St Aloysius Catholic College
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Kingston TAS 7051
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Email: sacc@catholic.tas.edu.au
Phone: 03 6229 0100

KINGSTON CAMPUS NEWS

GRADE 4 EXCURSION

On Wednesday, 16th September we went on a long day excursion to Port Arthur. It was super interesting!  Firstly we had to get to school before 7:45am and we did roll call and waited until 8:00am and started heading to the bus.  I sat next to Kirrah. The first stop was to the toilets. The drive to the toilets took 1 hour. After that, it was another hour to get to Port Arthur.  The next thing we did was walked to the government gardens to have a fruit break and recess. 

Bella Swan
 
After we ate our recces, we went in our groups to do some sketching. We had to do a sketch of something at Port Arthur. I drew a picture of one of the buildings. Then we went on our tour.
Ruby Harriss
 
After we finished eating, we went on a guided tour about the penitentiary and the silent prison. The silent prison was an alternative to being flogged if you tried to escape but it was even worse than being flogged.
You could not even talk or you would be put in the dark room for a week.  After we had lunch we went on a ferry. On the ferry they told us about the island of the dead.
Logan Gathercole
 
The last part of our day was spent in small groups exploring and searching for information at three different historical sites. The students worked hard and were excellent role models for our College. We ended our afternoon eating a delicious afternoon tea and jumped back on the buses for the long drive home. Everyone was tired and we were very happy to arrive back at school on time!
 
Thank you so much to all the teachers that came with us - Mr Clark, Mrs McGann, Mrs Williams, Mrs Sills, Mrs Jones and Mrs Saxby. Thank you also to the tour guides and staff at Port Arthur that made our trip so worthwhile.
 

KINDER FIRE TRUCK VISIT

This week all the Kinder classes had a visit from the Kingston Fire Brigade.  Michael Driessen and Mark McKenzie taught the children about fire safety and what fire fighters need to wear to keep safe. We learnt that we need to crawl and grab hold of a fireman if they come to help us in a smoke filled room. The highlight for the children was having a turn at using the fire hoses. The children left with show bags full of activities about fire safety.  Thank you to Michael and Mark, parents at our school, for making this experience possible. 

  

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

This year, Grade 4 students have set a goal to send 50 Christmas boxes to children in need around the world. This is a major project as part of their "Serving Others" unit of work in Religious Education. We are asking all students from Kinder to Grade 4 to bring in an item by Wednesday 21st October for the Christmas boxes to help us meet our goal. There will be a collection box in each classroom. Please see the attached information for items to donate and please make note of prohibited items.

Boxes will be finalised and packed in Week 3 Term 4.

Christmas Boxes