In Year 6 this term so far our attendance has been at 67%. We hope to be able to meet or exceed this figure throughout the remainder of the term as the students complete their primary schooling and prepare for high school. Over the next few weeks students will be consolidating their learning of the Year 6 curriculum and completing several assessment tasks which will be reflected in their final reports at the end of the year. It is therefore most important that all students make the effort to attend school every day.

On Wednesday in week 2 we spent the morning at Western Cape College, where we were welcomed by members of the Year 7 staff and school leadership. As well as a tour of the school, our students had the opportunity to experience what life in a Year 7 classroom will entail, and some of the special subjects that will be available, such as cooking, plastics and drama. The Transition program at Western Cape will continue with visits to the school in weeks 5, 6 and 7.

Fridays this term all students are having swimming lessons at the Weipa pool. Most of the Year 6 students are fairly confident swimmers, but Mrs Turner and her team are helping us to improve our skills as well as enjoying the opportunity to cool off. The school swimming carnival on Thursday 14 November will give us a chance to show what we have learnt. 

In the classroom we have continued to draw on the camp experience, especially in Technology and English. The students have been writing and preparing presentations about their activities at camp, some of which were presented at the week 3 assembly. At the camp, we spent some time learning about different types of prayer, including the Examen and the Rosary, and we have continued to explore these in our Religion lessons back at school.