We presented over sixty Premier's reading Challenge certificates and medals to our Primary students at a special assembly held on Friday November 13 in the Performing Arts Centre. The Premier’s Reading…
Remembrance Day
CYS staff and students commemorated Remembrance Day at both school and out in the local community. At school, Year 9 students organised by HASS teacher Raelene Stutley led a special…
Book Week Assembly
The Book Week theme this year was 'Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds' and congratulations go to all the staff and students who dressed up on Thursday. The Primary staff…
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…
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…
Carclew Project Update
It’s been an amazing two weeks with the Carclew artists Janet Milera, Clem Newchurch & Mali Allen and Narungga Cultural Consultant, Uncle Peter Turner working with the Year 5, 6,…
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. In 2020, Premier Steven Marshall…
Music Is Fun Band
The fabulous 'Music Is Fun Band' visited CYS on Monday December 7 and along with the Maitland Lutheran School we enjoyed eighty minutes of nonstop music and fun! This year's…
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 I am of their learning…
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 culture. Colour run This year…
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 attended the Maitland service with…
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 left at school ready for…
Certificates of Excellence
This term, primary students have been recognised for excellence and achievement with a special CYS Certificate. Students were selected based on academic results and nominations for outstanding progress from their…
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 Australian author and illustrator, is…
Primary Assembly Term 2
Our Term 2 assemblies have looked very different as we have been using Zoom to meet up each Friday afternoon. Our Week 1 assembly had our usual line up of…