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A school that educates each student in the Catholic faith tradition. We strive to provide an environment which will foster sound teaching and learning, and encourage all our students to develop to their full potential.
Current School News.
Merry Christmas
We pray that Christmas will be a wonderful time of celebration for all families.We hope it will be a time for renewing friendships, making peace, simply enjoying one another’s company and sharing love and appreciation for each other with the exchange of good wishes and gifts. Merry Christmas to all of you from the St Paul’s community. See you all in 2012.
End of Year Awards
Congratulations to the students who received a range of awards such as Mary Mackillop, University Assessments and awards based on their reports. Photos soon.
Andrew Chinn Christmas Concert
Thank you to all the parents, grandparents and especially the students for attending two festive concerts. It was two wonderful nights where yet again our school spirit shone. An extra special thank you to Andrew Chinn for such a wonderful performance. Photos soon.
Year 6 Graduation Dinner and Mass
We were extremely proud of our Year 6 students at both the graduation dinner and graduation mass. These Year 6 students have been a wonderful group and their presence in our school will be missed.We would like to wish these students and their families a most successful future. Photos soon .
Ben Fiez Visit
On Tuesday November 29th Ben Fiez came to visit us at school. Ben Fiez rides Freestyle Motor Cross and he is one of the best. He rides mini bikes and big bikes. Ben has world records and he came to talk to us about how to be safe when you play sport. He told us all about which helmets are safe and that whatever we do we have to always be safe. He used to ride for the Crusty Demons but is now rides for Nitro Circus. We really enjoyed Ben’s talk and photos. By Luke.
It's time to share.
It's time to care.
It's all about giving.
It's all about living.
Christmas is here.
It's time to wait.
Let go of our hate.
It's time to love
Pray to our God above.
Christmas is here.
Santa is near.
Do I leave him a beer?
No milk will be fine.
Need him to get there on time.
Christmas is here.
Family, friends, laughter and cheers.
I love Christmas without any tears.
Hugs, kisses with lots of love.
Many thanks to our Lord above.
Christmas is here.
Lilian 5H
Sydney Quarter Horse Association
Congratulations to Amelia Year 3 for her success at the Sydney Quarter Horse Association held on Saturday 19 November, 2011. Amelia won Beginner Youth Point Award and was awarded Runner Up Youth for the 2010 Show Season. Well done!!
NSW Primary School's One Day Competition
Swimming Carnival
The St Paul’s school swimming carnival was held at the Camden Pool. Just over 400 children participated on the day. It was a very hot day but the children enjoyed being able to cool off when they were competing in their nominated events. A big thank you to all the parents who willingly and generously gave up their time to assist with the time keeping and other jobs on the day. Your help was very much appreciated and allowed for the smooth running of the carnival. Congratulations to all the boys and girls who competed and swam their best. The boy and girl champions will be announced at a forthcoming assembly! Mrs Julianne Ball.
Holy Communion
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Kindergarten Orientation
We have been conducting the Kindergarten Orientation mornings for the new St Paul’s and St Justin’s students commencing Kindergarten in 2011. The mornings have been very good and the students and their parents were very excited to be joining our school community.
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Mark Taylor Shield
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Mission Day Fundraising
In the last few weeks, Year 5 have been teaching their Year 1 buddies some groovy moves. Year 1 have been experiencing dances such as the Macarena, the Chicken dance, the Hokey Pokey and the dance that they have never learnt before; the Nutbush. On Rainbow Mission day we did some dancing with our bright coloured clothing on and we got to see what types of clothing our buddies had picked to wear. While we were dancing we had the opportunity to get to know our buddies while having some fun! Year 1 have some great dance moves which they shared with Year 5. By Brittney and Bianca
NSW PSSA Cricket Championships
Bailey and Joel represented MacKillop at the NSW PSSA Cricket Championships. From all reports both Bailey and Joel played exceptionally well and Mackillop went on to win the State Championships. Congratulations to Bailey who was selected in the NSW side to compete at the Nationals Championships. Well done to both Bailey and Joel on their great achievements
Fifty Four students participated in the PRC this year. Congratulations to Lachlan 3T who received a Gold Award from the Premier for participating
Happy Reading. Mrs Jaques
Mark Taylor Cricket Team
Our Mark Taylor cricket team played St Michael’s Thirroul. Rain delays have meant that this game has been postponed a number of times. The team won and we now play St Christopher’s in the semifinal on Monday. Good luck to Mr Michael and the team.
Macarthur District Chess Tournament
A group of students participated in the Macarthur District Chess Tournament at the Campbelltown Catholic Club. All students participated eagerly and showed wonderful sportsmanship. One of our teams comprising Tom, James and Remy have advanced through to the next tournament. Congratulations to all of these students on their level of participation. Our supervisor Judith Moore was very impressed with the behavior of our students.
Hockey NSW Under 13 Girls Indoor Hockey State Championships
Congratulations to Taylah in Year 6, who recently represented Macarthur at the Hockey NSW Under 13 Girls Indoor Hockey State Championships in Port Macquarie. The team went through the round games undefeated and became State Champions. Taylah is now a state champion in both outdoor and indoor hockey. Well Done!!
Western Zone Physical Culture and Dance Zone competition
Congratulations to Jessica, Year 5 and Alicia, Year 3 who competed in the 2011 The Oaks Western Zone Physical Culture and Dance zone competition and received places and dance awards. Well Done!!
16th Australian I.S.K.A World Cup
Congratulations to Blake and Tayissa who competed in the 2011 I.S.K.A. World Cup Martial Arts Championships held on 21 to 23 October, 2011. The championships are held every three years and they competed against the highest standard from around the world. Blake in Year 5 was placed 2nd in Point Sparring World Cup and 3rd in Team Showmanship World Cup. Well Done!!
A very special thank you to the members of our Parents and Friends/Events Team and all parents/staff who assisted with our inaugural “DISCO” in our new school hall last Friday night. It was a fantastic night and the first of many in the future. The venue was perfect and the refreshments plentiful. The students had a great night and their overall participation and behavior was exemplary. We have certainly benefitted from having a new hall. Photos
Basketball Gala Day - Moss Vale
NSW PSSA Athletics Championships
Congratulations to Bethany and Vincent who represented our school at the NSW PSSA Athletics Championships. Bethany came 6th in the 200 metres and Vincent received a bronze medal in the Shot Put. Congratulations! Photos
CEO Wollongong Regional Annual Public Speaking Competition
Two of our students, Tara Year 6 and Maddison Year 5 participated in the CEO Wollongong Regional Annual Public Speaking Competition. Congratulations to both girls on representing our school against extremely strong competition, one of the strongest seen in years. Well Done!
Skywork’s Planetarium
Year 3 enjoyed a fascinating visit to the Skywork's Planetarium. The Planetarium was like a huge dome tent that you sit inside to learn about our
Solar System and night sky. Each class had to crawl through a big dark tunnel to get inside where we enjoyed a presentation by Geoff Zenner. It was an amazing experience and a fantastic addition to our Inquiry learning on Space.
State Gymnastics Championships
Congratulations to Natalia Year Five, Alana Year Four and Chelsea Year Two who competed in the State Gymnastics Championships on the weekend. Natalia and Chelsea both placed fourth. Well done!!
All I see
Is a big green Tree
With birds flying by
And the sun shining in my eye
With birds cheeping so loud
And me being so proud
With the sky being so blue
It’s a great place for me and you
This is creation at its best its also a good time to have a rest
To slow everything down
And to look round and round
I can see God everywhere I go
As I watch the sun glow
I can feel God’s presence in the air
And the Grass as soft as my hair
He is the creator of everything that lives
Even the smallest thing that gives
By Josh
Our athletics team went to the MacKillop Carnival during the last week of school and performed admirably. The following students represented the Wollongong Diocese at the trials in Blacktown: Andrew, Ethan, Bailey, Joel, Connor, Vincent, Cameron, Bethany, Patrick, Sheldon, Nicholas and Kevin. This level of competition is quite exceptional. Vincent finished 2nd in the shot put and Bethany finished 2nd in the 200m and they will represent the MacKillop team at the NSW PSSA Athletics Championships. Well done to all our representatives!
Australian National Athletics Championships
Congratulations to Vincent who attended the Australian National Athletics championships in Darwin where he finished 6th in shot put, 9th in the 100m and 200m and he won a silver medal for the 4x100x relay. Congratulations and Well done!
Interschool Carnival
Congratulations to nine of our students who participated in Relay for Life on the weekend. It is a twenty-four hour, community event where teams participate in a relay-style walk or run to raise funds for Cancer Council. Amelia, Ella, Hannah, Jemma, Cameron, Ethan, Lily, Georgia and Kye and their family and friends managed to raise over $10,280.00. Their team received an award for Best Team and Hannah won an award for best dressed girl. This was an amazing effort and all children will be participating again next year! Well done and we are proud of you! You can still donate here.
At school we had the finals of the Year 5 and 6 Public Speaking competition. Five students from each grade were selected to give their speeches. What wonderful imaginations and good humour our students possess! Congratulations to each of these finalists. In the end there can be only one final winner for each grade and I would like to congratulate Madison, Year 5 and Tara, Year 6 who won their grade finals. These two students will represent St Paul’s Camden on Thursday 20 October 2011 at St John’s Catholic School, Campbelltown.
Congratulations to Taryn, Georgia and Sophie, who participated in the Camden InterSchool carnival. Taryn received one first place and four seconds and Reserve Champion Rider. Taryn is also competing at the Berry Interschool on the 17 September. Good Luck! Georgia and Sophie participated in the Novice class at the InterSchool Carnival on Saturday 3rd September, 2011. They took out third place in the pair of riders and did exceptionally well in all other classes taking out numerous ribbons. They had a fantastic day enjoyed by both kids and parents.
Joel was selected to trial for the under 13yrs “Emerging Blues Squad”, which targets promising cricketers for NSW. Each district representative squad sends 6 players to the trials. The first trial consisted of 90 children, then reduced to 45 after the first night. A final squad of 24 was picked and Joel was selected for NSW. The representative squad trains each Sunday for 2 1/2 hours at the SCG and Blacktown Olympic Park and have a series of specialist coaches from NSW cricket, who train them each week for 7 weeks. The boys play a series of 20/20 and 40/40 games prior to the regular representative season beginning in October. The group re joins after Christmas to complete the cricket season. Congratulations Joel!!
On Thursday, 8th September, St.Pauls Catholic Primary schools open rugby league team travelled to the NSW country town of Temora, about 420km south west of Camden, to play the semi-final of the NSW Catholic and Independent School Shield against St.Annes Central School, Temora. This competition is open to all Catholic and Independent primary schools in NSW. St.Paul’s left Camden at 6.45am and finally reached Temora around midday. The boys did some light stretches and got ready for a 1.30pm kick off. The hill and grandstand at Nixon Park, Temora was filled with most of the St.Anne’s school and quite a number of the local community to cheer on their home side, a true home ground advantage. St.Paul’s started the game with a few simple errors, giving possession and field position to Temora, which they enjoyed for the majority of the first half. After a rev up at half time, St.Pauls returned to the field a noticeably different side for the second half.
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Diocesan Athletics Selection Trials
On September 1st twenty-six of our students competed at the Primary Diocesan Athletics Selection Trials which was attended by twenty-nine other schools. Congratulations to all our students for their sportsmanship and exemplary behaviour and parents for transporting their children to the venue and your ongoing support. As a result we have eleven students heading to Blacktown for the NSW Mackillop Athletics Carnival on September 21st these competitors were placed in the top two of their event including the relays. Good Luck! Photos
On August 23rd our Athletics Team was awarded Champion School at the Diocesan Athletics Carnival. An outstanding result for all of our competitors. As a result, we have a team of 27 students heading to Wollongong (Beaton Park) on Thursday September 1st to compete at the Mackillop Trials. To qualify for this carnival, competitors were placed in the top four of their event, a fantastic result. All children competed to the best of their ability and showed great sportsmanship we are proud of you! Photos
Book Week
On the 22nd of August students and teachers had a fun afternoon dressing up as their favourite book character. Thank you everyone for all your enthusiasm. I’m sure the parents enjoyed themselves as well. There were some very interesting and inventive costumes. Mrs Jaques. Photos
Half Yearly Awards
On the 22nd of August a number of students in Years 1-6 received an award for Academic Excellence, Application to Studies, St Paul’s Award for work habits or a MacKillop Award for receiving a number of Principal Awards. It was very exciting to have parents and family members join us. Congratulations to all of these students and their families. These awards have been in place for a few years and are an excellent acknowledgement of the academic efforts by our students. Photos
Campbelltown Athletics Carnival
Campbelltown Photos............... Field Event photos
Infants Carnival
On the 12th of August Kindergarten and Year 1 had their sports carnival at Onslow. The children had a wonderful time participating in all the events. A special thank you is extended to our staff and parents who assisted. Photos
Kindergarten Shuffles
During Term Two and Three the students of Kindergarten learnt a few dance moves. They really enjoyed dancing and shuffling to the music.
Our Film Clip
U/12 Australian All Star Team
Congratulations to Bailey on his recent selection in the U/12 Australian All Star Indoor Cricket Team. Bailey competed at the National Indoor Cricket Championships in Melbourne during the holidays. He was captain of the U12 NSW team and successfully lead the team to win the National title. Also following the outdoor cricket season Bailey was also named Player of the Year Modified for Cricket Camden Club, Camden/Campbelltown District U/11 All Rounder and All Aged All Rounder of the Year for the whole Camden/Campbelltown district. Congratulations Bailey!
Congratulations to the students who achieved their White Principal’s Award and enjoyed a lovely morning tea with Mr Paton. Keep up the great work!
Masterchef in the Classroom
On June 29th Year Three had Year One Buddies for a Masterchef Day. We made yummy sandwiches and fruit platters. We had to present it in a special way. When we cut the food the teachers looked for winners. Lastly we made decorated biscuits. At the end of the day Year Three and Year One had a picnic to celebrate our MasterChef day. We had a very delicious day. By Year Three
Mackillop Rugby
On Monday 27 June 2011, Jack represented the Wollongong Diocese at the Mackillop Rugby Trials held in Forbes. Jack is to be congratulated on his efforts representing Wollongong who had 3 draws and 1 loss. Feedback from the Wollongong manager Mr Warren was that Jack had a great carnival and was very impressive and was unlucky not to make the final trial game for Mackillop selection. Well done Jack.
Year 6 Prayer and Gathering with the Bishop
Western Region Netball Gala Day
On Wednesday 22nd June 2011 students from Years 3-5 travelled to Kirkham Netball Courts to compete in the Western Region Netball Gala day. It was a great day for students of all abilities to improve their skills in netball. Although the day was very cold all students competed well and had a fantastic day. Thank you to all the parent helpers and teachers who came on the day, you helped make the day a huge success. .... Photos
Pentecost Liturgy
As we learnt in our school liturgy, Pentecost is widely accepted as the birthday of our Catholic Church. The children sung, danced and read beautifully at our school liturgy.
Mackillop Cross Country
On June 3 Cameron, Stephen and Bethany represented our school and the Wollongong Diocese at the Mackillop Cross Country Championships held at Eastern Creek.They achieved great results with coming Cameron 20th (u/9) and Stephen 15th (U/10) and Bethany 57th (u/12). Well done we are proud of you.
Year One Justice Can Groove
On June 7 the students of Year One Justice learnt a few dance moves in PE. They really enjoyed dancing and moving to the music a favourite was the YMCA.
Please let us know what you think of our dancing.
Nowra Cross Country
On May 24 thirty two students represented St Paul’s at the Diocesan Cross Country Carnival at Nowra. All our students represented our school to the highest standard possible and we are very proud of them. We had a very successful day with two boys coming second Cameron (u/9) and Stephen (U/10) and a seventh for Bethany (u/12).
Congratulations to all the participants on a great effort! And a special thank you to all our wonderful parents and grandparents for transporting their children and others to the event. Mrs Moy.
Mackillop Hockey Trials
On May 16 Taylah travelled to Wollongong to represent the Wollongong Diocese at the Mackillop Hockey Trials. Taylah was one of the two Diocesan goalkeepers who played a series of round robin games against other dioceses, goal keeping trials and possibles vs probables. Taylah was then selected in the Mackillop team and will now go on to represent Mackillop for the second time at the NSW PSSA championship to be held in Wyong starting on the June 7. Congratulations and Good luck Taylah we are proud of you.
Last Wednesday the 25th of May, our junior and senior rugby league teams travelled to St.Gregs to compete in the Razorback All Schools Rugby League Carnival.
I am pleased to say that both teams did our school extremely proud. Of those two divisions (junior and senior), we made the grand final in both, unfortunately losing both Grand Finals, but runners-up for the day overall. The juniors (Year Four) played a team in the final that hadn't had a point scored against them all day and we gave them their hardest match of the carnival. The juniors went through the carnival undefeated until that game. The semi final against Warragamba was one of the most entertaining games of junior league I’ve seen in a long time, with our boys running out the winners after extra time.
Our seniors played a very hard grand final, only to have Harrington Park score the only try of the match in the last 5 minutes of the game, we only lost 6-0! Our seniors played the entire day (six games), incredibly, with only thirteen players (no reserves). They continued to pick themselves up time and time again to crash back into the opposition. It was only a little tiredness in the backend of the grand final that allowed Harrington Park to score a pretty good try to win the game.
The sportsmanship from both our teams and their support for each other was great as was the support from the parents and coaches. I would especially like to thank Mr. Sam Chanter and Mr. Gavin Bell for coaching the u/10’s and Mr. Jack Estephan and Mrs. Nicole Dickinson for coaching the seniors. A special thank you also to Father Bede who turned up and watched most of the games, including the finals, cheering from "the bench". So, overall, a great day had by all. Well done boys.
Photos ....... ................Mr Rasmussen
Year Two Excursion
On May 19 , Year Two went on an excursion to Fairfield City Museum and Gallery. We saw many things from the past. We learnt many interesting things about history. We had lots of fun. Even though it was cold, we still had a great time. Photos
Mackillop Hockey
Good luck to Taylah who will be represent Wollongong at the Mackillop trials at Wollongong on the May 16th. We are proud of you.
Congratulations
Well done to Bailey who represented Wollongong at the Mackillop Rugby League trials in Canberra. From that trial Bailey was selected to represent Mackillop at the NSW PSSA Rugby League Championships later in the term. Bailey was also selected and named captain of the Under Twelve NSW Indoor Cricket Side to compete in Melbourne during the next school holidays. Congratulations Bailey, two fantastic sporting achievements in one week.
NSW PSSA Tennis Championships
Congratulations to Tom and Teagen who represented Mackillop at the NSW PSSA Tennis Championships. It was a great result for Mackillop as they were the overall champions for the tournament. Tom's team were runners up in the boys division while Teagan's team were the overall winners in the girl’s division. Well done to both Tom and Teagan on a great effort.
Australian Championships for Water-ski Racing
Congratulations to Carter in Year Four who competed in the Australian Championships for Water-ski racing which was a 4 day event at Wisemans Ferry and placed 2nd. This is a great achievement as he was racing against competitors 18 months older than him. Well done!
On May 9 St. Paul’s cricket team won their third round match of the Mark Taylor Shield against St. Clare’s Narellan Vale. St. Paul’s won the toss and elected to bat with all of the top order making solid contributions. Zac (16), Dayne (22), Bailey (31 retired), Vincent (32 retired) and Joel (22) paced themselves well throughout innings to assist in our total of 3 for 145 off 30 overs. St. Clare’s innings started off slowly but safely and lost their first wicket in the 9 over.
Cross Country
In Year Three we are learning about “What is my local community?” We discussed and walked around Camden looking at all the buildings. Year Three decided to fix up Camden a little bit. First we had to draw plan and then with our piece of cardboard make a net of our building. We cut out the net, constructed and decorated our building. We painted the roads of Camden and placed our buildings where we would like them to be. Our new town looked fantastic! Everyone was very proud of their buildings. by Bianca.
Easter Bunny Visits Kindergarten.
Kindergarten were very lucky to have a special visitor to their classrooms. The Easter Bunny made a delivery of Easter Eggs while the children were at the School Liturgy. There was lots of excitement and cheering when the children returned to discover a basket full of eggs on their desks.
On Friday, April 8 Year Six and Kindergarten made their way down to the Camden show. At the start of the day we explored the different exhibits, which included livestock, chickens and the cake competition. After admiring the exhibits we headed off to the reptile show and the Scout camp. After these activities and spending the day together Year 6 learnt a lot more about their Kindergarten Buddies. At the end of the day we were all worn out and sat down for a quiet lunch and watched the School band perform. It was a day we would never forget. By Alex and Vincent
Anzac Day Award
Congratulations to Darcey who won the Camden RSL Sub-Branch Award for her Anzac Day poem.
THEY FOUGHT FOR US
We love Anzac day with all our might,
even though those soldiers fought a very big fight .
We know what Anzac day means for us;
it means love, it means trust.
We hope we do not forget this,
and we hope that you do not too,
because those soldiers fought that very big fight,
for me and for you.
by Darcey
Easter Raffle Winners
Congratulations to all the lucky winners of our Annual Easter Egg Raffle. And a big thank you to all the children and parents for selling the tickets as we managed to raise over $2000.
Five Hope has been studying about Lent. We have been talking about how Lent is a time to fast, pray and do acts of charity (almsgiving). Five Hope has decided to make a food hamper, with a few special Easter treats, for a needy family in our community as our class act of penance. We hope the family that receives our hamper will be able to have a special meal on Easter Sunday as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus!
Dear God,
Bless everybody during Lent.
Help everybody to Change any negative opinions about you and your son Jesus, so they can grow in their faith with you.
Help people to Forgive others and to ask for forgiveness in return.
Help everybody to do acts of Almsgiving, sharing to those especially the poor.
Help people to fast so that all your human creation learns how Jesus felt for 40 days and nights in the desert.
Help us to be more like your son Jesus and appreciate what we have.
So dear God please cleanse us and help us start a new beginning with your resurrection.
AMEN
The traditional camp disco proved to be another hit for all the children. The disco also proved to be the most “dangerous” activity on Day 2 with a few children sustaining some dancing injuries early in the night. After the disco, no one needed any encouragement getting back to their cabins and getting to sleep as everyone was well and truly tired from all the days activities.
We were again greeted with fantastic weather at the start of Day 3 and it wasn’t long before everyone was into their next round of activities and adventures. The children participated in them with great enthusiasm and we even had a few parents (who shall remain nameless) overcoming their fears on the Giant Swing, much to the joy of all the children.
At the conclusion of lunch we gathered to announce the Cooba Team of Champions and to say our goodbyes to all the wonderful staff at Cooba Sport and Education Centre. We are currently all sitting on the bus enjoying our bus trip back to Camden, reliving the great experiences we have had over the past 3 days.
Our thanks must go to our Year 6 teachers, Miss Hanley, Mr Rasmussen and Mr Crawford for their careful planning and hard work getting the camp organised. Their sense of humour and enthusiasm made the camp enjoyable for every single child. We also have to thank our wonderful group of parents and support staff who joined us for the three days. Their presence was greatly appreciated and made the three days run smoothly and without any incident.
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Year Six Camp - Day Two at Cooba
We were greeted with perfect weather at the start of day two at Cooba and despite some groups obvious lack of sleep, everyone was waiting with anticipation for the day ahead. It wasn’t long before the children were involved in a range of fantastic activities based around team building and taking initiative.
The Tower involved the children taking on a 9 metre high rock climbing wall with varying difficulty. It was great seeing the children push themselves beyond their comfort zone and reach the top of the wall to “ring” the bell. Next the children had to abseil down another wall from a height of 10 metres. After conquering this challenge, most were ready for anything else the day had to offer.
The Giant Swing was next on the agenda for some groups. After being lifted by their teammates to a height of 15 metres, children then had to decide whether to be gently lowered back down to earth or release themselves from the rope and swing their way down. A lot of screams and squeals came from this activity all through the day.
The Dirt Buggies was a favourite activity all through the day. There were plenty of thrills as the children got behind the wheels of these exciting machines and pretended to be The Stig as they tried to post the quickest lap.
The Short Ropes Course involved a lot of teamwork and ingenuity as the children tried to problem solve their way through a series of rope challenges. It didn’t take the children long to work out that without cooperation was the key to success.
The Team Initiatives activities really tested the children’s patience and persistence as they worked their way through another range of problem solving activities. It was wonderful seeing children’s leadership qualities come to fore as they had to think flexibly to complete their challenges.
After all the activities were completed for the day, the children had some rest and relaxation time were they managed to have some time for a swim and challenge themselves on the jumping pillow.
We are now preparing ourselves for the night ahead that will include the traditional camp disco where we hope to see some wonderful new moves from all our dancers.
More details tomorrow
Year Six Camp - Day One at Canberra
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