Term 3 has started off amazing with students participating in the K-6 Athletics carnival.
Students engaged in 100 metre, 200 metre and 800 metre racing throughout the whole day. Five records were broken including the 100 metre and 800 metre. Selected students also participated in long jump. The K-2 students also took part in fun athletic activities in the middle of the track. Congratulations to the students who made it to zone and Rishaan and Stevan for breaking school records!
In week 3, our student leaders embarked on an adventure to the Top Ryde Council Chambers for the Mayor for a Day excursion. They discovered all of the wonderful aspects of the meeting rooms and the processes of proposing a bill. The bill that they proposed was asking the chief executive officer of Ryde to build and refurbish more street libraries around the area. Unfortunately, their bill didn't get passed but the event was a great learning opportunity and a practice session to improve our argumentation skills.
In week 3, Ryde Public School also had their open day. It was a day full of wonders and showcases to display the qualities of Ryde. This day revolved around the theme of excellence.
The dance, choir, band, ukulele and dragon dancing performances along with the art and crochet, debating and PSSA showcases were truly excellent. There was also a makers market run by our year 6 students and the P's & C's. Adults and other students had the chance to purchase beautifully crafted items such as crochet creations, bookmarks, custom keychains, resin keychains, desk buddies, framed pictures and more. We have raised over a thousand dollars for the year 6 farewell. Keep it up Ryde Public School!
Also in week 3, Ian engaged in the spelling bee regional competition. He came 5th place out of 36 schools. Let's appreciate these outstanding qualities in our students.
In week 3 Students years 5 & 6 participated in Interalate where they learned about moving into teen years.Students had amazing teachers Shareen and Stephanie. We hope they will be back next year.
Over the past couple of weeks, our student public speakers competed in the school round of the Jordan Lane Speaking Competition. Everyone worked incredibly hard on delivering top-quality prepared speeches, and the best of the best battled each other in the impromptu round. However, only one student from Ryde Public School could participate in the speaking competition. Congratulations to Nathanael for successfully winning the school round of the public speaking competition and for delivering a compelling speech about financial literacy. We wish you the best of luck in the finals!
Term 3 has been so exciting already. Can’t wait to see what we get up to in the upcoming few weeks. Keep up the good work Ryde!
Student Leaders:
Sebastian, Eden, Nathanael, Sophie.