Travis’s writing success
Year 5/6N student Travis has been working with SSO Jess Campbell on developing his resilience and perseverance in creative writing. Travis recently wrote an extended
Simultaneous Reading Day
The CYS K-6 students celebrated Simultaneous Reading Day on May 19. They joined over one million readers across Australia to hear astronaut Shannon Walker read
Point Pearce News
LEADERSHIP FOR TERM 2 I am pleased to be back at Point Pearce Campus for three days a week on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, sharing
Learning to Read
Learning to read is one of the most fundamental skills children need to develop to ensure their success in learning. Reading is a complex process
“That Boy” Theatre Production
On Wednesday the 17th of March, Stage 2 English students viewed a theatre production at the Adelaide Fringe Festival called ‘That Boy’ . A darkly
R-6 News Update
New Staff We would like to welcome new staff members to Central Yorke School who are teaching in the Primary this year. Laura Kotz has
Point Pearce News – Week 3
We’ve had a big start to 2021! First of all, I’d like to welcome some new staff members to the Point Pearce Campus. Sophie Parker
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.
Learning Engagement at Point Pearce
I took this series of photographs between 12:15pm. and 12:30pm on September 22 to highlight the wide variety of learning activities students are involved in at
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
5/6A Book Posters
The Year 5/6A class created these great posters and dioramas in response to their Book Week class novel.
ELC Library Lessons
ELC students visit the School Community Library each week to explore the library, borrow books and work with teacher-librarian Pat Hasting. Library visits are a
Point Pearce Oral Language
Oral Language At Point Pearce Campus the development of Oral Language skills by our children continues to be a major focus. Oral Language appears as
Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week was from May 25th to June 2nd. The theme for this year’s NRW is ‘In this together’. I would like to thank
National Simultaneous Storytime
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an