Implementing Aboriginal Perspectives
For the past eighteen months, Year 7 and 8 Science teachers Jaynelle LeFeuvre and Sarah Townsend have been involved in a pilot program being run
Premier’s Reading Challenge 2020
The Premier’s Reading Challenge has been running for 17 years. In 2019 132,252 students from 706 school completed it with an almost 97% completion rate.
BlazeAid Donation
This year’s designated SRC charity was ‘Blaze-Aid’, a volunteer-based organisation that works with families and individuals in rural Australia after natural disasters such as fires
R/1 Kadina Excursion
On Thursday the 3rd of December Mrs Webb’s Receptions and Miss Whittaker’s and Mrs Westbrook’s Year 1 class travelled to Kadina as a replacement excursion
Kindy Graduation 2020
The Early Learning Centre celebrated their Graduation on Tuesday 8th December. I would like to thank the children and tell each of them how proud
Retirement Village Visit
During Week 7, the ELC students made Christmas Cards and wrote letters to the residents of the Maitland Retirement Village. On Monday November 30, we
NAIDOC Community Day
The 2020 NAIDOC Theme was ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ acknowledging and celebrating Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples 65,000 year connection to country and
Shark Dreaming Storybook Launch
On Friday November 13th, as part of NAIDOC Week celebrations a team from the Deaf Aboriginal Services based in Adelaide, were guests at the Central
Remembrance Day 2020
CYS commemorated Remembrance Day at the Maitland Campus with an assembly in the Performing Arts Centre led by senior students. SRC members and staff also
Precision Agriculture visit
7 / 8 students at Koch Ag Services in for a talk about careers in Precision Agriculture. Thanks to Aaron Jak and Nicole Koch for
DfE Kadina Point Pearce Visit
On Thursday October 29th, 23 staff from the Kadina District Office visited CYS Point Pearce Campus and Point Pearce itself to learn more about both
Benita’s Debut CD
You can listen to Benita’s CD here at Benita Mae Express My name is Benita Mae Rodda from Maitland SA, I am 17 years old,
Aboriginal Artists in School
The Aboriginal Artists in School (AAIS) program is a community cultural development program which aims to establish longer-term and sustainable connections between Aboriginal artists/cultural practitioners
Book Week 2020
This year we began our preparations for Book Week at the end of Term 3. Each student was given a mask to decorate. These were
SAATSA Morning Tea
Stage 2 SAASTA students had to collaborate to organise a Community morning tea to celebrate their success in SAASTA. Students identified their individual role and