On Monday 29 March, students from Years 5 and 6 will be attending the Da Vinci Decathlon. The students will compete in ten disciplines:

• Mathematics – problem solving, number patterns and logic puzzles
• English – spelling, word origins, definitions, textual analysis and writing tasks
• Science – engage with higher level scientific concepts and application
• Code Breaking – decipher complex, mysterious codes
• Engineering Challenge – a design task that tests problem solving skills, creativity
• and ingenuity
• Ideation – unleashing your skills of creativity, critical problem solving, collaboration and communication to solve real-world problems
• Creative Producers – create and perform a 60 second drama or 30 second commercial to promote a product
• Art and Poetry – develop an original poem and a connected art work on a given theme
• Cartography – interpret spatial information, decipher and create imaginative maps
• Legacy Task – honouring significant people, inventions and events from the past and the present. 

We wish Lauren Foster, Lauren Miller, Alicia Rohoseink, Tobias Fielding, Aiden Heaton, Payten Sims, Cameron Ritz, Sophia Gualtieri, Chloe Nightingale, Quito-Munoz Letham, Maricar Santillan, Isaac Ayers, Ben Harris, Hamish Dorney, Jensen Curbison all the best in preparation for Da Vinci.

Mrs Christine Perre - Middle Leader