Caloundra City Private School had fun celebrating QLD HPE Week! Qld HPE Week celebrates the role of Health & Physical Education in schools and communities. The aim is to promote the importance of HPE in the Australian Curriculum and highlight the importance of HPE to the learning and development of children and young people. Junior…
By Luke Byrne, Student Wellbeing Officer and Gary Brimblecombe, Senior Science TeacherThroughout Term 1 so far, we have seen an increase in students, both at senior and junior grade levels, seeking and requesting to be involved with more organized sporting and group activities. Seeing this demand, and identifying a further need to continue aligning with our CCPS…
This week we acknowledged International Women’s Day, “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women”. To minimise the impact on academic lessons, guest speakers were welcomed on both Wednesday and Thursday mornings by Year 6 to 12 students. Thank you to our parents and community members who joined us. Guests…
By Thea Nolte and Leanne Sneesby At CCPS in Prep to Year 2, we are feeling enthusiastic about teaching the latest educational phonics approach, backed by recent research in neuroscience. Our morning literacy blocks in Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 have been buzzing with learning energy as students engage with hands-on games and manipulatives…
This year we are continuing to embed Wellbeing@CaloundraCity across the Junior School through our Positive Education program. At its core, Positive Education involves intentionally and explicitly teaching young people how to develop the skills and competencies to deal with the growing complexity of the world today. Throughout their days at school, students will be encouraged…
On Friday 3 March, Year Four CCPS student Nate Nelson is going to be walking from Maroochydore to Caloundra as part of the 2023 Steps for STEPS marathon walk… and he’s hoping that the CCPS community can get behind him! Nate has decided to be part of this epic journey so that he can raise…
I love saying the word ‘excellence’. It uses most all the muscles in your face and almost makes you smile. Other describing action words like ‘OK’ and ‘Good’ seem to just use the lower face muscles and just doesn’t come out with the same flexion in the voice. Try it! In the last weeks and…
Our vision at Caloundra City Private School is to create opportunities and pathways for all students to excel, develop character and learn the ways to become world ready, global citizens. We strive to develop students who are connected, well rounded, kind, courteous, confident, creative and engaged young people, who are ready to make a difference. Our…