Stephanie Alexander  Garden

Win in Soil Week Competion

Last term Primary 5 entered a soil competition and WON!!! We used what we had learnt from our Technology Unit in Semester 1 (plant to plate) to create a slide show about Healthy Food, Healthy Soil.

Here is a part of the email we received

Congratulations. Rockhampton North Special School has won first prize in your category of the Healthy Soils Healthy Food competition.

Your student's exploration of healthy soil and its connection to healthy food was creative and informative. Your prize is a $500 visa card, and we hope this will go towards something to celebrate and recognise your students and your own enthusiasm and commitment to healthy soil and the importance of nature.

Congratulations Primary 5!

Sustainability Competition

Good morning, we recently entered a competition with the Rockhampton Regional Council, and we won very exciting.

" North Rockhampton Special School recently entered into Rockhampton Regional Council’s Sustainability in Action Photo Competition. Congratulations! Your school is has won Sustainability Champion for ‘Green gift giving’. As  Sustainability Champion, your school will be awarded $200 to support future sustainability actions within your school and a school sustainability pack will be presented at an upcoming school assembly. 

Presentation of Prizes 

 Rockhampton Regional Council Councillor Elliot Hilse came to secondary parade last week and presented the students with their certificates and a water bottle.

"Great work by our Deputy Sam who has been instrumental in setting all this up and encouraging us all to be more aware of our environment, and our amazing staff who have helped her.

The Rockhampton Regional Council Sustainability in Action Photo Competition is designed to recognise and celebrate the ways our local households and schools are putting sustainability into action in their everyday lives.

Presentation of certificates and water bottles by Councillor Elliot Hilse

The Soil Arrived

Yesterday we had a truck arrive with some soil for the gardens and to fill up the planter boxes. Foreman Matthew helped the driver back the load in and made sure it was delivered to the correct place. Thanks Matthew!

Some pictures of our Staff and Students Working in our garden

Wheelbarrow Licences

Today Wednesday 28th August our students had to complete an obstacle course while pushing their wheelbarrow to obtain their wheelbarrow licence. All students had a great time with lots of spills and fun.