Yearly Archives
Archive criteria : 2020
Spring has sprung in Walker
September 15, 2020 Spring has definitely sprung in the Walker courtyard, with the newest addition of the enclosed trampoline, along with many new flowers & vegetables planted by patients. The trampoline was part of a $10,000 grant that was won for the Walker … read more
Rainy days = badminton tournaments
September 9, 2020 With the weather washing away any chance of outside activity today, we took our sporty cohort indoors where a badminton tournament was quickly scribbled onto the back of a staff member’s notepad and, after a quick warm-up, the 6 participating … read more
Lawson Program Happenings
September 9, 2020 The Lawson Program allocates time on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for various extra curricular workshops and activities. Monday afternoons are set aside for gardening and during this session we work in our vegetable, herb and succulent garden, sowing seeds, … read more
Magnetic Slime experiment
September 9, 2020 During Week 7 Science classes, we have focussed on magnetism. The students combined both physical and chemical elements in making magnetic slime. Some of the ingredients used were: water, PVA glue, borax, iron filings and food colouring. We documented the … read more
Library News
September 3, 2020 The library team is excited to announce a new literacy program has begun at Rivendell School. Each day at 12:30pm, staff and students spend 15 minutes away from their computers and their desks to immerse themselves in the world of … read more
House of Cards Challenge
September 2, 2020 This week’s assembly theme was all about interesting architecture from around the world. We looked at the symmetry of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, the geodesic domes of the Eden Project in Cornwall, England and the perfect proportions of the … read more
Rivendell’s Great Garden Pot Competition Launch
August 27, 2020 The Rivendell School Student Representative Council are launching a school wide garden pot competition and are calling on all programs to find their green thumbs and get involved. Supplied with a half-wine barrel, potting mix and a limited budget of … read more
Sewing face masks in Yaralla
August 13, 2020 During homeroom, Yaralla students have been learning how to sew their own face masks using a pattern provided by The Big Community Sew (a British initiative empowering community members to create their own face coverings). Students applied their mathematical skills … read more
Paterson’s creative garden
August 13, 2020 Paterson students have been working extremely hard during home room time and have given our garden some much needed attention. All students have added personal touches to what they believed would make our garden look amazing. They started by painting … read more