‘Literature circles’ round out reading skills
St Martha’s Catholic Primary School Strathfield’s love of one reading strategy could soon be international.
Posts Tagged 'Literacy'
St Aidan’s students ‘bump up’ their writing
‘Students are willing to take more risks with their writing’: the power of the ‘Bump it up the wall’ strategy.
Pink Week read-a-thon in memory of teacher
Students at St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Regents Park chose to think pink and raised close to $2,000 for breast cancer research in memory of their much-loved teacher.
SCS students win big in WriteOn
Several Sydney Catholic schools students are about to become published authors after earning awards in NESA’s annual Write On competition.
Reading treasure on the menu at Menai
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Menai students are well equipped to follow the advice of the 2018 Children’s Book Week theme ‘Find your treasure’.
Great escape: Young author’s books offer adventure with heart
St Peter Chanel Year 6 student and self-published author Alanna Lu is philosophical about writing.
Teacher’s book gives new perspective on opera house
Patrician Brothers’ College Fairfield teacher Anthony Chidiac has written about the man behind one of Sydney’s most iconic buildings.
Jeff Kinney delights Campsie students
The ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author shared jokes and illustration tips with St Mel’s Campsie students on his only school visit while in Australia.
Strathfield schools excel in literacy and numeracy
Growing literacy and numeracy skills have placed students at two Strathifield schools at the top of their game.
Educational activities to beat summer-break boredom and learning loss
Keep your kids occupied during the holidays to reap education benefits.
