Student News

Thank you

We would like to thank our kind families who spent time over the school holidays to care for our school chickens and vegetable garden.  We hope that you were rewarded with some yummy eggs! 

A huge thank you to the Sinderberry, Dudley, Dempster, Carmichael, Heard, McKnight, Frohn, McMillan, Fisher, Needs, Byrne and Gwynn families. 

Sarah Carter

Student Awards

Student Awards were presented after Mothers & Special Persons Day Liturgy last Friday May 9 

Congratulations to our most recent Award winners!  

Foundation  

• Penny B (FSC) - ‘Be Your Best’ for breaking up the sounds in words and writing them down in her weekend writing. You are becoming a magnificent writer Penny – keep up the great work!  

• Ellie D (FSC) - ‘Help Others Succeed’ for always looking for ways to help others in the classroom by offering to get whiteboards, textas and books for classmates that need extra help.  Thank you for being a caring classmate, Ellie!  

• Frankie J (FBW) - ‘Be Your Best’ for your excellent counting and number work in class.  Frankie, you continue to work hard and try your best- your confidence when counting is wonderful! 

• Franklin B (FBW) ‘Be Your Best’ for listening carefully to instructions so that you can get started quickly and quietly.  You are working very hard at your desk, Franklin.  Well done!   

Year 1 & 2  

• Chester S (12LD) - ‘Be Your Best’ for making wonderful progress during writing.  Chester has been applying himself readily to writing tasks and has been producing some wonderful writing pieces.  Well done, Chester! 

• Jack B (12LD) ‘Be Your Best’ for making excellent contributions to class discussions.  Jack always brings great ideas and positive insights to every class conversation.  Keep up the great work, Jack! 

• Morris D (12GM) - ‘Be Your Best’ for making a positive start to Term Two where you have been trying your best in all learning areas.  Great job Morris and keep working hard! 

• Scout M (12GM) - ‘Be Responsible’ for always making strong choices in class by following the rules and setting a wonderful example to others.  You are a terrific leader within our class!  Great job Scout! 

• Milla L (12ZH) - ‘Be Responsible’ for working really hard at looking after all her belongings and keeping her workspace tidy without any reminders from the teacher.  Keep up the hard work! 

• Zane W (12ZH) - ‘Be Your Best’ for always trying your best in all learning areas and being a respectful classmate to everyone.  It’s a pleasure to have you in our class and look forward to seeing it continue to improve for the rest of the year.  Awesome stuff!   

Year 3 & 4  

• Emily T (34LB) - ‘Be Your Best’ for doing her best during class time.  Emily is contributing to classroom discussions and always trying to get the best out of herself.  Well done! 

• Lily W (34LB) - ‘Help Others Succeed’ for going out of her way to assist and support her peers during class time.  Lily is being a great leader in our classroom.  Well done! 

• London P (3/4JM) - ‘Be Your Best’ for doing an amazing job with her learning tasks.  London, you have made so many wonderful improvements with your work and it is beautiful to see your confidence growing each day!  Well done, London! 

• Josh M (3/4JM) - ‘Be Responsible’ for working extra hard to stay on task in class.  Josh, you are doing a great job with your learning, organisation and concentration.  Keep it up!  Well done! 

• Flynn G (34RP) - ‘Be Your Best’ - for the wonderful way you explain how you have solved Math problems and how you use a variety of strategies to check your answers.  Well done, Flynn! 

• Percy K (34RP) - ‘Be Your Best’ for trying your best at all tasks and participating confidently in class discussions.  Keep up the great work Percy!  

Year 5 & 6  

• Izzy P (56TD) - ‘Be Responsible’ for acting responsibly in the yard and showing kindness to others.  Without being asked Izzy picked up all the rubbish from a bin that had been knocked over despite this having nothing to do with her.  Great job Izzy! 

• Flynn W (56TD) - ‘Be Your Best’ for putting his hand up and sharing his thoughts and ideas with the class.  Flynn it’s great to see you growing in confidence to regularly contribute to our class discussions.  Keep up the good work! 

• Marlie W (56EN) - ‘Be Your Best’ for her effort and time put into the completion of her homework tasks.  Marlie your presentation is to be commended as well as the high expectations that you have set each week.  Well done! 

• Lila T (56EN) - ‘Be Your Best’ for the time taken to plan her narrative and to include all the correct components of a narrative.  An engaging read Lila! 

• Thomas E (56EN) - ‘Be Responsible’ for taking the time to ask for help in maths so that he can achieve his best learning and capabilities.  Thomas it was great to see you so enthusiastic about tackling challenging tasks.  

• Chloe L (56NW) - ‘Be Your Best’ for consistently taking pride in your work. Chloe, the dedication and care you display towards your learning is an excellent attribute to have. Well done.  

• Braxton F (56NW) - ‘Be Your Best’ for having the courage to read aloud during our whole class reading sessions. Braxton, you’ve embraced our new 5/6 focus of ‘riding your threshold and building high expectations for your learning’.  Well done.  

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Specialist 

STEAM 

• Franklin B (FBW) - ‘Be Your Best’ for demonstrating outstanding hands-on engineering skills and teamwork during the Foil Boat Design and Testing Challenge.  Your design not only carried many teddies but also moved along the water well!  You showed excellent participation, shared your ideas, and worked as part of a team.  Keep up the amazing effort!  

• Ruby M (12ZH) - ‘Be Your Best’ for your amazing work creating a flower design using the Tap-a-Shape sets while learning about what is living and non-living. Y our design showed great thinking, creativity, and careful building.  You used your STEAM skills to turn shapes into something beautiful and clever — just like a real artist and engineer!  Keep up the great effort! 

• Taanashe M (34RP) - ‘Be Your Best’ for working hard to create an awesome board game that included clever math concepts and fun gameplay!  You did a fantastic job collaborating with your teammates and solving problems together to meet the set criteria and constraints. Keep up the amazing work! 

• Jaxon W (56TD) - ‘Be Your Best’ for your incredible effort in designing and building the Apple Annihilator.  Your creativity and engineering skills really shone through as you turned an idea into a working model.  You demonstrated problem-solving, teamwork, and perseverance.  Your team’s design was powerful, clever and successful.  Your hard work is truly paying off!  

ART 

• Aubrey L (FBW) – ‘Be Your Best’ for being a great listener during Art classes and for keeping our Art space neat & tidy.  Thank you, Aubrey! 

• Denzel S (12LD) – ‘Be Your Best’ for a fabulous effort on your Mother’s Day portrait.  Denzel you ask questions to ensure that you are on the right track and try your best in all that you do. 

• Dylan K (34LB) – ‘Be Your Best’ for always giving 100% effort in Art, and for embracing challenging tasks.  Dylan, you have completed many fabulous portraits this semester. 

• Aubrey M (56TD) – ‘Be Your Best’ for an amazing effort on your monochrome portrait of your Mum.  You have captured your Mum’s features well and used shading well to enhance your work.  

MUSIC 

• Xav H (FBW) – ‘Be Your Best’ for being a great listener and active participant during Music classes.  Xav, you worked so hard on your note value activity last week and even stayed behind to finish it.  Great work. 
• Clancy M (12LD) – ‘Be Your Best’ for your active and character driven participation in practical class activities.  Clancy, your acting during our warmup activities was so entertaining.  It is lovely to see you developing your confidence.   

• Malakhai T (34LB) – ‘Be Your Best’ for always giving 100% effort in music, no matter whether theory or practical lessons.  You always listen and complete tasks to a high standard.  Well done.   

• Ethan F (56EN) – ‘Be Your Best’ for an amazing effort during production rehearsals.  You are always listening, asking helpful questions and giving each song and dance 100%  It is wonderful to see you dedicating yourself fully to our production team. 

P.E. 

• Ruby K (FBW) – ‘Be Your Best’ for always listening and participating in activities positively.  You were able to run relays and jump hurdles easily in class.  

• Quincy H (12ZH) - ‘Be Your Best’ for demonstrating great skills in Athletics and encouraging others to do their best.  Well done, Quincy 

• Elsie L (34LB) - ‘Be Your Best’ for having a go at high Jump and triple jump even though it felt challenging.  You continue to try new things and listen to the technique involved.  

• Nate R (56EN) - ‘Be your Best’ for positive participation in PE class.  You are always listening and prepared to try new things.  You have demonstrated good team skills and continue to improve.  Great work Nate! 

Happy Birthday

We wish many happy returns to all April and May birthdays - Ruby M, Aubrey W, Milla L, Amelia K, Chester S, Katie G, Riley M, Daisy K, Bella K, Tom M, Evie R, Remy B, Ariel S, Maxwell K, Harry P, Londyn O, Devaj D, Hudson V, Jack V, Kayden B, Malakhai T, Lucas C, Oliver C, Percy K, Arlo H, Sebastian S, London P, Prabhleen K, Tait T, Lola K, Jed W, Poppy C, Aubrey L, Harlan C, Kate W, Nash G, Theo H, Quinn P, Hugo S, William F, Jack B, Scout M, Scarlett B, Herbie F, Parker G, Tyler P, Zane W and Essie C.

We also wish Mrs Aimie Brown, Mr Bruce Kiely, Mrs Lisa Daff, Mr Glenn McMillan, Mrs Claire Sexton, Mrs Chelsea Howgate, Mrs Elise Nally and Ms Bernadette Hill a happy birthday.