Friday, 24 November 2017

Financial Literacy and Capabilities Learning - Class Auction

Today Mike Hall came into Rm 10 to facilitate our class auction. We had a lot of fun with 25 items up for auction. Some students had a very healthy bank balance allowing them to purchase more than one item. Interest was generated through efficient use of savings accounts. Property investment also generated rent to help with mortgage repayments. Our 6 weeks of learning concluded today with some very powerful aspects. Well done Rm 10 for 100% commitment with this learning module. I am looking forward to reading your 'Big Think' enquiries that you have now completed.



Sunday, 12 November 2017

CONGRATULATIONS Jordan with the healthy lunchbox competition. HNI chefs earned 1st & 3rd places in Life Education Trust's competition - Harold's Healthy Lunchbox at EIT. Earning $600 for our school. In teams of 4, students had 1 hour to produce their healthy lunchbox designs in a commercial kitchen, showing creativity, perseverance, teamwork, resilience & organisation. Congratulations to HNI Foodies 1st place ($500) - Emma, Jordan, Meaghan, Taylor and HNI Foodicorns 3rd place ($100) - Sofia, Charlotte, Bridget, Katie. Fantastic efforts by our Y7 foodies! 





Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Duane Kale - Assembly Guest Speaker

"Never give up and aspire to achieve" was the key message delivered at assembly by three-time Paralympic gold medallist, & Vice President of the International Paralympic Committee, Duane Kale.
"It won't matter, 100 years from now, what your bank account balance was, what sort of house you lived in, or what sort of car you drove. I think the most important thing is to make a difference to yourself but also make a difference to others."  Thank you for sharing your inspirational story with us Duane & reminding us of our values, especially our value of resilience.