A big welcome to Mr Nelson who is working with Miss Townsend and Mr Trenorden this term. He is teaching Year 8-10 Maths and 7/8 Science. Mr Nelson is in…
This year’s SACE information nights will be run in week five of this term. There will be two information sessions this year, as students completing Year 12 require different information…
Science Resource Grant
In some great science news Point Pearce teacher Maddy Woodforde was successful in receiving over $2,500 worth of science resources from the organisation 'Deadly Science'. Our kids absolutely love science…
First day back at Kindy, Term 3
It was wonderful to see the return of children and families to the preschool program on Tuesday. Children had a busy day exploring the environment and reconnecting with their friends…
Congratulations to Sonya Rankine
Congratulations to ACEO Sonya Rankine on being awarded the NAIDOC SA 2021 Artist of the Year; this is fantastic recognition of her passion and hard work. Our students have been…
Premier’s Anzac Spirit School Prize win
Congratulations to Year 9 student Nicholas Heinrich for being a 2021 winner of the Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize. The award is given for outstanding research into the remarkable sacrifices…
7/8T Science – Cells, Organs and Body Systems
If you don’t know your pancreas from your appendix or your gall bladder from your small intestine, then be sure to drop into Miss Townsend’s 7/8 class and the students…
Strength Training Gym Excursion
In Week 6 our strength training class had another excursion down to Bodysync for a session with George. We first did boxing as a new circuit pairing ourselves up and…
SRC Lunchtime Activities
The SRC have been running a variety of lunchtime activities in the school gym this term. These have been hugely popular and the class SRC representatives are to be congratulated…
Term 2 SRC Assembly
The SRC's Term 2 assembly was held in the Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday June 22. The Assembly began with the Acknowledgement of Land read by Isis and the singing…
2/3 HASS – Objects From the Future
This semester in HASS we have been looking at objects from the past and how they have transformed to be in the present. The class was set the challenge to…
Rural Ambassadors
On June 20, Annabel and I travelled to Adelaide to attend our second forum as the 2021 Rural Youth Ambassadors. Being an ambassador this year, means that Annabel and I…
RYPEN 2021
RYPEN is the Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment and I was lucky enough to be sponsored by the Maitland rotary club to attend the 2021 event. On Friday April 23,…
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 piece about the Bermuda Triangle…
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 ‘Give Me Some Space’. Shannon…