News

At Pretty Beach Public School we are always busy as we are involved in so many wonderful activities. The activities are as diversified as our students so that we can try to cater for each individual's interests and strengths.

Teacher organised activities include School Excursions, -athons, Book week activities including a book parade and Fun Days. The activities run by Year 5 & 6 for their Year 6 Farewell and gift include Mothers Day stall, Cake stall, Clean up Australia Day, Fathers Day stall and breakfast and Jeans for Jeans day.

We are lucky that we have an active P & C who help us with great ideas for fun activities for fundraising. The Student Parliament has an active and keen fundraising committee who have developed an array of activities for us to enjoy eg Crazy Hair Day and Discos. They develop these each year to help raise money for Stewart House and to raise money for school projects.

4/5 International Feast

Fri 02nd Jul 10,

Our 4/5 class have been learning about ‘Cultural Diversity’ with each student studying a country.

They had an international feast with each student bringing in food to represent their country as a culmination of their work.

Year 5 & 6 Maitland Bay Excursion

Fri 25th Jun 10,

Our Years 5 and 6 students went on their local area walk to Maitland Bay and Putty Beach.

They looked at the plant and animal life, aboriginal bush tucker, the “Maitland” wreck and the marine reserve.

Central Coast Dance Festival

Fri 25th Jun 10,

Congratulations to our Dance troupe for their fantastic performance in the Central Coast Dance Festival at Laycock Street Theatre.

They performed a hip hop routine to Black Eyed Peas “Showdown” against other Primary and High School groups.

Girls Soccer Knockout Team

Fri 18th Jun 10,

Our Girls Soccer Knockout Team finally played Avoca Beach Public School at Umina Oval, after being delayed due to the weather.

While our girls played well they were defeated and therefore won’t be progressing to the next round.

Theiss Recycling Plant Excursion

Fri 11th Jun 10,

Our 4/5 students went on an excursion to the Theiss Recycling Plant.

They completed as session on recycling, watched our rubbish being sorted at the plant, saw how our rubbish became contaminated from the wrong items being recycled and saw some recycled materials. They now have a better understanding of how they should recycle. Following this they stopped at Kariong Eco Gardens to see how that operates.

Regional Cross Country

Fri 11th Jun 10,

Congratulations to our girls representing Woy Woy Zone at the Regional Cross Country.

Vegetable Patch

Fri 11th Jun 10,

Our students are beginning to harvest their first crop of vegies from our school vegetable garden.

The garden is looked after by groups of students from each class working with our wonderful parent volunteers.

Year 3/4 Mini Beast Environments

Fri 11th Jun 10,

Year 3/4 created project was to create a mini ecosystems for a mini beast.

Zone Cross Country

Thu 10th Jun 10,

Our Zone Cross Country Team recently competed at Woy Woy waterfront at the Woy Woy Zone Cross Country.

They all performed well with three students being selected to represent our Zone at the Regional Cross Country.

Worm Farms

Fri 04th Jun 10,

We have worm farms to help our students learn about our environment.

They are able to see their food scraps being recycled, watch the worm feed on these scraps. They are then able to use the worm castings and ‘worm tea’ on our veggie garden.

Water testing

Fri 04th Jun 10,

Rachel from Waterwatch worked with groups of students to check the water in the estuary opposite our school. This occurred during our annual Environment Day.

They checked the PH, salinity, turbity and water temperature. The results were very pleasing as our local waterway was found to be quite healthy.

Environment Day

Fri 04th Jun 10,

Our Environment Day activities left our students with a better understanding of our environment and how we can care for it.

This was gained through presenters from Rumbalara, Taronaga Zoo, Gosford City Council, Theiss, National Parks and Wildlife and Fisheries who all came to our school. Along with other activities presented by community members and parents the whole school was involved in this fantastic day.

Yr 5/6 Natural Disasters Assignments

Fri 04th Jun 10,

Yr 5/6 has been learning about natural disasters such as volcanoes, hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes and blizzards.

They had to work in groups to research and create their assignments during lesson time. They were then required to present their findings to the rest of the class. This was part of their unit of work ‘What’s the Weather.’

Recycled Product Assignment

Tue 01st Jun 10,

Our Year 4/5 students made their own recycled product.

This was part of their Science and Technology unit of work on recycling. They were required to make and design a product they could sell using recyclable materials.

School Official Opening

Fri 28th May 10,

The Official Opening of our new facilities was performed by Hon Belinda Neal MP and Hon John Della Bosca MLC.

Official guests included past Principals and P & C Presidents who had be instrumental in obtaining the funding for our new facilities. Also in the official party were members of our current P & C Executive, our local Member Chris Hartcher and Auntie Barbara an Elder of the Mingaletta Aboriginal Corporation. Our School Leaders did a fantastic job leading the ceremony and we were entertained by our Kindergarten students.

Year 5/6 Sunflower artworks

Thu 27th May 10,

Some beautiful sunflowers were created by Yr 5/6.

They were from an insects perspective and certainly brightened up their room with varying interpretations on the theme displayed.

CARES Bike Education

Thu 27th May 10,

Our students went on an excursion to the CARES (Community and Road Education Scheme) Bicycle Education Centre.

Our 4/5 and 5/6 students learnt about bicycle safety and maintenance, increase skill development and increase awareness of general road rules. The course was conducted by Bicycle Police.

National Parks Talk

Fri 21st May 10,

As part of their HSIE unit of work on State National Parks, Martin from National Parks talked to our 2/3 and 3/4 classes.

He discussed the changes to local National Park areas including Putty, Tallow and Lobster Beaches as well as Bouddi National Park. He talked about the local fauna and flora and measures in place to protect them such as fox baiting and clearing of invasive plants like lantana and bittu bush. Thanks to Martin our students certainly have a better understanding of why we protect our National Parks and their benefits to our community.

Peer Support

Fri 21st May 10,

Our Year 6 leaders are conducing Peer Support sessions with a mix of students from K – Year 5 in each group.

In these sessions they are working on issues such as: values they possess, being caring towards others, accepting differences in other people and to have respect and discussing ways they can demonstrate respect for others just to name a few of the concepts being covered in these sessions.

Waste Audit

Thu 20th May 10,

Year 4/5 conducted a waste audit as part of their unit of work on ‘Recycling to Conserve the Earth.’

They looked at the different types of waste we produce. From their findings they then worked on some key strategies to overcome the problems they found.

K to 2 Cross Country

Fri 14th May 10,

Our Kindergarten, Year 1 and 2 students compete in our mini Cross Country organised by Mrs Selwood.

They all enjoyed running around our school oval being guided by our Year 6 leaders. Mrs Callender then rewarded them with an ice block to cool down with afterwards.

Annual Cross Country

Fri 14th May 10,

Our students competed in our Annual Cross Country races. Congratulations to Pelicans who won the day.

The students ran from the boat ramp along the ‘dog’ track on the edge of the waterfront to Hardys Bay and back again. They were supervised by some of our parents with Mr McInerney organising another successful event. (They too enjoyed an iceblock on their return to school.)

Year 5/6 Packaging and Processing Assignment

Thu 13th May 10,

Year 5/6 completed an assignment on packaging and processing.

Year 6 and Kindergarten Buddies work together

Tue 11th May 10,

Year 6 and their Kindergarten buddies enjoyed completing some activities together.

They created some fantastic artworks, enjoyed fruit break outside and the year 6 students read to their buddies.

Walk Safely to School Day

Fri 07th May 10,

Our students certainly put their best foot forward when 80 students participated in this national event.

They were encouraged to walk to school as a means of promoting road safety, health and the environment.

Year 4/5 learn about Germany

Thu 06th May 10,

Students from Year 4/5 had visitors from Germany tell them about their country.

This was to help them with their work on Cultural Diversity and they were told about their language, lifestyle and culture.

Fitness Groups

Thu 06th May 10,

Our students are participating in fitness groups this term.

Year 3/4 are studying 'Mini Worlds' near our school

Tue 04th May 10,

Our Year 3/4 Class went to the waterfront opposite our school to look at the different micro worlds there.

This was to assist them with their work on ‘Mini Worlds’ Science unit.

Boys Soccer Knockout Team

Fri 30th Apr 10,

Our boys Soccer Knockout Team played Copacabana School at Kincumber High School oval.

Despite a fantastic effort by our team they were unfortunately knocked out.

ANZAC Day Service

Fri 23rd Apr 10,

Our School leaders conducted a very moving ANZAC Day service.

The students were reminded why we commemorate ANZAC Day and how it honours all those who died and served in military operations for our country.

Easter Hat Parade

Thu 01st Apr 10,

Our Easter Hat Parade was certainly a hit with our students who all made a huge effort with some delicous looking hats.

Our P & C organised this, provided prizes as well as raising funds to be utilised in our school.

Year 1/2 Shelters

Thu 01st Apr 10,

Our Year 1/2 students made a shelter as part of their unit of work 'Need for Shelter.'

They were required to design, make a present their shelter to the rest of the class. Some very clever well thought out means of shelter were created.

Yrs 4/5 & 5/6 Egg Challenge

Wed 31st Mar 10,

Our students had a challenge to make a device to enable an egg to be dropped from a height and not break.

They had to do this with  just newspaper and strips of masking tape. Some of their devices were successful wheras others failed to protect their egg. This was part of the Easter activities both classes participated in.

Yrs 4/5 & 5/6 Easter Fun

Wed 31st Mar 10,

Our senior students enjoyed carrying out their Easter procedure as they made their own chocolates.

They melted the chocolate to spoon into moulds for Easter chocolates. They also had to design a gift box for their chocolates to take them home in.

AFL Clinics

Fri 26th Mar 10,

Justin from Central Coast AFL ran clinics for our students.

They were shown some basic skills needed to play AFL. Our students enjoyed learning some new skills while having fun.

Year 4/5 Weather Projects

Fri 26th Mar 10,

Our Year 4/5 students had to design a device to measure the weather.

They also had to complete a log of what they did, how successful the device was and any improvements that could be made. Finally they presented it to the rest of the class.

Year 1/2 Owls

Fri 26th Mar 10,

Year 1/2 students have been very creative making owls.

They used paper plates for the body and cut out paper for the feathers.

Year 3/4 performance of Magic Medicine

Fri 26th Mar 10,

Year 3/4 students performed a play called Magic Medicine.

National Ride2school Day

Fri 19th Mar 10,

Our school participated in the National Ride2school Day with 39 students riding to school.

The aim of this day was to promote regular active to and from school.

Harmony Day

Fri 19th Mar 10,

Our School recognised Harmony Day to help celebrate the unified and inclusive nature of our nation and to promote the benefits of cultural diversity.

The students all wore orange and enjoyed a picnic lunch with their parents. They also attended an assembly to assist with their understanding of the message ‘Everyone Belongs.’

Year 1/2 Sport

Fri 12th Mar 10,

Year 1/2 enjoy playing game of kick ball for Sport.

This game is based on the softball triangle but a soccer ball is used instead.

Year 2/3 Art

Fri 12th Mar 10,

Year 2/3 Students have created some very impressive artworks.

These include Aboriginal inspired landscapes, clown portraits and beautiful butterflies.

Year 3/4 Book in Box

Fri 12th Mar 10,

Year 3/4 had to complete a review of a book and then they had to create a box about the book.

They also had to put items inside the box showing their understanding of the story. Finally they had to present their review to the in the form of a speech, which was assessed by their classmates. There were some very innovative and complex designs presented.

Kindergarten Sport

Fri 12th Mar 10,

Kindergarten is having a great time at Sport.

They need to work well together at passing the ball around the circle before the student running around completes the circuit.

Peer Support Training

Thu 11th Mar 10,

Our Year 6 students have been learning how to conduct peer support groups.

This helps them to develop communication skills, group management, decision making, problem solving and leadership.

Environmental Murals

Wed 10th Mar 10,

Our Canteen has three murals to remind our students to look after our environment.

They are ‘Water is Life,’ Let’s get it Sorted’ and ‘Saving Energy Makes Cents.’  These were designed and painted by Sue Richardson.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Tue 09th Mar 10,

As part of the Gymnastics Program our students are using Rhythmic Gymnastics Equipment.

They used ribbons, hoops and balls as part of the skills being taught.

Clean Up Australia

Fri 05th Mar 10,

In conjunction with the Clean Up Australia day, our school held a ‘Clean Up Our School and Local Environment’ day. 

Our students did a fantastic job not only making our school cleaner and tidier but they also cleaned up Turo Park and the foreshore opposite our school.

Our Community

Tue 02nd Mar 10,

Year 4/5 students went for a walk as part of their work on "Our Community."

From this they were able to describe many of the features of the local area.

Zone Swimming Carnival

Tue 02nd Mar 10,

Congratulations to our swimming team who represented our school so well at the Zone Swimming Carnival.

Community Visitor Les Walker

Mon 01st Mar 10,

Mr Les Walker a local community member and well know to some of our students visited Yr 4/5 to talk about our community.

As they are learning about our local community this talk helped them to understand the many changes which have occurred in the area. Mr Walker has lived in the area for the past 20 years.

Pancake Procdure Yr 4/5

Tue 16th Feb 10,

Year 4/5 students made pancakes appropriately on Pancake Tuesday.

After writing the procedure they enjoyed mixing cooking then eating their pancakes.

Swim Champions

Fri 12th Feb 10,

Congratulations to our Senior, 11 year and Junior boy and girl champions.

Gymnastics Lessons

Tue 09th Feb 10,

PE for our students for first term is gymnastics lessons.

They are developing skills that will lead to a life long enjoyment of sport that will give them good exercise habits for life.

Sports captains

Mon 08th Feb 10,

Welcome to our Sports Captains and Vice Captains for 2010.

Welfare and Safety Ministers

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Our Welfare and Safety Ministers duties are:

• Playground issues
• Safety concerns
• Student concerns, complaints, grievances
• Mediation in disputes

Technology Ministers

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Our Technology Ministers duties are:

• Computers in the library
• Energy conservation
• Water usage
• Library Monitors

Health and Environment Ministers

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Our Health and Environment Ministers duties are:

• Playground tidiness 
• Bins and bin lids
• Weekly tidiness checks
• Water conservation
• Bush classroom 
• Worm farms

Education Ministers

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Our Education Ministers duties are:

• Flags
• Weekly uniform check
• Collect and display work at assembly

2010 Swimming Carnival

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Well done to all of our students and to Mrs Selwood for a very successful Swimming Carnival.

Our students were well led by their new house captains and showed great enthusiasm and sportsmanship. Congratulations to the Kookaburras being the winning house. They were closely followed by Pelicans with only a 9 point difference in their results.

Events and Recreation Ministers

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Our Events and Recreation Ministers duties are:

• Special fundraising events
• Special school days 
• Fundraising for parliament

Sports Ministers

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Our Sports Ministers duties are:

• Sports equipment
• Deliver equipment to teachers
• Classroom equipment
• Sporting carnivals

Transport Ministers

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Our Transport Ministers duties are:

• Bus monitors
• Bike area
• Toilets
• Crossing flags

School Captains

Fri 05th Feb 10,

Our School Captains and Vice Captains for 2010 are  doing an exemplary job as new leaders for our school.

Year 6 Farewell

Wed 16th Dec 09,

A flashy, paparazzi pink, black and white themed, Year 6 Farewell Dinner and Disco was held to say goodbye to our outgoing Year 6 students.

The stars (students) attending had a great night thanks to Mrs Ghanotous, Mrs Allan and the Year 5 parents who organised the evening. Everyone had a delicious meal, the hall looked stunning and the cake featured the departing students. Also the disco enabled the students to use the dance moves leant in their Dancesport classes thanks to Abbey the DJ.

Year 5/6 Boat Regatta

Fri 11th Dec 09,

As part of the Year 5/6 unit “Life’s a Beach” students went to the swimming pool opposite our school to try out their boats.

They had races to see whose was the fastest. It was interesting to see how well some floated.

Annual Presentation Night

Fri 11th Dec 09,

Every student received their Personal Best awards at our Annual Presentation Night.

Congratulations to those students who received class, special, environment and sporting awards.We were also entertained by our choir and Year 6’s farewell song. Thank you to our official guests and community members for attending. Congratulations also to our new captains and vice captains for 2010.

Digi Ed Workshops

Tue 08th Dec 09,

Some of our students took part in a Digi Ed digital animation workshop.

All students loved it and were able to create a storyboard, build clay models, create sets, animate and film a story, and produce and edit their own digital animated movie.

Yr 2 Lobster Beach Local Area Walk

Mon 07th Dec 09,

Year 2 went on their local area walk to Lobster Beach. This is part of their environmental education program.

The children took part in a variety of activities, including relay races, flag races, sand modeling, as well as appreciating the natural beauty that surrounds them.

Waste Watchers Program

Tue 01st Dec 09,

Our students attended a Waste Watchers Program and carried out activities to help raise awareness of the consequences of a range of waste management actions.

They investigated the benefit of reducing waste, reusing and recycling. This assisted their understanding of ways to care for the environment and simple effective things they can do to protect and conserve our natural and built environments.

Surf Fun Day

Fri 27th Nov 09,

Years 5 & 6 had a fun day at a Beach Education Program (Surf Fun Safe Day) organised by Surf Lifesaving Central Coast at Terrigal Beach.

They played volley ball and other beach games, were show how to use paddle boards, had relays and even rescued each other.

Frenchs Forest Public School performance

Mon 23rd Nov 09,

The school band from Frenchs Forest Public School performed a number of items for our school. 

It was amazing to see the musical talent that some children have. Our children were in awe of the different instruments they were using.  A great performance!

Reptile Park Excursion

Fri 13th Nov 09,

Kindergarten and their Year 6 buddies went to the Reptile Park as part of their unit of work on ‘Living Things.’

Our students enjoyed seeing the many animals, birds, spiders and reptiles. They also went to the Feathers, Fur and Scales Show which a number of our children were actively involved in. They had a wonderful day with their buddies and left the park knowing a lot more about the many living things there.

Remembrance Day Assembly

Wed 11th Nov 09,

Our school held a very moving Remembrance Day Assembly run by our Year 6 leaders.

They explained the meaning of wearing the poppy and how on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month each year we take time to remember the sacrifices members of the armed forces and civilians have made in times of war.

Ripper Reading Program

Fri 06th Nov 09,

Students from Yrs 3 and 4 are involved in quiet reading time whilst the students from Kinder, Year 1 and 2 are reading to the Yr 6 students.

This new initiative is to promote a love and habit of reading throughout the school and it is proving to be very successful.

Year 5 Creative Writing

Fri 06th Nov 09,

Year 5 are enjoying working on their creative writing while the other students are at ripper reading.

They are carrying out various activities aimed at improving their creative writing skills.

'Oh Deer!' Musical

Wed 04th Nov 09,

Once again another outstanding performance by our students of our latest musical extravaganza written by Narelle Jones.

The musical is mainly based on Indonesian folktales about Kancil a mouse deer. While he is actually a small timid animal in these stories he manages to outwit animals much larger and more dangerous than himself. In the final scene Year 5/6 enact a traditional Javanese folktale. A more detailed description of each classes scenes follow separately.

Kancil and the Tiger performed by Year 1

Wed 04th Nov 09,

Kancil wanders through the jungle where he meets a hungry tiger.

Having to think quickly to avoid being eaten he invents stories to escape from the gullible Tiger. These stories involve wasps, monkeys, birds and snakes.

Kancil and the ciccak-cicak (geckos) performed by K/1

Wed 04th Nov 09,

Kancil comes across a house in a village complete with domestic animals and a large number of cicak.

Following an argument Kancil races the cicak to determine who is faster. He thinks he is racing only one but is tricked by the cicak and is really racing several.

Kancil and the Crocodiles performed by Year 2

Wed 04th Nov 09,

When Kancil comes to the river he wants cross he finds it is infested with crocodiles.

Kancil uses a ‘job for the King’ story to trick the crocodiles into letting him cross the river to enable him to get to the lush vegetation on the other side.

The Golden Snail performed by Year 5/6

Wed 04th Nov 09,

This story is about a Javanese Princess who is cursed by a witch and turned into a golden snail.

With the help of an old fisherwoman, the prince and princess are reunited and the villagers celebrate with them.

Kancil and the Farmer performed by Year 4/5

Wed 04th Nov 09,

In this scene Kancil is caught foraging in a farmers garden.

He had travelled on a ferry with a group of tourists and farmers to get to the farm. Once again he outsmarts both the farmer and the dog and escapes on the ferry.

Kancil and the Buffalo performed by Year 3

Wed 04th Nov 09,

This is a story where Kancil outwits a crocodile to save the life of a buffalo.

The students of a class are rehearsing a concert they are going to perform for the sultan and performing a play telling this story.

Dancesport Course

Tue 20th Oct 09,

Our School is participating in the Dancesport Course 4th Term.

This program will teach the students traditional forms of dance, dance skills, socoal skills and confidence. They will learn Funk routines, Military 2 Step, Foxtrot, Jive, Barn Dance, Cha Cha and Tango.

Gosford City Council Environment Awards

Fri 02nd Oct 09,

Once again our students entered their projects in the Gosford City Council Environment Awards.

The theme for 2009 was based around the concept of ecological footprints and the students found out ways to leave ‘smaller footprints.’ One of our Year 2 students was also a prize winner.

Years 5 & 6 Canberra Excursion

Thu 01st Oct 09,

Years 5 & 6 had a very busy and hectic Canberra excursion.

They visited the main attractions of Canberra including the War Memorial, Botanical Gardens, National Art Gallery, National Museum, and Parliament House. The trip was very informative and will assist our students with there HSIE work on Government.

Dad's Breakfast

Fri 11th Sep 09,

Our Dad’s Breakfast was once again enjoyed by lots of dads, granddads and other significant males, as part of the Dad's in Education program.

This program is aimed at heightening the awareness of the male role model in schools. It was wonderful to see the children proudly showing off their work to their dads.

Gosford City Reads

Fri 28th Aug 09,

All of our students participated in the Gosford City Reads program. 

Four of our students also attended a workshop at Kincumber High school with author Felicity Pulman.  Felicity talked about her books and the process of writing.  Children were particularly interested to find out where her ideas came from.

Zone Athletics Carnival

Mon 24th Aug 09,

Our Zone Athletics Squad recently competed at McEvoy Oval in the Zone Athletics Carnival.

While our students competed very well we unfortunately have no regional contenders this year. Congratulations to all of our students who participated. We are very proud of them.

NAIDOC Week Celebrations

Mon 17th Aug 09,

To celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture our students completed various activities.

These included boomerang painting, making jewellery, music and dance, making johnny cakes, Indigenous games and mural painting. The theme this year was is Honouring Our Elders, Nurturing Our Youth and John Oates Regional Consultant Aboriginal Education and Engagement spoke to the students about this as an opening to the day.

Athletics Carnival

Fri 14th Aug 09,

Our school recently had a fantastic Athletics Carnival.

Kookaburras were the winning team with 252 points and Pelicans being runners up on 220 points. Congratulations to all of our students for once again showing great sportsmanship.

Regional Public Speaking

Thu 18th Jun 09,

Congratulations to our students who represented the school at the Local Final for the Regional Multicultural Public Speaking Competition at Gosford PS.

They performed at a high level for their prepared speech and also proved to be outstanding impromptu speakers.  The topic for the Yrs 3 & 4 impromptu speech was ‘Family’ and the Yrs 5 & 6 topic was ‘Role Models’. Two of our students won and will be competing at the next level.  This is a great reflection on the terrific public speaking program we have in our school.

Education Week 'A Love of Learning'

Fri 29th May 09,

Our school had a terrific Education Week and the children just loved seeing their parents and friends at school. 

We had over 100 parents, grandparents and friends visit the school on Thursday for our open day. Over the week we saw parents watching our peer support groups in operation, attending our reading and maths workshops, looking at children’s work, being involved in maths activities, viewing a DIPL lesson and enjoying our Biggest Morning Tea with their child.

Environmetal Education- Enery Audit

Fri 13th Mar 09,

Mark Attwooll from the Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre visited our school to discuss Environment Education. Yr 6 students looked at other forms of energy, aside from coal through practical experiments.

Following this the students conducted an energy audit of our school and using the data were able to make informed judgements as to the effectiveness of our energy consumption and ways it could be improved.

Red-crowned Toadlet

Thu 12th Mar 09,

Our students were excited when they found a Red-crowned Toadlet at school near our bush classroom.

 It is a threatened species and our school is one of the few safe havens for this species.

Student Art Show

Fri 17th Oct 08,

Our school held another dazzling Art Show. The library was transformed into an art gallery with fantastic pieces of art work by all of our students displayed.

This was thanks to all parents who helped with the art groups and the teachers for the time and effort they put into making this such a successful event.

Year 6 Book Week Plays

Fri 22nd Aug 08,

Our Year 6 students entertained us by performing plays for the rest of the school.

They did this as part of our Book Week celebrations. They raised $45.55 as part of their fundraising activities for a gift for the school.

Justyn Walker Author Visit

Thu 21st Aug 08,

To coincide with Book Week celebrations Justyn Walker gave a talk to our Year 3 - 6 Students.

He explained to the children how to come up with interesting ideas for a book. He also gave examples from the books he has written. 

Book Fair

Wed 28th May 08,

Our themed Book Fair Beach was very successful.

Thank you to all of the families who purchased something at the fair. From the sales the library received over $1000.00 worth of new books.

Environmentally Friendly Canteen

Wed 20th Feb 08,

Our canteen uses reusable containers.

As a part of the Waste Free Canteen Project we obtained grants to purchase the containers. This helps reduce the waste from the canteen as it replaces a lot of the pre-packaged food sold in the canteen.