Primary Update

What a joy it was to visit History Day on Thursday and watch our Year 6 students supporting and encouraging our Year 2 students. What a great day of learning! A huge thank you to the Year 2 teachers for this mammoth effort. Opportunities like this, where children immerse themselves in their learning truly stick with them and engage them for future learning.

This year we also entered some student work in the Wagga Show. I’ve been looking through the entries and it is so impressive to see so many of our students receive awards. Well done to all who entered, you should feel very proud of your efforts.

Our SRC has been persistent in asking for a Crazy Hair Day, and we’ve listened! This will be combined with our Mufti Day next Thursday.

Whilst some days are warming up, the weather looks like it will drop down again, so please ensure your children are still in winter uniform. Summer uniform will begin after the holidays.

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." – Colossians 3:23

Eisteddfod

Our talented young musicians shone brightly at this year’s Eisteddfod, competing with passion against other schools.

The Year 1 recorders earned a well-deserved Highly Commended for their performance, while the Year 2 recorders took home an incredible 1st place!

The Year 3/4 ensemble wowed the judges, securing 1st place!

Our Year 6 band delivered a lively show, achieving a solid 3rd place, and the Year 5 flutes played beautifully to claim 2nd place.

We’re so proud of every student’s hard work, dedication, and love for music - your efforts are truly inspiring!

Year 1 visit Erin Earth

We had a fantastic time learning about animal habitats and living things at Erin Earth. Children were fascinated by the hollows they discovered on their nature walk and expressed wonder and excitement as they explored the gardens and looked for tadpoles. We discovered worms, chickens and a variety of insects. A highlight was tasting freshly picked snow peas and exploring the wetlands for tadpoles. Another favourite was playing on their playground.

We’re thankful that God provides us with land and animals to look after and care for!

🌿 Loose Parts Play in Year 1 & 2! 🌿

We’re very excited to be setting up some outdoor loose parts areas in Year 1 and 2 for children to use as extra learning spaces and during break times. Loose parts play encourages creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration. It fits beautifully with our inquiry-based Reggio approach, where children explore, experiment, and learn through hands-on discovery.

To help us get started, we would love your support in collecting resources from home. Items don’t need to be new - recycled or leftover materials are perfect!

Here are some ideas you might have at home:

Clean bottle tops and jar lids
Paddle pop sticks
Cardboard tubes (paper towel or wrapping paper rolls)
Small boxes and cartons
Corks
Pieces of fabric, ribbon, string, or wool
Stones, shells, pinecones
Plastic containers (clean, no sharp edges)
Wooden offcuts (smooth, safe edges)
Old kitchen utensils (spoons, strainers, tongs)

These items can be delivered to Mrs Alcorn’s office or directly to the Year 1 and 2 rooms.

2025 Book of Adventures Writing Competition

During Book Week, we held a writing competition across all of Primary to create The Book of Adventures. There were some truly fantastic entries, and the judges were very impressed with the creativity and effort shown by our students.

2025 Book of Adventures Writing Competition Winners

K	Ruby Peck	The Three Little Pigs House
1	Hope Gilmour	The Disappearing Faires
2	Isaiah McDermott	The Lost Green Crayon in the Drak
3	Greta Ball	The Hairy Theif
4	Rafaella Molon	The Perfect Place
5	Annabel Higginson	A New Discovery
6	Jake Smith

Highly Commended

K

Elsie Mannion

Charlotte Green

Mackenzie Hagen

Elsie Sobolewski

1

Jacob Van Zyl

Vycqlx Macumbe

Millie Higginson

Audrey Mead

Sherlock Holmes Adventure

The Volcano Explosion

Rose’s Adventure

Lily’s Adventure

2

Arthur Jackson

Freya Foley

Rebecca Jiao

Arthur and the green crayon

Crayon Adventure Story

Crayon Adventure Story

3

Lacey Higgison

Michaella Molon

Angus Armstrong

Henry Hibbard

Ballerina Caoachina

To Space

Off Roading Trouble

Kodmodo Islad

4

Sarah Casey

Adriel Chendooran

Audrey Hibbard

Ryan and The magic Apple

The Mystery Treasure

Escape From Elder grove Academy

5

Harper McLean

Zarah Udoheyop

Ava Gardner

Mission: Missing in Antartica

Double Agent till Dawn

Bella’s Adventure

6

Max Gilmour

Isla Murray

The Wild West

The Human Invasion

Wagga Show Success

We are so proud of our Primary students who entered exhibits into many areas of the Wagga Wagga Show competitions. Congratulations to all our entrants, and a special mention to the following award winners:

Year 1

Hope – 1st place, Mixed Media
Ava – 2nd place, Mixed Media
Millie – 3rd place, Mixed Media
Piper – 1st place, Handwriting

Year 2

Savannah – 1st place, Poem
Rebecca – Highly Commended, Poem
Levi – 3rd place, Poem

Year 4

Isla– 1st place, Handwriting; 3rd place, Poem
Isobel – 2nd place, Handwriting; Highly Commended, Border Art
Georgie – 1st place, Poem
Eric – 2nd place, Poem
Rafaella – 3rd place, Border Design; 1st place, Aboriginal Art
Daniel – 1st place, Computer Art
Jadon – Highly Commended Computer Art
Audrey – 2nd place, Aboriginal Art
Sebastian – Highly Commended, Visual Arts

Year 5

Evie – 1st place, Collage
Danielle – Champion Handwriting (Overall)

Year 6

Marley – 1st place, Recycled Art
Jasmine – 2nd place, Recycled Art
Oliver – 3rd place, Recycled Art
Amoz – 3rd place, Aboriginal Art

We celebrate the creativity, effort, and talent of our students in entering these competitions - well done, everyone! A very big thank you also goes to our teachers for their support, encouragement, and organisation in making this possible.

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