News from around the School

Buddy Classes

During Kindness Week our Primary & Secondary classes got together for some Buddy Class time.

Here are some of the photos capturing what they got up to.

Year 3 with Year 8

Year 7 with ELC children

SAPSASA Championships

James Challis, Millan Spencer and Ethan Pagliarulo competed today in the SAPSASA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS at Marion Aquatic Centre. An amazing effort from all swimmers! Congratulations boys on being selected to represent Southern Fleurieu at the 2019 State Championships!!

Excursion to NHMAR

On Friday 22 March, the Year 9/10 Design and Technology class and the lunchtime Model Railway Club went on an excursion to the National Historical Machinery Association Rally at Sturt Reserve Murray Bridge.

The group of 19 students, along with Mr Giggins, Mr Leigh, and our bus driver Mr Cameron saw hundreds of antique stationary engines, tractors, steam traction engines, a vast display of machinery from yesteryear and a tractor pull. The students were able to try their hand at corn kernel removing, corn flour grinding and water pumping, using some fascinating machines. Some of the owners of the equipment gave us some very informative talks about the history of their displays and explained how and why some of the most unusual devices were built. There were several displays of old generators and 32-volt lighting systems which people had to use to power their homes before they were connected to mains electricity.

The majority of the machines and engines were operating, and the students were able to see first hand how the old engines were built to be very efficient, only firing every so often, not on every stroke like modern petrol engines. It was interesting to see many forms of technology that have remained almost unchanged for 100+ years, and we still use today, and also to see many ideas that have become obsolete over the years, having been replaced by more modern equipment.

The Model Railway Club learned about circular motion, linear motion and the difference between them. They were able to see how these forms of motion were the key to how many of the machines on display worked, and how it related to steam locomotives.

It was a fantastic day and very interesting for all, and we are very grateful to the National Historical Machinery Association (NMHA) for inviting us and allowing our school group free entry.

James Leigh​