Cathedral College Wangaratta
Book Week parade
Junior school students thoroughly enjoyed their dress-up day for Book Week.
There were many characters from favourite books across the year levels.
They pulled out their favourite dance moves while walking the parade route, showing their fellow students, staff and families their creativity.
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Wangaratta Primary School
Grandparents Day
Students warmly welcomed their grandparents for a special morning together.
Families shared precious time writing stories and reflecting on school life in the past compared to today.
The event celebrated connections across generations, with students and grandparents enjoying storytelling, laughter and creating lasting memories together.
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Yarrunga Primary School
House Athletics Day
House Athletics Day was recently held in spectacular conditions at the Bill Eaton Athletic Complex.
The practise students did prior to the day certainly paid off with everyone participating to the very best of their ability.
Even more pleasing than the athletic performances was the way students supported each other.
A big thank you goes out to Yarrunga staff and volunteers from Wangaratta High School, who did a tremendous job facilitating the day.
It was fantastic to see so many members of the school community there on the day; the students greatly appreciated the cheering from the sidelines.
After a great day of competition, the final scores were very tight.
Lawson (blue) House just edged out Gordon (green), Dennis (yellow) and Patterson (red) to win the shield.
Age group champions and runners up were announced at assembly the following Monday morning.
Top performers from the day in grades 4-6 will be given the opportunity to represent the school at the Ovens and Mitta Division Athletics in term four.
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St Patrick's Primary School
Opera ready
Choir members in year 5/6 will be singing with Opera Australia when the company presents La Bohème at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre on Saturday night.
Students are currently rehearsing with teacher Brigid Malcolm for the special event, which will give them an introduction to stage craft and what it's like to be part of a professional production.
They will take to the stage in full costume, playing children who are excited to see the character Parpignol (a man selling toys) in the popular Puccini love story.
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Appin Park Primary School
Cricket skills on show
Last week the year 3/4 students, along with some year 5/6’s, enjoyed an hour of cricket skills and activities conducted by representatives from the men's and women's Melbourne Stars cricket teams, supported by the Wangaratta Magpies Cricket Club.
After a brief introduction, and Q & A session, everyone was keen to get outside and put in some practise to learn and refine a variety of skills.
Working in confined spaces with the large number of students certainly presented a challenge for everyone, however they were able to work carefully to make sure everyone was safe and having a lot of fun.
The cry of ‘howzat’ reverberated around the buildings as students echoed the famous shout at various points of their activities.
It was a brilliant way to have students engage even more with the session - what child doesn’t like to scream at the tops of their voices and not get into trouble?
Batting and fielding techniques were a major focus - there may be some budding cricketers amongst this young group of people.
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QUIZ QUESTIONS
1. What type of particles make up light? Are they a) electrons, b) gluons or c) photons?
2. Which part of the eye is coloured and surrounds the pupil? Is it a) the iris, b) the cornea or c) the retina?
3. What do we use the moment magnitude scale to measure? Is it a) atmospheric pressure, b) the strength of an earthquake or c) levels of anxiety?
4. If a sample of fish tank water has a pH of 7, is the water a) acidic, b) basic or c) neutral?
5. What is molten rock called after it erupts from a volcano? Is it a) lava, b) magma or c) marble?
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QUIZ ANSWERS
1. c) Light is made up of photons.
2. a) The coloured part of the eye which surrounds the pupil is known as the iris.
3. b) The moment magnitude scale measures the strength of an earthquake. It has replaced the Richter scale as the standard way of measuring earthquake ‘size’.
4. c) The pH of a neutral solution is 7. Less than 7 is acidic, and more than 7 is basic or alkaline.
5. a) Molten rock is called lava after it erupts from a volcano.
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