The Learning Zone

Eisteddfod Wrap-Up
What a wonderful two weeks of entertainment at the 2026 Gunnedah Eisteddfod.
Congratulations to every student who participated.
Results:
Infants Choir- First
Primary Choir- First
Kindergarten- Highly Commended
Year 1- First
Year 2- Highly Commended
Year 3- Highly Commended
Year 4- Equal First
Year 5- Second
Year 6- Results to come
Year 3 Spellex
Congratulations Year 3 on your amazing SpellEx Results.
Living Well, Learning Well
| Week 4 | Name | Reason | Character Strength |
| Kinder | Quinn Wortley | Working hard in all aspects of his schooling and achieving great results. | Love of Learning |
| Kinder | Fletcher Magennis | Excellent writing and improved focus on classroom tasks. | Love of Learning |
| Year 1 | Harry Rees | Improving his focus and striving for his personal best in class. | Perseverance and Love of Learning |
| Year 1 | George Ceeney | Being an engaged learner and consistently participating in class discussions. | Love of Learning |
| Year 2 | Isla Barlow | Always being a good friend and having other people's backs. | Kindness |
| Year 2 | Banjo Baker | Being focused and completing some great work in maths when using the jump strategy. | Self-regulation and perseverance |
| Year 3 | Sophie Leys | Her mature approach towards using feedback in order to uplevel her writing. | Love of Learning |
| Year 3 | Nixon Leven | The determination he has shown towards uplevelling his writing. | Perseverance |
| Year 4 | Jake Gurney | He consistently shows kindness and consideration towards others. He is always willing to support his classmates, offering help, encouragement and reassurance whenever needed. | Teamwork & Kindness |
| Year 4 | Hugo Frend | Offering thoughtful contributions during class discussions and asking insightful questions that enrich our learning. | Love of Learning & Curiosity |
| Year 4 | Macauley Weston | Returning to school with a smile on his face after the accident and showing a positive attitude towards his learning. | Resilience & Bravery |
| Year 5 | Tom Johnson | Consistently showing up to school with a smile and bringing a positive energy to the classroom while demonstrating a love for learning. | Energy |
| Year 5 | Ava Warren | Consistent, gentle spirit and the quiet, unassuming kindness that makes our school a better place for everyone. | Kindness |
| Year 6 | Sophie Martin | Consistently demonstrating love of learning by not only challenging her own abilities but also helping others with their learning. | Love of learning |
| Year 6 | Lily Scales | Being a generous friend and showing kindness during play times. | Kindness |
| Year 6 | Ari Mallon | Showing keen enthusiasm and confidence when practicing his poems for two. | Bravery and Humour |
| Week 5 | Name | Reason | Character Strength |
| Kinder | Oliver Woodhead | Improved focus and engagement during classroom lessons. | Self Regulation and Love of Learning |
| Kinder | Audrey Guest | Her energy, enthusiasm and engagement during our eisteddfod practices. | Energy |
| Year 1 | Elsie Ellis | Her commitment and enthusiasm during our eisteddfod practices. | Energy |
| Year 1 | Wren Fitzroy | His groovy moves and leadership skills during our eisteddfod practices. | Energy and Leadership. |
| Year 2 | Millie McDonald | Always participating in learning and striving to do her best. | Love of Learning and Hope |
| Year 2 | Jono Bradford | Participating with great enthusiasm in our eisteddfod performance. | Energy |
| Year 3 | Harrison Tonkins | His outstanding effort and enthusiasm in singing our eisteddfod song. What a great role model! | Energy and Leadership |
| Year 3 | John Finlay | His improved efforts in applying feedback to uplevel his writing. Well done John! | Love of Learning |
| Year 4 | NA | ||
| Year 4 | NA | ||
| Year 5 | Henry Gault | Demonstrating exceptional classroom leadership through his proactive helpfulness, positive attitude and ability to lift everyone's spirits with his humour. | Humour & Social Intelligence |
| Year 5 | George O’Keefe | Taking on Mathematics challenges with accurate and consistently good results. | Love of Learning |
| Year 5 | Year 5 | Giving it their absolute all in a fantastic eisteddfod performance where they won everyone’s hearts. | Energy & Teamwork |
| Year 5 | Mrs Walton | Sharing her passion and creating an amazing mash up of Queen with fun moves for our eisteddfod and helping us to make it such an energetic and fun experience. | Leadership & Humility |
| Year 6 | Lexie Martin | Being an engaged learner and trying her best in every learning task. | Love of Learning |
| Year 6 | Savannah Berges | Independently completing all maths worksheets and challenging herself to solve more complex questions. | Love of Learning |
| Year 6 | Jock Mainey | Showing appreciation to teachers for the lessons they provide by thanking them at the end of each lesson. | Gratitude |














