P-5 Update!

Grandparents and Special friends Day was held on Friday October 26^th was attended by nearly 400 Grandparents and family. Our special visitors attended Chapel, spent time in classrooms prior to morning tea completing a variety of activities and following morning tea, our visitors attended a concert featuring a variety of solo artists, musical groups and ensembles. Events such as these enrich the learning experience for our students and strengthen the community bonds which support the College community. My thanks to all those family members who attended and to all the College staff and students who helped make the day such a success.

Pacific Pulse Surfing Contest

On Wednesday the Pacific Pulse Contest was held under clear blues skies at Kings Beach. The contest which has been an annual event since 2008 involves over 50 students from schools across the Sunshine Coast who compete for both individual and school trophies. The contest is open to all upper primary students from novice to expert level. All participants receive a bag of donated goodies, surf in a safe lifeguard protected environment, participate in a variety of beach activities and games and feast on the delights of freshly cooked BBQ food.

Organising the event and recruiting sponsors takes a great deal of time and effort. A special thanks to Mr Hooper and Mr Davis who jointly are responsible for the contest. As an example of their dedication both were at the beach at 5.30am (with help from Mr Dutton) to set up for the day. In todays connected world, through the work of Mrs Campbell, Mr Learoyd and Mrs Whittaker, surfers were able to watch on screen, (immediately after they exit the water), downloaded videos of their heats, whilst a drone hovers over the contest area filming surfers and beach activities and adding another dimension to safety. Thanks also to the volunteers working the BBQ, Miss Roberts for helping run beach activities and all the parents and family members who attended the event. A great community effort.

If you have a child interested in surfing, learn to surf classes are held each week and for more experienced surfers’ other opportunities are available for them to improve their fitness and level of surfing. Please contact Mr Davis or Mr Hooper for details.

Chess

The Junior School Chess Tournament commences next week. The tournament features two age divisions. Ten years and older and under ten years of age and is open to all students from Years Two to Five. Students wishing to enter need to nominate by visiting the office and advising Mrs Kleinschmidt.      

Mr David Druery, Head of Staff and Students P-5