Pink Stumps Day

We celebrated Pink Stumps Day yesterday on Wednesday 1 April.

Pink Stumps Day is a fun event where teachers play against Year 6 students in cricket to raise money for the McGrath Foundation. It brings the school together while supporting an important cause.

Aarin:   On Wednesday, I played in the bowling team. It was really fun, and I felt inspired to take wickets. I also felt a bit of pressure as we played in front of the whole school. I believed in my teammates, and that’s why I had such a great time. It was also fun watching my friends play, as they managed to hit lots of balls. It was nice to cheer with my friends, and it was really exciting to play against the teachers. 

 

Will L:   I was on the batting team, and I was the fifth person to go. When I got out there, I was nervous but also excited at the same time. I tried my best, and I was the first out of my pair to bat. When the teacher bowled, I sadly missed, but I didn’t mind because I was having a go.

 

Amiya:   I enjoyed being part of the Grade 6 cheerleading team because it was fun to pump up the crowd and encourage others to cheer.

 

Meghana:   I love how the students were able to choose which part of Pink Stumps Day they wanted to be a part of. It was a lovely way to celebrate their final year of primary school and an opportunity to give back to the school.

Celebrating our Community and Connectedness

Thank you to the PFC for supporting the event with bananas, apples and nectarines. What a wonderful way to end a great day out watching and playing cricket. The students loved having your support.

Thank you to the Principal team for organising the fundraising with the McGrath Foundation.

Thank you to all the Year level teams who contributed to our morning tea in the Staff Room.

Thank you to my class who supported me with all the little jobs that needed doing this week xx. 

Thank you to the Year 6 students for creating so many opportunities for the whole school to SHINE.

Thank you to the Year 6 teachers for once again pulling together and planning a great whole school event for the students. We can’t wait to see the video at Graduation.

Thank you to the groundskeepers for cleaning the steps, dog poo and mowing the lawn.

Thank you to the office staff for always supporting the students and staff to help make these events happen.

Thank you to all the parents and guardians who came to support the event.

Thank you for the teachers who were planning lessons and still showed up to bat/bowl.

Thank you for the teachers who covered those who were involved … without you we couldn’t host these events!

Thank you Blake for setting up the speakers so we could have groovy tunes to rock our world.

Thank you to Alyssa Kennedy for always making it seem so easy (your support makes our world rock and roll).

Thank you to all the class teachers for making class flags of encouragement.

A shout out to Mr George Perini for his for bowling a maiden over and two outs. 

If I’ve missed anybody let me know and I’ll give a shout out in the next newsletter!

As you can see it takes a village to run these events. This week we have hosted SSV events at Division level, a Parent Forum, Pink Stumps Day and on the last day of term we have Grandparents and Special Friends Day concert in the gym. What a week!!

Marita Steward

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