- John McMahon, Fundraising Committee

Of course, we need them all but without ingredients we cannot bake a cake while an edible cake still can be baked without a right recipe and decorations. That is how Luke Beveridge, a debating coach and fully-qualified chef, tried to instil in our Primary debaters’ minds when he talk to them about the importance of logic in debating. 

During the first half of the workshop, the basic rules and structure of debating were reinforced and then the day got exciting when we began playing debating games. In one game about commercial advertisements, very strange items such as Lion Keyboards and Projector Spoons needed to be touted to potential customers as the most appealing product. In another activity, we were swayed to move from one corner of the room to another by some good, persuasive arguments in Four Corners. 

Our Debating students took a lot of useful information out of the workshop and will now polish their learnt skills for the upcoming inter-school competitions in Terms 2 and 3. 

- Eunice Woo, Learning Support, Primary

 

“Woo-hoo!” I shouted enthusiastically, while my classmates pranced around. “We’re going on an excursion!” It was Friday, 6 April and Year 3 rode a double-decker bus to Longneck Lagoon. When we arrived, we walked along a wide pathway and I realised that all my Year 3 mates were with me except Christopher. We stopped at an old-looking shed that was covered with brown caterpillars. Year 3 continued along the track and there were many caterpillars in the air! Our guides, Vicki and Pam, showed us around. The first thing 3C did was dip-netting and we found many interesting fresh water creatures. After recess, we went to a classroom that had microscopes. The things we caught were placed in petri dishes and we were able to look close-up with the microscopes. It was awesome! Finally, we went on a bushwalk and it was a pretty scene. We had to classify some bugs. It was easy but it was also fun. We went there to have fun and learn about nature. 

Daniel Lee, 3C 

I was as excited as a monkey fighting over bananas. 

Emmanuel Kambel, 3C 

I was as happy as a pig in mud. 

Thomas Signo, 3C 

I charged like a bull off the bus. 

Jonah Elgamal, 3C 

I felt as happy as a dog with a bone. 

Mariga Maina, 3C 

My eyes burst with excitement. 

Isaac Giribaldi, 3C 

- Darren Corke and Jason Hatcher, Year 3, Class Teachers

 

This coming Friday evening, a small group of students from the Martial Arts Club, accompanied by two dads and one granddad, will be departing with me on our inaugural Japan trip. Lorenzo Bianco, Allan Celis and Peter Stoodley, together with Andy Lang (Class of 2017) are the four club members who are participating in this trip. 

We will be spending all of next week in Okinawa, the traditional birthplace and home of karate, visiting places of historical and cultural interest during the day, such as the Urasoe castle ruins (i.e. the site of the WWII Hacksaw Ridge battleground) and doing karate training at night. 

We will be spending the second week of the mid-semester break in Nagasaki, visiting the Seido-Mikawadai Boys School and taking in many of this city’s most significant places of historical-cultural interest: Martyrs’ Hill; Dejima (i.e. the Dutch East Indies Trading Company concession); Ground Zero & Peace Park; Atomic Bomb Museum; Urakami Cathedral; Dr. Nagai’s House & Museum; etc. 

Needless to say, it will be a jam-packed, culturally enlightening and very enjoyable two-weeks for all the participants coming on the Japan trip. I hope that this first trip will be a success and that it may become a regular biannual fixture on the calendar of co-curricular activities offered at the College. 

An important note for all the other members of the Redfield College Martial Arts Club is that, as a consequence of my absence from school, Karate training on Friday afternoons is suspended for the next few weeks. Karate training will recommence on Friday, 11 May, 2018. Until next month, sayonara! 

- John A. Fernandez-Villaverde, Renshi, 4th Dan Black Belt 

Head Instructor, Redfield College Martial Arts Club

Year 7 was out enjoying this rare, warm April weather. The students were learning how to complete adequate line drawings from different perspectives around the school, a skill which they need to master for their exams and for future Years 7 to 12 Geography classes. They were quite excited, as this was their first outdoor lesson for Geography and it was nothing short of a success, with some absolutely outstanding line drawings completed. 

- Nick Georgiou, Geography Teacher

 

On Wednesday, 28 March, Years 7 and 8 and Elective Music students from Years 9 to 11 were treated to an amazing performance from Jonas Tandoh, Master Drummer from Ghana. He shared his wealth of knowledge through song, dance and student participation. A few lucky boys were asked to go up on stage and try some instruments, as well as dance in front of everyone. The students had a fantastic time and we look forward to another performance in the future.

Mr McDonald

Music Teacher