Friday 6th July was the 100th day of Kindergarten! This is quite a milestone for our youngest school students. They are 100 days older, are 100 days smarter! We have been counting every school day in anticipation! The purpose of this celebration is to increase student’s understanding of numbers. Each day, we count the number …
Painting with Light
Last week our Year 11 Photography students participated in a workshop where they explored how to use long exposure on the camera to create abstract photographs. Using a long exposure, a tripod, some simple light sources and a huge dollop of creativity our students collaborated to create some very dramatic and exciting photographs. By working …
Laughs, Gasps & Cheering for Public Speaking
During Term 2 all the students in our Primary School have been participating in Public Speaking. They each prepared a speech in the class to present. In Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 they prepared a factual speech about an animal of their choice. In Year 3, Year 4, year 5 and Year 6 they …
Science, Gardening & Bunnings!
In Science, our Kindergarten students have been studying a unit about living things. In order for our students to fully understand this unit, we created a hands on adventure where they were able to explore and create a living garden in the school playground and watch it grow and provide a place for living animals …
Sports, Sports, Sport!
Netball It has been a huge week of Netball at RPCS with the NSW Schools cup and the CSSA State gala day. Our Year 7 & 8 boys team put in a great effort at the schools cup, a community competition run by Netball NSW playing against schools from throughout the Liverpool area. The boys …
Kindergarten go Gardening
Recently, Kindergarten went to Canoelands Orchard. This excursion was planned because we have been learning about gardens and are getting ready to learn about transport and how we receive goods. Students watched as tomatoes were washed and sorted by a machine. Then they were able to help pack the tomatoes ready for delivery. They got …
Monkeys, Seals & Year 2
On Friday, May 18, Year 2 went on an excursion to Taronga Zoo. Students had a great time seeing the different animals and learning about their habitats. Here are some things that the students wrote about the day: At Taronga Zoo I liked the squirrel, monkey, the seal show and the bird show. I loved …
Young Writers’ Festival
On Friday the 4th of April, 16 Stage 3 students took part in the Sydney Writers’ Festival. The students travelled by train to Sydney Town Hall and were very excited to hear from some of their favourite authors and illustrators. First to speak was Australian author, Morris Gleitzman (Once, Two Weeks with the Queen, Misery …
