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<strong>Marist</strong> <strong>College</strong> Enews MAY <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Junior School Happenings<br />
Year 6 Camp<br />
Our Adventure to Narrabeen<br />
We arrived at <strong>Marist</strong> early Tuesday morning, packed our bags onto the bus and we left for our<br />
adventure to Narrabeen. Arriving in Sydney, hamburgers were waiting for us! After lunch we<br />
launched straight into activities. Our class headed to the indoor pool for water safety activities,<br />
followed by team building initiatives. Shower time was 4:30pm then dinner - beef stroganoff<br />
and chocolate mousse. Night show the first night included various challenging coordination and<br />
strength activities.<br />
Day Two began with an early start. After breakfast we were keen to head for the morning’s activities.<br />
We were looking forward to cruising down the Flying Fox and hitting a few bulls-eyes at Archery.<br />
After a scrumptious lunch of Burritos, we headed for the climbing walls to Abseil down then Rock<br />
Climb up! It was the best day (three ‘peak’ activities in one day – awesome!) By the end of the day<br />
we were exhausted. The night show was Trivia and after supper we were keen to hit the hay.<br />
On Thursday we were tired (and some of us a little homesick) but the warm toast and fruits<br />
warmed our hearts and we were ready for the first of the day’s activity – the High Ropes course.<br />
We challenged our fears and felt a great sense of achievement when completing the course. After<br />
lunch we finally headed to the activity we were looking forward to the most; canoeing. First we<br />
geared up with lifejackets and then came the canoes. We paddled around for two hours. It was<br />
hard work but a lot of fun. There were a few stiff arms and sore hands but we pushed through the<br />
pain – even though we didn’t all come first over the finish line, we were all winners. After a delicious<br />
dinner of Roast Chicken, jelly and ice-cream, we headed to the Futsal Court for tabloid activities.<br />
That night we fell exhausted into bed, sleeping soundly till morning light.<br />
Our last day was spent at the beach – the water was refreshing and it felt good to have the sand<br />
squishing between our toes. The morning went by so quickly and before we knew it, we were<br />
having sandwiches for lunch, and then loading our bags onto the bus for our trip back home.<br />
The trip home was relaxing, everyone was tired but happy. The camp had been awesome but it was<br />
great to see our families again.<br />
The Great Book Swap Challenge<br />
The Great Book Swap Challenge is not only an easy way<br />
to help raise funds to buy books and literacy resources<br />
for Indigenous children living in remote communities,<br />
but also an opportunity to make students in our school aware of<br />
both the benefits and joy of being able to read and enjoy books.<br />
How does it work?<br />
All students are encouraged to donate a book they have read and<br />
enjoyed. Ideally books should be not just an unwanted item but<br />
a book that they think someone else would love as much as they<br />
did. All these pre-loved books need to be brought into the library<br />
during Week 4 (there will be a reminder in next week’s newsletter).<br />
On the 28th and 29th <strong>May</strong> (Week 5), students can exchange a gold<br />
coin for a ‘new’ book.<br />
For more information about the Indigenous Literacy Foundation,<br />
you can watch a short video by clicking here.<br />
by Nelson Dunphy and Joshua Merkel 6I<br />
Library News - by Karen Collins, Teacher Librarian – Junior School<br />
<strong>Marist</strong> Olympic Reading Challenge<br />
This week, we are launching the <strong>Marist</strong> Olympic Reading Challenge. This is a competition<br />
that encourages all boys to challenge themselves to read a greater amount and more<br />
widely than they have in the past. Students will earn points for reading books, which can<br />
be exchanged for special privileges and rewards.<br />
The Challenge will run from 21st <strong>May</strong> to 17th August.<br />
This challenge will only work with your help. Your son(s) will bring home an event sheet for each set of<br />
books that they complete. Each sheet needs a parent/guardian signature to prove that they have indeed<br />
read those books.<br />
If your child is a struggling or reluctant reader they do not have to complete this alone. Students can read<br />
to you or have someone read to them. The amount of pages per event are a guideline and if your son is<br />
struggling to achieve it, we are happy to modify it to suit his needs.<br />
A note containing further information about this challenge will be sent home this week. I look forward to<br />
working with you in encouraging your son to develop a greater enthusiasm for reading.
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