Room 10 Assembly Item

In Room 10, we recently did our assembly item for the year on bullying. Our performance was a song written by Kate Miller-Heidke, it is about a boy named James, who was not liked by anyone. One day he met Kate and they enjoyed talking together, until the bullies came along and started to bash him up. As Kate walked past, she turns her back on him. Today she regrets her actions and this is how the song was written. The song won the National Song Writing Award. Room 10's stars were Aaron as James, Jayme as Kate, Taylor and I were the speakers, Shanjana, Peace and Holly were bullies including Jarrod, Tekarni and Khaled were also our bullies. Two parents from the junior assembly saw our item and asked Mrs Mackenzie if we could do our item at the junior’s assembly because it had such a strong message in it. Written By Simon

Cross Country

On Friday, Week 2, we had our Faction Carnival cross country competition. Previously, we had a trial run to see if we could run the distance. There weren’t many students racing in the seniors but the juniors had a lot more competition as most of them ran. Three people from our class ran at the carnival, Khaled, Merenia and I. All of us were in the senior races therefore, we were the last to race. Our course began at the starting track of the 100m, from there, we ran around the footy posts and around a tree further down. Once past the tree, we ran past the other footy posts and in to the school, past the staff room, the flag poles, around another tree and back out the gates to start again from the footy posts. We completed this two times and the third time we ran down the 200m track. Khaled finished 8th in his race, Merenia finished 16th in the race and I won my race. So after that, I went to interschools because I was in the top three year sevens. So the next Friday, I went to interschool sport at Dawson Park PS. Their course was much harder, so at first we ran almost all the way around the oval, around some markers to go up a hill and then around and on to a track where there was only room for one person. We ran down that track for awhile and it twisted to eventually come out at a small hill almost just an incline and from there we ran ¾ of the oval. The oval was HUGE. So my race was second last and I anxiously awaited the start. I calmed my nerves by making jokes with the other two year sevens Evie and Codi. Finally, my race started and it started pretty quickly, so I just hung in the middle and I remember as we went through the markers I had a look where I was. I was sitting 7th but I decided I wanted to move up so when we raced up the hill I moved from 3rd to 2nd. We ran along a track with only really room for one person so I waited to the next incline to take the lead. When I did, I picked up the pace because I figured she would catch me. I ran all the way to the finish and as I ran down the straight I saw my mum. I remember as I finished, mum pointing behind me and I turned to see Codi finishing 2nd. We stood on the podium. I felt so proud and I was happy for Codi, that bus ride was one of the best bus rides ever. To top it all off Wattle Grove won the cross country shield. Written by Taylor

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Faction Training

In Week 2, Term 3, our four factions started faction training. We have been teaching the students in our faction’s five team games. The five team games are tunnel ball, pass ball, flag relay, circle ball and wheel relay. So far it has been a success with the junior and intermediate students but not the senior students, as we have not been able to train them yet due to the wet weather. On Mondays at lunch time, we train the junior students and on Tuesdays we train the intermediates. We also train the senior students on Thursday and on Friday we have a fun day. Most of the younger students are very enthusiastic, where as the older students aren’t so much. The faction carnival is held on the 6th of September and the pre-primary and kindergarten is held on the 28th of August. As well as having faction training at lunch, the senior students all go out on a Monday between recess and lunch to try out for a lot of the team events. Written By Genisa and Aaron

Year 7 Kalgoorlie Camp Fundraisers 2013

This term (term 3) and last term the Year 7’s and their teachers, along with some parent help from the schools P&C, have started to fundraise for the Year 7 camp next term. So far, we have done a Fluro Day in term one, sausage sizzle and we are now selling muffins and coffee of hot chocolate for $2.50. Next Friday (6th September) we are also holding a sausage sizzle during the Faction carnival and students and teachers will be able to order lunch that day. We also have a quiz night and silent auction coming later on this term. The Quiz night is being held on Friday 20th of September, with tables of 8, $10 per ticket, it will be held at the Hartfeild Park Country Club. The Silent Auction will be held on the night. The door will open at 6.30 pm and the quiz night will start strictly at 7.00pm that night. Hope to see you there! Written By Merenia