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Interschool Athletics Carnival

Interschool Athletics Carnival

Some of the Year 3 to 6 students  represented our school at the Cockburn District Interschool Athletics Carnival last week on Tuesday 22 and Thursday 24 October.  They participated in a variety of events including: jumps, throws, races, relays, and team games.

Our small school performed extremely well, gaining places in almost all the team games and placing 4th.  The students displayed great sportsmanship and supported each other throughout the day.

We presented very well with our beautiful red and white uniforms, school banner and marquee, all funded by our fabulous P&C.

The weather was perfect and our small team of supporters cheered us on from their wonderful position under the shady trees.

A huge thank you to everyone for your support, especially to the teachers when I required some students to squish in some training.

Athletics Carnival

Athletics Carnival

The carnival was held on Thursday 12 September and started with the championship races, followed by the Pre Primary students and then for the first time, Kindy children participated in our carnival.
Running races, team games, relays and an event including parents rounded out an action packed day.  Thank you to all the early morning helpers who set up the oval ready for the day, it looked fabulous.
A huge thank you to our wonderful P&C for all their support and effort on the day, including funding for all the ribbons and trophies. Well done to all the students for their amazing participation
and sportsmanship.

 

Congratulations to Green Faction – Spirit Shield Winners! This year at various times every faction was cheering well and the scoring tent was struggling to choose.  In the end the faction with students stepping out on their own and cheering impressed us most.

 

Congratulations to Gold for winning its tenth consecutive title.

The final score was: Gold 443, Blue 408 and Green 375.

Congratulations to all the Championship Winners.
Basketball Sessions Years 1-6

Basketball Sessions Years 1-6

Cockburn Basketball and Kennedy Baptist College came to visit on Friday 30 August, bringing students to present training and drills sessions for Years One to Six.  Each session went for an hour with students rotating around with different Kennedy Year Nine Students instructing them on different skills.

It was so amazing seeing how well our students were focussed and listening to learn from these budding coaches.  We thank them immensely for this opportunity.  They then gave us a gift of a bag of basketballs.  So generous and kind.

Father’s Day Celebrations

Father’s Day Celebrations

Thursday 29 August was our Father’s Day Stall.  Thank you to the P & C for working so hard on purchasing items, sorting and pricing and then on the day setting up and selling.

The following day we had our Family Day Lunch and Play.  It was our biggest yet and so many with picnic style foods and rugs.   It was a delight to see everyone having fun and playing the games.  Thank you yet again to our P & C for the preparation and paying for lunches for the adults who ordered curries.

Book Character Parade

Book Character Parade

Our Book Character Parade was held on Thursday 22 August and as always, we had a fantastic participation of students and turn out of parents.  People had been very creative and put a lot of time and thought into their costumes.


Congratulations to our winners:

We gave three awards per class at the event and several more were given in the classrooms, but everyone deserves a congratulations on such an amazing effort.

 

 

This year our staff dressed up as Fairies from the Rainbow Magic series by Daisy Meadows.

Firefighter Incursion – Room 7 & 17

Firefighter Incursion – Room 7 & 17

On Monday, 19 August students in Year 2/3 and 3/4 were visited by our local firefighters. Students engaged in learning about fire safety at home and had conversations about how to prevent electrical fires. After that, students went outside where they were able to have a closer look into the fire trucks and learn all about the equipment used for various scenarios. Students got to use the hose and test out their firefighting skills. They also had the opportunity to sit in the fire truck and learn about the different radios and gadgets. Overall, all students enjoyed themselves and had a wonderful range of questions to ask.

Hiroshima Day

Hiroshima Day

Hiroshima Day is on the 6th August.  This is the anniversary of when the first Atomic Bomb was dropped.  It is remembered worldwide as people work towards lasting peace and never using nuclear weapons again.  Every year the City of Cockburn, who has a close sister city relationship with Japan, holds a ceremony in remembrance.  Our two School Captains, Sian and Kaliyah, planted a tree and then attended a special morning tea at the City of Cockburn.  At the morning tea there was a delightful Japanese cultural dance and origami.


The City of Cockburn has commemorated this day for 39 years, each year planting trees. Trees were first planted at the Peace Park on Spearwood Avenue and now trees are planted at other City Parks.  This year we planted at Powell Reserve and were assisted by Pierre and Joti from the City of Cockburn.

Let’s hope the annual ceremony and planting the trees are effective in helping us remember that such horrors should not be repeated.

Lightning Carnival

Lightning Carnival

On Friday 14 June, a group of students from Year 4,5 & 6 attended the Winter Lightning Carnival.  The students represented Soccer and Netball.  The weather was amazing and the students performed beautifully.  They certainly displayed sportsmanship, fair play and were kind and respectful to their opponents.

It was lovely to see a number of parents attend both venues and cheer the students.  Thank you to Mrs Gartner, Mrs Colleran and Mrs Kovacevic for organising the teams and being there for our students.

I just loved seeing the students smile and enjoy the day.  They were so grateful for the opportunity.  The netball team came second in their group and the soccer came third.  A surprise for the Soccer team as they received a, ‘Fair Play’ trophy.  Congratulations to the participants as they modelled true sportsmanship.

A big thankyou to Katiana’s mum for umpiring all 6 netball games.  Thankyou also to all the family members who assisted with scoring, timing, coaching and cheering.

A big thank you to Signora Kovancevic for assisting in the selecting and coaching of the soccer team.  Ms Colleran was thrown into the deep end and experienced her first soccer carnival, supervising the team!  Thank you to the parents who came along in support.

 

Reconciliation Week

Reconciliation Week

The school held a Reconciliation Assembly on Thursday 30 May, led by our Student Leaders.  Our special guests, Uncle Kenny Hayward played the didgeridoo  and Narrelle Ogilvie performed the smoking ceremony.   It was lovely to see parents and other family members attend.

 

Throughout the week students learnt and explored the importance of this National event and that everyone can make a positive difference. Classroom teachers provided the educational curriculum whereby students were enriched with knowledge and understanding.

Mrs Dowding has worked with the whole school from K – 6 to complete the Serpent project which will be placed in the old undercover area next to the staffroom.  The Rainbow Serpent – dreaming in Aboriginal society represents the great and powerful forces of nature and spirit.  Connected to water, the Rainbow Serpent is the great life giver, and protector of water, which is his spiritual home.

The wood was bought and cut out by Mrs Dowding and every student had a go at working on the artwork.  We used the colours of the seasons that are around the school as our inspiration and our amazing serpent started to take shape.

National Simultaneous Story Time

National Simultaneous Story Time

Our school participated in the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) on Wednesday 22 May. NSS is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association and involves the simultaneous reading of a picture book across libraries, schools, homes and bookshops around the country. This year’s book was “Bowerbird Blues” by Aura Parker. The students and staff loved it.