The last few weeks have been interesting and very productive among the five classes with lots of events and learning opportunities. 

• Purple and Yellow Day (cancer awareness) was on Wednesday, 24 March and organised by the SRC team. Students brought a gold coin to raise funds for cancer research. At recess there was a dodgeball game in the gym, which was very competetive and a basketball game at lunch, which many participating or cheering everyone on.

• Blue and Orange Day (anti-bullying) was organised by the SRC team and was on Friday 19 March. We made paper hands with quotes on them about bullying, such as 'speak up even if your voice shakes'. These quotes were displayed on gym walls forming the quote “BULLYING NO WAY!” Many of our Year 8 students participated in the day by bringing a gold coin and dressing up in orange and blue.
  
   
• We have been introduced to a PCYC Bootcamp course that is run by Geoff Taylor (the manager at PCYC). Bootcamp is a course designed to build friendships and teamwork skills. It is full of mud, hills and rivers in the bush. It runs through creeks and water, where we will be challenged to work together as a team. We can expect to carry ropes and giant tyres with us along the course. Each class will experience the bootcamp course between now and month of May. We are very excited about this excursion.

Class Captains have also been very busy organising newsletter articles, grade assemblies and sharing lots of fun and exciting ideas. Our recent focus has been on equity and equality and creating awareness of ways to help people and better understand different learning styles. Congratulations to Arliya Potts for receiving this week’s “Positive Parklands Award” for upholding our core values and supporting peers in Year 8. Well done to all Year 8 students who were nominated this week.

Thanks for a great term Year 8, see you in Term 2 for a fresh and bright start. 

By Arliya Potts and Jack Gilliam

8C Class Captains