Steve Gibbs

Day 2 of the Science of Reading Short Course @EdithCowanUni 65 teachers gave up another Saturday to learn about the relationship between spoken & written language then finished the day by making a brain hat to show what they learned @ShapingmindsAus @PamelaSnow2 @Sarah55813560

What an amazing place to visit. Brother Olly you and your staff are so inspirational in all the work you do for all those beautiful kids. @wheelchairforkids @SHPSThornlie

Happy to receive recognition for this wonderful initiative that I have had the privilege to lead at our school. I have been extremely proud of the teachers that have taken on podcasting. It's so important for students to have a voice in their school @shps_thornlie, #studentvoice

Such a proud moment today. @SHPSThornlie celebrated International Deaf week with a wonderful assembly item performed by kids from every year level and day filled with four amazing activities raising the awareness of what it truly means to be deaf or hard of hearing.🙌🏽🙌🏽

Educational equity in Canada: the case of Ontario’s strategies and actions to advance excellence and equity for students tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @CarolCampbell4 over 10,000 views since Feb 2021 @slamjrnl @HargreavesBC @MichaelFullan1

Harmony Day 2021 Students from Kindy- Yr6 #EveryoneBelongs #diversity #HarmonyDay

To celebrate Harmony Day many of our students came to school dressed in orange or clothes that represented their cultural heritage. The joy coming from the crowd during the parade was fantastic and it was wonderful to hear children discussing their families and heritage.

YEAR 6 LEADERSHIP CAMP After three action packed days of adventure the Year 6 students have arrived back safe and sound from their Leadership Camp. They engaged in every activity with resilience, zest and a positive attitude, making themselves and their teachers proud

This year SHPS began a new language journey, introducing Auslan. The students are learning how to sign the alphabet, finger spell their names and sign greetings. Mrs Watkins is also helping the children develop an understanding of Deaf culture, with support from @AccessPlusWAD 🙌🏽

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART PODCAST Podcasting is back for 2021. soundcloud.com/user-483362899… In this week’s podcast the students share the latest news from around the school, hear from Mrs Watkins about Auslan and interview our new Yr1 teacher, Miss Barbera.

St Jerome’s community celebrated a beautiful day to thank @HelenMOToole for not only being our principal for the last nine years, but also for her service to Catholic Education over the last 40 years. Thank you for being you, Mrs O’Toole! @CEWAleaderdev @CathEdNet

@StJeromesPS @HelenMOToole @CEWAleaderdev @CathEdNet Farewell to a legend of Catholic Education. All the best @HelenMOToole

MEET LUNA Today students were able to say hello and give a very warm welcome to our therapy dog, Luna, on her first day of school. We can’t wait to watch her grow as she supports our students growth through their Sacred Heart journey.@sgibbs74 @SHPSThornlie @AnnieGerhardy

Amazing effort from 18yo Logan McDonald to come second in Perth’s Butcher Medal best-and-fairest count by a solitary vote in his debut WAFL season. Former Eagle Fraser McInnes, who McDonald has spoken highly of this year as a mentor, topped the voting. thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/per…

I am incredibly sad that my very dear friend & courageous champion of creative learning everywhere is no longer with us. It's hard to grasp he's no longer here to inspire millions. His legacy is & will be immense. With great sorrow. @pasi_sahlberg @MichaelFullan1 @arceducation1

My #bitmoji classroom for the year. Thanks @MissBeechamRSDP all the way from Perth for your inspiration! It was fun! My class will absolutely love this ❤️

HIP HIP ARRAY Earlier in the term I threw an “Array Party” as we introduced arrays and multiplication as repeated addition. The #FabFours searched the classroom to find contextual “everyday” array examples and used #Keynote to capture and annotate them! @SHPSThornlie @AppleEDU

We challenged Ss to spend time in the garden. After meditating Ss were encouraged to sketch what their attention was drawn to. Some of our creative learners used #Keynote to create their sketches and included the Line Draw animate feature @AppleEDU @sophiekeeffe @SHPSThornlie

Amazing to see the way our #FabFours are utilising technology during remote learning. I love how it’s allowing us to stay as connected learners. Also, we have really only been teaching tech for a few weeks... Imagine what they will create by the end of the year! #creativethinkers

It’s not about liking the sound of our own voice or having perfect hair/makeup. It’s about connection with our students. Bringing lightness into their lives & spreading joy when we can. @sophiekeeffe starting our day with a joke for giggles. Edited on #iMovie shared on @Seesaw