STEM Term 4
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to our final term of the schooling year! This term we have lots happening in teaching and learning with whole school testing set to happen in the next few weeks and report cards being sent home towards the end of the term. We also have a big term continuing our commitment to STEM.
Our Junior and Senior STEM academies have been a huge hit this year and we look forward to continuing these in Term 4.
The SSPS Junior STEM Academy will be open to new students for Term 4. There was lots of interest in the Term 3 STEM Academy and other students were placed on a waiting list. This term we are going to accept all 25 students who were placed on the waiting list. An email has been sent to parents of students who have been accepted into the Junior STEM Academy for Term 4 and a response is needed by Monday 9th October to confirm your spot. Our Junior STEM Academy will run from Week 2 – 6 in Term 4.
Our Senior STEM Academy flyer is attached and will start in Week 3, due to the Year 5 school camp in Week 2. This term the SSPS STEM Academy for students in Year 4, 5, & 6 will be exploring real-world problems and using the Design Thinking Process to solve a problem that sparks their Learner Qualities of Creativity and Curiosity. Students will determine possible solutions to their chosen problem and then will become Inventors and Entrepreneurs and present possible solutions to a panel of their peers, teachers and SSPS Leaders!
It is great to see so much enthusiasm around STEM and we look forward to celebrating National STEM day with some whole school activities on Wednesday November 8th.
Kind regards,
Bec Thomas
(For any enquiries please email rebecca.thomas@twb.catholic.edu.au)