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Student Awards

Student Awards will be presented at Assembly in Week 4

Friday August 15 (2.35pm)

 

Congratulations to our most recent Award winners!

Families and friends are invited to attend.

 

Foundation

  • Franklin B (FBW) - ‘Be Your Best’ for completing your drawing and colouring tasks to a high standard. You continue to take your time and always produce work that you can be proud of Franklin.  Well done!

  • Lawson K (FBW) - ‘Be Your Best’ for coming to school each day with a smile on your face and happily playing with your friends.  It is wonderful to have you in our classroom and trying your best regularly.

  • Aubrey W (FSC) - ‘Be your best’ for your careful listening during Initialit ‘on the mat’ time. You are reading every card and writing the words and sentences quickly and accurately. It’s no wonder that you are reading so well! Keep up the great work Aubrey! 

  • Syrah R (FSC) – For listening carefully and following instructions and staying focussed when you are working at your table. Keep up the awesome work Syrah! 

     

Year 1 & 2

  • Leo S (12ZH) - ‘Be Your Best’ for always using your best listening skills when using our Cue to Start. Your eyes are always looking at the teacher and your listening skills ready! Well done.

  • Poppie M-S (12ZH) - ‘Be Your Best’ for working so hard on your learning goals this year. You work so well with the adults to keep improving every day! Awesome job. 

  • Charlee F (12GM) - ‘Be Your Best’ for your learning on shapes. You have been successful in learning 2D shapes and you’re able to name shapes by counting the sides and vertices! Great job Charlee!

  • Hudson G (12GM) - ‘Be Responsible’ for always following instructions in class and actively participating in our cue to start. Well done Hudson! 

  • Hamish M (12LD) - ’Be Your Best’ for sounding your words out when you’re spelling. This strategy is making you a more accurate speller. Great job Hamish!

  • Isla W (12LD) - ‘Be Your Best’ for your improvement when reading. You’re reading so fluently now that it is always a pleasure to hear you read aloud. Great job Isla.

 

Year 3 & 4

  • Macey C (34LB) - ‘Be Your Best’ for your attitude towards your learning so far this term.  Keep looking to get the best out of yourself.  Well done, Macey!

  • Reuben C (34LB) - ‘Help Others Succeed’ for going out of his way to help and support others in the classroom.  Well done, Reuben!

  • Ava S (34JM) - ‘Be Your Best’ for her outstanding improvement in all subject areas.  Ava, you have worked so hard this year and you are doing amazing things!  Such impressive work!  Congratulations!

  • Nixon K (34JM) - ‘Be Your Best’ for always working extra hard in class and for being so responsible.  Nixon, I can always count on you to do the right thing and you are always so thoughtful towards others.  Keep it up!

  • Scarlett B (34MH) - ‘Be Your Best’ for her enthusiasm to share her ideas for interesting sentences with vocabulary words, clear and fluent reading aloud in class and having a positive attitude to learning.

  • Marcus M (34MH) – ‘Be Your Best’ for always making best use of class time to complete outstanding work and participating in all activities with enthusiasm.

 

Year 5 & 6

  • Indi C (56TD) - ‘Be Your Best – for always giving her best effort in class.  Indi asks clarifying questions, shares her ideas and demonstrates a strong work ethic to get the best out of herself.  Keep up the good work.

  • Maxwell K (56TD) - ‘Be Your Best’ for his positive attitude towards his schoolwork.  Maxwell, it’s great to see you approach all tasks confidently and challenge yourself in the classroom.  Great job! 

  • Thomas E (56EN) - ‘Be Your Best’ for identifying keywords and important facts within the text and using these facts to write a well-structured summary paragraph. 

  • Sienna R (56EN) - ‘Be Your Best’ for the care, effort and dedication in her homework tasks.  Sienna, it is a pleasure to correct your tasks knowing that you have put in 100% and enjoyed completing the activities. 

  • Saxon C (56EN) - ‘Be Your Best’ for achieving great results in his learning and understanding of fractions and equivalence.  Saxon thank you for your hard work and persistence!

  • Murphy W (56NW) - ‘Be Your Best’ for creating high expectations for your own learning, Murphy, it’s been excellent to see you setting yourself up for success every single day. Well done.

  • Nash H (56NW) - ‘Be Responsible’ for listening attentively throughout the school day.  Nash, you’ve been continually making strong choices towards your learning and it’s always a pleasure to see.  Well done. 

 

Specialist

THE ARTS (Yr 3-6)

  • Samuel M (FSC) - ‘Be Your Best’ for always trying your hardest in music and for having a go at every activity.  You have some great ideas to share with the class, Samuel and we really appreciate your knowledge.  Keep it up.

  • Lenny B (12GM) - ‘Be Your Best’ for his outstanding dedication to his music studies.  Lenny, you have worked so hard this year and you are doing amazing things with your music, drama and dance.  Congratulations. 

  • Poppy K (12LD) - ‘Be Your Best’ for your attitude towards your learning in music, drama and dance, so far this year.  You always apply yourself fully to all tasks, Poppy and lead in team activities.  Well done, Poppy!

  • Tahj A (56NW) - ‘Be Your Best’ for completing his recent animal 4 ways project to the best of his ability and for asking for help and following tips to enhance his work.  I loved your quokka’s adorable face.

  • Kayden B (56TD) - ‘Be Your Best’ for completing his recent animal 4 ways project to the best of his ability and for asking for help and following tips to enhance his work.  I loved your seal in his party hat!

  • Josh M (34JM) – ‘Be Your Best’ for writing a beautiful paragraph for his “The best part of me” photography project and for capturing his smile well through his photographs.

 

STEAM (F-Yr 2)

  • Charles H- (FSC) – ‘Be Your Best’ for showing amazing teamwork and super listening skills while working with the Bee-Bots on the treasure map adventure.  You worked hard to learn your left and right when coding and never gave up.  Fantastic work, Charles!

  • Asher C (12LD) – ‘Be Your Best’ for showing outstanding focus and care when following directions to code the Bee-Bots.  Asher used coding vocabulary with confidence and successfully programmed the Bee-Bot to find all the items on the treasure map.  Fantastic work, Asher!

 

P.E. (F-Yr 2)

  • Layla G (FSC) - ‘Be Your Best’ for demonstrating fantastic balancing and tumbling skills. You focussed on all activities and showed us an amazing cartwheel. Well done Layla. 

     

  • Lenny S (12GM) - ‘Be Your Best’ for working well individually and with a partner.  You are always willing to challenge yourself and attempt new skills.  Keep it up Lenny.

 

Happy Birthday

We wish many happy returns to all August birthdays - Illy B (12ZH), Will C (12LD), Eddie E (56TD), Charlee F (12GM), Abbie H (56NW), Nash H (56NW), Logan V (12ZH), Ethan F (56EN), Flynn W (56TD), Jonny M (FBW), George W (12ZH), Jaxon W (56TD) and Louis B (FBW).

 

Hip! Hip! Hooray! also to Mrs Melanie Ryan, Mrs Karen Brown and Mr Zac Hare.