Early Years Student Leadership

Semester One

The Early Years Student Leadership team have been working hard this year to organise special events, host assemblies and assist students to allow them to have a voice. This means, to include students in decision making and allowing them to expressing their ideas and opinions.

The EY School Captains have prepared and held many assemblies throughout the year. One of the special assemblies was ANZAC Day. Laura Meaney, one of our Leading Teachers played The Last Post on her bugle, the student leaders shared various poems to commemorate the fallen soldiers and Liam Gallagher, a current army cadet and former student of The Lakes came to share his knowledge with us about war and what this means to him. Everyone showed their upmost respect and the Kinder children also came to commemorate this occasion with us. Each year level, including the Kinder made and bought wreaths and flowers to show their respect to the fallen.

Crazy Hair/Hat Day was held on Friday 29th April, 2016. It was a great success and it was fantastic to see both students and staff getting into the spirit of this fun day. Collectively we raised $461.50 that will go towards supporting and maintaining our excellent programs at The Lakes. Some of this money was used to purchase new recycling bins and sports equipment for our Early Years Campus.

On Thursday 5th May was our Athletics Carnival. The Early Years House Captains ran field activities throughout the day such as relay races, octopus, fruit salad, teepees and campers, tunnel ball, scissors paper rock and toilet tiggy. They did an amazing job explaining each activity to the students, instructing them on the rules of each game and engaging their group in a fun an exciting way. Well done to the School Captains for also leading this event and rewarding students who demonstrated The Lakes South Values with SWPBS reward cards.

During Term 2 the SRC assisted in organising Australia’s Biggest Moring Tea, which was on Friday 13th May. We made invitations for staff and created posters to hang around the school. We helped Christine set up the staffroom which looked lovely. There was lots of different flavoured tea, scones, biscuits and yummy cakes. We raised $284 for the Cancer Council. What a great effort!

Winter Woolies / PJ Day was on the Friday 10th June. Everyone came dressed in their pyjamas, onesies, scarfs, beanies and gloves. They all looked so cosy and colourful. We raised a total of $487 that will go to the State Schools Relief organisation.

Well done to all the young leaders on all their efforts so far.  

Semester Two

Term 2 and 3 were very busy for our young leaders. Footy Colours Day was on Friday 9th September and was a great success. Everyone was dressed in their favourite soccer and footy colours. Although the weather on the day was not in our favour, we all had a great time talking about our favourite clubs and players. On Early Years we raised $300.90 that went towards our sponsor child Merliana.

Jeans for Genes day was on the last day of school for term 3. Everyone came dressed in their blue, black, white and stonewash pair pf jeans. Collectively we raised $441.10 that went towards supporting the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI).

The Early Years School Captains have been involved in all the assemblies throughout the year. On 11/11/2016 was The Lakes Remembrance Day commemorative assembly. Each cohort made wreaths to remember the fallen soldiers over the years. Our guest speaker and former student, Liam Gallagher came to speak to us about his experiences as an army cadet. It was a great day and everyone showed their upmost respect.

"My favourite part of footy colours day was finding out what team everyone barracked for "

Jesse H

"I liked participating in footy discussions. Go the Tigers!" 

Olivia K

"I enjoyed Jeans for Genes day because we raised money for a great cause"

Brodie H

What an amazing job all the SRC, House Captains, School Captains and all the kids involved in the Student Focus Groups have done throughout 2016. These students have given up their recess, lunch time, after school hours and have put in 110% in all their role this year. Congratulations everyone!