Year 6

2021 Rice Day Wrap up

December 5, 2021
2021 Rice Day Wrap up

The staff and students did a wonderful job last Tuesday raising much needed funds for the children up in the Chin Hills at the Metta Geha Orphanage.  The current situation in Myanmar is severe and the children need our support more than ever.  The students had no problems consuming over 10 kg of rice!  There…

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2021 Semester 2 Reports/ Parent Teacher Interviews

December 4, 2021
Semester 1 Student Reports - Friday, 28th June

At St Dominic’s School, the formal Pre-Primary to Year 6 Reports are sent home electronically via a website called SEQTA Engage.  The Semester 2 reports will go live on the website at approximately 4:00pm on Monday, 13th December. To access past reports and the upcoming Semester 2 2021 report, families will need to log into the…

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2021 Annual Community Meeting Minutes and 2022 Staffing Update

November 28, 2021
2020 Annual Community Meeting Minutes and 2021 Staffing Update

Please find attached below the minutes from this years School Advisory Council and P&F ACM’s.  The minutes from the School Advisory Council’s ACM includes, within the Principal’s Report, the staffing structure for 2022. As you will see in my report, we welcome new staff members to our community next year and also farewell some familiar…

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Preparing for 2022 – Transition afternoon and other initiatives

November 28, 2021
Preparing for 2022 - Transition afternoon and other initiatives

In partnership with you, we are committed to ensuring that every child’s transition from one year to the next goes as smoothly as possible.  Below are some of the ways in which we support this transition here at St Dominic’s. Transition Afternoon – On Monday afternoon in Week 9, the students will be spending time…

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Year 1 to 6 End of Year Outing to Inflatable World

November 25, 2021
Year 1 to 6 End of Year Outing to Inflatable World

On Tuesday, 7th December, students in Year 1 to 6 will be attending an end of year outing to Inflatable World, Ballajura.  In previous years, we have attended Spiderman Park, however, we made the decision to do this as part of our St Dominic’s Feast Day celebrations in 2021 instead. Details of the end of…

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Year 3 to 6 Golf Clinic Wrap up

November 25, 2021
Year 3 to 6 Golf Clinic Wrap up

Over the last 3 weeks, our Year 3 to 6 students have been treated to some Golf clinics, which have been run by Emma Liebenau, who comes from Mt Lawley Golf Club. Students were able to practice skills such as chipping, putting and a bit of driving. The only real reason I got Emma to…

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Charlotte’s Real World Clothing Waste Solution – Can you help?

November 25, 2021
Charlotte's Real World Clothing Waste Solution - Can you help?

My name is Charlotte and I am from Year 6. In technology’s class we had to think of a real world problem and come up with a solution. My problem is clothing waste, did you know that 57% of all the clothes we throw away in Australia each year goes to landfill while only 8%…

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Making Jesus Real (MJR) at St Dominic’s – Spirit of Jesus Award Winners Term 4 Week 6

November 21, 2021
Making Jesus Real (MJR) at St Dominic's - Spirit of Jesus Award Winners Term 2 Week 4

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded an MJR Spirit of Jesus Award last week. Let us know if you have seen the Spirit of Jesus at work through members of our school community (parent, grandparent, aunties, uncles etc) recently and we will acknowledge and award them a certificate.  Use the link below or the one…

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Year 5 and 6 Raise Your Voice Competition Wrap up and Results

November 21, 2021
Year 5 and 6 Raise Your Voice Competition Wrap up and Results

On Monday, 15th November, St John’s School, Scarborough, held the annual ‘Raise Your Voice’ Competition. This event is an opportunity for students in Year 5 and 6 to practice their Public Speaking skills in front of a wider audience.  This year, as well as students from St Dominic’s and St John’s competing, students from Our…

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Mini Vinnies Wheelchairs for Kids Excursion – Friday, 26th November

November 21, 2021
Mini Vinnies Wheelchairs for Kids Excursion - Friday, 26th November

On Friday, 26th November, the Mini Vinnies team will be going on an excursion to the Wheelchairs for Kids facility in Wangara. We have raised a total $359.45 from our last two fundraisers, which will be donated to the organisation.  Just $200 enables volunteers to manufacture an adjustable all terrain wheelchair, which can provide a…

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