News Class Highlights

Years 3, 4 and 5 recently enjoyed Swimming Week. The Year 3s (pictured) had a wonderful time splashing about and learning new skills. They got to wear life vests and took turns jumping into the deep end. Some learned rescuing skills. They had to throw objects attached to a rope into the water for their […]

December is the time for end-of-year excursions. Reception Mid-Year Reception and Year 1 students all visited the Sea Stars Play Café in Mawson Lakes, on different days. The students were excited as they jumped, slid, swung, balanced and crawled through the play equipment. They then had a picnic lunch in the park next to the […]

Senior Year 11 Psychology students have been learning about neuropsychology, exploring how neurons work within the nervous system.  They’ve enjoyed practicals measuring receptor sensitivity and reaction time, and have looked at images of neurons stained with fluorescence so that they can be seen under a microscope.  Recently the students used lollies to make models of […]

Middle Four of our Geography students who took part in the 2023 Australian Geography Competition. Last semester, students studying Geography at Hope CC took part in the 2023 Australian Geography Competition. They tested their geography knowledge and skills against 70,000 students from all over Australia.  The results came through recently and Geography teacher, Mrs Dabrow, […]

Junior Our Reception students are very creative! They read ‘The Little Red Hen’ book, and then made a play based on the story in their art class.Then they worked together in small teams to create puppets for the play.  First, they chose materials and drew puppet designs. Then, they made the puppets using those designs. […]