School Newsletter Term 4 2019

Important Information 22 November 2019

Head of School’s News Sparkly lights and beverages, delicious food (a grazing bench!) and fantastic company - thank you to the Tudor

House community for a wonderful, ‘welcome to our new parents’ evening, last night.

The Boarding House was also a jolly place on Thursday evening, packed to the brim with current, Casual and

new Boarders having a trial sleepover. The boys and girls had a fantastic time playing together in the School

grounds, with several dips in the pool and a lovely dinner together in the Dining Room.

This morning it was fabulous to see future Tudorians who’ll join us in Years 1 - 6, in 2020, standing around

Anderson Courtyard for Flag Parade, with their 2020 cohort ready to experience Orientation Day. The day

started with a favourite Tudor House activity, Colour Ball Games for K - 2 and Yrs 3 - 6. The day ended with

another highlight, Kahiba (Outdoor Education programme), with lots of classroom activities, snacks and lunch

in between.

Representatives from each Year group presented a report about their Grade Residential Camp at Assembly on

Monday. We heard about exciting adventures at Berry Sport and Recreation Centre (Year 4), Teen Ranch (Year

5) and Wombaroo (Year 6) - so much variety and such memorable experiences spent with friends.

Thank you to student leaders who led tours around the School for the gentlemen of the Class of 1969 who visited

Tudor House for their 50th anniversary reunion on Saturday November 9. It was such a privilege to hear so

many memories and to receive such positive feedback from the Old Tudorians, delighted to see many important

School Notices

SCHOOL CALENDAR: go to

http://www.tudorhouse.nsw.edu.au/calendar

BRAESIDE please contact by email:

braesideshop@kings.edu.au

SCHOOL BUSES:

Please email all communications re. buses to:

tudor_bus@kings.edu.au

ABSENCES, LATE ARRIVAL or

EARLY SIGNOUT:

Email: tudor_absences@kings.edu.au

All relevant staff are notified upon receipt

of your email.

Upcoming Events

Tues 26 Nov: Lower School Christmas Play Matinee 11.30am

Wed 27 Nov: Lower School Christmas Play Evening 6pm

Thurs 28 Nov: Yrs 3 – 6 Triathlon - 9am – 11.30am

Friday 29 Nov: Ashes Cricket Match – 3.30pm

Sat 30 Nov & Sun 1 Dec: Year 6 Leavers’ Weekend

Tues 3 Dec: PK – 2 Recognition Assembly 12pm & Xmas

Lunch

Tues 3 Dec: Yrs 3-6 Excursion to Frensham Play

Wed 4 Dec: High Tea Lunch & Fancy Dress Parade 2.30pm

Fri 6 Dec: 3 Cheers & End of School Year

Fri 6 Dec: Christmas Carols 6pm

Sat 7 Dec: Prize Giving & Speech Day 10am – 12pm

Uniform Donations to the Clothing Pool are very

welcome. Please drop-off your unwanted uniform items that are clean (Blazers dry-cleaned) and in good repair, to the Office.

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traditions (to them) retained at Tudor House and yet so much progress made to enable our students to flourish

now and in the future.

Straight after the Reunion, many of the same student leaders enjoyed a weekend with senior King’s students at

an on-site Leadership Weekend, with a Master Chef style competition (including shopping for ingredients!) and

a series of activities in the School grounds, designed to enhance leadership skills. We look forward to similar

Leadership Weekends in the future, at both Tudor House and The King’s School, Parramatta campus.

Lower School Play, Wombat’s First Nativity: Tues 26 Nov. 11.30am and Wed 27 Nov 6pm

The Lower School students are presently rehearsing for their Play, Wombat’s First Nativity. I am informed, by

the students that the War Memorial Hall is looking fabulously festive. Please come along to the matinee on

Tuesday November 26 at 11.30am or the evening performance on Wednesday Nov 27, at 6pm in the War

Memorial Hall. You are guaranteed to leave the performance full of Christmas spirit!

There are many activities planned before the end of Term on Saturday December 7.

The First Lego League team is looking forward to the FLL competition Sunday Nov 25 at Bossley Park. The team

has spent hours preparing in the iHub with Mr Deck - I wish them every success on the day, in their special team

shirts!

Triathlon: Thursday 28 November 9.00am

Mr Goodfellow has published (Sports Noticeboard) teams and individuals entered into the Triathlon on

Thursday November 28.

Ashes Cricket Game: Friday 29 November 3.30pm

The No. 3 Ashes Cricket Game (Day Students v Boarders) is on Friday 29 November at RB Darke oval at 3.30pm

followed by a BBQ dinner.

Year 6 Leavers’ Weekend: Saturday 30 Nov. and Sunday 1 December

The Year 6 students and families are looking forward to Leavers’ Weekend on Saturday 30 November - Sunday

December 1. The weekend includes cricket and softball games (on Westfield) for parents/students in the morning,

as well as tennis in the afternoon on the Arnott Courts. The families share a lovely lunch in the Dining Hall, and

dinner and a bush dance on Hamilton Lawn, in the evening. The Leavers’ Chapel Service is at 10am on Sunday

December 1 at 10am, followed by morning tea.

On Friday November 29 we’ll the Summer Sports Awards lunch. This takes place in the Dining Hall, and is for

students only.

PK-2 Recognition Assembly and Christmas Lunch: Tuesday 3 December 12.00pm

The PK-2 Recognition Assembly will take place in the Chapel on Tuesday December 3 at 12.00pm followed by

the Lower School Christmas lunch (in Lower School).

Students in Years 3-6 will go to the Frensham play on Tuesday December 3, leaving School at 9.45am.

High Tea Lunch and Fancy Dress Parade: Wednesday 4 December 2.30pm

On Wednesday December 4, there’s the ‘High Tea’ Lunch at 1pm followed by the Fancy Dress Parade in Lower

School, at 2.30pm. The themes for fancy dress are: MOST ORIGINAL: e.g. a play on words, a current topical

issue e.g. a student dressed up as the “Millennium Bug;’ MOST AMUSING: Something funny; BITS AND

PIECES: Everything worn MUST have been found around the School - Nothing to be brought to School; BEST

CHARACTER: The character(s) selected must be maintained throughout the parade. e.g., The Hunchback of

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Notre Dame must remain hunched and miserable throughout; BEST GROUP: will also be acknowledged at the

end of the parade

The only other stipulation is that NO bought or hired costumes are allowed, in order to maintain fairness.

The Tudor House School Choir sang an extensive repertoire of songs for the residents at Bowral House on

Thursday November 21. The students sang beautifully. Charlie Barlow played the piano and Georgie Rapp

played the flute with flair and confidence. Thank you Mrs Richter, Mrs Martinek and choristers/musicians, you

brought beautiful Christmas cheer to Bowral House - and gained valuable performance time in preparation for

the Carol Service.

Carol Service on Friday 6 December at 6pm

We’ve been rehearsing carols whenever we’ve had a moment, in preparation for the Carol Service on Friday

December 6 at 6pm. The Carol Service is compulsory for all students in Years 2 - 6. Students should wear Full

Blues, with shiny shoes and clean blazers with all buttons, please. Students in PK - 1 are warmly invited to be

part of this service if families choose. We’re also conscious of bed times at this very busy time of the year for the

youngest members of our School community.

Prize Giving and Speech Day: Saturday 7 December at 10am

Prize Giving and Speech Day is on Saturday December 7 at 10am. The Headmaster, and Dr George, Chairman

of The King’s School Council, King’s School Governors and the Chairman of Tudor House Foundation, as well

as members of the School Executive will attend. This is a wonderful traditional event, compulsory for students

in Years 3 - 6, and for Prize Winners in K - 2). The speaker this year is Old Tudorian (1976- 1978), Mr Toby

Lawson. Mr Lawson is CEO and Head of Global Markets for Societe Generale Securities Australia Pty Limited.

Societe Generale is one of the largest banks in France, employing more than 130,000 people worldwide. Toby

was a keen Rugby Union player in the 1990s. Toby was a commentator with ABC Television from 1996 to 2008

covering the Shute Shield competition. Toby also worked in radio covering Super Rugby and Internationals.

Toby continues to be involved in rugby as a referee in Sydney.

Tudor House Directors from 2020

Following School Council approval, I am pleased to announce the following Tudor House Directors from 2020:

Director of Academics – Mrs Caitlin Hayman; Director of Students and Community – Mr Richard Deck;

Director of Co-curricular – Mr Sam Goodfellow. As we move forward with the implementation of The King’s

School Strategic Plan (now at the end of the first year of the 2019 - 2021, the first triennium of the Strat Plan), we

are fortunate to have Caitlin, Richard and Sam in these roles at Tudor House to promote and facilitate the Value

Distinctive Model we have in place. Our focus on Academic Excellence, Character Development and Christian

Community is at the core of our strategic plan, developing thought leaders. The School Values: Compassion,

Honesty, Humility, Integrity, Responsibility, Respect and Excellence underpins the Strategic Plan. The Directors’

roles are mirrored at The King’s School Preparatory School and Senior School. Congratulations to our new

Directors.

We have such a busy two weeks planned until the end of the year (we’ll capture as much as possible in photos

and videos), when we look forward to putting our feet up for a while!

With Advent just around the corner, I wish you an enjoyable lead-up to the festive season with your beautiful

children.

Thank you as always for your wonderful support for our School.

Anni Sandwell

Head of School

asandwell@kings.edu.au

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Boarding News Congratulations to Arabella Wood (Milton) and Cameron Gray (Fitzroy Falls) for their outstanding effort in this

year’s Australasian Mathematical Problem Solving Competition. Arabella’s

results placed her in the top 20% of the thousands of competing students from

around Australia and New Zealand.

Well done to all Boarders who attended their camps last week. The Year 6

Boarders certainly enjoyed their experience at Camp Womberoo. From all

reports each camp was a great success!

Charlie Barlow (Mugindi), Tyler Salis (Ruse), Archie Lefebvre (Coonamble)

and Charlie Morgan (Walcha) and the rest of the Tudor House Choir attended Bowral House to share their

musical skills with the residents. The whole choir sang beautifully. Charlie Barlow’s piano recital of “Ode to

Joy” was very well received.

After sport last Saturday, we were fortunate enough to have the ven. Pra

Mana from Sunnataram Forest Monastery visit Medley House and talk to

us about Thai culture. This is part of the new Medley House cultural

awareness programme. It was fascinating to learn about the history of

Thailand and the differences between their culture and ours.

The next day we hosted the Year 10

Leadership Monitors from TKS Parramatta

for a leadership weekend. The boarders who were not on leave enjoyed

participating in the activities with the Tudor House Year 6 Tudor House leaders.

Everyone had a terrific time and survived the high winds when camping out at

Year 6 Kahiba.

Last Sunday the Boarders attended

Jamberoo Action Park for their

weekend outing. Despite a few spits of rain, everyone had a

great time. With the overcast weather, very few other people

attended the water park meaning that our boarders had the

place to themselves.

Well done to Hamish Bull (Holbrook), Archie Hallett

(Coolah), Charlie Barlow, Charlie and Annabel

Rowntree (Walgett), Henry and Archie Lefebvre

(Coonamble) and Lincoln Hoskins (Kiama) for achieving

their Swimming Blue Bar on

Tuesday evening. They each completed 16 laps of our 25m pool in 8.5 minutes. What a

great effort!

Last night I emailed out details of how the new 2020 uniform list will affect Boarders.

This is due to us returning to the practice of having our laundry done at TKS Parramatta.

Please read this email carefully, particularly with regard to the labelling of clothes.

Underpants and socks will still be laundered here at Tudor House.

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Thank you to all the Boarding families that have completed and returned the Boarding Parents’ Satisfaction

survey. If you haven’t returned your copy of the survey yet, it’s not too late to do so.

There are a lot of events on in the next three weeks - please keep a close eye on the dates mentioned in this

Newsletter and in the School Calendar. School concludes for the Christmas Holidays after Prize Day on Saturday,

7th December. Boarders are requested to take all their personal items home for the break as we have summer

residential camps using Medley House over December.

Please call me if you have any questions about the end of year organisation.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Tim Jenkinson

Head of Boarding, Year 6 Teacher

tjenkinson@kings.edu.au

Year 6 Camp News

This year's Year Six Camp was a sensational experience

with a nine-hour hike to Mount Jellore. Unfortunately,

we missed the first day due to the catastrophic fire

warning, which was a real shame. We got on the bus on

Wednesday morning and were off to Camp Wombaroo.

The first activity for my group was the vertical

challenge, which was really fun. We all buddied up and

started the challenge. After three goes of climbing the

wall, Mr Blue tied us together to make it more difficult

but most of us made it to the top. Then was the giant

swing, the challenge we'd all been waiting for. By the

end, all of us had gone to the top using perseverance,

risk-taking and being open minded in giving it a go. We still had to do the bridge challenge, which required a

lot of communication and teamwork. We used our knot-tying skills to create a “bridge” that failed though we

got wet and had a good time.

Once we dried off, it was time to pack for our first night of camping. Our group’s instructor, Matthew, showed

us the right way to pack hiking bags such as heavy things in the middle

and sleeping bags at the bottom. We had to wrap all our clothes in big

garbage bags to waterproof them. The first night we camped just a

hundred meters from the camp and all had to rush to the kitchen

because someone thought they'd spotted a bushfire! Some people were

laughing while some were crying and it was all very hectic. In the

morning, we packed up and headed into the bush. We were walking

with Yolisa and Group One which was nice to get some company. We

had to carry 4-kilo water bottles, which became the new form of

punishment! Once we summited Mt Jellore the view was amazing and we could see the Sydney Harbour Bridge,

although it looked like we were trapped in a painted cube like the Truman Show. In summary, Year Six Camp

was hard but amazing and I would recommend it to anyone.

Banjo Campbell – Yr 6B

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Biblical Studies and Chapel News

In many of our Biblical Studies lessons over the last week, the students have enjoyed taking part in a Christmas

Kahoot – an online multiple choice quiz all about Christmas. It’s good fun; students get points for answering

correctly and in a timely manner and it’s highly interactive. And of course it’s all about Christmas, so it should

be easy right? See how you go.

How did Mary travel to Bethlehem? What type of place was Jesus born in? Who told Mary & Joseph there was

no room? A donkey? A stable? An innkeeper? Actually, we don’t know the answers to those questions, the Bible

doesn’t say!

The students couldn’t believe they got those questions wrong; after all, how many donkeys, innkeepers and

stables have we seen on Christmas cards, sung about in carols or seen at a nativity concert? My point to the

students was not that these things are bad, but that the original Christmas story can often get lost amongst all

the tradition of the season.

In the gospel of Luke, we are told that the first people to receive the birth announcement card from Mary &

Joseph are a bunch of shepherds out in a field. An angel appears to them and says “Today in the town of David a

Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” This is the original Christmas story: the God of creation,

reaching down to earth and becoming Emmanuel – God with us, to rescue us and bring us back to Him. What

incredible love God has for us!

Speaking of love,

it’s been so

encouraging to see

the generosity of

our Tudor House

community. The

Anglicare Toys N

Tucker appeal is

well and truly in full swing with under two weeks to go until

collection. At last count there were six full boxes with many

more bags still waiting to be unpacked. If you would like

any more information on this initiative or how you could get

involved, please see the list of suitable items below or get in

touch with me.

Thank you once again for your incredible support, generosity

and encouragement. We really do have such a special

community here at Tudor!

Richard Deck

Biblical Studies/STEAM/Year 6/Boarding

rdeck@kings.edu.au

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Lower School News Term Four has been a VERY busy time for our mini Tudorians. We are all hard at

work rehearsing for our upcoming contribution to the Tudor House calendar of

events – ‘Wombat’s First Nativity’.

The Lower School are so lucky to have had a fabulous group of parents sourcing

costumes and setting the stage. A big shout out must go to:

Stage Setting – Elle Hazlett, Marie Leahy, Alisha Trudgeon, Gill Truman and

Lisa Spackman (for her amazing collection of authentic props)

Head of Costumes Pre K – Claudia Moleno and Melce Leimroth

Head of Costumes Kinder – Georgia Ashdown, Tracy Bernados and Kate

McGorman

Head of Costumes Year One – Holly Walsh and Beth Pennington

Thank you to the Year Two parents for sourcing and creating their child/ren’s

costumes.

Early exposure to the Dramatic Arts is important. At the centre of it all, is communication. It is through

movement and language, singing, talking and dancing, that our mini Tudorians are learning about who they

are as a person. Drama is an important tool for preparing our students to live and work in a world that is

becoming increasingly collaborative.

Every child Pre K-2 plays an integral role in setting the scene and engaging the audience. As budding actors your

child/ren have been tasked with memorising lines and bringing their character to life through the art of

performance. Each actor has been given leeway to bring his or her own unique interpretation to each role.

We look forward to seeing you at our Matinee on Tuesday November 26th at 11.30am and again at our Evening

Performance on Wednesday November 27th at 6.00pm.

Samantha Griffiths

Director Lower School & Year Two Classroom Teacher sgriffiths@kings.edu.au

Woodwork News

Woodwork continues to be a popular area during recess and lunchtime at Tudor in 2019. Quite a few of our

enthusiastic students have come in to either continue their class projects or start a second one. It’s great to see

the passion and creativity in the students.

We have had a great year in the Woodwork/ Design & Technology area. The students

have made some fantastic projects and included some interesting design aspects. These

creative ideas included additional components, wood burning, drawing using

coloured Textas and adding new locks (hardware). These are just a few examples.

Students had to plan, brainstorm ideas, develop solutions, get some feedback and then

make the changes/ enhancements to their work. The PYP learner profile was evident

with every project design process.

We created some new projects to build this year for a couple of classes. Adding to the ones introduced last year.

Yr. 4 made the first popcorn basketball game and Yr.5 made their first clock design. The students thoroughly

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enjoyed these new projects and were both challenged and excited to experience and develop the new skills

required to build them

Another great effort in Woodwork this year was our yr. 6 students, who made some great billy carts. They

worked very hard on getting them completed on time. They really got into the project and practiced their

teamwork skills and problem solving. Special thanks must go out to Noel Wooten who came in to school every

Monday to help Year 6 with their projects. He has committed to this role for the last two years, giving up his free

time to help students progress through projects with their busy school schedule. He was a popular man during

the billy cart build. The picture below is of Yr. 6 about to test their carts, right after we had finished making them.

They seem quite happy with themselves at this moment.

I would like to recognize the contributions, and commend the woodwork monitors this year. In 2019, Jack

Fuller, Nicola Gardner, Tyler Salis, Charlie Morgan and Jock Kennedy-Green made up the team.

“After becoming a monitor, you had three areas to focus on. The equipment maintenance, knowing how to use machines

to make and fix things, and committing to coming into the workshop every Wednesday and Friday during Recess time…

We made birdhouses for the school, project components like wheels and mudguards for the lower school kids’ projects and

extra projects of our own like a mailbox and phone stand. We would also help to cut up project components and materials

for classes with Mr Petrola which was fun”. (Charlie Morgan).

They enjoyed their time here and I thank them for their tireless work and commitment to making the space

ready and organised for the other students learning.

“We learnt things that we can use later in life, skills that you will never forget. I also liked the badges that Mr Petrola gave

us, with the tool hanging off it, they were cool”. (Charlie Morgan).

It’s important to reflect on the impact of Woodwork/Design & Technology for our students. Design and

Technology influences all aspects of our constructed world and the products people use for purpose and

pleasure. The study of Design and Technology affords an opportunity to gain a better understanding of our

influence as users and consumers and can equip students with the skills and knowledge to make positive

contributions to the future of societies and the environments in which we live

David Petrola

Teacher - Woodwork | PE | Yr6 & Kahiba Master

dpetrola@kings.edu.au

YR5 Clock samples

Patrick Toll

Niamh Walsh

John Maurice

Henrietta Hayman

Kahiba News When we think about our Kahiba programme on a Friday afternoon, we

think about the activities that our students get to experience. Exploring

nature, canoeing, camping out, the 1st aid course, yearly camps, climbing

‘Crowsie’, orienteering, archery, lighting fires, paddock to plate, cooking,

low ropes activities, knot tying, building bush furniture and cubby

houses, riding bikes, safety and

team building exercises.

These well-organised activities

provide a platform for our

students to learn, grow and

thrive in. The challenges our

students face participating in

these activities allow for

character attributes to develop in a unique environment. Trust, leadership,

empathy, respect, responsibility, resilience, persistence, initiative, fairness and

integrity. The PYP learner profile is also embedded in our Kahiba programme

activities. Inquirer, knowledgeable, thinker, communicator, balanced, risk-taker,

caring, reflective, open-minded and principled. Both the PYP learner profile and the

development of character are key elements in the development of a well-rounded

person, strength of character and prepared for the 21st century. As you look at the

pictures of our students enjoying their Friday afternoon Kahiba time, you can see the learner profile and character attributes

in abundance in almost every activity. It’s fantastic to see the opportunities they experience here at Tudor providing the

ingredients to shape people in a positive way.

From K-6, each year we focus on the core areas of our outdoor

education programme. After having developed knowledge and skills in

the lower years of the Kahiba programme, students look to achieve

Kahiba badges, displaying their proficiency and commitment to the skills

and knowledge required to achieve them. In Years 5 and 6 students who

achieve these, wear them proudly on their hat. Once they achieve them

all, they will earn ‘The Kahiba Badge’, (the triangular bronze badge),

symbolising their overall success and commitment. The skills and

knowledge for these badges can be achieved as early as the students

can demonstrate them. For example, if Year 4 students can demonstrate

all the knots of Years 3, 4, 5 and 6, they would be eligible for that badge

as early as Year 4.

The Kahiba badges are:

Camp Safety and Camp Organisation - setting up campsites, from base building to actual camping. Organising camp groups, picking up food and returning all equipment after camp

Camp Mastery – organising Friday cook outs and weekend camps in groups. Cleaning up, cooking for one another, and looking after equipment.

Cooking - cooking for a group on an outdoor fire, which includes building and maintaining the fire or cooking in a group. Displaying what you have cooked to the teacher for assessment on 3 separate occasions.

Trust, respect, responsibility, empathy, resilience,

thinker, communicator, risk taker and open minded

are just a few you can see in this activity.

Knot Tying & Bush Construction with ropes – learning different knots in different year or stage groups and building on those knots as they progress through the Kahiba programme. Eventually constructing bush furniture

Navigation or orienteering –using maps/ data and a compass, and learn to navigate using the compass

First Aid Awareness & Bush Safety - students learn about bites, burns, stings, and very basic first aid for minor cuts and scrapes. We highlight the main dangers at School as a focus area for students.

Archery – where they develop their skill and accuracy with the bow. 4 out of 5 arrows inside the black ring.

Teamwork and Initiative - in all activities they are involved with during Kahiba time they will have opportunities to demonstrate these attributes. Kahiba staff will assess their success over a period of time.

Community Service – where they demonstrate their active involvement in our Tudor community and/or the broader community, in things like fund- raising, choir outside of School or Anzac day marches.

Water Activities/ Safety & canoeing – using canoes from entry to exit and strokes, to rescuing others in canoes and rescuing their own canoes. Basic lifesaving around the water in the dam and pool is also part of this badge.

(New badge) Low ropes – complete 19 out of 23 elements without falling in the one session. Year 6 Kahiba enjoyed its first 10m archery target competition this year. This was

open to all students and was a challenge by choice competition. We had 18 students

participate, with six making it through to the finals. Students making it into the finals

went through four rounds of five arrows with the highest score winning. In 3rd place

was Archie Lefebvre. Just 8 pts ahead in 2nd was Alfie Jenson. In 1st was Alfie Clark, a

further 8 pts ahead. Students really enjoyed it, opening up what will hopefully

become a tradition in Kahiba over the years to come. Year 5 also had a practice

archery contest and said they look forward to their chance in Year 6.

All our Camps from Years 3-6 reported having a fantastic time. These

adventures continue to challenge and support our active young students.

Year 3 enjoyed their 2- day camp at Tudor and in Wollongong; Year 4, a 3- day

camp at Berry Recreation Centre; Year5, 3 days at Teen Ranch and Year 6, 3

days at ‘Wombaroo’ run by OEG. A special thanks goes to all Tudor staff

involved in the camps, they did a fantastic job and gave up their family time

to share in our students joy.

Our students enjoyed another

great year in the paddock to

plate programme that is run

on Friday afternoons during Kahiba time. Jamie Everingham takes a small

group of select students from Years 3-6 each week to work on different

aspects of PTP. Maintenance of crop

beds or preparation for planting, some

gardening and planting of vegies and

minor repairs. Jamie lights a fire and

cooks marshmallows and damper with

the K-2 students when he is with them. This aspect of the Kahiba programme is

developing into a great experience for the students, filled with excellent life skills.

Our annual ‘Crowsie’ climb was also a success this year. A big thanks to Ben Binder

from ‘Playground Ed’ for coming in to run this event. Almost everyone enjoyed the

climb and at least half of our Year 5 and 6 students made it to the top or very close.

This event is a challenge our students look forward too. There’s a great video that Mr

Deck made online showcasing some of our students. Thanks Mr Deck.

Kahiba improvements we are working towards in the future

We are working towards improving the programme and facilities moving forward.

The low ropes course final 4 elements to be added – (start of 2020)

Building an archery range that includes a shaded area to demonstrate and shoot from, for the students and spectators.

A flying fox

Tyre swings in lower school Kahiba area

Cleaning up the dam. The fallen trees, grass like plants on the dams outer boundaries, the plants growing in the dam and the visibility on the ground by slashing some of the growth.

If anyone has any expertise in any of these areas, please feel free to contact

me, we will take any help that our

Tudor community can give us.

Some Kahiba photos from this year.

David Petrola

Teacher - Woodwork | PE | Yr6 & Kahiba Master

dpetrola@kings.edu.au