31 Aug 2017
As we wrap up Term 2 2017 we look back at a term full of enjoyment and learning.
Robotics
We received the 15 Lego Mindstorm Robots for the second 5 weeks of this term. The students worked collaboratively to design build and problem solve. It was great to see the Year 5 and 6 children taking the lead role and teaching our K – 4 children.
Skateboarding
We starting our annual skateboarding lessons. The children had a ball putting their growth mindsets to work while trying to conquer new and challenging tricks.
Sport
Our Year 5 and 6 children were incvolved in two great gala days. They split into four teams and headed to Mullumbimby to play in a netball gala day and then they competed in a soccer gala day the following week.
The teams performed well in both gala days, picking up several wins and learning new skills along the way.
Athletics Carnival
Always a highlight on The Pocket calendar, our Athletics Carnival did not disappoint this term. We travelled across to our sports field (Davina's paddock) and competed in 100m, 200m, 800m and 1500m running events. We also held a fantastic pre-schoolers race! Following the track events we returned to school to complete the long jump, discuss and shot put field events. Congratulations to all the children who competed with respect throughout the entire carnival.
We also had many winners at the VoSS Athletics carnival. Congratulations!
Winter Festival
In our second year of the Winter Festival we had high hopes of making the festival even better then last year. I may be biased but we definitely achieved an incredible day. We had close to 1000 people come through the front gates and enjoy a relaxed day of music, good food, great coffee, exciting kids activities and engaging cooking demos. A hue thank you to the school P & C for working tirelessly to get this great event to the standard it was this year. I can't wait for 2018!
Reports
We celebrating the learning achievements of our incredible children this term, sending home our end of semester reports. It is a great time to reflect on our learning achievements so far and reset our goals as we head into semester 2.