For the past eighteen months, Year 7 and 8 Science teachers Jaynelle LeFeuvre and Sarah Townsend have been involved in a pilot program being run by the Education Department looking…
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…
BlazeAid Donation
This year's designated SRC charity was 'Blaze-Aid', a volunteer-based organisation that works with families and individuals in rural Australia after natural disasters such as fires and floods. Working alongside the…
Week 8 Swimming
This year's end-of-term swimming lessons included introductory session on resuscitation with students learning procedures for emergency scenarios and practicing basic techniques with resuscitation dummies. Snorkelling has been a favourite activity…
Point Pearce Swimming Lessons
During Week 8, the R-2 Class from Point Pearce Campus attended swimming lessons at the Maitland Campus pool. Under the leadership of Miss Jodie and Miss Shirley; Miss Kath, Miss…
Year 9 Aquatics Camp
The Year 9 class finished their year on a high with their two-day aquatics camp in Week 8. The cohort, accompanied by Mr Baker and Miss Smith, travelled to Berry…
7-9 Rugby Clinics
In week 9 the Year 7 – 9 students took part in a Rugby League Clinic run by the NRL. Dave and his colleagues spent around 4 ½ hours over…
Staff vs Student Netball
The staff versus student netball game was played as part of the Week 9 activities. Competition between the two teams was fierce, but the teachers' superior skill, tactics and determination…
R/1 Kadina Excursion
On Thursday the 3rd of December Mrs Webb’s Receptions and Miss Whittaker’s and Mrs Westbrook’s Year 1 class travelled to Kadina as a replacement excursion for our Covid-cancelled 'Zoo Snooze'.…
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…
Retirement Village Visit
During Week 7, the ELC students made Christmas Cards and wrote letters to the residents of the Maitland Retirement Village. On Monday November 30, we dressed up in Christmas hats…
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…
Shark Dreaming Storybook Launch
On Friday November 13th, as part of NAIDOC Week celebrations a team from the Deaf Aboriginal Services based in Adelaide, were guests at the Central Yorke School – Maitland Campus…
Woodhouse Camp 2020
Wednesday On Wednesday the 11th of November the 2’s, 3’s and 4’s went on a camp to the Adelaide Hills to a place called Woodhouse. On our first day at…