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A message from our Student Leaders

At our last SRC meeting our Year 9 students who attended the Alpine school last term shared their Community Learning Project with our SRC. These 5 students have taken on the topic of homelessness in the Wyndham area. These students have researched the statistics of homelessness (there are 800 people across Wyndham are homeless every night, and 40% of these people are aged between 12-24) and decided on an action. Our Year 9 leaders are working with some local community leaders to organise a donation drive.

We are asking students, staff and families to donate the following items:

any long life food (two minute noodles, muesli bars, crackers etc.)
bags
water bottles
hand sanitiser
toothbrushes
toothpaste
shampoo and conditioner
hygiene products for women
nappies (all sizes)
new socks and underwear (male and female, all sizes)
blankets

We will be collecting these items in our classrooms until Monday 5 August.

Our leaders will be attending a dinner on Wednesday 7 August with our Student Leadership Team (Ms Keating, Mr Page and Ms Harris) where they will be packing dignity bags. A big thanks to Ruth and Misty from Wyndham Council for supporting us in this project.

Prep 100 Days of School

Year 5 Camp—Alexandra Adventure Resort

What an adventure! The 3 days at Alexandra Adventure Resort was a great experience. When we arrived all we saw was grass and a heap of activities. All the activities were exciting and really fun! The activities were challenging and encouraging because we had to face our fear (heights!). The activities were high ropes, leap of faith, flying fox, canoeing, a giant swing, archery, rock climbing and orienteering.

The cabins were warm and it made me feel like we were at home. The food was scrumptious! It was just like our mum’s cooking.

When we left, we didn’t want to leave!

By Sarayu and Alisha

Year 5 camp for me was great, I faced my fears and made a lot of people proud of themselves as they faced theirs. There was a huge range of activities to do such as canoeing and archery which were new this year for us. There was the flying fox, giant swing, leap of faith, which really challenged people and a lot more activities. Not only did the camp have great activities, the food was awesome too! Overall the camp this year was fun. The people that worked there were really nice too!

By Alysha

During Week 9, 166 Year 5 Students went to Alexandra Adventure Resort.

While we were at camp, we had plenty of activities to do. Some of the activities included, canoeing, leap of faith, giant swing, archery, flying fox, high ropes, low ropes, bocce, orienteering, rock climbing and many more! We were all well fed during camp. We ate food like pasta and salad, baked potatoes, pancakes, chicken and vegetables, cakes and slices and plenty of fruit. We all loved the camp and wish we were going again.

By Una and Logan