Agfest

On Thursday May 1 the Year 11/12 VET Agriculture and Year 9/10 Food and Fibre classes travelled to Quercus Park Carrick to visit Agfest.  A great day was had by all and the weather was perfect.  Students and teachers were able to see the latest in innovation from robotic milking to precision water application and the Tesla cybertruck was a popular talking point.  Students were required to visit specific sites on the day and research careers in Agriculture and new technology thanks to our statewide Revitalising School Farms team.

Secondary Cross Country

The 2025 Sheffield School Cross Country Carnival will be conducted on Thursday 22May.  The carnival will be held at the school farm and will enable students to enjoy the most picturesque cross-country course on the Northwest Coast.  Secondary students will begin their event from the new classrooms and will circumnavigate the perimeter of the farm for approximately 3.6 Kilometres.

The event provides the opportunity for athletes to display their best efforts whilst also encouraging walkers or joggers to participate.  The HPE department has again included colour stations for those who wish to be coloured.

We urge all parents and carers to encourage their young people to make the most of this event and develop some lifelong memories of school life.

Event times are as follows:

Year 7/8 event        1:45PM

Year 9/10 event      11:30AM

Primary Cross Country

The event will be held at the Sheffield Campus and will incorporate cross country elements. These elements will include hay bales from the school farm.

The difficulty of the obstacles and length of the courses will be catered to suit the year level of the students. Throughout their PE lessons this term, students have been training to properly prepare for their races.

Time	Year	Gender	Distance
9:30am	5	Girls	2 Laps of 1Km course
9:45am	5	Boys	2 Laps of 1Km course
10:00am	6	Girls	2 Laps of 1Km course
10:15am	6	Boys	2 Laps of 1Km course
11:25am	2	Girls	1 lap of 1Km course
11:28am	2	Boys	1 lap of 1Km course
11:35am	1	Girls	1 lap of 1Km course
11:38am	1	Boys	1 lap of 1Km course
11:45am	Prep	Girls	1 lap of 750m course
11:48am	Prep	Boys	1 lap of 750m course
11:50am	Kinder	Girls and Boys	1 lap of 400m course
11:55am	3	Girls	2 laps of 750m course
11:58am	3	Boys	2 laps of 750m course
12:05pm	4	Girls	2 laps of 750m course
12:08pm	4	Boys	2 laps of 750m course

Breakfast Club

Thanks to Cathy from the Kentish Lions Club for adding the Breakfast Club logo on the lovely bright aprons.

Her Excellency, the Govenor's Farm Visit

Community, Care and Connection

We hosted our friends from Kentish Adult Activity Centre today as a thank you for sharing time with us last term. The students did a marvellous job hosting today, and the guests were very impressed with the luncheon and our previous visits.

There were lots of highlights, especially watching Sheffield students interact so willingly and adapt to different situations in a respectful manner. The students had taken different activities to participate in when we visited the centre including card games, quizzes, painting and sketching. They engaged in conversations and shared laughs.

Today, the centre clients were bused down, greeted by Tyson and Shania and shown into the FLO room which had been set up beautifully with a team led by Bethany. Nathaniel gave a wonderful speech and then the luncheon was enjoyed. Mitch, Ataan, Nether, Sapphire, and Lillie worked quickly and efficiently to serve soups and hot drinks, too.

Our guests were so grateful, the students and I were each presented with a gift, a lovely poem and many compliments. Christine Nichols, the Centre co-ordinator spoke on behalf of the guests and sincerely thanked our students and explained how much joy our visits had brought, and we would be welcome anytime.

One guest was telling me how delightful the visits had been, how enjoyable the luncheon was and asked me if I’d had the opportunity to select these students, or had they chosen the class. I had to agree that I would have picked them if I’d been given the chance! Special thanks to Kirra and Mrs Oldenhof for their catering assistance, too. Teamwork makes the dream work! What a wonderful example of intergenerational connection. Well done 9/10 Community, Care and Connection class!

Mrs Maddick
Teacher

yLead

On Tuesday our Year 10 SRC attended a leadership workshop at Devonport High School, run by external organisation, yLead. They attended alongside leaders from Latrobe High, Ulverstone Secondary College, and Devonport High. Students spent a lot of time creating connections with other schools through a range of practical challenges and activities, developing a greater understanding of each other and creating a shared vision for the year ahead. A big thankyou to Devonport High School for hosting us for the day, and Latrobe High School staff for organising the event! 

Food and Fibre
Class 1/2B are excited to be learning about hydroponics this term in Food and Fibre with Ms Kennedy.