On Thursday 24 and Friday 25 May, our Year 5-10 da Vinci Decathlon teams joined over fifty other teams from schools from around the region to compete in an academic decathlon. This competition is usually held in Canberra but was held virtually this year. The da Vinci Decathlon required the teams to draw on each [...]
This semester, our Year 6 students have been busy in STEM, re-purposing old equipment to build fan-driven cars. The hands-on activity required students to call upon a breadth of skills, including collaboration, critical thinking, planning, creativity and working technical skills. Through re-purposing old equipment, students completed the following four tasks: Task 1: Salvage usable parts from [...]
Perseverance and school spirit were on full display at the 2022 Cross-Country Carnival. Students wore their house colours with pride as they navigated the deceivingly challenging course. Memorable moments from some of the staff, students and parents include: “As always, it’s inspiring to watch our students strive for their personal best and beyond.” “The K-2 [...]
Our Year 12 2021 cohort begin their HSC examinations tomorrow morning! Wise beyond their years, their Kindergarten and Year 1 buddies have some excellent words of wisdom to pass along to the Year 12 students. Good luck Year 12 for your HSC examinations! You've got this! A big thank you to Year [...]
One of the biggest questions many parents have prior to Kindergarten enrolment or in the lead-up to the first day of school is, “Is my child ready for school?” In our new Kindergarten Readiness Video Series, SMGS Head of Junior School, Ms Heidi Shvetsoff, and Kindergarten Teacher, Ms Rosheen Nikora, provide insight into this big [...]
Up, up and away, it's the 100th day! On Monday, 26 July, our youngest learners reached a significant milestone in their educational journey – their first 100 days of school! Students participated in the following activities to celebrate the day: creating "100th-day crowns" to start the day, completing a "100 days’ writing" activity and [...]
2021 Australian Education Awards – SMGS Announced as Excellence Awardee in Three Categories Photos: Banner - 2020 Junior School Teaching Team (L-R Heidi Shvetsoff, Brooke Kennedy, Julia Cane, Rosheen Nikora, Christine Philpott, Tavia Taylor), above, SMGS Executive Team L-R (Kelli Wilson, Dr Andrew Bell, Renee Tonkin, Jennifer Thompson, Heidi Shvetsoff, Dr [...]
SMGS Junior School Term 2 Lunchtime and After-school Co-curricular Program off to a Flying Start From the beginning of 2020, one of the key goals of the SMGS leadership team has been to build an inspiring and engaging Junior School lunchtime and after-school co-curricular and activities program. Underpinned by our mission [...]
The Junior School feels privileged to be leading a Service Learning opportunity as a K-12 project. The project, Light Up Vanuatu, is supported by SolarBuddy and SchoolAid and has been introduced to SMGS through an Independent Schools Organisation, IPSHA. SchoolAid is an Australian charity empowering young philanthropists by providing in-school support and a crowd-funding platform [...]
Welcome back to Term 2! With a busy and exciting Term ahead, School Captains Brooke Burns and Samuel Rumball provide an overview of some of the Prefect team initiatives, events and opportunities on the horizon.
