On Thursday 27 June, students from Year 11 Music presented an impressive set of musical items for the annual Music Performance Evening. The night was attended by parents, staff, students and alumni, and it was wonderful to see both new and familiar faces in the audience to support our talented Year 11 students. The Performance …
Primary Athletics Carnival
…and the crowd goes wild! The rain did not dampen our spirits at the Primary Athletics Carnival. God answered our prayer and blessed us with dry weather for most of our day. Students competed in running races, discus throwing, shotput and long jump. God even sent us a rainbow to celebrate all the accomplishments on …
Year 6 Canberra Trip
This term, the students in Year 6 travelled to Canberra, as part of their Civics and Citizenship learning, which focuses on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. They visited Parliament House, the Electoral Education Centre, the Australian War Memorial, the National Museum and Questacon. It was a marathon of learning, but the students were enthusiastic …
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review 2019
“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination.” Willy Wonka – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory On Wednesday 5 June, students from Years 9, 10 and 11 Drama and Music classes attended a performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The New Musical at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. The musical …
Athletics Carnival
On Tuesday, June 4 2019 the High School Athletics Carnival was held at The Crest Athletics Centre in Bankstown. It was a wet and chilly day, but that didn’t stop us from competing on the track. The Secondary Students represented their tribes well, running with power, enthusiasm and pride. It was exciting to see so …
Featherdale Wildlife Park
Year 7 Science Excursion 2019 A quick look at the BOM website lead to a variety of comments from the Science teachers. “There’s a gap in the weather there. We’ll be fine.” “A nor easterly breeze is going to send that low pressure system out the greater Blacktown area. We’ll be fine.” “We are going …
Food – The Fuel for learning
Food – The Fuel for learning Year 9 Food Technology is studying the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and examining their eating habits to see how well we all measure up. It was interesting to see that none of us (teachers included) are really meeting the guidelines well. Good nutrition helps us to learn. Hungry …
SCCA Cross Country
What an amazing day at the annual State Cross Country held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. Our students have competed and showed sportsmanship and endurance, results due largely to their mature approach in strategically conserving energy in key parts of each race. The students should be commended for their outstanding behaviour and effort on …
