We celebrated World Book Day with lots of stories and fantastic outfits across the grades, showcasing the pupils’ love of reading and their favourite book characters.
Children are people too and their anxiety and moods fluctuate.
In a mainstream classroom, groupwork reduces pressure for individual performance and allows for collaboration and turn taking.
In the Montessori classroom, children select equipment or tasks that match their current moment of curiosity and enquiry and this allows them to settle into the day in a space of comfort.
Whichever stream or curriculum is being utilised, awareness of the state of the child and their current capacity to learn is crucial in allowing them to achieve their full potential.
The Marist Sunset concert was a celebration of the talents of our music pupils and the professional musicians on our staff. Don Vino entertained the audience expertly and the pupils danced the night away to the sounds of Mr Morris. This was a wonderful community event that conveyed our Marist family spirit in action, enhanced by fantastic music, as is always the case at St Joseph’s.
More and more children are coming into the classroom carrying anxiety, and it often affects far more than just their academic performance. In this video, Caron Darby-Michaels shares how anxiety can show up in everyday classroom behaviour and why small successes, encouragement and emotional support are so important in helping children believe in themselves and keep trying.
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