Year 6 White

Mr Tony Maxfield Year 6 White

Wow, what a year!

Another amazing year. Firstly I would like to thank Mr Andrew Hayes for looking after 6 White while I was on long service leave in Term 1.

It was great to get back in Term 2 and begin to get to know my new class. It was nice to have a few familiar faces from my 5 Green class from 2012. With many of the boys scheduled to receive the sacrament of Confirmation we took time to learn about the sacrament ritual, Pentecost and the significance of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and how we can use them in our lives today. Term 2 was certainly a busy term.

The highlight of Term 3 was our Kalgoorlie Tour. Seventy eight students, 34 parents and four staff departed East Perth Rail Terminal at 7am Monday morning for a week of discovery and learning in the unique arid goldfield’s setting. The camp was an ideal way to complement our Western Australian history studies in Society and Environment. We viewed many items and gained an understanding of the development of our state through mining and the many pioneers that contributed to this development.

The camp also served as an excellent social medium for the boys, living and sharing together for a week without the comforts of home and family. It was an excellent experience for all who attended and there were some very weary people when we arrived back in Perth at 10pm Friday night.

In Term 4 the highlight was visiting and meeting the residents and carers of the Second Avenue Aged Care Facility in Mt Lawley for Christian service. On our first visit we met many of the residents and carers. The boys had prepared some ‘get to know you’ cards for the residents and we performed some songs that we had prepared. Some boys treated the residents to tunes played on their musical instruments. Before we knew it the morning was over so we bid them farewell. We are planning a Christmas themed visit for the residents later in the term to share some carol singing and Christmas spirit. Below is a message we received from Julie, the Activities and Lifestyle coordinator at Second Avenue after our first visit.

Year 6 White Back Row: Iszac Wayne, Hugh Hogan, Kyle Wright, Jack Rhodes, James Hardy, Ronan Mackie Third Row: Aidan Darmawan, Hayden Brady, Jerome Iaconi, John Lagan, Shaun Rozario, Michael Todaro, Ashley Lloyd Second Row: Peter Lonergan, Lachlan Brennan, Christian Delli-Benedetti, Matthew Della Gatta, André Gorski, Cameron Rea, Charlie Coates, Mr Tony Maxfield Front Row: Clancy Kuiters, Fynnigan Langer, Anthony Atlas, Samuel Minniti, Henry Ladhams, Brody Close

Hi Tony,

Just a quick thank you for bringing your boys in this week!

They are a credit to you and your school and I am again surprised by their quick acceptance of the sometimes confronting issues that our residents have to live with.

As usual our residents were thrilled with the performances and are still talking about the boys’ singing and playing.

I overheard some of them telling staff who were not present on the day how polite the boys were.

Thank you again,

Julie Martin Second Avenue Aged Care Facility

6 White Annual Student One Liners 2013

One of the things that I enjoyed this year was the Kalgoorlie camp, particularly the train trip on the Prospector. Anthony Atlas

I really enjoyed having Mr Maxfield as a sports teacher for football and as a classroom teacher because he made me get ready for Year 7 next year. Hayden Brady

This year I really enjoyed becoming a Prefect and all our interschool sport. I had a great time in 6 White. Lachlan Brennan

My highlight for this year would be Kalgoorlie camp. My favourite thing was going to the Kalgoorlie Town Hall and learning about the history and debating. Brody Close

My biggest highlight this year was when I won the 800m race at the athletics sport carnival. Charlie Coates

The highlight of my time in Year 6 was our camp to Kalgoorlie. I really enjoyed panning for gold and playing laser tag at the YMCA. My group actually found some GOLD! Aidan Darmawan

This year I really enjoyed having Mr Max as my teacher. I had a great time at the Second Avenue Aged Care Facility. I also enjoyed the swimming carnival. Matthew Della Gatta

I really enjoyed the camp at Kalgoorlie, particularly seeing the Super-pit. I also enjoyed playing rugby for winter sport. Christian Delli-Benedetti

I enjoyed going to Kalgoorlie for camp. The best parts were finding gold and looking at the Super-pit. André Gorski

I really enjoyed the Interschool Athletics Carnival. We did not win the carnival but all the boys did their best. James Hardy

This year I really enjoyed interschool sport playing rugby against other schools. I also really enjoyed music and choir with Miss Rich. Hugh Hogan

The best part of Year 6 was when I got the Most Valuable Player award from Mr Dean in tennis. Jerome Iaconi

The best thing in Year 6 was the Kalgoorlie camp. The best activity was the Goldfields Oasis water park with my friends. I also enjoyed meeting the residents and carers at the Second Avenue Aged Care Facility for Christian service. Clancy Kuiters

I really liked meeting the residents and carers at the Second Ave Aged Care Facility. When they saw us I could tell that they were very happy to see us because they were all smiling. Harry Ladhams

I really enjoyed our camp at Kalgoorlie and learning all about its history. John Lagan

I liked the Kalgoorlie camp and meeting the residents and carers at the Second Avenue Aged Care Facility. It is my last year in the Junior School and I had a great time in each year. Fynn Langer Year 6 was a great year, especially the Kalgoorlie tour. Ashley Lloyd

The highlight of the year was the Kalgoorlie tour in Term 3. We went to the Oasis water park and we had a TC rumble in the pool just before we left. Peter Lonergan

The highlights of Year 6 were the leadership camp at Camp Kelly and our athletics sports day. I enjoyed the high-jump and hotdogs for lunch. Ronan Mackie

The highlight of Year 6 was when we raised $1170 for Telethon. Samuel Minniti

This year was truly awesome. The camp to Kalgoorlie gave us a great insight into mining which is one of Western Australia’s biggest industries. Cameron Rea

I really enjoyed the train trip to Kalgoorlie on the Prospector. I also liked learning lots of things from Mr Max. Jack Rhodes

I really enjoyed the river-rafting and boat activities that we did on the leadership camp at Camp Kelly. Shaun Rozario

This year I really enjoyed going to Kalgoorlie for camp and the try-outs for the volley ball tournament. Michael Todaro

I loved the Kalgoorlie camp experience with the train ride and all the activities that we did. Zac Wayne

This year was great, thanks Mr Hayes and Mr Max. The Kalgoorlie camp was epic, the sports and swimming carnivals were awesome and visiting the Second Avenue Aged Care Facility was touching. And Mr Max…..GO FREO! Kyle Wright

Mr Tony Maxfield Year 6 White

Year 6 White at Parliament House