Outstanding Achiever Awards
A big congratulations to all of our Outstanding Achiever Award winners for Term 1.
With so much fantastic learning and responsible behaviour shown by our students in Term 1, the decision of who to give our Outstanding Achiever Awards to was incredibly tough.
Let's keep this great standard going in Term 2!
EARLY YEARS
Be Safe | Jaye Grant | For always keeping hands and feet to himself and moving carefully around the classroom. |
Be Respectful | Lucas Menezes | For using his manners by saying please when making requests.
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Be Responsible | Samuel Taya | For caring for school equipment and treating his peers with respect. |
Be a Learner | Ethan Stanfield | For always getting started on his learning activities straight away. |
Specialist | Music Therapy Aahaan Sahota
PE Jenny O'Shea
Art Lilly Mills | Music Therapy - Aahaan has had a very enthusiastic term in Music Therapy. He is always clapping and tapping along with songs and trying new instruments. Well done Aahaan!
PE - Jenny always attends her PE lessons ready to learn! She regularly demonstrates the four school expectations while engaging in the activities. Well done Jenny!
Art - Lilly participates in all activities. She shares materials and follows instructions. Well done Lilly! |
Kiwanis ‘Terrific Kid’ Award | Saphron Moore | Saphron has shown lots of commitment to learning and following the VRS school values this term. Saphron understands that learners need to listen to the teacher and complete their work. She shows respect to teachers and students by raising her hand and waiting her turn to talk. Saphron is responsible when moving around the school by walking inside and lining up before entering the classroom. Saphron also understands that by following the rules we keep ourselves and others safe, and models these behaviours in class and in the yard. Saphron had taken on board all new learning challenges this term and we are very happy she joined our school this year. Well done Saphron. |
LOWER MIDDLE YEARS
Be Safe | Wil Sleeth | For always following our school expectations. He is always looking after his peers, sharing and caring. He walks safely to any destination and always packs up his equipment. You’re an absolute champion. |
Be Respectful | Coby Carr-Solway | For the amazing way he speaks to staff in the classroom and outside. He tries hard to be considerate of other students and school and student belongings. Well done Coby! |
Be Responsible | Hunter Gazzard | For showing improvement and growth in the ways that he can be responsible in the classroom, responsible in our outings and responsible in the yard. Well Done Hunter! |
Be a Learner | Ryder Vanderdonk | Ryder comes early to school each day eager to learn, listen and participate. He is building his confidence to try new things and persists in the face of a challenging task. We are proud of you Ryder, keep it up! |
Specialist | Music Therapy Logan Van Taarling
Art Ashton Lay
| Music Therapy - Logan Van Taarling Logan comes to Music Therapy with a positive and enthusiastic attitude. He has worked with many instruments including the drum kit which he has played with energy. Well done on a great term in music therapy!
Art - Ashton has been participating in all activities with a different mindset. Ashton is now open to changing parts of his art if he is not happy with it, instead of completely restarting. He demonstrates all four VRS expectations when he comes to Art. Well done Ashton! |
Kiwanis ‘Terrific Kid’ Award | Mia Scott | Mia comes to school everyday eager to learn and participates to the best of her ability in all areas of her learning. She is keen to try new things and challenge herself. Mia is a wonderful addition to our school community. Congratulations Mia! |
UPPER MIDDLE YEARS
Be Safe | Felicity Ibbotson | For safely transitioning between her classroom and activities throughout the day with a smile on her face. |
Be Respectful | Darren Parker | For always respectfully greeting staff members at the start of each day by giving a handshake and having a short chat. |
Be Responsible | Elvis Dehne-Jenkins | For making sure he has everything he needs ready for learning at the beginning of each lesson. |
Be a Learner | Jazmyn Ponting | For not only completing all of her own learning tasks on time, but for also being a role model for her classmates during all lessons. |
Specialist | PE Riley Crisp
Art James Morehouse
Kitchen Garden Jasrah Choudhury
| PE - Riley has participated well in all of his PE lessons. He has been respectful to his peers and has demonstrated followed the staff instructions while in class. Great job Riley!
Art - James has demonstrated an improved level of participation in activities. He is displaying all four VRS expectations during Art. Well done James.
Kitchen Garden - Jasrah has participated safely in a number of activities. It has been wonderful to see Jasrah enjoying her time in Kitchen Garden. Keep up the great work Jasrah! |
Kiwanis ‘Terrific Kid’ Award | Sean Moss | For following all of our expectations at Verney Road School. Sean has consistently displayed great learning habits, has stayed safe at all times, respectfully listens to all staff members and makes lots of ‘green’ choices. |
SENIOR YEARS
Be Safe | David Langworthy | For being safe by following OHS guidelines and wearing the correct PPE, while working in the coffee shop. |
Be Respectful | Noah Waters | For using polite words, listening and waiting for others to finish speaking and always using his adult words. |
Be Responsible | Nathan Ladgrove | For being responsible for his own learning within his independent project, attending classes and encouraging others to be responsible for their learning. |
Be a Learner | Olivia Mancini | For walking independently from the bus, having a go at new activities and tasks such as recycling and attending the Homecrafts room to help with the Hot Food program. |
Specialist | River Connect Noah Decicco
Music Therapy Ryan Mackelmann
| River Connect - Noah has participated in all aspects of River Connect. He has been a leader and demonstrated all of the VRS expectations to a high level. Keep up the great work Noah.
Music Therapy - You have had a fantastic term in Music Therapy. You have enthusiastically participated in all activities; choosing songs and playing instruments. You have made excellent progress on the bass guitar which you always play with concentration and energy. Well done Ryan! |
Kiwanis ‘Terrific Kid’ Award | Adam Walker | For actively being involved in finding a pathway, helping others, having a go at all tasks and always addressing his peers and staff in a respectful manner. |