Dear Parents and Carers

Today at Mass we commissioned our Year 6 leaders for 2025. The Year 5/6 teachers have been encouraging all Year 6 students to accept leadership roles and responsibilities and we look forward to presenting other leaders when they are chosen.

In our ongoing commitment to fostering our culture of learning, during the year we focus on the St Patrick's school pillar: Look into Thinking. This pillar is crucial in developing our students' intellectual abilities and problem-solving skills. Here are some attributes of thinking we cultivate:

• Growth Mindset: We promote a growth mindset, encouraging students to embrace challenges and view mistakes as opportunities for learning.
• Thinking Skills: We encourage students to analyse, evaluate, and synthesize information to make well-informed decisions.
• Reflective Practices: We encourage students to reflect on their learning experiences and to retrieve past learning from long term memory.
• Problem-Solving: We develop problem-solving skills through real-world challenges and collaborative projects.
• Metacognition: We teach students to be aware of their own thinking processes and strategies to enhance their learning, knowledge growth and deep understanding.
• Mindfulness and Focus: We incorporate mindfulness practices and Christian meditation to help students improve focus.

By focusing on these aspects during throughout each day in Direct Instruction lessons and teaching and learning across the curriculum, we work to develop our St Patrick's students ability to think with depth and clarity. We work alongside you, as your child's primary educators, preparing them for a lifetime of learning and intellectual growth.

Blessings

Jo