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Year 3 Camp
The staff, students and parent volunteers had a wonderful time at Camp Marysville last week. The ideal weather ensured they were able to engage and participate in the outdoor activities in perfect conditions. The students enjoyed hut building, crate stacking, canoeing, bushwalking, pizza making, rock climbing and initiative games during their daily rotations, along with the campfire on Wednesday night and the trivia night on Thursday evening. Additionally, they visited the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie on their return to school where the students were treated to chocolate tasting, creating a chocolate lollypop and selecting an ice cream of their choice to enjoy. I would like to congratulate the students on their exemplary behaviour throughout the camp and their willingness to fully participate in every activity. Sincere thanks to Ms Reid, Mrs Raffaele, Mr Mays, Ms Knell, Kylie Batten and Ms Banez for attending the camp to ensure the students had a positive and memorable experience. Thank you also to parent volunteers, Emma Catchpole and Lewis Nguyen for spending time away from family and work commitments to attend the camp and assist throughout the time away.
Year 6 Market Day
This year’s market day was a huge success with the Year 6 students doing an outstanding job with their respective stalls. Yesterday’s event was a culmination of a unit of study on economics that the students have been undertaking since last term. Each group created and organised their stalls with the challenge to generate a profit from their initial $100 balance. Their work has included making or purchasing all supplies for their stall, creating signs and equipment, along with creating posters and videos for marketing purposes. The students set up their stalls in the morning in the stadium in readiness for the Year 3 – 5 students attending at 10am and the junior students attending after recess. The stadium was buzzing with excitement during both sessions as the students operated their stalls to the delight of all the visitors. Congratulations to all Year 6 students for the amazing creativity and thought they put into their stalls and the positive way they managed these during the two sessions. They should be very proud of their efforts, showcasing their entrepreneurial skills and all they have learnt during the past few months. Sincere thanks to Mr Richards, Ms Cant and Ms McGregor for facilitating this memorable and engaging learning experience for the students. Thank you also to the many parents of the Year 6 students who attended to support everyone and join in the fun.
Colour Run
This year’s colour run is being held on Thursday, November 5 at Greythorn Park. To date, over 200 profiles have been created by students, with plenty of time still available for more profiles to be created and sponsors to be secured. Once again, the money raised will go directly to the playground redevelopment fund to enable Stage 2 to be competed as soon as possible. The students thoroughly enjoy this event and your support to gain sponsorship and raise as much money as possible is greatly appreciated. All are welcome to attend on the day to enjoy the fun and festive atmosphere.
Division Athletics Carnival
Last week, 11 students competed in the Division athletics carnival held at the Doncaster Athletics Track. All students represented Greythorn with pride and distinction and achieved excellent results. Congratulations to Ario B (608) – 100m & Hurdles, Bhavan V (607) – High Jump and Josh D (406) – Hurdles, for qualifying in their respective events for today’s Regional final which is being held at the Knox Athletics Track. This is an outstanding achievement by these students to reach this level of competition, and we wish them all the best and look forward to hearing of their efforts.
PFA Halloween Disco
The annual PFA Halloween Disco is tomorrow afternoon, and it is always an exciting event for the students of every year level and one of the highlights of Term 4. The PFA has been working tirelessly to organise the disco and this year, will be operating a bar on the netball court for the many parents who enjoy a picnic while their children dance to the DJs tunes. Friday’s weather forecast is looking ideal for socialising on the netball court, and we look forward to seeing you there to enjoy this occasion. Tickets for the disco can be purchased via the link below.
