I would like to farewell Phil Wiley and Rebecca Bray. Both Phil and Bec have been committed to supporting student learning and wellbeing across the school. We wish them well…
School Leaders Induction Ceremony
On Wednesday 6 April we held our annual Leaders Induction ceremony. Students from across the school were recognised for their dedication and commitment to their school community. It was evident…
Easter Bunny Visit
The Easter Bunny and his helpers were out and about at CYS on the last day of the term, handing out out yummy chocolate eggs and high-fives to the very…
End of Term SRC BBQ
The SRC End-of-Term BBQ raised over $300 for the outdoor furniture project. Thank you to all the SRC students who cooked and served and to Mrs Le Feuvre and Mr…
Year 2 Visual Arts | Paul Klee Easter Eggs
The Year 2 Art students impressed Miss McEvoy with their fine motor skills, concentration, use of patterns and painting within the lines on these Paul Klee-inspired Easter Eggs. …
R-6 Swimming Lessons
Primary swimming lessons are about much more than having fun in the water. In fact, the focus is on safe swimming, floating, survival strokes and rescuing others in trouble: R/1…
Beekeeper Visit
Mark from ABS came and visited us on the Wednesday morning of March 4. To start the morning, we suited up into bee keeping gear. Mark pulled out a hive…
Sheree Klopp
Captain Sheree Johansen Sheree (then Sheree Klopp) attended Maitland Area School from Year 8 through 12. She learned clarinet from Debbie Schwartz and was an active member of the YP…
Point Pearce Update | Week 7
Week 7 already and we are really hitting our stride here at Point Pearce. Our Preschool students are become familiar with their routines and becoming more independent which we love…
Loose parts construction
What are loose parts and why do our children (and educators) love them so much? T he loose parts in the ELC have provided hours of high levels of engagement…
Chloe & Tim
It has been great to finally launch our CYS oral language development program 'Chloe and Tim' on our school Website and Facebook page. The videos have been extremely popular and…
Festival Choir Assessment
Cathy Lange, the Assistant Director of Music for the Adelaide Festival of Music, visited last Wednesday to work with our Festival Choir students. Congratulations to both the choir members and…
ELC – Loose Parts building
The ELC students were in construction mode this week and made good use of the Loose Parts stockpile to build these towers, platforms and cubbies.
3/4 STEM – Paper Towers
The Year 3/4 STEM class has been investigating paper towers and ways in which we can make paper strong enough to support heavy weights.
5/6 STEM – QR Codes
The Year 5/6 Class have been investigating QR codes and the types of data they can contain. They've completed a QR Treasure Hunt using text data and made their own…