As part of their Term 2 science unit "Mix it up," our Year 1 students recently had an exciting educational excursion to the Queensland Museum. The highlight of the visit was the engaging SparkLab exhibition, an interactive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning space designed to ignite curiosity and inspire young minds.
SparkLab offers a dynamic environment where students can immerse themselves in hands-on science experiments and design challenges throughout the day. This unique experience encourages students to harness their inner scientists as they question and explore the world around them.
During their visit, students had the opportunity to:
Play and Investigate: They explored their curiosity by interacting with various exhibits, using the same skills that real scientists, engineers, and mathematicians employ in their daily work.
Ask Questions: Students were encouraged to test their ideas and observe the outcomes, fostering a deeper understanding of scientific concepts.
Design and Build: Using their imagination, they created and constructed projects, learning through doing.
Collaborate and Share: By sharing their thoughts and building on new ideas, students enhanced their learning experience through collaboration.
This excursion was a fantastic opportunity for our Year 1 students to engage with STEM in a fun and meaningful way, sparking their curiosity and laying the groundwork for future scientific exploration.
Year 4 students recently embarked on an egg-cellent adventure, testing their creativity and knowledge for our Egg Drop Challenge. With the task of safeguarding a delicate raw egg from a fall off the second story, students applied Newton’s Laws to create prototypes. The challenge, engaged students to further explore motion and force, applying Newton’s Laws of Motion—particularly the concepts of inertia, acceleration, and action-reaction, became very important concepts to understand so the students could protect their fragile cargo.
Some opted for parachutes to slow the descent, while others engineered intricate cushioning systems to absorb the impact. As students eagerly watched their prototypes hurtle from the second-story balcony. Cheers erupted as some ‘egg safety devices’ were successful, while others met a more unfortunate fate, leaving a puddle of gooey eggs to be found.
This project isn’t just about protecting an egg is about discovery, creativity and collaborating with our peers. Science is fun.
Adria from 4PC - It was lots of fun we spent a lot of time and care constructing our prototypes, and a lot of them worked. Most of the eggs survived.
Amos from 4PC - The egg drop was successful and great, but i was very sorry that some groups egg didn't make the fall.
The Gold Coast Careers Festival is one of the largest events of its kind in Queensland, drawing thousands of visitors each year, giving students access to a diverse collective of educators, career specialists, industry experts, guest speakers and employers through an informative, interactive and engaging experience.
On 2 May, Year 10 students attended the Study Gold Coast Careers Festival as part of their career research assessment in Set for Success. This excursion provided them with the opportunity for one-on-one consultations with career specialists, in a relaxed environment to gather information to assist them with their career decisions.
Exhibitors included potential employers, pathway providers such as TAFE and other private Training Organisations, universities, the Defence Force and Police, to name a few. The students also had the opportunity to break out and participate in various interactive activities to win prizes or develop skills.
Feedback from the students was that this was a positive experience where they gained useful information, along with their Morrisby Profile report, to further help them with the career decisions.
Recently, our Year 12 cohort (and several enthusiastic teachers) visited Dendy Theatres for a special screening of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma. Students downed handfuls of popcorn—and other things that crinkled in the dark—while drinking from the fire hydrant of Shakespearean prose, with some complaining at the 15-minute intermission that they had “...no idea what was going on.”
It’s a very common occurrence when Shakespeare is first experienced. It is difficult. It even seems, at times, impenetrable. But just like a host of other things that are difficult at first, your efforts are eventually rewarded if you persevere.
What are students rewarded with in understanding Macbeth? Simply this: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are deeply flawed human beings and their desires get the better of them. Ambition becomes ‘vaulting’ and guilt seems impossible to wash away. Shakespeare is worth studying for the beauty of the prose and for the incidental moral instruction that it gives attentive audiences.
Not surprisingly, Shakespeare also points to the spiritual problems and realities of life that can only be addressed, in the final analysis, by our Saviour, Jesus Christ who “...is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:16-17).
Students will become more acquainted with the ‘Tyrant’ and his ‘fiend-like queen’ later this term as we pivot to external exam preparation.
Mr Jaeden Haas
Head of Department – English
On Friday 10 May, we sent two teams to compete at Logan Schools Cup Touch Football Tournament at Yarrabilba. The U15 girls team have been training every Tuesday and Thursday morning since week 1 this year. The U15 boys have been busy with their Rugby League training on Tuesday and Thursday mornings but managed to fit in a training session just before the tournament.
This competition involved local schools in the Yarrabilba to Pimpama region, meaning the competition was tough. This was our first Touch Football competition of the year and to have both teams finish in the top 4 is a great achievement.
Thank you to all the parents, friends and staff who came to support our students at the tournament. We are very proud of all our students who have committed to training and gave their best efforts. The above results are a testament to our students and their commitment to training.
Students in our Kings Pimpama Futsal program had the opportunity to play in their first tournament over week 4 and week 5 of Term 2. The students competed in the Gold Coast Regional titles against some quality opposition and did remarkably well across all age groups. This year the program has grown to add teams into the U14 Girls, Under 15 Boys and Under 19 Boys age groups along with a new Coach Mr Greaves from the Secondary School. All teams did tremendously well to showcase their individual skill and teamwork through some impressive passing sequences and high quality goals. Kings Pimpama entered 17 teams into the Titles and had 10 teams finishing top or second in their group to make it the Finals.
Some great results:
Under 12 Girls Gold Coast - Title Champions
Under 9 Boys Teal - Gold Coast Title Runners Up
Under 10 Girls - Gold Coast Title Runners Up
Under 15 Boys - Gold Coast Title Runners Up
Under 10 Boys Teal - Semi Finalist
Under 12 Girls White - Semi Finalist
Under 13 Girls - Semi Finalist
Under 11 Boys Teal - Quarter Finalist
Under 12 Boys - Quarter Finalist
Under 14 Boys - Quarter Finalist
A big thank you to Coach Col and Mr Greaves for coaching throughout the tournament and thank you to Mrs Jackson and Mrs Kaisuva for encouraging our students and organising them to be on court on time.
Fantastic results for Kings Futsal Pimpama and congratulations to all players involved for their performance, behaviour and Kings spirit.
Mr Lindsay Foster
Futsal Co Ordinator
A perfect day for distance running!
On Wednesday 1 May, King’s sent 59 students to compete in our Hinterland Cross Country event at The Southport School (TSS). The students had to run further than our school cross country track but had been training hard in the morning sessions run by our Coaches, Mr Coles and Cooper Miller. We had nine students place in the top seven and qualifying them for the regional trials, which will be held on Tuesday 21 May at Rivermount College.
Top 9 Athletes
Chloe Gurr - 10yr Girls 6th Place
Ivy Hankinson – 12yr Girls 1st Place
Atlantis Collett-Morris – 12yr Girls 2nd Place
Chloe Kelk - 13yr Girls 5th Place
Riley Mulford – 14yr Boys 7th Place
Jacob Hankinson - 15yr Boys 2nd Place
Dylan Fitzgerald – 15yr Boys 4th Place
Justine Platon - 16yr Girls 7th Place
Emily Clark – Open Girls 2nd Place
We are proud of everyone who was committed to training and gave their best performance on the day.
