Last term year 11 participated in a cross roads program with the aim of developing and enhancing our knowledge regarding health issues, safety, and wellbeing amongst young people. On the first day, we travelled by bus to a go karting facility in Minto. We were divided into groups of 13 and sent to complete four separate activities relating to safe driving practice. A very popular activity amongst the group was the go karting in which we were able to race around a fast track in our own vehicle. Those on their L’s were keen to test their driving skills in a high-performance kart on the track. For the rest of the day we went into a purpose facility which enabled us to experience over steer in the car – also known as drifting. Most of us found it challenging and it created opportunities for many laughs. For the remainder of
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CAPA's show stopping start for term 4
The talented CAPA students of RBSC strutted on stage at the Dance and Drama Night in Week 1 to celebrate their creativity and showcase their craft to an adoring audience of family and friends. The audience was enchanted by the grace and energy of the junior and senior dance ensembles under the expert choreography of Head Teacher Ms Kelly Vine and dance extraordinaire, Mr Alexander Ku.
Livability presentations
At the end of Term 3 Year 7 students, Ari Wilson, Maya Haggstrom, Nick Annas and Macy Gordon-Heywood presented their Liveability Assessment Task to Deputy Mayor of Waverley, Dominic Wy Kanak and Waverley Councillor, Paula Masselos. The purpose of the task was to develop a project that would increase the liveability of their suburb. The presenters proposed ideas including light projects, monthly magazines and interactive sculpture exhibitions. The event concluded with Mr Wy Kanak and Ms Masselos directing praise towards the presenters. They stated that they were impressed that children of their young age had such a great grasp of the world going on around them. They were also impressed that the students considered factors such as the homeless community and the environment.
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Exploring social disparity in our city
On Friday class 10 GeoA set off to Kings Cross as a part of our Human Wellbeing and Spatial Variation unit. Going on this excursion has allowed my class to understand the implications of providing understanding and love, not to mention basic hygiene services to individuals. Necessities that we are given daily and take for granted were shown to have revolutionised peoples’ lives, taking them from living on the streets with no hope, to becoming motivated and appreciated individuals.
Kids Giving Back
We were delighted to hear from Kids Giving Back about Benjamin who joined a team of 55 Kids Giving Back volunteers who cooked, packaged and delivered over 450 warm, nutritious meals to local shelters and individuals in need yesterday.
Benjamin took part in their Community Cook4Good Program and is commended for giving up time to help others. Additional photos are on their facebook page and more info about the program is available on the Kids Giving Back website.
Congratulations Grayson
Congratulations to Grayson who won gold at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship last week at Huntington Beach, California. Grayson competed against the worlds best junior surfers and secured the top position in the dying mintues of the finals heat. Grayson features in the Final Day Highlights video on the ISA website. Well done Grayson!
Interview with Elio – official Sydney Roosters ball boy
Elio has been a ball boy with the Sydney Roosters since 2017. He recently had the honour of serving as ball boy and watching his team take out the premiership in the Grand Final between the Roosters and Melbourne Storm.
Elio talks to Mrs Godby about his role and passion for NRL.
RBSC does Movember
Movember is a leading charity changing the face of men’s health. They’re addressing some of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health and suicide prevention. Read more on their website
UNSW GoIT Finals
This week 3 of our students attended the UNSW GoIT Challenge Finals. Lili, Lara and Riva were one of five finalists selected out of 80 schools across Australia. They presented their project titled “Rose Bay Routes” on camera to three judges and answered their interview questions clearly and confidently.
Basketball knockout
Well done to the 15 girls basketball team who played in a knock out tournament making the semi finals. The team played with these results:
Rd 1 v Carinbah High School won 28-25
Rd 2 v Blakehurst High School lost 29-22
Rd 3 v Sylvania High School won 44-20
Semi Final v Endeavour Sports High School 60-28
Student coaches Kayla Pretlove, Taea Schmidtke and Mrs Flack were very proud of the team, who are majority yr 7 students. A special thanks to these coaches for their amazing job in coaching the girls. We are looking forward to this team developing their skills and representing Rose in the years to come.