Manly War Memorial Excursion

Today Year 2's visited the Manly War Memorial in Richard Russell Park. Miss Frizzel from Magic Walking Bus tours took us on a tour of this very important site in Manly. We learnt that this is a special place to remember all the men and women who have served our country in times of war and peace.

Under 8's Day

We celebrated Under 8's Week here at SJV by having lots of fun! We worked in groups with students from Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 and we moved to different classrooms. We danced, played games, made bookmarks and performed in a circus.

Turkey

This week in Geography we have been learning about Turkey. Turkey is a large, mountainous and beautiful country found between Europe and Asia. To the north is the Black Sea and to the south is the Mediterranean Sea. Did you know that the country's official language is Turkish and that the capital is a city called Ankara?

Mavis the Amazing Tugboat

Author Dianne Lonergan visited SJV and spoke to students and teachers about a children's book that she has written. Mavis the Amazing Tugboat is about a brave tug boat captain battling the Brisbane River during the 2011 flood. Captain Doug Hislop and his tugboat Mavis saved Brisbane's Gateway Bridge from destruction when they moved a fast-moving piece of concrete away from its pylons. Wow!

Cross Country

On Tuesday SJV participated in our school cross country carnival. We travelled by bus to Memorial Park where were ran 500 metres around the park. At the end of the carnival Mrs Lyons told us that Gold house had won the most points for the carnival. Great running everyone!