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from Mansfield Courier, July 20, 2022

Golf mound

KIDSTOWN: (left to right) Eve Yildrim, Edward Creighton, Jax Heath, Levi Tojner, William Cleeland, Maggie Cleeland, Snow Chisholm, Cruz Heath, Matilda Millard, Rowe Creighton, Remi Gane, Clara Creighton and Mia Yildrim. HEATED COMFORT: Remi Gane enjoyed splashing around at Aquamoves in Shepparton. COMMUNITY WORK: At SKIDS, Ruby Marxsen spent time planting trees with Landcare along Ford Creek as part of the rehabilitation of the land.

Holiday fun

SCHOOL holidays fun at The Farmhouse’s SKIDS program, had our local kids not only exploring their own backyard but also venturing a little further afield.

From the Healesville Sanctuary to swimming in heated comfort at Aquamoves, Shepparton, to heading to Kidstown at Mooroopna, the school holidays was big on fun and excitement.

With parents at work, kids also got to scale the heights at Bounce in Wodonga, attend the Bee School in Beechworth, and also take to the snow at Mt Buller.

HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY: (back row) Jax Heath, Teyha Gane, Mia Jackson, Cruz Heath (front row) Snow Chisholm, Archie Davis, Mia Yildrim, Summer Morgan, Remi Gane, Ruby Marxsen, EllaMae Casey, Alfie Casey and Adeline Saunders

With help from the big kids

By JANE PIMLOTT, Deputy Principal and Learning Diversity Leader, St Mary’s Primary School

THE prep students at St Mary’s had a very successful class when the year five students taught them for a lesson.

They completed a colour-by-number with directions given in French.

The ‘teachers’ (older students) translated the instructions for their ‘students’ and they shined as they guided them through the worksheet with a focus on quality of work.

The standard of the prep work was a credit to their young ‘teachers’.

The preps thoroughly enjoyed the interaction with the older children and the year fives took their responsibility most seriously and found the experience rewarding. GOOD JOB: Helena Handberg providing guidance to prep Flynn Samuel. COLOURING IN: Remmie Turner off ered assistance to Mia Yildrim and Ava Ragg.