Staff Create Resources for Refugees
During our last staff professional learning day, a group of our primary and secondary staff worked together to create some literacy resources for Sister Breda O’Reilly. Sister Breda teaches English to refugees and asylum seekers at the Edmund Rice Centre in Mirrabooka each week. This is her 12th year as a volunteer at the centre. The staff created ten weeks’ worth of texts for Sister Breda’s class.
Year 6 teacher Kate Warchomij explains, “We developed levelled comprehension and grammar resources for a range of texts, fiction, and non-fiction, to support her teaching English to her classes. We spent a wonderful afternoon together. We used our varied interests and skills to develop the resource book. Handing over the booklets to her was a delight. Sister Breda was thrilled with the results and can’t wait to show her students!”
Sister Breda said, “This booklet is just fantastic! What else can I say? The people in my class will have so much fun learning to read these stories. I have had 13 different cultures in my class at one time. I love the wide variety of topics. Thanks a million.”
Speaking Up: Years 5 – 8 Students Take the Stage
From heartfelt speeches to captivating stories, our Years 5 – 8 students wowed the crowd with their public speaking skills this week!
Shining a Spotlight on Our Student Ministry Team
This week, we shine a light on a dynamic group of students – our Ministry team, who are doing wonderful things in the Faith space.
Dive Into Adventure: Exploring the College Dive Course
For the second year, Santa Maria College offers students the opportunity to undertake the PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course.
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Santa Maria College is a vibrant girls school with a growing local presence and reputation. Our Mission is to educate young Mercy women who act with courage and compassion to enrich our world. Santa Maria College is located in Attadale in Western Australia, 16 km from the Perth CBD. We offer a Catholic education for girls in Years 5 – 12 and have 1300 students, including 152 boarders.