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St Gertrude’s Primary School
Activity
Excursion:
Sydney Aquarium
Excursion:
Sydney Wildlife Park
Incursion:
All things Fishing
Incursion:
Taekwondo
Descriptions
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium takes you on an underwater
journey through Australia’s unique freshwater and marine
aquatic environments. Along the way you’ll encounter
some of the world’s most incredible animals, including the
beautiful dugongs - 2 of only 5 on display anywhere in the
world - huge sharks, massive stingrays, majestic turtles,
jellyfish, platypuses, penguins, sea dragons, thousands of
tropical fish and much, much more. Excursion runs from
11.00am - 2.30pm. Children must be dropped off at the
program by 8.30am for bus departure, and can be collected
from the program from 4.30pm onwards.
Find yourself on an amazing animal adventure as you
journey into the Australian Wildlife Zoo. Walk through iconic
Aussie habitats and encounter some of the most loved and
feared animals that call Australia home. Excursion runs
from 11.00am - 2.30pm. Children must be dropped off at the
program by 8.30am for bus departure, and can be collected
from the program from 4.30pm onwards.
A fishing experience that comes to you! This interactive
workshop suitable for primary school aged children will
take kids on a series of fishing adventures including casting
a fishing line, learning how to bait up, checking out real live
yabbies, and playing a game of fish bingo. You’ll be a true
fishing pro in no time!
Take part in a Taekwondo workshop where you will learn
the fundamentals and basic techniques behind this martial
art. Learn basic stances, blocks, punches, and kicks and
focus on growing strong in the body and mind. Suitable for
primary school aged children.
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St Gertrude’s Primary School
Activity
Ballooney Games
Basketball
Cooking:
Jelly Mosaics
Cooking:
Snowballs
Funky Hair Friends
Funtastic Games
Grassy Towers
Jailbreak
Descriptions
A variety of fun and addictive balloon games based around
the challenge of keeping the balloon off the ground. Play
name games, balloon volleyball, balloon bop, and balloon
juggle & sort - guaranteed laughs for all ages young and
old!
Drills which will polish your skills! Hit the courts and take part
in a championship match! Modified to suit all age groups.
Make jelly in various different colours and mix it in with
condensed milk to create colourful jelly mosaics! The result
not only looks amazing but is also a delicious treat!
This sweet and healthy treat made of shredded carrots,
dried fruit, and shredded coconut is so delicious you’ll
wonder why you don’t snack on carrots more often! You’ll
have to trust us on this one…
Use clay and various art materials to make your
own funky hair friend. Create a colourful spikey hair
style with pipecleaners, an Elsa inspired braid with
wool, or even a funky Jamaican ‘do!
Participate in a variety of your favourite group games
including celebrity heads, mafia detective, and more!
Suitable for children of all ages.
Did you know you can grow grass from a sponge? Test it for
yourself by constructing your own sponge tower by cutting
out various shapes and sizes. Then plant your seeds and
watch them grow!
There’s no time to rest when you participate in this popular
variation of dodgeball suitable for all ages. This active team
game will keep you entertained and test your skills in agility.
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St Gertrude’s Primary School
Activity
Moving Cars
Musical Puddles
Party Afternoon:
Funky Hair Day
Party Afternoon :
Rainbow Party
Popstick Journals
Predator and Prey
Radical Rainsticks
School Yard Games
Descriptions
Recreate your favourite character from the movie Cars by
constructing a rubber-band powered vehicle. Learn how to
build your car so that it moves and paint your Cars character
to life!
Get your stomping boots on and celebrate the rainy weather!
Participate in a game or two of musical freeze with a twist.
Be the last one standing on a puddle to win!
Come along and rock your funkiest hair style, craziest colour,
or spikiest hair-do! Join in on our funky hair day party with
a bunch of party games and party food, and maybe even
some funky music!
Come along dressed in your favourite colour or rock a
bunch of colours at once to take part in our rainbow party
afternoon! Celebrate with party games and colourful party
food.
Create a unique hard-back notebook by weaving popsicle
sticks together. Paint a personalised design on the front
and back and use your new notebook as a holiday journal,
friendship book, or even a unique storybook.
Create your own predator and prey ball catcher. Construct
a shark’s mouth hunting for fish, a lizard hungry for a juicy
fly, or get creative with other ‘predator and prey’ ideas.
Learn all about the ancient invention of the rainstick by
creating your very own. Listen to the sound that it makes
and celebrate the winter rain!
Enjoy a bunch of traditional school yard games including
hopscotch, skipping games, and hacky sacks. An afternoon
of endless fun for boy and girls of all ages.
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St Gertrude’s Primary School
Activity
Science:
Melting Snowmen
Science:
Human Skeleton
Team Pacman
Throwball
Touch Footy
Twisted Endings
Wacky Sacks
Descriptions
Learn how to create a special foaming dough to build
various snowmen. Recreate Olaf from the movie Frozen complete with twigs for arms, eyes, nose and mouth. Then
let the best part begin! Add the secret liquid ingredient to
watch your snowman melt before your very eyes.
How many bones are there in the human skeleton? What is
the largest bone in the human body? Find out the answers
to these questions and more as you split into groups to
create a section of a human skeleton using various art
materials and techniques. Place your sections together to
create one giant human skeleton!
Participate in a real-life version of this popular game and
do your best to outrun the pacman! How long will you last
on the court until the pacman reaches you? Suitable for
children of all ages.
A fun variation of volleyball, allowing you to catch the ball to
keep it off the ground. Play in teams and test your throwing
and catching skills. Suitable for all age groups.
Give us your best! Play a game of safe Touch Football
suitable for all ages and compete against your friends in a
mini competition with a prize for the biggest kick!
Recreate your favourite movie by creating a cartoon flipbook
to retell the story. Come up with an unexpected surprise
ending that’s different to the original and swap stories with
your friends.
Create your own funny-faced wacky sack which you can
mould, press, pinch, and squeeze. You’ll find them hard to
put down!