world works and to interact with our environment. “I don’t need to have answers to everything, I want to have answers to find.”

9 May 2017

Introducing Miss Elizabeth Phipps

Introducing Miss Elizabeth Phipps

It should come as no surprise that someone who loves continual learning just as much as teaching is running Santa Sabina’s Department of English. A born academic who always knew she would teach, Elizabeth Phipps recently completed her Master’s degree, also receiving one of Macquarie University’s highest acclamations – a

4 May 2017

Maths factor

Maths factor

Mathematics challenges take many forms at Santa Sabina College. Read on to learn about recognition from the State’s peak body of maths teachers and an insight into a maths lesson from the Year 7s. Mathematical Association of New South Wales (MANSW) Santa Sabina College has been recognised for our approach

27 April 2017

Next gen workplaces

Next gen workplaces

A games room, free food, scooters and a nap room. What could possibly be better than a whole day dedicated to STEM and amazing workplaces such as Google and Adobe? On Wednesday 29 March, the Year 9 IST class, along with Mrs Sukar and Mrs Perry, explored our skillset, future

26 April 2017

Meet Jane McDonald Head of Religious Education

Meet Jane McDonald Head of Religious Education

New Head of Religious Education Mrs McDonald has come home. Educated at Australia’s first Dominican school, St Mary’s Maitland, and living the Dominican charism ever since, Mrs McDonald also taught Religious Education (RE) here in the 1980s. “I’ve worked with a number of religious congregational schools but it’s lovely to be

12 April 2017

Being 14 Sydney Book Launch

Being 14 Sydney Book Launch

Santa Sabina College was honoured to host the Sydney launch of Madonna King’s new book Being 14 on Tuesday night. Parents were given an insight into the minds of their 14-year-old daughter as well as an understanding of how she may be feeling, what she’s thinking and what they can do to help

5 April 2017