Campus Stories

Badminton Training

Mr Cleaver must be doing something right with the Year 7s - so enthusiastic are they about developing their skills learnt in PE, students have determined that lunch times are dedicated to skill development.  The gym has been filled with budding badminton stars in recent days, and here's 28 of them were taking part in this informal session.  Mr Cleaver said 'This is cool ... and awesome to see both genders getting into their sport. The older students are also very accommodating!'

Well done, everyone.

V is for Violin

The alphabet can be learned with a great deal of creativity, and the Kindy and Pre-Primary students in Dunsborough had a special opportunity provided last week.

Mrs Bartley explains:

'We were treated to a violin performance by one of our Year 6 students, Emily Bartley last week as we learn the sound 'V' for Violin. Emily not only played some of the children's favourite songs but patiently gave every student the opportunity to hold and play her violin. The children's faces say it all.'

Adorable!

Hospitality with Social Distancing

The Senior Hospitality students at our Busselton Campus are required to undertake service periods over the year, but COVID-19 has interfered with those plans.  However, the show must go on.  

In the light of new guidelines, Hospitality was to be undertaken with social distancing rules applied, and the class did not disappoint.  Their takeaway menu of chicken curry, lemon meringue pie and coffee cake was taken up at speed - and staff (the recipients of this delicious array) had to ensure they adhered to social distancing rules when collecting their tasty meals.

Well done Mrs Moorcroft and students.  You've delivered an amazing meal once again!

Planting Ideas

We are blessed to have another tale from Mrs Bartley and her Kindy and Pre-Primary students:

"One of the last things we did together as a class last term was plant seeds for our winter garden. The children were amazed to see how much they had grown over the extended COVID break. We have been comparing them to the seedlings that we buy from the shops and now realise how many weeks it takes to reach a good size for planting out! The children have enjoyed caring for them and we are learning why the place where we keep plants is called a nursery - because they're like our babies! We feed them worm wee from our worm farm and make sure they're nice and warm in the sun, put them inside when it's too windy and cold and water them so they never get too thirsty." 

Science Forces

There's a lot of hot air in Year 7 - and Mr Cleaver's science class witnessed it first hand when studying forces this week. The hairdryer lifting a ping pong ball and a balloon was a very interactive and engaging moment that Mrs Lucas managed to capture for us.

Wonderful!