The Learning Zone
Year 4 Cotton Excursion
Year 4 had the wonderful opportunity to learn all about one of Australia’s most important agricultural products...cotton. They were visited by two special representatives from Cotton Australia, Richard and Annette, who taught them about the journey of cotton from the paddock to the products we use every day. Students discovered how cotton is grown on farms, harvested, and transformed into many useful items, including the clothes we wear.
Following this, Year 4 travelled to the Carroll Cotton Gin. There, they saw the enormous cotton modules and learned how the cotton is processed and refined.
It was a fascinating and highly engaging learning experience, and the students thoroughly enjoyed seeing first-hand how cotton goes from the farm to everyday products.
Living Well, Learning Well
| Week 3 | Name | Reason | Character Strength |
| Kinder | Curley Paton | Working hard in all aspects of his schooling and achieving great results. | Love of learning |
| Kinder | Charlotte Harrison | Showing great maturity and a passion for learning this Term. | Love of learning |
| Year 1 | Savannah Byrnes | Improving her letter formation and persisting with writing on the lines correctly. | Perseverance |
| Year 1 | Tommy Wark | Improved focus during explicit learning time and independent work at his desk. | Self Regulation |
| Year 2 | Dougie Berryman | Being focused and engaged during learning time. | Love of Learning |
| Year 2 | Magnus Nichols | Always encouraging his friends to do the right thing. | Leadership |
| Year 3 | Reggie Stewart | Improved focus and striving for her personal best in class. | Perseverance and Love of Learning |
| Year 3 | Flynn Harrison | Consistently achieving his personal best in Spellex. | Perseverance |
| Year 4 | Charlie Keynes | Contributing to class discussions and always remaining on task. He is a wonderful role model who sets a positive example for his peers. | Love of Learning |
| Year 4 | Faith Welsh | Consistently displaying neat well-presented book work and always persevering through stretch and challenge problems. | Perseverance and Love of Learning |
| Year 5 | Pippa Berryman | Always being a kind and caring person who wants the best for others and congratulates her peers for their achievements. | Humility & Kindness |
| Year 5 | Tom Altmann | Displaying a keen curiosity about the living world, asking great questions and being eager to share his scientific knowledge with the class. | Curiosity |
| Year 6 | Ashley Ross | Being a kind leader and looking out for all students on the playground. | Kindness and Leadership |
| Year 6 | Jake Barrow | Being an engaged learner who consistently demonstrates self-control during learning time. | Love of learning and self-control |
| Year 6 | Elodie Warren | Consistently working to uplevel her learning and applying herself diligently to all tasks. | Love of learning and perseverance |