| Year 5 Games Group | | http://www.ststephens.qld.edu.au/What's On/latest-news-events/Pages/Year-5-Games-Group.aspx | Year 5 Games Group | <p></p><p>This week a group of Year 5 students organised some games at Snack play for students to participate in. The group was responsible for setting the games up, assisting students to play the games, and pack the games away at the end of play time. Many students enjoyed participating in the games. The games the group organised were:<br></p><ul><li>Giant Chess</li><li>Giant 'Connect 4'</li><li>Hopscotch</li><li>Ball targets</li><li>Soccer goals on the oval</li></ul><p>Well done to to these students for your great display of Leadership!<br></p><p>The games will run each Snack play for the rest if this term.<br></p><p><br><br><br></p> | | | | |
| STEM Competition | | http://www.ststephens.qld.edu.au/What's On/latest-news-events/Pages/STEM-Competition.aspx | STEM Competition | <p></p><p>It's that time of year again! The St Stephen's STEM Competition is here! Two lucky winners will win a scholarship for Jnr Engineers 'Coding Club' for Term 3.<br><br></p><p>Students in Years 2 - 6 are invited to enter. The competition is a Stop Motion Animation competition. Students need to create a stop motion animation about our school rules, which are:</p><ul><li>Keep Safe!</li><li>Engage in Learning!</li><li>Yes, I Am Responsible!</li><li>Speak and Act with Respect!<br></li></ul><p>Entries close on Friday 24th June (last day of term).</p><p>To enter: </p><ul><li>Email Mrs Doyle before the due date (<a href="mailto:Naomi.Doyle@bne.catholic.edu.au">Naomi.Doyle@bne.catholic.edu.au</a>) with your name, year level, and name of your animation.</li><li>Either bring your animation on a USB to school, or email or Airdrop it to Mrs Doyle before or on the due date.</li></ul><div><p>The Leadership team will judge the entries on Friday 24th June and winners will be notified that day. We can't wait to see the creative ways our students can show our school rules!</p><p>There is an app on all school ipads called 'Stop Motion Studio'. This app is very easy to use. It can also be uploaded onto home devices for free.</p><div style="text-align:center;"><img src="/What%27s%20On/latest-news-events/PublishingImages/animationcompetition.jpg" alt="animationcompetition.jpg" style="margin:5px;" /><br></div><br></div> | | | | |
| Athletics and Discus - Thank you! | | http://www.ststephens.qld.edu.au/What's On/latest-news-events/Pages/Athletics-and-Discus---Thank-you.aspx | Athletics and Discus - Thank you! | <p>This week we hosted our athletics carnival for students in Years 3-6. After consultation with staff and students, we adjusted the format to previous years, which would allow all students to have an opportunity to participate in the field events. With all the recent rain, the carnival had to be moved from Col Bennett Park to our own school oval and we are so proud of how the day unfolded. The engagement of the staff and students was impressive and it was incredible to see and host so many parents back on our grounds for a school event as it helped to create atmosphere and spark healthy competition between our students. We were blessed to have approximately 20 students and 2 teachers from St Thomas More College come to assist us run our carnival on the day. The students were very helpful and were an asset to our carnival. We thank them and their teachers for their time and contributions to our school community. We look forward to our Junior School Athletics carnival which will be held on Friday 22 July on our school oval, commencing at 8:30am.<br></p> | | | | |
| Social Emotional Learning | | http://www.ststephens.qld.edu.au/What's On/latest-news-events/Pages/Social-Emotional-Learning.aspx | Social Emotional Learning | <div><p>If we think optimistically it means that we expect things to mostly turn out well and we
focus on the positives rather than the negatives in a situation. It also means that we
understand that setbacks and difficult times happen to everyone but that things get
better after a while. Teaching our students to be optimistic will help them to be better
equipped to ‘bounce back’ when they face difficulties, frustrations and problems. It
means that when they are faced with a problem they will be more likely to look for
solutions rather than giving up and not trying.<br></p><p><br></p></div><div><div><h3>Key messages to communicate to
your child about being optimistic
this week:</h3></div><div><p><strong><br>Look for the small good bits in the bad things that happen.</strong><br>Sometimes things happen that you don’t like. But you can usually find something
good in the situation if you try. Sometimes the good thing is that it could have been
worse. Sometimes the good thing is the lesson you learned from it. Sometimes a
small good thing happened anyway even if the rest was bad.<br><br></p><h3>What can you do to help your child to
look on the bright side this week?<br></h3><div><div><p><strong><br>Good memories</strong><br>Help your child to make a photo album, slide show or little book of their favourite
photos and to look at the photos to help them remember the good times when they
need ‘brightening up’.<br></p></div></div></div></div><p></p><p><img src="/What%27s%20On/latest-news-events/PublishingImages/brightside.jpg" alt="brightside.jpg" style="margin:5px;width:639px;" /><br></p> | | | | |
| 2021 Scripture Challenge Book | | http://www.ststephens.qld.edu.au/What's On/latest-news-events/Pages/2021-Scripture-Challenge-Book---Coming-soon!.aspx | 2021 Scripture Challenge Book | <div><p>There are still a few Scripture Challenge books available for purchase. If interested,
can you please order them either through the Qkr! app (tuckshop and uniform app).
The books are $10 each. All the proceeds will be donated to Emmanuel City Mission (a
local Catholic homeless outreach centre).<br><br>There are 2 books that you can choose from. A lower school version: made up of work
from the students at St Stephen's from Prep, Year 1 and Year 2. And an upper school
version: made up of work from the students at St Stephen's from Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
and Year 6.</p><p>If you would like to find out more about Emmanuel City Mission, please visit the <a href="https://emmanuelcitymission.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwwqaGBhBKEiwAMk-FtAuR1Joo7f0-O-w-m9mMKgJDXp-8_fcYqD3jnOnyysePW2Pom-ezeRoCpmAQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Emmanuel City Mission Website</a><br></p></div><p><img src="/What%27s%20On/latest-news-events/PublishingImages/ScriptureChallengeBook.jpg" alt="ScriptureChallengeBook.jpg" style="margin:5px;width:639px;" /><br><br></p> | | | | |
