Last week, students in Stages 2 and 3 presented speeches in class on ‘Important people in Australian History’ and ‘Extreme weather Phenomena’. The best speakers from each class were then invited to present their speech at our Speak Off Competition, which was held yesterday!  A big congratulations to Jamie, Jessamy, Connor and Jonte from 5/6D who presented their excellent speeches in front of a packed crowd in the upper hall. 

A big thank you to Ms Armstrong for organising the Speak Off and to all the parents who came to watch.

Well done to Olivia Collins and Ember Garbutt who took out first and second place in stage 3 and to Georgie Van Leeuwen and Jules Puxty in Stage 2.

Last night the SRC held their very first disco for the year. The theme was ‘Dancing through the decades’ and it was great to see so many gangsters, hippies, afro’s and even a special guest appearance from the ghost of Elvis Presley. 

A massive thank you to DJ Mixalot who flew in from London to guest DJ for the night at such a discounted rate. A big thank you to the teachers who came and an even bigger thank you to all the students who came and danced the night away! It was our most successful SRC disco yet!

Have a look at our amazing photos.

Today, K-6 attended a live music show by MAKUKUHAN called Satu, dua, Indonesia!

 “This is about as far away from the Western musical tradition as it gets. Makukuhan is a mini gamelan orchestra, which brings that distinctive and stirring Indonesian sound to life. Using traditional masked dance and instruments like the kendang, angklung and rebana, Satu, dua, Indonesia! is the perfect window into the exotic music of our northern neighbours. Three outstanding Indonesian musicians explore a number of styles from Bali and Java, with a focus on melodic percussion and rhythm. You don’t need to go all the way to Java for a slice of Indonesian culture; Makukuhan bring exotic music education to you”

All students were highly engaged and loved used their hands as musical instruments to make lots of amazing rhythms and sounds. 

A massive thank you to the P&C for paying for all Tighes Hill students to experience this excellent show and to Mrs Bowman for the photos. 

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Year 5 students attended a sports gala day on Wednesday at Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus.

Students got the opportunity to meet other year 5 students from other schools and participated in a variety of activities including crossfit, tennis and basketball.

We had lots of aching bodies from Crossfit the next day!

A big thanks to Ms Armstrong and Mrs Bowman for organising and attending this day!

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Congratulations to our year 5/6 students who accompanied Miss Armstrong at the Interschool Chess Challenge at HSPA on Friday. They had a ​very successful day of competition, placing 1st in the primary division. A massive congratulations to Connor, who was the overall winner of the competition, Jamie who placed 3rd and Akira who placed 5th. well done to all students who demonstrated excellent sportsmanship. Our school has now earned a position in the semi-finals coming up in term 3. A big thank you to all the parents who helped with  transport. Here is some photos of the Tighes Hill Chess champs!

A massive congratulations to our Sapphires who travelled to Sydney on the weekend and came fifth in the preliminary finals. The final scores were so close that all seven teams will move on to the finals in Sydney on the 18th of June. 

Mrs Elley and I are very proud of the girls and how hard they have been working. 

Well done Sapphires. <3

Today 5/6D made a gift for their mums using different coloured sand and recycled glass jars.  

We used a funnel made out of paper to tip the coloured sand into our jars and made layers using the different colours. Some students then used skewers to make rivets in their sand layers to give the effect of running colour. 

We hope that everyone has a beautiful Mothers day with whoever you celebrate it  with!

Today, we raised $377 for Stewart House from our Crazy Hair Day! A massive thank you to our SRC and to everyone who participated and brought in a gold coin donation!

A big congratulations to Kalani Grant who walked away with the award for the craziest hair in 5/6D .

This Friday (6^th May), the SRC are holding a fundraiser for Stewart house. Come with your craziest hair and a gold coin donation for a worthy cause.

Stewart House has been helping school children since 1931  with optometric, dental and medical treatment as well as emotional support.      

A big thank you to our Angus, our SRC representative, who has been promoting this big day in his lovely wig! 

Good luck to our school aerobics team, the Sapphires, who are competing this Saturday in the preliminary finals in Sydney. The girls have been training extra hard with Mrs Elley and myself all year. Lets hope all our hard work pays off!