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Friday, 27 May 2022

Secondary Athletics Carnival
The day started with patches of blue sky, but unfortunately it didn’t last. However, the heavy showers didn’t last very long and the weather progressively improved. Quedos to the 12-year-olds who bravely stepped up to the line and ran in the downpour. We expected to have lots of students away because...
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Friday, 20 May 2022

Learning to be Hopeful
We often think of hope as optimism, but researcher and author Brené Brown explains that hope is a way of thinking – a cognitive process. The great news is that hopeful thinking can be taught. C. R. Synder refers to the hope trilogy: 1. We know how to set realistic goals...
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Friday, 20 May 2022

Year 11 Visual Arts Incursion
Year 11 Visual Arts students participated in a 'Body of Work' incursion in the Visual Arts room this week. Exploring syllabus content with a guest teacher inspired students to understand and appreciate the requirements of the ‘artmaking' component of the course. An interactive creating exercise, using the expressive form of...
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Friday, 20 May 2022

Year 11 Urban Challenge
Wednesday morning last week was an early start for both staff and Year 11 students as they met at Morisset Station at 6.00am for the beginning of the Urban Challenge. The Urban Challenge is a school camp in the centre of Sydney that allows students to experience a range of...
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Friday, 13 May 2022

Tiny Seeds of Hope
The smell of vine-ripened tomatoes will always send me back to my childhood in Papua New Guinea, and holding on tight to my dad on the back of a motorbike. As the rays of golden hour streamed across the road, we would make our way through the dusty streets to...
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Friday, 13 May 2022

Captains Visit Parliament House
On Wednesday, our School Captains from both Primary and Secondary Campuses got the opportunity from Greg Piper to tour Parliament House.
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Friday, 13 May 2022

Kindy Alphabet Day
Epic day at Kindy Alphabet Day. Thank you to all the amazing teachers, staff, and Year 9 students, for making this a memorable day for the Kindy students!
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Friday, 13 May 2022

Year 10 Work Experience
Year 10 students spent all of last week at a range of Work Experience venues everywhere from Penrith, to Somersby, and up to Maitland. Despite a few little hiccups with sickness and COVID alerts, students seemed to have really functioned well in the adult working world. Mrs Lindsay visited quite...
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Friday, 13 May 2022

Year 7 Canberra Trip
Five a.m. is an early start to be at school, but that was when the Year 7 Canberra (Year 6 makeup) trip started. Thanks to families for braving the cold and early hour to get students there on time. Our amazing students engaged with enthusiasm and positivity in many activities, like creating...
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