Prime Minister Award

 ‘ Being a steward of creation’, ‘trying your best’, ‘speaking with kindness’ and ‘ being a responsible learner’ are some of the qualities that teachers consider when awarding ‘Prime Minister’ at our weekly assembly. It is an acknowledgement of the student’s efforts and they have the privilege of wearing the badge with honour, of suggesting a focus the school can work on, award Gotchas to other students at lunch time as well as earning Gotchas for themselves. Congratualations to Daniel Sutherland (Week 9).

MJR Awards

As part of our MJR system ,we acknowledge that the following students, Kade Bailey has received a Positive Behavious Award; Bentley Minns, and Mia Nash have reached 200 Gotchas; Adena Campbell has reached 400 Gotchas.  Well Done!

Mary Mackillop Award 

This award is presented to one student each term that consistently goes above and beyond to put the needs of others first. This award is founded on one of the most motivating and known sayings of Saint Mary MacKillop “never see a need without doing something about it” (1871). We present this award to someone who follows in Saint Mary’s footsteps by reaching out to the most needy and vulnerable in our school community. Congratulations goes to Cooper Nowlan for Term 3.

Children’s University 

 Our Children’s University students have been working hard towards achieving hours in their passports and getting ready to graduate. This year the excitement is building as we organise our trip to Newcastle to graduate in the Great Hall at the University of Newcastle campus.  

The Children’s University program is all about recognising that learning can happen outside of the classroom and last week we visited the Wingham Museum and had great discussions around what life was like in the past.  

This week our focus has been on technology with students able to participate in International Dot Day activities; using an Augmented Reality app to bring our drawings to life! We have also been learning some coding skills using the Scratch app.