On Monday 17 October, the Year 6 leaders were blessed with the opportunity to go to Logan Village to watch the Year 5s leadership speeches and give them some advice.
When we first arrived we watched all of their amazing speeches. When they had finished we split into groups and the Year 5 students asked us questions about what leadership meant to us and what our experience was with leading in 2022.
We all enjoyed giving them advice and getting to know all of them. Afterwards, we played games and had so much fun watching the students develop strong relationships with other future leaders.
We took a group photo and headed off back to our school smiling, having had such an impact on these impressionable future leaders.
Lily Napper
Year 6
The Premier’s Reading Challenge is an annual statewide initiative that aims to encourage a love of reading in students. To complete the challenge Prep to Year 4 students must read 20 books and Year 5 - 9 students must read 15 books.
This year we had 158 students complete the challenge, together reading 4852 books! These students will all receive a certificate signed by the Premier of Queensland. Special congratulations to 3PC who were the top class with 19 students completing the challenge and together reading 780 books.
Congratulations to all students who completed the challenge this year!
The Year 2s have been creating exciting and colourful masterpieces in their art classes. They have been learning to portray energy and movement in a 2D piece using acrylic paint layered with Posca paint pens to add detail and enhance their artwork. The Year 2 artworks were inspired by modern artists, Janet Skates and Tiff Manuell.
Students learning a musical instrument at the college recently were able to demonstrate their progress at the recent Twilight Studio Concerts. Performing to an audience of family and friends, these concerts provided an important opportunity for budding musicians to gain valuable performing experience in a safe and supportive environment. For some students, this was their very first opportunity to perform publicly.
Year 2 student and rising ballerina, Sienna Goarin, had the opportunity with her sister and dancing studio to dance for a former ballerina, who had recently turned 105, at her nursing home. This is her story...
"Today myself and my sister Amelie, my dance friends and teachers visited a nursing home. We drove to a nursing home in Burleigh. It was Victoria's birthday. She was turning 105!!! Myself and my dance friends performed a few special dance routines. Victoria and the other old residents have lived for a long long time. Victoria was a ballerina in the Russich (sic) ballet before World War Two (WW2). We gave flowers for her birthday and did two dances. These were classical ballet and a jazz dance. I felt so good and it was amazing to dance for her. It made me feel so happy and good inside. I'm so extremely happy I did it."
Sienna Goarin
This year the P&F has been a wonderful help with their involvement at our campus. At Spring Fair they ran a sausage sizzle and with the funds raised were able to purchase a few industrial items for the community. These include popcorn, snow cone and candy floss machines.
The P&F is doing a shout-out for volunteers for 2023 and is looking for people who are willing to help out by standing on the committee or by just being members who like to get involved with the events around the school. They assist by helping out with coordinating the food orders for carnivals, making up packages for Mother's and Father's Day, Spring Fair, Easter Fest to mention a few.
The P&F AGM will be taking place at the school on Wednesday 16 November at 6 pm in the Year 1 and Year 2 block, in the theatre. Everyone is welcome and babysitting arrangements have been made with KOSHC for this evening. A light snack will be provided. Please RSVP if you are able to attend by clicking the button below:
P&F AGM RSVP
Guest artist and Year 11 KTTC student, Charlie Mitchell, will be performing on the outdoor stage from 3:0 to 3:25 pm and again from 5:35 to 6:00 pm. Charlie, at age 16 is pursuing a career in the music industry. It's great to know that he is also a King's Kid.
The following choirs and musical items will be taking place:
3:55 pm - Choir Item - O Come All He Faithful
4:00 pm - High School Orchestra - Lullaby to the Moon
4:05 pm - Primary String Orchestra - Into the Sky
4:35 pm - Primary String Quartet - Can-Can
4:40 pm - Violin Viola Duet - Can't help falling in love
5:10 pm - O' Holy Night sung by music teacher, Mrs Sara Reddrop
5:35 - 6:00 pm - Charlie Mitchell - Guest Artist
A host of delicious food trucks will be in attendance and the roving characters will be the backdrop for some fun photos for your Christmas albums. We look forward to welcoming everyone to this special occasion on our annual calendar.
With the help of our King's families, Operation Christmas Child has been a resounding success! Not only did King's Pimpama fill 106 boxes, but we also had a truckload of extra items to pack additional boxes.
"While we ran out of boxes to fill here at the Pimpama Campus, our collection point has kindly offered for their volunteers to pack our extra items into additional boxes," said Mr de la Mare.
"Thank you to all of our King's families who were able to support this fantastic cause. Not only will children across the world be blessed through your giving, but your children had the opportunity to experience first-hand the incredible collective impact we can have when we work together for a cause," he stated.
If you didn't get a chance to donate, or your family is in a position to do more, you can contribute to Operation Christmas Child directly, through the many donation options available on their website.
Thank you, King's families!
The Pacific Motorway (M1) - Exit 49 (Pimpama) Interchange upgrade Changed Pedestrian Routes has had an update on 25 October since the initial announcement went out in the last newsletter. Please note, from this week work areas are being established on both sides of the interchange with changes to impact all road users including pedestrians and bike riders. These changes include:
Exit 49 is busy, especially in peak times, with more than 60,000 cars travelling through the interchange most days. Pedestrians and bike riders should cross the interchange roads with caution and always obey road rules. Motorists are reminded that the speed limit around the interchange has been reduced to 40km/h.
Safety in a roadworks zone is everyone's responsibility.
