Head of Secondary
Mrs Jane McLarty | Acting Head of Secondary
As this Messenger goes to print, our Year 12 students, the graduates of 2022, will be planning, preparing, preening, and polishing in readiness for the Year 12 Formal. This evening is a wonderful time for staff, students, and parents to celebrate 13 years of schooling and is the final school event. We pray God’s blessing over each of the students, for the evening and for the paths, known or unknown, that each one will take. We pray that the seeds that have been planted bear fruit and that the students will cherish their time at GPCC.
At Monday morning assemblies, I like to provide students with encouragement and to celebrate their accomplishments. This week we were able to thank four of our College Prefects who went above and beyond their role to serve the College. Thank you, Izelle, Oscar, Eden and Kanela, for assisting with updating 175 fire safety flipcharts.
I also received an email from one of our school bus drivers. He was very impressed with the courteous and respectful way the students conducted themselves. He went on to thank the staff “who make your work a ministry and impart your life and values into the students God has brought to you”. What a lovely email to receive!
Year 11 Textiles and Design Experiments
This week our Year 11 Textiles and Design students experimented with natural dyes on wool, silk, and cotton. They used foods including beetroot, turmeric, tea, coffee, and raspberries to create different dyes.
They also experimented with rust dyeing using nails and pressing flowers into the material with a rolling pin.
Year 9 PASS Gymnastics Trip
Our Year 9 PASS Class had the privilege of going off-site for a Gymnastics session this. Looks like they had fun!
Write a Book in a Day Project (Secondary & Primary)
In Term 3, a group of ten Years 7 and 8 students and ten Year 6 students worked to together on the ‘Write a Book in a Day’ project. This project sees students create an entire book in just one day, working within unexpected parameters and creating illustrations alongside their story. Write a Book in a Day aims to raise funds for The Kids’ Cancer Project and provide new, interesting and fun stories that will be published and available for children currently fighting cancer.
We congratulate the GPCC teams on their efforts. They showed great collaborative skills, sharing ideas and delegating responsibilities to ensure that all elements were covered and checked. It was a long day, with students not finishing until 5pm, but they persisted with good humour, patience and a desire to do their best work together. Much thanks to their teachers, Mrs Kaylie Turner and Ms Lauren Pal, for their efforts, encouragement, guidance and provision of snacks.
The two stories – ‘Im-Possible’ (Yr 6) and ‘The Tale of Norfolk Island’ (Yrs 7/8) – can now be viewed via https://writeabookinaday.com/library/books.php?t=sna.
Well done to both teams for an excellent effort.
Year 6: Chloe H, Alexia M, Brianna F, Alyssa C, Jason P, Ayla G, Sarah T, Alisa P, Jack E, Jonathan G
Year 7/8: Ruby D, Amelia M, Kayla L, Claire H, Ava P, Asher C, Camilla W, Milo W, Morgan D, Scarlett S