Leaders of Student Wellbeing
Year 7
Big Day Out
The first Year 7 Big Day Out (of class) took place last Friday. The day saw Year 7 take part in a campus wide scavenger hunt and also a trip to the Movies.
There were many fun activities involved in the scavenger hunt that not only challenged the students intellectually, but also physically. Challenges like creating a self portrait out of sticks and leaves, finding a member of staff whose birthday was on the 14 April (a lovely lady from the Office), doing the ‘renegade’ Tik Tok dance near the Leader of Student Wellbeing office, and recreating a famous Beatles album cover in the College were just a sample of the fun and crazy tasks that the teams had to complete.
I’d like to thank the Homeroom Teachers for their work on the day and preparation, and especially Lex Carruthers and Jo-Anne Benten for their assistance in creating the scavenger hunt.
Year 8
Wet & Wild
Last Friday morning 117 excited Year 8’s and 6 equally excited staff made the trip north to spend a day at the water wonderland known as Wet and Wild.
It was pleasing to once again be able to offer this trip and to hear the soothing tunes (known as the bus singalong) that are a given expectation of any bus trip involving teenagers, especially teenage girls.
The attitude, cooperation and behaviour of this group was outstanding and made the day such an enjoyable occasion.
A big thank you to Louise Maybury, Amrit Nagra, Pat Gleeson, Will Gregson and Jessi Reeves for going above and beyond to make this such a successful day. Special mention to Pat, Will, Jessi and Amrit who showed that age is not a limit when it comes to having fun and showed there was no ride in the park that they couldn’t conquer.
I am looking forward to taking an even bigger contingent north next year as we take on all that Dreamworld has to offer.
Year 9 & 10
Dreamworld
Last week's trip to Dreamworld on the Gold Coast certainly achieved our goal of providing an opportunity for students to enjoy each other’s company outside the school environment and to continue developing year group community spirit.
All 194 students in attendance were exemplary in their behaviour. They were respectful, co-operative and displayed gratitude for the experience. We too appreciated the opportunity to creat memories and to spend time with each other.
We cannot thank the staff enough who volunteered their time to ensure that this experience went ahead. They were diligent, patient, and were such a positive team to spend time with. Thank you to Jon Baldwin, Renee Berrisford, Tim Davis, David Ellis, Mikaela Hannaford, Charles Hibberd, Matt Hiddlestone and Ngahine Munokoa.
Lastly, thank you to the parent community for dropping off your child early and picking them up later in the evening. I’m sure the students appreciate it.
Please enjoy some great photos of our experience shared by Renee Berrisford and Chance Haslam (Year 9 student).
We wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas and we look forward to working with the students and families as we continue to walk beside them on their journey.
