Banksia Room

BLUE RIBBON SPIRIT

1 Alice Mackenzie – Scavenger Hunt creation – a mobile 2 Cate Barry – Scavenger Hunt creation – a mobile 3 Claudia Driver, Holly Farrer and Chloe Nash

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Whilst Learn@Home was great for avoiding the morning rush to get to School, it meant weeks apart from each other. Again, 2021 saw us drawing on our sense of community, the Blue Ribbon Spirit, to keep us together. Mrs Guest arranged a Masterpieces Competition. Students reproduced famous works of art by posing, sometimes with their pets. All entries displayed great humour and creativity. To complement The Wizard of Oz, there was the Ruby Shoes Competition. Students were asked to decorate a pair of ruby shoes. The categories encouraged girls to think outside the shoe box. Miss Wardlaw organised the Science Week Competition. The theme was Food: Different by Design. The task was to create a picture, with food. Naturally, it could be eaten afterwards!

Ms McArdle had everyone on their toes with a Scavenger Hunt, which became a race to the camera to show your treasure and there was the Chef’s Hat Breakfast to celebrate Father’s Day. All of this was brought together at Friday Assemblies which assumed an even greater significance during lockdown. Each week, there were musical performances, cooking demonstrations, science experiments and sports news. Claudia and Chloe’s interview with Holly Farrer (5KW) was especially inspiring. Based on research completed in class, Holly made the decision to donate her birthday presents to the Smith Family. What a beautiful example of the Blue Ribbon spirit, always thinking of others.

Mrs Susan Duffy

ELS Teacher