One of our favourite parts in the transition into Senior schooling is setting our students up with a staff mentor. This is to help them in the transition to Senior School and prepare them for success after school. Students choose…
Our Year 7 and Year 8 Visual Arts classes have been designing and creating mosaics during Term 1 this year. I have been so impressed with the thoughtful planning and designing as well as the careful choosing of just the…
In Term 1 of 2020, our Year 11 class have had many firsts and they have met their challenges face on with the support of their guardians and school staff. Mr Wynstra and I have been very proud of how…
Year 10 have had a fantastic start to the year. There have been new students join the class. The new students have worked well in their new class, bringing new ideas and perspectives to each lesson. Year 10 have participated in a…
The Senior Ancient History class presented the findings of their Historical Investigation to Year 8 last week. Sophie Field investigated the varying representations of the British warrior Boudicca, while Talesha Ellis researched issues surrounding the existence of the Trojan War…
It feels impossible at the moment to open an internet page, turn on the TV or switch on the radio in the car without hearing something about COVID-19. Unfortunately, I really can’t avoid discussing it in this article today. However,…
Year 9 is a fantastic group of students who work well together and value each other’s gifts and talents. This year in roll call, Year 9 have been forging stronger relationships with Year 12 students by making them fairy bread…
Modern History ate their way through the start of the First World War today! With English strawberry and creams, German bullets and French frogs they examined the ways troop build-ups and movements could cause problems for the major powers. Russian…
Year 8 are a bunch of entertainers, and very talented at whatever they put their mind to. Mrs Wilson and Miss Oates, along with Mr Clifton, meet with Year 8 every morning for a question of the day which include…
By Laura Hall-Matthews After weeks of designing, building and testing, our Design and Technology class at Parkes Christian School were finally able to put our aircraft to the test at the Moomba Birdman Rally in Melbourne at the Moomba Festival.…
On Sunday March 8th our school was invited to attend the International Women’s Day lunch hosted by the QUE club of Parkes. Talesha Ellis, Year 11 and Miranda McGrath, Year 10 represented the school at this event, where one of…
Year 7 are having a great start to the year! They’ve had a fantastic time at their first High School Excursion with Year 8 at Milson Island. In roll call, they’ve shown their creative sides completing some ‘Such Fun’ challenges…
