Da Vinci Decathlon

On Wednesday 3rd May, eight students from Year 5 competed in the Regional Da Vinci Decathlon at Sunshine Coast Grammar School.

The Da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of students. Students compete in teams of eight across 10 disciplines: engineering, mathematics, code-breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography and legacy.

The competition is named after Leonardo Da Vinci. He was one of the world’s greatest thinkers and scholars, who embraced learning with a lifelong passion and determination to uncover the unknown. The Decathlon competition places a particular emphasis on higher-order thinking skills, problem solving and creativity.

The Pacific Lutheran College Year 5 team competed very well receiving the following results:

1st Place - Mathematics          

1st Place  - English                     

1st Place - Cartography            

1st Place - Art and Poetry        

1st Place - Ideation                   

2nd Place - Legacy                     

3rd Place - Creative Producers 

1st Place - OVERALL                  

The team now goes on to compete at the State finals at the end of the month.The team members are:

Ashlan Hill

Eli Woolgrove

Liam Cronin

Luke Noovao

Machado Sully

Olive Wadey

Scarlett van den Hurk

Vivienne Padwick

We congratulate everyone on this amazing effort and give special thanks to Mrs Julie Darr, who mentored and supported the students during the competition.

All the very best for the State finals!

Spelling Bee

Last week the Year 5 cohort participated in a Spelling Bee run by the Academic PAG. Year 11 and 12 students hosted the event in which twelve Year 5 students competed in their Houses for Foundation Cup points. After a nail-biting final round, the award of spelling extraordinaire was given to Scarlett from Buran. We congratulate everyone who participated and thank the Academic PAG for a fantastic event.

Mrs Sue Zweck, Head of Teaching and Learning K-5