On May 19, Central Yorke Footy Academy played against Maitland Lutheran School at Maitland Town Oval. CYFA started the game well, with Flynn Briggs collecting the first clearance and hitting…
Wild Dog Dreaming
As part of our ongoing support of Aboriginal Education and Narungga Culture at Central Yorke School we have partnered with Country Arts SA and Aboriginal artists Nikki Ashby, Jacob Boehme,…
Stage 1 Biology Disinfection experiment
The Year 11 Biology class conducted an experiment to see if hand sanitiser, soap or both would be more effective at disinfecting their hands. They collaborated with the R/ 1…
Stage 1 Nutrition Super Foods
On Friday May 14 , the Year 11 Nutrition class cooked three meals containing a variety of superfoods. Prior to their cook up they learnt that a superfood is one…
Stage 1 Chemistry Lava Lamps
In Chemistry we’ve been looking at the polarity of different molecules. To help us with this we made lava lamps. We found that when we added oil to water they…
Ag Block News
We’ve all tried counting sheep, right? But did you know that sheep can’t count!! Well at least our sheep don’t seem to have the knack! We have recently started welcoming…
Introducing Stanley, Terry and Diesel
The Ag Block at CYS got some new cups of joy when the baby calves arrived on the Tuesday afternoon of Week 3. The Year 7/8 Townsend and the Year…
Electives: Ag Block Photoshoot
n Week 4, the Creative Camera students completed a photoshoot in the school Ag Block as part of their first summative assessment. Students photographed livestock, buildings, plants, people and the…
Electives: introduction to biomechanics
In Week 3, the Strength Training (Introduction to Biomechanics) Elective students had their first excursion to Bodysync. They learned about selecting an appropriate weight, gym etiquette and safe technique. The…
Learning Hub Garden to Plate
Over the course of the term the Learning Hub Garden-to-Plate students have enjoyed participating in a variety of cooking and gardening tasks. Students have spent time clearing out our designated…
CYS Four-Legged Friend
Welcoming four-legged friends into the classroom is a growing trend and CYS is lucky to have Addie visit once per fortnight. Since coming on site, we have seen significant benefits…
Week 5 News
It is Week 5, and just like that we are halfway through the term. I’m hoping by the time you read this that the rain is finally here. Much like…
SAPSASA Cross Country District Day
On Wednesday the 28th of April 23 selected students from years 4 through to 7 participated in the Southern Yorke (SYP) Peninsula Cross Country District Day along with other schools…
Ag Block news
There's lots of animal activity happening in the Ag Block this week. Our young ewes are lambing, thanks primarily to Danny Allen's rams. There are four piglets thanks to Bob…
Worm Farm
Point Pearce students have set up two worm farms with the intention to collect the ‘worm tea’ which we'll use to help our plants and garden we are organising to…