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Mountain Heights Sports Exchange
Football
Sheffield School hosted Mountain Heights in the annual Roland – Owen country cup sports exchange on Thursday 14 August. Teams competed in football, netball and chess in the 10th edition of this competition.
The secondary boys played football at the Recreation ground and after a very competitive affair narrowly lost to Mountain Heights. The final scores being Mountain Heights 9 goals 8 points 62 to Sheffield School 8 goals 9 points 57 an close margin of 5 points. Jack, Cooper, Jett and Xavier proved to be best for the home team.
The game was a tough affair with plenty of hard knocks and solid tackles yet was played in good spirits and exemplified the comradery we share with the Mountain Heights School.
Netball
While the boys were down at the rec, us girls played some netball. There were two teams entered: Years 7/8 and Years 9/10, but we also had some Year 6 students join in. Scarlett, Charlotte, Quinn and Amelia played with the 7/8 team and did exceptionally well.
Everyone was pumped and eager to begin the tough game ahead. Despite Mountain Heights having a very tall team, the 7/8 girls powered through. Hailey and Tamzin kept popping in goals one after another, backed by strong defence throughout all four quarters. Chloe showed awesome leadership and made phenomenal intercepts, while Tamzin racked up the goals, earning her the MVP for the 7/8s.
9/10 girls
Many of the players were new to netball but showed incredible effort in their first game. Lily and Marli helped run the warm-ups alongside Mrs Eastley, and we were all keen to get started. In the first quarter, Sophie and I were scoring goals, with Lily bringing the ball speedily down the court, giving us a slight lead over Mountain Heights.
We started the second quarter strong with some position changes. Izzy scored several goals, and Imogen did an excellent job moving the ball down the court, helping us build a solid lead. In the final quarter, even though everyone was tired, we pushed through to the end, finishing with an amazing score.
Hailey stepped up in defence, and Lily’s speed and agility made her a standout player. Both were named MVPs for the 9/10s.
Mountain Heights was a great team to play against—kind, fair, and full of compliments. They also provided an excellent umpire. A big thank you to our umpires, Mrs Eastley and Chloe, for giving us a fair game, and to Miss Baldock for organising the day and making it fun for everyone.
Ruby - Year 9
News from 1-2B
1/2B completed their text-based unit on 'The Koala Who Could' by Rachel Bright.
'Most Meritorious Capture' Award - Ollie in Year 4
This award was for catching a sword fish weighing 48.1 kgs on 37 kilo line. This was caught at Eaglehawk Neck 33 kms off shore, 520 meters deep. A brick was used to get the bait to the bottom. It took 35 minutes to wind in. This fish is now pending Tasmanian, Australian and International Game Fishing Association, World Record.
Well done, Ollie!
Young Tassie Scientists
On Thursday 21 August, 5/6A and 5/6B were visited by the Young Tassie Scientists who gave three presentations about different scientific concepts.
The three scientists that came were: Atilda Mohd (Immunologist), Rhiannon Terry (Natural Product Bio Prospector), and Samuel Hansen (Astrophysicist). Samuel’s presentation was a favourite, as he showed the properties of magnetism, and even made his own thunder and lightning! We are thankful that we had access to this amazing program, we hope to see them again next year.
StoryBox Hub
We are delighted to announce that Australia's most celebrated education resource is now available to your child at home as part of our school subscription - StoryBox.
A digital library designed to help inspire reading in kids of all ages, your child can now watch their favourite stories, read aloud by fun storytellers at home as well as in the classroom.
Happy story sharing!
Secondary Postcards
Attention Secondary Parents/Carers!
Please keep an eye on your mailbox for Postcards for students who go above and beyond at demonstrating our values of Connection, Courage, Growth, Respect and Responsibility. Each student who is recognised for this, will go into the draw for a prize at the end of each term.
