Celebrations

In Grade 8, we are celebrating teamwork, success, fun, innovation and leadership!

As some of you may know, in Grade 8, students have the opportunity to apply for the position of Beacon Student Ambassador for Grade 9. This is a coveted and prestigious role in our school. Our Kings Meadows High School Beacon Student Ambassadors play a vital role in supporting students in the career and life planning process. They liaise with businesses, professionals and further education providers to ensure that our students have the chance to prepare for the ever-changing world of work when they leave school. Our Beacon Student Ambassadors organise key events in our school, including the famous Careers on Wheels event. We have received some outstanding applications from our Grade 8 students and we have been impressed with the attention to detail, the maturity and the commitment to growth and leadership. We wish our students the best of luck as the shortlisting and interview process begins. Congratulations to all who applied; you should be proud of your willingness to be vulnerable!

Another cause for celebration in Grade 8 was the fun we had on our first ever Kings Meadows High School Retreat Day. This was a fantastic opportunity to connect as a year group, to practise mindfulness, to try new things, to further develop teamwork skills, and to have fun. In Grade 8, our Retreat Day consisted of activities such as baking, mandala art, craft, reading, fishing-lure making, frisbee golf, paper plane competitions, cards and board games, Scattegories and much more! The day concluded with ‘Battle of the Classes’ challenges, including a skipping competition, a hoop challenge, tunnel ball, balloon relays, netball shooting, and of course, the crowd favourite – jelly eating! The Grade 8 staff and students watched on with delight (with tears of laughter streaming down our faces!) as our volunteers from each class stood in front of their plate of jelly, with their hands behind their backs, preparing to annihilate their jelly at record-speed to take out the grand prize. Congratulations to our winner, Oscar Alberti, and our runner-up, Adut Yel – what an incredible effort! This fantastic day would not have been possible without the hard work of our Year 8 team. Thank you so much to our wonderful teachers for all of the work behind the scenes.

Please enjoy a selection of photographs from Retreat Day!

There was a buzz of excitement in our school last week as staff and students embraced the snow day! What a crazy year 2020 has been so far. Our beautiful school was transformed into a winter wonderland and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, watching students have snowball fights during their recess break!

Finally, congratulations to all of our students who were shortlisted in our first Kings Meadows High School Writing Competition! Thanks to Mr Murray, we have a published author judging our entries and the overall winner will be announced in our next whole school assembly. We loved celebrating our shortlisted students during our assembly last week, and they were each presented with a certificate, a Kings Meadows High School pen and a bound copy of their short story.