The 2014 Speech Night at Sydney Town Hall on Monday 17 November was a celebration of excellence across a range of areas and provided the opportunity for the whole school community to farewell our Year 12 cohort. The whole school choir performed a stirring rendition of Ukuthula and the College’s Taiko ensemble performed
19 November 2014
Week 2 of the competition This week 55 of our Santa Sabina students have made it to the top leaderboard of the Newbie competition, with 3 other competitors barely squeezing in. We have about 25 students who have finished the Beginners competition with a few brave students trying intermediate for
18 November 2014
Ex-students, ex-staff members and their families enjoyed a beautiful afternoon to celebrate 120 years of Santa Sabina College. Current students entertained guests, children enjoyed the jumping castle, ball sports and face painting, the archive displays brought back memories and tours of the College allowed ex-students to explore their old classrooms.
11 November 2014
Inquiry Learning aligns with Santa Sabina College Mission and Vision of education and is consistent with our commitment to student-centred and discerning scholarship. Our community of learners had engaged with a myriad of elements pertaining to a constructivist approach to learning, however whilst we were seeing learning gains and shifts
3 November 2014
Paris Emsis, Carla Ayoub and I decided to attend Q&A in order to broaden our knowledge of current events and controversial topics that are the constant objects of media focus. We felt that today’s political climate is greatly lacking in both a logical voice of reason and also compassion for
30 October 2014
Year 5 Mini Maestros Instrumental Program – Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal This year each of our Year 5 learners has had the opportunity to learn an orchestral instrument (violin, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, trumpet and trombone). They have been working in small groups with Instrumental Specialists across the year to develop their playing
27 October 2014
Our Kindergarten small group team entry not only qualified for the 2014 National Maths Talent Quest, which in itself is a huge achievement, they received first place. Their entry was titled ‘A Carnival Of Centipedes’ and was facilitated by Mrs Emma McAulay. We are thrilled and extremely proud of these results.
27 October 2014
Year 1 has had the privilege of participating in a Strings Boot Camp these past two weeks. This has been very successful with all of our Year 1 children participating in small group lessons with instrumental specialists for 25 minutes each day. Our Boot Camp experience culminated in a special celebration on
27 October 2014
After attending a professional learning session run by Skye Tyler, House Co-ordinator for Mundawora, on Positive Education which addressed three key areas- happiness, gratitude and mindfulness, I now feel far more informed about this important aspect of our student’s health and well being. Initially, I was surprised by some of
24 October 2014
The health of young people shapes the future health of the whole population. (Eckersley, 2011). The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) places physical and mental wellbeing as a top priority in their key national indicators of young people’s health and wellbeing. Mental health can be defined as ‘a
8 October 2014
Santa Sabina’s goalkeeper Olivia Grace, was awarded the 2014 Goalkeeper of the year for the Strathfield Strikers Football Club. Congratulations on this great achievement.
1 October 2014
Congratulations to Bridget, Year 12, who was awarded an Archbishop of Sydney Award for Student Excellence at a Ceremony held at St Mary’s Cathedral. The award recognises the students’ exceptional achievements in a range of areas including school leadership, faith commitment, support for social justice and the environmental issues, academic
24 September 2014