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Leadership Conference

On Wednesday the 13^th of March the SRC and School Captains from many schools in the East Hills/Bankstown District went to a leadership conference called ‘Leaders of Today- and Tomorrow’.

This conference offered a chance for primary school leaders to spend a day learning about leadership and teamwork. There were guest speakers, teamwork and initiative activities and discussion groups led by student leaders from a local high school.

When we arrived we went inside the Tower Street PS schools hall. We then got seated and searched anxiously through our folders. 

We met a famous Paralympian, Kylie Gauci who talked about what being a leader was and how much she liked wheelchair basketball. She showed us how versatile her basketball wheelchair is compared to the normal every-day one. She did tricks and told us about the Paralympics and how she met her idol.

When our 25 minute recess break was over we went back inside and some principals and a welfare officer talked to us about a range of important things, particularly with regard to leadership.

Soon after, we had some outside activities. The first one was to work as a team to get across the “river”.  Unfortunately in our team someone’s legs got eaten off by piranhas!!

The second activity was; we had to carry water balloons with chopsticks. That was easy once we got the hang of it.                                                                                                                           

At 2:30pm all the parents and teachers came to pick us up. We got awarded certificates and the day was then over.

I found this a very worthwhile experience and would encourage future SRC groups to attend.

 

BY NATASHA HARVEY 5/6S

Deer Artwork

Clown Artwork

Take a look at these fabulous clowns produced by students in Stage 3.

Stage 3 CPR

On Monday 3rd December, Stage 3 students from Padstow Park Public School participated in a whole day CPR/ Water Safety program. What a great experience for all students involved!

Here are some photos of the day.

State Parliament Excursion

On a sunny Monday morning a very excited Stage 3 went on a trip to the amazing New South Wales State Parliament, it took a while but it was most definitely worth it.


Before they left for their expedition there was a very slow roll call. Finally the restless students were bustling onto the bus for the long trip to Circular Quay. Most students passed the time by playing games and talking.

After the bus stopped they all stumbled off the crammed automobile and walked briskly to the amazing Botanical Gardens where the unsuspecting students almost walked into a tv shoot! Mrs Bowen excitedly asked if they could be in the show. Sadly, she was turned down as it was a television show based years ago and they didn’t exactly look like they were students from the 1950s and so they continued their excursion.

After a short lunch and toilet break and the children headed off to State Parliament!

After having their precious bags scanned and stored in a trolley they were led to an amazing leaf green room called the Legislative Assembly where they all had a short debate about extended school hours. Then they quickly went to the Legislative Council to continue the debate.

After collecting their luggage they hopped onto the bus and started their trip home.

It was an amazing day!

By Jasmine Roche