Around the Junior School

Merit Awards - Term 3 Week 5

K Nemo

Charlie Kerdic – reading increasingly difficult text fluently and accurately
Milly Byrne – being a kind and helpful member of the class

1 Minton

1 Eco

2 Lorax

Ruby Whittemore - her impressive use of persuasive writing to promote the wonders of Mr. Kranky's Marvellous Medicine!
Henry Volkofsky - his consistent effort to stay focused and on task in class, and for actively seeking feedback when needed.
Elsie McLaurin - her continuous academic growth in Mathematics and for consistently challenging herself to better understand difficult concepts.

2 Yindyamarra

Gurbani Mor - her energetic enthusiasm and successful engagement in reading and comprehension activities during groupwork!
Abigail Westcott - For consistently working hard and making excellent progress in your learning—your quiet dedication is inspiring!

3 Uno

Jessica MacMahon – her energy and positive attitude at camp and making sure she always got in and had a go!
Frankie Rohr – challenging herself at camp and pushing herself outside her comfort zone

4 Kiernan

Stella Hankin - Her seamless transition into Kinross Wolaroi School. Stella has used resilience and courage coupled with a proactive attitude to embrace the change wholeheartedly.
Grace Monaghan - Demonstrating exceptional resilience, commitment, determination and positivity to overcome challenges faced during Year 4 camp.

4 Goodall

Robbie Fatai - demonstrating outstanding enthusiasm, leadership, and resilience during camp, making it an enjoyable experience for all.
Cerys Thomas - demonstrating courage and resilience by embracing challenges and stepping out of her comfort zone to fully engage in the camp experience.

5 Bear Grylls

5 Seed

6 Rober

Georgiana Saran – her enthusiasm and insightfulness in the classroom and her constant positive attitude to all things.
James Hinks – his consistent effort in class and for being a critical thinker when faced with difficult questions.

6 Dalziel

Lachie Healey - his enthusiastic contributions and consistent application in our English lessons. Your use of modelled examples to assist in composing your own text has been excellent. Keep up the great work Lachie!
Anna Kenny - Her excellent use of theme and descriptive language in her free verse poem titled This is me. Your engagement and insightful reflections about our class novel have been brilliant. Well done Anna!

Merit Awards - Term 3 Week 3

K Nemo

Hannah Keir – accurate measuring in maths.
Rory Winters – interesting sentences using correct punctuation.
Jack Sanderson – showing kindness to other and looking for ways to be helpful in the classroom
Oliver Byrnes – using describing words to expand his sentences

1 Minton

Maddison Lawn - Her creative, futuristic and environmentally friendly design of the Kinross Wolaroi Mansion
Ezra Mohammadi - His enthusiasum in Maths when making connections between arrays and his new love for times tables!
Quinn Hankin – a wonderful start to her new journey and Kinross Wolaroi School
Cameron Day - his had work in identifying facts in informative texts about different animals.

1 Eco

Flynn Savage – Smashing new learning in Maths
Suvi Vohra – Focus in maths warm up activities
Nate Butchard – Focus with independent reading group tasks

2 Lorax

Stani Fatai - excellent work in creative writing, consistently thinking outside the box, and thoughtfully incorporating teacher feedback to enhance his work.
Emilia Douglas - Showing continual courage and bravery by facing challenges outside her comfort zone.
Hareem Rashid – her hard work and enthusiasm in preparing the nativity play
Samuel Milliken – his creative character description of George’s Grandma from George’s Marvellous Medicine

2 Yindyamarra

Louis Zhang - quickly getting organised for our daily learning activities!
William Pegum - celebrating the success of his peers!
Darby Mullins - her excellent focus when learning to tell quarter past and quarter to times on analog and digital clocks.
Gideon Laffey - displaying active listening skills and working with consistent effort in all lessons.

3 Uno

Amelia Canning – her persistence and dedication to making improvements in all areas
Ava Davies – being a helpful and kind friend, for always being aware of here peers needs and being willing to support others

4 Kiernan

Nick Rourke - For writing an outstanding historical narrative incorporating a variety of adjectival and adverbial phrases. Well done!
Kate Munmueang - Being a consistently kind, respectful and inclusive friend, and for always uplifting others with her positive attitude.

4 Goodall

Edward Lai - his consistent enthusiasm, effort and commitment during our basketball percussion practices and performance.
Addie Delbridge - Producing a well-written and engaging diary entry assessment. Her story ideas, descriptions and sentence variation are consistently wonderful.

5 Bear Grylls

Aria Patel - creating an innovative and clever sustainable packaging design in her Dairy Farming assignment in Science.
Janagan Kandeepan - showing initiative and resourcefulness in the classroom. Janagan is always helpful to his peers and completes all tasks with determination and care.
Lachlan Hunt - showing persistence and a readiness to learn in all subjects. Lachlan is believing in his capabilities, resulting in some impressive learning improvements. Well done Lachlan!
Georgia Dunn - working diligently with her reading, writing and spelling. Georgia is showing consistent improvement in her written pieces and is working well to master her editing skills. Keep up your hard work!

5 Seed

Claire Gordon - showing considerable maturity in her acceptance of feedback, using it effectively to enhance her academic performance. Her responsiveness to guidance has contributed to her growth and development this semester.
Thomas Cardiff - demonstrating commendable tenacity in his efforts to improve his focus and renew his dedication to his classwork. His persistent commitment to enhancing his academic engagement reflects a strong desire for personal growth.
Winona Wade - demonstrating resilience and determination in her approach to mathematics, tackling challenges with a persistent effort to improve her understanding and for her caring, compassionate nature as she frequently offers support and encouragement, fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment.
Stuart Bell - exhibiting a high level of maturity in his academic engagement, consistently approaching tasks with diligence and responsibility. His readiness to assist his peers reflects his collaborative nature, contributing meaningfully to a supportive and inclusive learning environment

6 Rober

Andie Zinga - For the effort and commitment, she has given every aspect of her work at Kinross this term. Congratulations on a wonderful effort all round
Faustine Geronimo - For her fabulous portrayal of “Harper” in the school show. Your performance was a knock out. Congratulations on an amazing and engaging character
Harriett Johnston - Her enthusiasm and insightfulness in her classroom responses to our English unit ‘Worse Things’ Keep up the fabulous effort.
Lachlan Pantehis-Marriott – His effort in class during our discussions about the novel ‘Worse Things’. Giving very astute answers when explaining his understanding of the theme.

6 Dalziel

Amara Tomlinson - her fantastic contribution to class discussion about our novel Worse Things and her detailed reflection on how the author’s life experiences shaped the text. Keep up the brilliant observations Amara!
Grace Lowther - her deep reflections and insightful observations about the main characters feelings and personalities in our novel Worse Things. Absolutely brilliant work Grace!
Sam Dunlop - his insightful observations about the main characters in our novel Worse Things and his excellent use of poetic forms and synonyms to create an engaging definition poem.
Saskia Rohr - her creative and engaging Science project about how to extract DNA from strawberries. A fantastic way to showcase the experiment. Great work Saskia!