St Gregory The Great Catholic Primary School Doncaster

Today, our students spent time celebrating that each of our brains works differently as we recognise Neurodiversity Pride Day on Tuesday 16 June. They shared what makes their minds unique and reflected on the many strengths, talents, and perspectives that make our school community so special.

As part of our ongoing commitment to being a neuroaffirming school, we are dedicated to educating our students about neurodiversity and celebrating the differences that make each person unique. This important day provides an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of human minds and acknowledge that neurological differences are a natural and valuable part of our community.

Neurodiversity includes differences such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, and many other cognitive differences. Neurodiversity Pride Day is about recognising strengths, promoting understanding, and fostering a culture where every student feels valued, respected, and included.

As educators, we have the privilege of helping students understand that each person brings unique strengths, perspectives, and talents. By embracing and celebrating our differences, we enrich our learning environment and strengthen our school community.

🎨 Creativity is shining brightly in the Art Room!🎨

Our Year 3/4 students have been painting stunning sunset scenes, exploring colour, blending and perspective, while our Year 1 students have been getting hands-on with clay, creating beautiful sun and moon sculptures.

These wonderful artworks are all part of the preparations for our upcoming Art Exhibition in Term 4, where our students' creativity and talents will be proudly showcased.

🖼️ Watch this space for more information on the dates to pencil in your diary! We can't wait to share their masterpieces with you!

🤖✨ STEM Week 8 Fun! ✨🎹⚡

A huge thank you to our wonderful Koonung work experience students for supporting STEM lessons today! Your enthusiasm and help made a fantastic day even more exciting for our students.

🐝 Junior School students have been busy developing their coding skills with Bee-Bot robots, using directional language to program their robots and beginning to explore coding on iPads.

⚡🎵 Middle School students became inventors and musicians as they investigated circuits and conductors using Makey Makey coding controllers. By connecting the kits to graphite pencils, students transformed everyday objects into piano keys and created their very own STEM Orchestra!

👏 We were so impressed by the creativity, curiosity and problem-solving on display today. It was wonderful to watch students test ideas, make improvements and celebrate their successes as they brought their projects to life.

Who knew coding, circuits and pencils could make such amazing music? 🎶🔬💡