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OUR SCHOOL VALUES
‘A Fair Go’
- difference, diversity
‘Have a Go, Go Hard,
Keep Going!’
- doing your best, hard
work, persistence,
curiosity, confidence
‘Go Together’
- community, continuity,
respectful relationships
Brunel Drive
Modbury Heights
South Australia, 5092
Ph: (08) 8263 6244
Fax: (08) 8263 6072
Email: dl.1430.info@schools.sa.edu.au
WWW: http://www.theheights.sa.edu.au
NEWSLETTER No. 18
21 November 2014
We are pleased to celebrate a number of achievements in this
newsletter – achievements that range from academic Dux awards,
awards for outstanding community service and absolute respect for
others.
Our year 12 high achievers have worked hard, have persisted over
many years to do their best and we hope their efforts will be
rewarded with the SACE results they deserve. The Formal is a fine
way to share the journey past and the future that beckons.
Our Year 6-11 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Winners
and Outstanding Effort Certificate recipients are on track for the
same outcomes. They demonstrate the school values – Have a go,
go hard, keep going and get up and have another go – they are our
optimistic, creative and independent learners.
Monday will finish
at 2:30pm
While there were no formal awards, every one of our Year 6-11
students deserves to be acknowledged. During the Remembrance
Day assembly on 11/11/2014, the entire year 6-11 student body
showed absolute respect as an audience, not for a guest speaker or
presenter, or for prize winners or special performers but for a set of
values, a tradition, a moment in history that they were not even part
of.
KEEP THE DATE FREE!
They didn’t require anyone to instruct or remind them to be silent
for a minute or to stand up for the National Anthem. When the
wreaths were laid at the flagpole over 600 students were silent,
when the music for the national anthem started they stood. At that
Remembrance Day assembly I was enormously proud of them.
Change to school
day in 2015
CELEBRATION IN THE
COURTYARD
9th DECEMBER 2014
LAST DAY OF
TERM 4
Friday 12th
December
Dismissal at
2:05pm
Year 7 Graduation
1st December 2014
Celebration in the
Courtyard
th
9 December 2014
Yr 9 Round Table
Conferences
rd
3 December 2014
Year 7-9 Activities
Week
8th December 2014
Junior School
Assembly
(Leah Overstreet/
Marnie Max)
4th December 2014
I hope the whole community feels
pride in the students featured in the
newsletter. We thank the families
who supported them and the
teachers who inspired them.
2015 MATERIALS & SERVICES
CHARGES
Diary Dates
25/11 Parents & Friends
Meeting 9am
25/11 Governing Council
6:30pm
28/11 Last day Yr 10s
1/12 Year 7 Graduation
2/12 No Year 9 classes
3/12 Yr 9 Round Table
Conferences
Last day for Year 10
students
28th November 2014
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Braden Cranwell - winner
of the Adelaide Pest
Control Encouragement
Award pictured with Mr
Lawrie Marschall
You are cordially invited to
attend the Governing Council
Meeting to be held in the
Middle School at The Heights
School on Tuesday 25th
November at 6:30pm where
the Materials & Services
charges for 2015 will be
included on the agenda for
discussion.
Please be aware that legally
only Governing Council
members are eligible to vote
on the above.
YEAR 12 VALEDICTION
For families wishing to access, view and perhaps order some of the
photographs taken by Event Photographers on Tuesday 18th November at the Year 12
Graduation/Valediction at Sfera’s on the Park follow the link.
Web:
www.eventadelaide.com
Gallery:
The Heights School Graduation 2014
Password: heights14
If you have problems or queries
you can contact
Daniel Quinlivan, Year 12 Team Leader at the school or phone Kerry Leane at Event
Photographs on 1300 362 492
Caltex All Rounder Winner - Nikita Mickan pictured with
Kevin Knight (Mayor Tea Tree Gully Council
Dion Turner - Joint Dux of Music Performance
Rebecca Regan - winner of the Makin Humanitarian Award
pictured with Deb Matheson (Tony Zappia’s office)
Emily Westmoreland winner of the Long Tan Award pictured
with Brigitta Dignam from Defence Teaming Centre
Tim Geytenbeek - Student Host &
Dux of Philosophy
Chelsea Shirlock - Dux of the School 2014 pictured with
Mr Jim Rouse (Chairperson Heights Governing Council))
Above are some of the photos of the Year 12 Valediction 2014
2014 REMEMBRANCE DAY…..(A speech by Caleb Bond on behalf of
Senior School SRC)
“Firstly I’d like to thank the SRC for allowing me to speak today, during this very
important time of reflection, Remembrance Day.
November the 11th is set aside every year to remember the sacrifices of our fallen military personnel.
Every member of the army, the navy and the air force is a public servant in the true sense of the title.
They dedicate their lives to protecting you, me and the rest of the world. They selflessly serve the public,
sometimes putting their lives on the line simply so you can keep yours. Life is the most important thing
we have and our lives are equally as important as everyone else’s. But our military men prioritise your life
over their own. They take the ultimate act of heroism and risk their lives for yours’. But sometimes the
risk is too high and they end up giving their lives in the name of protecting their country and people.
We remember those heroes, our fallen servicemen, for all they have done for us. We are forever
indebted to them for their actions, their service and ultimate sacrifice and spending one day in reflection
is the least we can do.
But let us not forget who our military is made up of. The real people who have died in the line of duty.
Every single man and woman who has lost their life in combat was an average citizen in Australia. They
had friends and communities with which they were closely tied; they had children, brothers, sisters,
cousins. They were someone’s neighbour, they had school mates. They had wives and husbands,
girlfriends and boyfriends. And every single one of them was someone’s son or daughter. They left home
full of ambition and with a goal to defend and further the good of their country. They left behind
handshakes, kisses and long hugs. And as they left to fulfil their duties, parents cried and smiled with
pride. Partners blew kisses and had already started waiting for their love to come home. Small children
waved at mummy or daddy. They left with love and intended to come back to it. They didn’t go there
expecting to be killed, but they knew the risk was high. And they chose to take that risk to defend you,
your country, your values, your rights and ideals. They fought for the ability for me to speak to you today
and for others all over the world to do the same. But unfortunately some never saw their loved ones
again.
What they did was the most honourable action that anyone could ever take.
In our everyday lives, we get extremely caught up in what we are doing. And as the funny creatures we
humans are, we often fail to recognise people for who and what they really are. We tend to put labels
upon people, He’s a journalist. He’s a teacher. He’s a soldier. But we all too often forget that beyond this
label is a real person. Every military man and woman who has tragically lost their life in the line of duty
was, above and beyond anything else, a human, who loved and was loved. And in order for one to truly
appreciate the sacrifice and tragedy of our fallen men, you have to understand the far-reaching
importance each of them had.
The topic I was asked to speak on was what Remembrance Day means to me, and to answer that
question, Remembrance Day, to me, means honouring the greatest sacrifice of the greatest people our
nation had the privilege of being home to. And I believe it is especially important for all of you students
who have gathered here today, my generation and my peers, to honour that ultimate service and
sacrifice. We have been lucky enough not to have to live through any major wars and it is easy to write off
such events as a thing of the past and forget about them, but we have Remembrance Day to stop that
happening. It is gravely important that we continue to honour our fallen servicemen and servicewomen,
for what can be said for a country that forgets the men who built and protected it?
You’d all be familiar with the Ode of Remembrance, which is taken from Laurence Binyon’s poem, ‘For
the Fallen’:
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
And often we add “Lest we forget” at the end of that.
The Ode of Remembrance encapsulates what Remembrance Day means to me and I’m sure the same can
be said for everyone else in this room. We, as a people and a nation have an eternal responsibility to
honour and remember every serviceman and woman who has died in the line of duty, stretching from the
First World War 100 years ago, up until today and into the future.
My only request of you is to take but a few minutes of your life to honour those who selflessly gave up
their own and that you impart this important tradition upon your children. It’s the least we can do.
Thank you.”
PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE 2014
This year 307 students from Foundation to Year 11 completed this challenge. Medals and certificates
will be awarded to Junior School students on Thursday 4th December by Francis Bedford M. P.
Students in Middle and Senior School will also receive their awards at a later date. A special mention
needs to be made of a number of students who have been completing the Challenge since it has
been going:
Hall of Fame 11 years - Anais Zakarias
Hall of Fame 10 years - Abdullah Sallam
Hall of Fame 10 years - Lejla Cavcic
Hall of Fame 10 years - Erin Carnie-Bronca
Hall of Fame 10 years
Hall of Fame 10 years
Hall of Fame 10 years
Hall of Fame 9 years
Hall of Fame 9 years
Hall of Fame 9 years
Hall of Fame 9 years
Liam Cameron-Smith
Shalisha Gilliam
Nikki Curl
Ashley Briscoe
Troy Reece
Chroran Kurban
Marija Maric
To all other students we extend hearty congratulations and hope you will all continue next year.
Resource Centre Staff
Ms Sandra Potts
Mr Bob Powell
Ms Joan Sullivan
Second Hand Uniform
We will be starting a new noticeboard for second hand uniform at the beginning of the 2015 school year. As a result
we will be removing all existing ‘For Sale’ signs that are currently displayed. If you currently have a second hand
uniform sign on display and wish for it to remain up next year, please contact Dani Camillo
dani.camillo890@schools.sa.edu.au
Thank you
Uniform Shop
Seniors Polo Shirts and Jackets 2015
Polo Shirts: The Year 12 Polo Shirt Orders have been collated and invoiced. Please remember that the last day to pay
is 28th November 2014.
Jackets: The Year 12 Jacket order forms must be returned by Friday 21st November 2014. The last day to pay for the
Seniors Jacket is Friday 30th January 2015 which is the end of Week 1, Term 1.
As these items are embroidered, they cannot be exchanged if the wrong size is ordered so please ensure you visit
the Uniform Shop for fitting advice.
If you have any questions about these items, please contact Dani Camillo in the Uniform Shop.
RESCUE AT THE HEIGHTS
A magpie needed to be rescued from a tree in our grounds
on Friday afternoon. We received a visit from the MFS.
Thank you to the firemen who attended.
Photos by Nick Wildy our Groundsman
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE
FINANCE OFFICE
The Finance Office operating hours for week 9 will be as follows, Monday the 8th December – Thursday the 11th
December 9:00am-3:00pm. On Friday the 12th December the Finance Office will close at 2:30pm
The Finance Office will re-open the following week to accept outstanding fees during these times:-
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Monday 15th December 9:00am-3:00pm
Tuesday 16th December 9:00am-3:00pm
Wednesday 17th December 9:00am-3:00pm
Thursday 18th December 9:00-3:00pm
DIARY DATES FOR 2015 FEE PAYING DAYS
Families of our enrolled students will receive Materials & Services Charges with other helpful school information via
mail early in January 2015.
To provide convenience for families with payment of these charges, the school administration opens for limited
times during the week prior to the school term commencing:-
 Wednesday 21st January 8:30am - 2:30pm
 Thursday 22nd January 11:30am - 6:30pm
During these times the school offers payment plan services, school card application, the purchase of Microsoft
Surface Tablets for eligible students in Years 6-9 and provides customer service to assist parents with queries relating
to administrative forms and general information. It is also a great opportunity to verify and update any family
information we have recorded to assist with correspondence and your child/ren’s wellbeing (for example postal
address, email, emergency contacts).
EXTENDED UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS
2015
The Uniform Shop will be open throughout the Fee Paying Days operating times (see above for dates and times), and
will also be open on Friday January 23rd 9:00am-1:00pm.
The school will provide extended opening times during week 1 of Term 1 to assist parents/caregivers in purchasing
uniforms during in these times:-
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Tuesday 27th January 8:30am-9:30am & 2:30pm-3:30pm
Wednesday 28th January 8:30am-9:30am
Thursday 29th January 8:30am-9:30am & 2:30pm-3:30pm
Friday 30th January 8:30am-9:30am & 11:00am-1:00pm
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2015 school year.
Design and Technology in 6/701 – Sewing
In 6/701, students created a range of interesting and stylish cushions as part of Design and Technology.
Part of the learning intentions of this task was for students to:
 Create a plan for a functional and creative cushion and adapt their plans along the way
 Use technical terminology linked to sewing
 Select and use appropriate technologies and techniques correctly and safely
 Collaborate with other students, sharing ideas and problem solving together
The task took three double lessons, and by the end, we had some fantastic cushions of all sorts of sizes and
shapes. Thank you so much to the classroom helpers – Sue May, Maria Parry, Terri Jones, Ashleigh Jones
and our wonderful SSO’s Heather and Alison.
Mrs Rothery
CAMERON-DAVIES CUP CRICKET
The Heights School Year 8/9 Cricket Team has won the Cameron- Davies Cup again in 2014, for the fifth
consecutive year. This is an annual game played against Wirreanda HS.
The Cup is named after Ben Cameron (former Heights student) and Chris Davies (former Wirreanda
student) who both represented the SA Redbacks.
Scores for the day were:
The Heights 5/179 (Nick Cuconits 53 retired, Cooper Elphick 34, Jalen Sinclair 32 not out, Lucas Hirons 19
not out)
Defeated
Wirreanda HS 9/129 (Brad Smith 2/18, Jordan Roberts 2/23)
Andrew Costello (Sports Co-ordinator)
AFTER SCHOOL SPORT
Indoor Soccer 13 & Under
Heights Super Starts
Defeated St Davids Jets
Timmy 4 goals
Mitchell 2 goals
Chol 3 goals
9-2
Heights Super Stars defeated Legends FC
11 Nil
Timmy 9 goals
Chol 1 goal
James 1 goal
A great win!
Heights Hammers defeated Jamaican Hopscotch
3-1
Will 1 goal
Gill 1 goal
Matt 1 goal
Well done!
JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS
Learning in the Junior School in
Week 6 is very focussed on our children and their
teachers reflecting on their success in all curriculum
areas as we collect achievement and wellbeing
information for the final year reports. It is an
extremely busy time of year and our learners continue
to meet success criteria at a high standard. Every
family with a child in our Preschool will receive an
extensive learning summary with visuals collected
throughout the year. All Foundation (the National
Curriculum replacement word for Reception) to Year 5
children will take home a Term 4 report in Week 9 on
Wednesday 10th December, 2014 together with their
2015 class placement. Our Foundation report provides
information about effort for all curriculum areas, a
teacher comment and a student self-assessment. All
Year 1-5 reports are similar and include achievement
standards for each subject area. Teachers report
against the National Curriculum achievement
standard in English, Mathematics, History and Science.
TRANSITION FOR 2015:
Our newly enrolled 2015 Foundation and Preschool
children started their transition this week. New preschoolers attended either Wednesday or Thursday for
the morning until 11am while our new Foundation
children started with one lesson in their 2015
classroom. Future transition visits for Preschool will
be as described on the information provided to 2015
families. Next week our Foundation children will
arrive at 9:55am and spend two lessons at school and
Recess. In Week 8 the Foundation students will arrive
after Recess at 11am on either Wednesday or
Thursday and spend two lessons in class and
lunchtime at play.
Transition for all Year 1-5 students for 2015 will be on
Wednesday 10th December 2014 in Term 4 Week 9.
Students will spend time in their 2015 classroom
hopefully with their new teacher, if known.
Transition for our present Year 5 students into Middle
School will be on Tuesday 25th November 2014 for the
whole day until 2:30pm with support from the present
Year 5 teachers Pam Weniton, Maureen London and
Neil Piggott. Children will be dismissed on Tuesday
from their present Year 5 classroom.
SHARING RECENT JUNIOR SCHOOL LEARNING
Two most successful assemblies were held last week
with the special Remembrance Assembly presented so
well by our Year 5 students in CF6 with the support of
Maureen London and our ICT and technical support.
Many thanks to all who attended this very special
event on the annual calendar. Later in the week the
Foundation and Year 1 children in Ros Harrison’s class
skilfully presented our 2nd to last Assembly for 2014.
Congratulations to all students who received
congratulation certificates and to the Year 2-5
students who received their University NSW
International Assessment results and certificates in
English, Mathematics, Spelling and Writing. A
photographic gallery has been provided for these
events.
All Year 3 children from CF1 and CF2 had a
magnificent day when they went to Port Adelaide for
an excursion to the Maritime Museum as part of their
History learning on Australia around 1788. This week
the students in CF9 joined the Year 3-5 Autism
Intervention Program on an excursion called ‘Bugs N
Slugs’ at the SA Museum. Many thanks to Kieran
Davidson, Jemma Plaisted, Leah Overstreet, Marnie
and Russell Max for providing an excellent experience.
Our Year 4 and 5 students joined with our older
students to engage in a most impressive Indonesian
puppet show and more recently have worked in the
kitchen with our Indonesian teacher Vijeiy Krishna to
cook and enjoy an Indonesian meal. Many thanks to
our Indonesian teaching team for providing these
cultural experiences.
Our Year 5 students enjoyed a highly successful camp
at Woodhouse in the Adelaide Hills. Highlight
activities for the students were Challenge Hill (a large
playground built to help challenge personal fears
including height and darkness), Boomerang Art,
Frisnet Golf and Lazer Skirmish in the beautiful natural
environment in Piccadilly. Visuals provided indicate
the enjoyment, learning and challenge experienced by
every child and adult who attended the camp. Many
thanks to Pam Weniton, Neil Piggott, Ian London and
Julie Bleakley for supporting the camp to be such a
success.
2014 CELEBRATION IN THE COURTYARD
Tuesday 9th December 2014 will be ‘Celebration in the
Courtyard’ where all R-5 classes will perform items as
either single classrooms or in buddy pairs as part of a
whole school event. All Junior School classes are
madly creating and rehearsing an item and require a
fantastic audience on the night. Please make this
wonderful event a priority to attend. Your child’s class
teacher will provide further specific information and
we hope to publish the program order in the Week 8
newsletter.
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SOME REMINDERS
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Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th
November is 2015 Foundation
(9:55am – 12 noon) transition.
Preschool transition as per the
information note provided to families.
Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th December is
2015 Foundation (11:05am – 1:25pm)
transition. Preschool transition as per the
information provided to families.
Thursday 4th December: R-5 Assembly in
Drama Room at 9am hosted by CF10 (Year 2)
and supported by Angel Golotta and Colleen
Goerner.
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Tuesday 9th December 2014 will be
‘Celebration in the Courtyard’ where
all R-5 classes will be some of the
performers during the concert
evening.
Thursday 11th December 2014 is the F/1
celebration in the park and Year 2-5
Aquadome excursion – more information will
be provided through your child’s class
teacher.
Neil Piggott
Junior Sub-school Leader
Kathy Lyon
P-12 Intervention and
Inclusion Leader
Teachers of Students in Years 6 and 7
Please inform any students and parents of students whom you believe would benefit from involvement in
the Ignite Program (A program for gifted students) for 2016 at The Heights School that:
Assessment day is Saturday 21st February 2015
Applications close on Friday 13th February 2015
ONLY ONE TESTING DATE WILL OCCUR AT THE HEIGHTS SCHOOL IN 2015
Further information about the program may be obtained from The Heights School website and an
Expression of Interest form may be downloaded from there.
Additional information or Expression of Interest forms are also available from Michelle Crush, the Ignite
Secretary at The Heights School on 82636244.
It is with great pleasure that we are able to announce that the “Natural Play Space” proposed that was
presented to the Grounds & Facilities Committee last year has been completed and is now open for use
by the children in Preschool to Year 2.
We would like to thank Alison Denee (previous Junior School Leader) and Aggie Marziale (Preschool)
together with Neil Piggott Junior School Leader and Lindsie Shipham, Preschool for their views and for
assisting the Grounds & Facilities Committee to accomplish the new Natural Play Space.
Thank you to the wider community for all the support in developing these improvements, we take pride
in the schools grounds and appreciate the help in making sure the surroundings are free of litter.
Grounds & Facilities Committee
Cerita Dari Hutan Puppet Performance- Story from the forest
Thursday 6th November presented a unique experience for students across years
4-7 when they attended their first bilingual puppet show performance influenced
by the well known story The Jungle Book.
The puppeteers from Carrousel Theatre introduced the themes of endangered
species and conservation techniques in Indonesian forests through storytelling
and humour. Using a combination of Indonesian and English throughout the
story, students were further encouraged to practise their Indonesian listening,
comprehension and speaking skills to understand the themes as well as respond
to questions.
Most of us know all about the obvious benefits of learning a language. You know
that it fosters international understanding, increases cultural awareness, and
increases the chances of finding employment and a higher salary. Multilingualism
has been linked to a plethora of cognitive benefits that help keep the brain
healthy and that generally enhance quality of life.
I recommend you to sit down with the students and encourage them to practise and explore their language learning
opportunities at home also.
Adrienne Niven (Indonesian Teacher)
YEAR 8 ART WORK on display in the Front Office
(Ms Bourn and Ms Robinson)
Celebration in the Courtyard:
Tuesday 9 December, 6-8:30pm
th
GOLD
coin donation for program and lucky draw prize
Cake Stall:
Community Room open on the day
(8:45-9:30 & 2:30 – 3:30) for donations
Sausage Sizzle: $2.50
DRINKS
&
A special visitor arrives at 8!!!!
I recently attended an online safety presentation for parents. It was presented by Sonya Ryan the Director of The
Carly Ryan Foundation. For those who don’t know Sonya, she is the mother of Carly, a 14 year old girl who was
groomed over an 18 month period by an online “middle aged sex predator” Garry Newman. Garry pretended to be
Brandon Kane, a 20 year old Texas born guitarist whom Carly fell in love with. They arranged to meet and Garry
pretended to be Brandon’s father. When Carly rejected his sexual advances, he became angry and planned to
murder her. Garry is now serving 29 years in jail and was found to have had 200 fake internet identities.
Sonya Ryan presents and educates to youth, parents and schools about the dangers of being online. I cannot even
begin to imagine the grief and loss that Sonya has experienced and she truly speaks from the heart. She lives in the
hope that no- one will end up like her beautiful daughter Carly did. Sonya was awarded SA Australian of the year
2013 for her advocacy work.
She says:“the moment you go online you are opening up all the doors and windows of your life; there is no such thing
as privacy online…
It is not the internet that is bad it is the criminals and perpetrators…
Photos and videos become the property of facebook (even deleted photos remain), facebook is able to access
information from mobile phones…set your facebook account to private (but remember whenever facebook
provides an update the default changes back to public so you will need to reset again to private)….often
people pretend to be someone else: use skype…
With cyberbullying – it starts at home, parents be a role model for your child/ren, not just online. Do not
respond to bullies, block bullies online, report and collect evidence: it is against the law if threatened online…
Just remember also with sexting: if a person is under 18 and nude or semi nude photos are found on mobiles,
or other devices it is an illegal offence”
“Parents, grandparents, carers and the rest ….teach kids to make wise choices, use scenarios, use what ifs. It
also starts with building strong foundations at home. Be sure your child or teen understands the importance
of never sharing personal or private information with strangers online”
And Sonya’s final message for the evening:
“The internet is most likely here to stay and it can be a useful resource however please remember the beauty and
importance of real communication and connections: ‘real people and friends and family’. Promote social interaction
in the real world. The internet can be great for education, research, communication especially for quick messages,
keeping in touch with loved ones or friends who are away, but keep in mind what is sent, particularly photos and do
we always know who we are really communicating with? Do we really know a “friend”? Let us all value our real
friends”
Did you know? The Carly Ryan Foundation has prevented 6 crimes with the help of the federal police. For further
information regarding online safety visit www.thecarlyryanfoundation.com
Other useful websites:
www.google.com.au/safetycenter
www.staysmartonline.gov.au
www.thinkuknow.org.au
www.cybersmart.gov.au
www.cybersafetyhelp.gov.au
www.cybersafetysolutions.com.au
Lisa Beinke, Social Worker (Student – MSW UniSA)
FIRST Lego League success
On Sunday, 16th November our Year 8/9 team, Fellowship of the Brick, competed against 27 teams held at Prince
Alfred College sponsored by NAMIG and Concept 2 Creation. The competition required team members to think like
scientists and engineers in designing, building and programming a robot to complete a set of missions in 21/2 mins.
The team presented a project topic, ‘How
we can improve Year 8/9 student’s
engagement in maths?’
Team members: Matt Habbershaw,
Amber Ownsworth, Cameron Fellows and
Shaun Loke, supported by Alexandra
Habbershaw, Team Coach.
The team showed commitment,
persistence and teamwork preparing for
the competition and were successful in
winning a trophy for Mechanical Design.
Congratulations and a special thanks to
parents and The Ignite Program.
The Lego League Team