Wahgunyah Primary School students have settled into Term 3 easily with many exciting events occurring. On Thursday 24th July, six girls from WPS and two from St Mary’s Rutherglen teamed up to compete in a regional Hockey 7s competition at Shepparton. Despite not winning a game and playing against teams containing both boys and girls, the Wahgunyah team is through to the next stage competing in Melbourne to be held in late August.
On Friday 25th July Wahgunyah Primary hosted an open day for prospective students starting Prep in 2009. Many families and their children visited the school, met teachers and received information regarding up and coming orientation days. If any families of students starting Prep next year or looking to enrol in any year level missed out on visiting the school, please contact the school to arrange a visit and become familiar with the high quality learning programs and features of the school.
Many hands make light work!
Friday 25th of July was also Arbor Day and with Wahgunyah Primary receiving the Nestle Community Environment Program Grant for development of an “Environmental Learnscape” the first plantings took place. A selection of native plants and trees, as well as floral emblem plants of Australia were planted by the students after preparing the garden beds, under the guidance of parent and Landcare officer Natasha Lappin. The students had lots of fun digging and planting while improving the aesthetics of the school grounds. A visit from Uncle Toby’s representatives to see the progress of the project left students appreciative of the exciting developments that have already occurred and looking forward to the next developments which include, an Aboriginal food garden, veggie patch and hot house at the school and more native species planting and construction of an artificial creek at the Plantation on Dennison Street.
Working hard to prepare the gardens for planting
Kaleb and his buddy Paige planting seedlings
