Around the School
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It has been a very busy semester around the school with students participating in a variety of camps, excursions, events and more! If you missed anything from this semester or would like to stay up to date with all our news be sure to like our Facebook Page and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
Camps
Year 8
Year 8 camp presented the opportunity for staff and students to continue forming strong relationships as well as test their skills and step outside their comfort zones. Activities such as surfing, high and low ropes courses, archery and more tested the students team work and persistence!
Year 7
Our Year 7 students headed to Barombola where team work, bonding and fun were on the agenda. The Year 7 camp is a great way for the cohort to come together where they can take a moment to look at how far they have come and acknowledge the challenges that lie ahead.
Year 5
Our Year 5 students spent a fabulous three days exploring Cave Hill Creek and Sovereign Hill!
The students enjoyed mountain bike rides, low ropes course, MADE Museum's Eureka Program, Sovereign Hill Barracks and the Blood on the Southern Cross show. And of course, exploring the historic Sovereign Hill sites and of course the lolly shop!
Supporting the Community
Our staff, students and families have, as always, been dedicated to supporting a number of community initatives this year, so far these have included;
A Sea of Pink and Orange
On Friday 18 May our student representative council held a whole school Pink Day Fundraiser that also coincided with the One and All Inclusion Wear orange Day, the school was a sea of pink and orange as students wore their best and brightest with funds raised from the day going towards One & All and the Breast Cancer Foundation.
Boomerang Bags
In over 6 weeks we have created over 450 bags as part of the Boomerang Bag initiative this is a fabulous effort by all involved!
Thank you to all the parents who assisted in the upcycling of old pillow cases to reusable shopping bags. Boomerang bags help reduce single use plastic bags, as well as teach our children they can be part of the solution. A grassroots movement that has spread across 708 communities world wide, Echuca/Moama are proud to be involved.
In July the primary students will decorate the bags in art and take them home to keep and use. You will also see Boomerang Bags in the uniform shop. Please boomerang these back to the office for reuse.
Join Plastic Bag Free Echuca/Moama on Facebook to find out about Boomerang Bag working bees in the community.
Cupcake Day
This year families donated fabulous cupcakes to be sold at our Cupcake Day stall with all funds raised being donated to the red cross!
The Great Book Swap
This year, to acknowledge Reconciliation Week, Moama Anglican Grammar hosted a Great Book Swap in the Resource Centre on Thursday 31 May. This was an opportunity for students to bring a book from home that they have loved, but no longer read. They then swap their book for another pre-loved book. To participate in the swap students donated a gold coin which goes to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, who help remote Indigenous communities buy books for their own libraries. A fabulous initiative to be a part of!
Out and About
Our students have enjoyed some great excursions so far this year, visiting a number of places to further their learning. These have included;
- Mrs Devereux and Mrs Paul's Year 9 science students visited the Water Treatment and purification plant in Moama, as part of their ecological studies.
- Our Year 9/10 Agriculture students visited St Annes Winery, Echuca & Moama.
- Our Year 9/10 Justice, Money and Markets students visited the Echuca Magistrates' Court.
- Mrs Paul's Year 9 science class spent time at the Moama Botanical Gardens conducting a number of tests including air and water temperature, PH levels, soil temperature and much more. The students even did a bit of yabbying.
Young Performers Concert
On Tuesday 22 May, a number of Primary co-curricular music students performed in The Young Performers Concert.
Selected students from Year 1 through to Year 6 performed mostly solo music items, with a number of instruments represented including piano, violin, drums (including drumset and snare drum), guitar and vocals.
In addition, special ensemble performances by the Strings Ensemble, Jr. Singers and Drumline were also featured.
Take a look at a snapshot of the performances here! The talent of our students is incredible!
Through the Lense
As always our photography students have been busily taking stunning photos through Terms 1 and 2. Take a look at the amazing works with styles such as Depth of Field, Art Movement, Glitter Bomb and Point of View explored.
Beacon Leaders, Lead the Way
Our 2018 Year 9 Beacon Leaders have had a very busy start to the year! Our leaders Hannah Weier, Andrew Martin, Isabelle Williams and Patrick Mathers have been busy hosting a number of events with their fellow beacon leaders including their first event in March, the Beacon Business Breakfast.
In April the Echuca Moama Beacon Foundation charter signing took place. All Year 9 students (over 370) from Moama Anglican Grammar, St Joseph's College, River City Christian College and Echuca College signed the Charter Boards. They were joined by Beacon sponsors, Principals, teachers and members from the community. Joanna Werner, shared her career journey from growing up on a farm in Gunbower, to being involved in extra- curricular activities at Echuca High School to becoming an award winning TV and film producer. An inspirational day for all!
We can't wait to see what other exciting things our Beacon Leaders get up to this year!
The Premiers Stop By
In February our Year 3 and 4 students were thrilled to be joined by some very special visitors from Richmond FC. Ben Miller, Brandon Ellis and Coach Damien Hardwick dropped in to answer some questions, have photos with their fans and a kick to kick!
Art Work Galore!
The school is starting to look like an art gallery with all the fantastic student artworks on display
including;
- Year 11 Visual Arts Acrylic Pour Paintings
- Year 9/10 Visual Arts contemporary Babushka Dolls using alcohol ink
- Year 8 Visual Arts Still Life Drawings
- Year 7 Visual Arts Line and Pattern Drawings
- Year 9/10 Visual Arts Silk Painting
- Year 9/10 Visual Arts Entomology Drawings
Special Guests
Nova Weetman
Author Nova Weetman spoke to the Years 4 to 6 and some Year 7 to 11 students, sharing her experiences as a story writer for the television show H2O, other animated series and as a script writer for Neighbours. She also spoke about writing books, character development and creating and planning the plots of her different novels. The students enjoyed activities where they developed their own characters and story lines.
Senior Constable Ebsworth and Constable Merten
Shared their experiences about crime scene investigations with the Year 9/10 Forensics students.
Cosgriff Lawyers
El Schoeman and Sheree Anderson from Cosgriff Lawyers visited the Year 12 Legal Studies class. El and Sheree spoke to the students about their careers in the field of Law and shared stories about some of the more interesting cases which they’ve been involved in.
Fleur Ferris
On Friday 29 June we held the launch for Author Fleur Ferris latest novel 'FOUND', students Rory Jones (Moama Anglican Grammar), Claudia Moon (Echuca College), Indiana Gleeson (St Joseph's College Echuca), Isabella Evans (Deniliquin High School (Official) and Emma Carter and Erin McConnell (Barham High School) made up the Q&A panel questioning Fleur on all her novels as well as her writing. Guests enjoyed the opportunity to hear from Fleur, get their books signed and purchase copies thanks to Collins Booksellers & ABC Centre Echuca. A fabulous night for all!
Maths Fun and Games
This semester saw students in Years 3 to 12 battle it out in the annual Maths Olympics!
This house competition was fiercely fought over two days, as students scored points for solving maths problems and by participating in the maths music quiz.
"Our World Needs Maths", was this year’s theme for the Choose MathsVideo Awards.
Students from Year 5 to Year 10 have been working in teams of 3-4 to produce a 3-5 minute video based around this theme.
Hamish Smith, Isabelle Williams and Alex Smith recently submitted Moama Anglican Grammar’s first entry into this year’s competition. You can view their excellent work here: