Middle School News

And that's a wrap!

Wow, WHAT a term! Congratulations to all our students and families on the resilience, excellence and respect you have all shown during a very unusual and difficult time. We are so proud of the way our students tackled the challenges of remote learning. This term has definitely been one to remember!

 

The transition back to onsite learning has been very exciting for all of us. We've absolutely loved having all our students' smiling faces back in the classroom over the past couple of weeks, and seeing their excitement at coming back to school to be able to catch up with their mates (from an appropriate distance, of course!)

 

What's coming up: last day of term

It's been a crazy term, so we're ending with a Crazy Hair Day! To celebrate our last day of term on Friday 26 June, we'll be holding a free-dress and crazy hair day. so don't forget your gold coin donation and your best crazy hair ideas! Funds raised will be going to our school's World Vision sponsor child.

Looking back: camp challenge

Since camp wasn't able to go ahead because of COVID restrictions, we set our students a few camp challenges at school instead:

  • the camp packing challenge, where students had to pack sleeping bags, toiletries and clothing just like they would for a camp inspection;
  • a scavenger hunt, where, working in groups, students used a map to find and solve clues around the school; and 
  • a bushcraft challenge, in which students were tasked with building a hut from natural materials.

While it wasn't quite the camp we'd have loved, it was still great fun! Please enjoy some photos below.

Looking back: our vegetable patches

As part of their Genius Hour projects, our students investigated how to grow vegetables from scraps and planted their very own little veggie patch. We loved seeing them investigate their food and learn how it grows! We hope they're still going strong!

Happy holidays!

We hope everyone enjoys a well-deserved break these holidays. We're looking forward to seeing you all again soon for Term 3!

 

The Middle School Team