The power of Play!

Did you know that students can spend up to 300 hours in the playground each year???

(half an hour at recess, half an hour at lunch and up to 30 minutes before school).

On School Development Day the staff spent some time looking at the power of play - and the opportunities the playground gives our students:

time to play and socialise
time to practice turn-taking, problem-solving and communication
connection to Country
exercise and fitness benefits
a safe space to play, create, imagine and make friends
positive mental health benefits
practice in making decisions and taking some risks
fun and enjoyment!

In order to nurture students skills and dispositions in play - the staff provide a whole lot of supports - and different types of play equipment are just one aspect!

On the playground this term we will see such things as skipping, quoits, limbo, air hockey, scooters, giant jenga, connect 4, giant lego, table tennis and much more! We are working hard to make sure that students have down-time and make the most of the opportunities on the playground.

Athletics success!

This week we held our K-6 Athletics Carnival. It was a chilly day but students made the most of it - running, jumping, throwing and having fun.

Thank you to the many families who came along to support us.

What's Coming Up?


Anti-bullying incursion (Years 3-6)	Tuesday 6 August
Celebrating 100 days of Kindy	Thursday 8 August
Stage 1 Come and Play	Friday 9 August 2-3pm
Stage 1 BBQ fund-raiser	Monday 12 August
Living Eggs come to Kindy!	Monday 12 August
Years 3-6 Come and Play w Reading	Tuesday 13 August 9-9:40am
Gold badge Assembly	Thursday 15 August 9am
Auburn Zone Athletics Carnival	Friday 16 August
Book Week dress-up parade!	Monday 19 August 9am
Kindy Come and Play w Numbers!	Tuesday 20 August 2:30pm
Instructional Rounds network visits GEPS	Wednesday 21 & Thursday 22 August

and save the date... Performance Day!	Wednesday 25 August 11:30

5/6 Billiance

With Ms Ballouk