Junior School News & Awards

ICAS Assessments Results 2021

The International Competitions and Assessment for Schools (ICAS) are independent, skills-based competitions provided by the Educational Assessment Australia (EAA) working from the University of NSW. Students at Kinross Wolaroi have the opportunity each year to nominate if they would like to participate. The ICAS series is designed to assess content knowledge, higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills. ICAS is designed to recognise and reward academic excellence.

This week a group of students who participated in the ICAS Digital Technologies Competition were presented with certificates to acknowledge their achievement. In the Digital Technologies Competition 13 students participated and were awarded 1 High Distinction – Year 3 Joshua Leung, 1 Distinction – Year 4 Zaro Jalal, 1 Credit – Year 3 Benjamin Howe, 2 Merit and 8 Participation. 

Year 5 Poetry

A multi-media presentation from Year 5  featuring their poetry/stories accompanied with music written by the fellow Year 5 students. Flick through pages and then use your smart phone to open the QR codes and listen.

https://issuu.com/kinrosswolaroi/docs/year_5_harris_burdick_presentation_2021

Assembly Awards   

Merit Awards    

1E:  Week 4 – Eve MacMahon, Lilly Kilby, Lulu Widauer, Adeline Delbridge.       

3R:  Week 4 – Reginald Caskey, Daniel Kerdic, Grace Lowther, Mya McLachlan, Nixie Widauer.   

4F:  Week 4 – Chrysalide Frecklington x4, Oliver Burton x2, Samuel Marvasti x4, Harry Price x2, Amelia McGee, Nicholas Balcomb x3, George Kilby, Luca Kotasthane x4, Benjamin Knight, Elizabeth Croft, James Jones, Andrew Bell x2.   

Courtesy Points  

Lovely Manners: Week 4 – Charlotte Gurr, Grace Lowther.     

Citizenship Points  

Being Kind: Week 4 – Reginald Caskey, Daniel Kerdic.