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ISSUE 7 | TERM 2 2025

CHORAL FANFARE
This week Benowa State School hosted the 2025 Choral Fanfare heats. We had 12 schools visit and perform in our school hall with outstanding performances by all. It was a very successful day for Benowa State School with our Junior Choir receiving Silver, Intermediate Choir receiving Platinum, Senior Choir receiving Gold and Benowa Voices Choir receiving Platinum. It is with great pride, that I can confirm that our Benowa Voices Choir has gone through to the Regional Finals to be held in June. Congratulations to all of our students and to Mrs Solomon for a wonderful day and we look forward to the upcoming finals. 

KOKODA CHALLENGE
Good luck to our students and teachers who head off to participate in the Kokoda Challenge next weekend. This year we had a phenomenal response from our students wanting to sign up for the Challenge and we were able to fill 10 teams. Each team is responsible for raising funds which cover their registration fee and go back to the Kokoda Youth Foundation. The 40 students and 10 teachers will make their way up to the outskirts of Brisbane on the weekend and put the past six weeks of Hinterland training to the test! Good luck! 

Check next fortnight's newsletter for the total amount raised and more exciting stories from their Kokoda Challenge.

If you would like to sponsor or support our teams, please click here to visit our website.

Year 6 STEM Masterclass Workshops: Sparking Curiosity and Creativity!
Earlier this term, ten enthusiastic Year 6 students were chosen to take part in a STEM enrichment program at the Queensland Academies Health Sciences Campus.

Led by passionate STEM mentors and supported by Academy teachers, the students participated in four exciting hands-on workshops held on campus. Each week, they rotated through different STEM areas - Sport Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics - exploring real-world challenges, conducting experiments, and solving tricky problems.

It was an inspiring experience that gave our students a taste of what it’s like to learn and think like scientists, engineers, and mathematicians!

Here’s what we got up to:

Brilliant Bodies – Sport Science
We learned how our body parts work, discovered what kinetic energy is, and how it affects our bodies—through a fun and active game!

Marvellous Mixtures – Chemistry Lab Skills
Wearing lab coats and goggles, we stepped into the lab to mix chemicals, test enzymes, and try out real chemistry experiments—just like real scientists!

Meticulous Mathematical Mysteries – Maths Through Games
Through brain-bending puzzles and games, we explored algebra, Pythagoras’ theorem, and even played with square roots and powers!

Phenomenal Physics – Engineering in Action
We designed parachutes for eggs and learned about speed, forces, and how engineers solve problems using creative designs. It was all about teamwork and innovation!

Our Year 6 students loved the challenge, asked big questions, and discovered how exciting STEM can be. They also made lots of new friends from other schools as they worked through the challenges in teams. We can’t wait to see where this spark of curiosity will take them next!