Student News 2023 | issue 5 | december

CNPS SCHOOL VISION: To build a community of curious, creative and engaged learners who are empowered to meet the challenges of our rapidly changing world. Collectively we will work with our students to become responsible global citizens who have the skills, knowledge and personal attributes they need for their future.

End of Year Article

By Eliza

This year we had many events at CNPS. Below is a list of events that students in each year level experienced.

Foundation:

  • Prep Breakfast
  • 100 Days of School
  • Community Walk
  • Swimming Program
  • Buddies with Year 5

Grade 1

  • Parent visitors - Term 4 inquiry to share about their job in the community.
  • Crafternoons - Term 3 inquiry rotations to create various crafts all about nature.
  • Buddies with Grade 6s
  • fmp
  • Mad about Science Incursion
  • Luigi zucchini magic show
  • Grade 1 dinner - students had a visit from tim credible the magician and enjoyed a nice dinner and a disco

Grade 2:

  • Brickworks incursion
  • Edendale farm excursion
  • Grade 2 sleepover
  • Student led exhibition
  • Building worm farms
  • Grade 2 assemblies
  • Pirate ship playground planting
  • Carnevale

Grade 3:

  • Green Screen incursion
  • Mad science incursion
  • Science week
  • Books to Life
  • Camp

Grade 5:

  • Grade 5 Camp
  • NAPLAN
  • ACMI excursion
  • Immigration Museum excursion
  • 5A got a new teacher in Term 2
  • 5B got a new teacher in Term 3
  • They were visited by politicians, who they spoke to about the negative impacts of climate change

Grade 6

  • Edendale Farm
  • Camp
  • Graduation
  • Big day out

Whole school events:

  • Carnevale
  • Italian Day
  • Film Festival
  • Book Week
  • Body Safe
  • Swimming

Some of the students here told us their favourite things about this year.

  • Clodagh, Foundation: 100 days of school and prep breakfast
  • Heidi, grade 1: Maths and Italian day
  • Angelo, grade 2: The film festival and carnevale
  • Frieda, grade 3: Swimming and pasta making
  • Matilda, grade 4: Having more interactive inquiry projects and camp
  • Alice, grade 5: Making new friends and paddle power
  • Maggie, grade 6: Learning about my family history in inquiry and going to the beach
At CNPS we believe that by being respectful, responsible and resilient we can succeed and thrive as a community.