Primary News
- Rachel Power
- Sep 19, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: Sep 20, 2023
Term 3 has whizzed by powered by many great experiences and wonderful surprises. The talent across the school always astounds me. We have talented students in so many different disciplines. In the last few weeks, we have seen students win writing competitions and others demonstrating their singing talent. Even more wonderful than the wins is the gains.
We have had students who could not ride a bike at the beginning of the term develop through the Year 6 outdoor education Mountain biking program to the extent that they now confidently ride to Emu Point from the school using correct road signals. This made their teacher, Mr Sinclair very proud.
We teach our attributes at the Monday whole school meeting throughout the year and the attribute we have explored in the last three weeks is Resilience. Our ACC Student attributes describe this as the student maintains composure when faced with adversity and sees challenges as growth opportunities. They have the ability to push forward in spite of difficult times and approach hurdles with courage.
The Primary Music Festival
Choir Shines Bright at Primary Schools Music Festival!
We are thrilled to share the remarkable success of our school's choir at the recent Primary Schools Music Festival. The choir gave an outstanding performance that left a lasting impression on the audience of 600 attendees. We couldn't be prouder of our talented young singers!
One of the highlights of our choir's performance was their ability to sing in two-part harmony, showcasing the remarkable vocal talent within our school. The harmonious melodies they produced were beautiful and demonstrated the hard work and dedication the students put into their rehearsals. The choir has worked hard over the past two terms and lifted the bar weekly.
Harmony and Isla did a fantastic job introducing the choir’s two pieces, with Harmony including some Mandarin in the introduction. Skye also performed on Wednesday night with the About FACE Kids choir, which received fantastic reviews.
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. Burns, Mr. Burns and Rona Sloan, who provided invaluable support in preparing our choir for this event. Their dedication to our students' musical growth has been truly remarkable. Their expertise and encouragement undoubtedly played a significant role in the choir's success.
None of this would have been possible without the unwavering support of our parents. We would like to thank all the parents who allowed their children to participate in this fantastic opportunity.
The Primary Schools Music Festival gave our students a platform to showcase their musical talents and taught them the value of teamwork, discipline, and perseverance. It's incredible to see how much they have grown both as individuals and as a cohesive choir.
This success at the Primary Schools Music Festival is a testament to our students' dedication, our teachers' guidance, and our parents' support. It also marks the beginning of an exciting musical journey for our choir members. We are confident that they will continue to achieve greatness in their musical endeavours.
Thank you again to everyone involved in making this performance a resounding success. We are incredibly proud of our choir and can't wait to see what musical adventures lie ahead for them.
Kyloring Writing Competition - a little bird with a big story.
One very pleasant surprise that occurred recently was the honours won in the Kyloring Story competition. The Year 4 and 6 classes entered this competition last term. We became aware of the Kyloring and the competition through the Education Sustainability Great Southern group in which of school is involved.
This group connects our ACC to sustainable schools in the area plus informs our school about initiatives and funding associated with environmental education.
The Kyloring Competition was one such initiative. The Kyloring or Western Ground Parrot is a very rare little bird, with only 150 in the wild and 2 in the Perth Zoo. Bushfires and feral animals such as cats and foxes have driven this species to very endangered status.
To enter this writing competition the students had to research the Kyloring and include a complication of a bushfire in their narrative. The results were announced on Threatened Species Day the 7th of September. We were delighted to hear that we had three winners in the Year 4-6 group; first place was awarded to Hazel Bee, second to Shelby Burns and third to Ama Domey. We are so proud of these writers.
Mastering the art of Lace Tying
While the big kids were at the Albany entertainment Centre singing their hearts out the Kindy to Year 2 students were hard at work learning to tie their own laces. The incursion was led by Ascent footwear’s Jarrod. He visited Albany and taught many young students the 9 steps for lace success.
The students were delighted when he gave them all a show tying pencil case and a show bag. He was very impressed with the behaviour of the ACC children and will visit again to check on the condition of our laces.
A link is included below for parents to follow the steps when supporting the lessons at home.
