2018 Wrap Up

2018 has seen continued emphasis on the teaching & learning of STEM and it’s related disciplines in our LEAH Schools.  The aim of the LEAH STEM Action Group is to develop and facilitate a cross disciplinary approach to the teaching and learning of STEM in LEAH schools.  Along with the 8 objectives of the group we also promote and support STEM teaching & learning in our individual schools.

 

To celebrate the end of another exciting year in our LEAH schools we would like to share a few highlights from 2018.

 

 

St Mark’s Lutheran Primary School

St Michael’s Lutheran Primary School

Lobethal Lutheran Primary School

Cornerstone College

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2018 Student STEM Achievements

Once again the
LEAH STEM ACTION GROUP
would like to acknowledge and congratulate
students from LEAH schools
for their achievements in
Science, Technologies, Mathematics and STEM
co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

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ICAS Competitions

https://unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/products/icas-assessments/

The ICAS assessments are conducted by the University of New South Wales and students from over 6,300 schools in Australia and New Zealand participate annually.

We would like to congratulate the following LEAH primary school students for their achievements in 2018 Science, Digital Technologies & Mathematics assessments.

Science

Credit

  • Archer Baugh
  • Tanayah Hartley
  • Thomas King
  • Pareesa Mohtasham
  • Domenico Silvestri
  • Andrew Trinkle
  • Amelie van Zijl
  • Koby Wilson-Crowe

Merit

  • Nari Freckleton
  • Alice Marshall
  • Elle-Rose Shearer

Mathematics

Distinction

  • Joel Dover
  • Matilda Nefiodovas

Credit

  • Phoebe Cameron
  • Amy Hirschausen
  • Evie Krieg
  • Pareesa Mohtasham
  • Rory Salmon
  • Andrew Trinkle
  • Amelie van Zijl

Merit

  • Archer Baugh
  • Archie King
  • Thomas King
  • Harper Roberts

Digital Technologies

Distinction

  • Paige Chamberlain
  • Alice Marshall
  • Owen Webster

Credit

  • Nari Freckleton
  • Tanayah Hartley
  • Thomas King
  • Pareesa Mohtasham
  • William Salmon
  • Amelie van Zijl

Merit

  • Sam Beaumont
  • Bailey Swain

 

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Australian Mathematics Competition

https://www.amt.edu.au/mathematics/amc/

Cornerstone College students in Years 7 – 10 competed against students from over 30 countries in the Australian Mathematics competition, where they were asked to solve 30 challenging problems in 75 minutes.

 

 

Prize Winner

We would like to congratulate Year 8 student Ella-Bree Zobel for receiving a prize in this competition.

High Distinctions

Year 9 students Benjamin Gast and Samuel Reissenweber also excelled and received a High Distinction in the competition.

 

Distinctions

Year 7

  • Oliver Bethell
  • Hermione Dew
  • Richard Fries
  • Jasime Geue
  • Riley Henderson
  • Jack Jiggins
  • Joshua Masters
  • Alex Montagu
  • Charlie Shearer
  • Thomas Small
  • Flynn Samardzic
  • Imogen Szegedi
  • Macie Wheeler
Year 8

  • George Bartley
  • Jordan Follett
  • Grace Hirschausen
  • Finn Koch-Reid
  • Benjamin Murray
  • Tain McCullum
  • Noah Mialaret
  • Jack Pfitzner
  • Damon Potts
  • Eliza Wybrow

 

 

Year 9

  • Liam Hinze
  • Addison Martin
  • Paual Rodriguez

Year 10

  • Riley Hannam-Smith
  • Bradley Hilton
  • Keifer Potts
  • Michael Smallridge

 

 

Information : Cornerstone Connections, Edition 13, Page 12

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digIT 2019

Year 8 Cornerstone College student Hannah Gray has been awarded an exclusive place in digIT 2019 at the University of Western Australia.

DigIT runs throughout 2019, and Hannah is one of 60 students selected to further studies in ICT while developing friendships with like-minded students from across Western Australia and South Australia.

Photo & information : Cornerstone Connections, Edition 12, Page 10

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NAO Robotics Dance Competition

Seven students from St Michael’s Lutheran Primary School participated in the final “Dance Off” of the NAO Everybody Dance competition in March this year.  10 teams of students were short-listed for this final, where they each programmed a 30 second dance routine for a humanoid robot to perform to music.  The winning team was from Woodcroft College and the St Michael’s students won the prize for the highest scoring school.

Congratulations go to Thomas King, Harry Hughes, Tily Mickan, Elish Pace, Will Salmon, Thomas Boekel and Ryan Schwartz for their participation and success in this event.

Photos & information : https://smlps.edublogs.org/2018/04/13/dance-robot-dance/

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Chess Competitions

In May, 20 students from St Mark’s Lutheran Primary School participated in the Hills Interschool Chess Tournament as part of SA Junior Interschool Chess.  Primary school students from all over the Adelaide Hills competed and the St Mark’s team came 3rd out of 42 teams!

This success then enabled 4 year 6 students to compete in South Australian Junior Chess League State Finals in September.  Congratulations Haidyn I, Jack V, Oliver H and William B for competing and finishing 14th out of 28 schools in this competition.

Photos & information : School newsletter Term 2 Week 6 and Term 3 Week 10

 

In August, Lobethal Lutheran Primary School in partnership with Chesslife hosted an Interschool
Chess Tournament for over 90 students from Adelaide Hills schools.  Congratulations to the following students, who represented their school on the day – Olivia Emmett, Damien Riches, Charlotte Hughes, James and Henry Hooker and Jaxon White.

Photos & information : School newsletter Term 3 Week 7

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Lego League

Congratulations to students Asher Hodgson, Nicholas Doyle and Benjamin Murray and teacher/coach Alyssa Leach on representing Cornerstone College in the SA State Finals of Lego League.

The students presented a project on Artificial Gravity and ran a robot in 4 games, in which they were placed 15th out of 30 teams.  The students won a special judges award for showing persistence even with the smallest team at the tournament!

Photo & information : Cornerstone Connections, Edition 18, Page 12

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Student’s Exhibiting their work

It’s always great to see student’s work being exhibited at the Royal Adelaide Show, regional shows and other community events.  Whilst we realise there are many students who have been involved in such activities, we would like to acknowledge the following students for their achievements.

Prize Winning Cushion

Year 8 student, Hannah Gray, won first prize for her cushion at the Mt Barker Show.  She also won the prize for Champion Junior Handicraft Secondary School.

Hannah made her cushion in her Year 7 Home Economics class.  Her project utilised knowledge & understanding and processes & production skills from the Australian Design and Technologies Curriculum.

Photo & information : Cornerstone Connections, Edition 5, Page 10

 


2018 Science and Engineering Investigation Awards

Congratulations to Year 9 students Jenna Barry, Hollie Bowden, Ethan Braendler, Elliott Eastwood, Courtney Eckert, Gemma Klose, Cate Liebelt, Thomas Riches, Abbey Schofield, Nathaniel Secomb, Ella Schrapel, Charli Schulz and Imogen Tulloch on having their investigations selected for the 2018 Science and Engineering Investigation Awards, organised by Food and Fibres Education SA at the Royal Adelaide Show.

Photo & information : Cornerstone Connections, Edition 13, Page 11

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2017 Student STEM Achievements

 

As 2017 draws to a close, the LEAH STEM Action Group would like to acknowledge & congratulate many students on their achievements in extra curricular STEM activities.  These activities allow students to broaden their knowledge & experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and related disciplines and in many cases, practice them in environments beyond the school grounds.

Primary students’ names are written in green and secondary students in blue.

ICAS Competitions

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These competitions are conducted by the University of New South Wales.  They are a suite of academic assessments for primary & secondary students in subjects including Science, Digital Technologies & Mathematics.  Students from over 6,300 schools in Australia and New Zealand participate annually.  More information about these competitions can be found here .

Science

Science

High Distinction

  • Joshua Skinner

Distinction

  • Joseph Bellamy
  • Jacob Breadnam
  • Luke Davis
  • Eleanor Edwards
  • Jordan Follett
  • Emily Hinze
  • Liam Hinze
  • Benjamin Murray
  • Sam Reissenweber
  • Michael Smallridge
  • Oscar Taylor

Credit

  • Thomas King
  • Elle Rose Shearer
  • Charlie Shearer
  • Cormac Baker
  • George Bartley
  • Spencer Eales
  • Benjamin Gast
  • Thomas Glover
  • Aimee Hacquoil
  • Caleb Hahn
  • Riley Harten
  • Sophie Heinrich
  • Oscar Hemmings
  • Grace Hirschausen
  • Daniel Holton
  • Anya Innes
  • Angus Kleeman
  • Joel Leake
  • Tain McCullum
  • Jye Martin
  • Seth Ormandy
  • Jack Pfitzner
  • George Pope
  • Damon Potts
  • Keifer Potts
  • Finn Rawlings
  • Ben Reissenweber
  • Hunter Roberts
  • Ella Schrapel
  • Reuben Schumacher
  • Jaylen Tindale-Seymour
  • Danae Verway
  • Kaleb White
  • Lachlan Wybrow
  • Eliza Wybrow
  • Ella-Bree Zobel

Merit

  • Daniel Burden
  • Nari Freckleton
  • Henry Weiss
  • Kaitlan Carver
  • Lachlan Coulson
  • Georgia Hamilton
  • James Heinrich
  • Dena Herrmann
  • Lachlan Hesse
  • Bradley Hilton
  • Eliza Hogben
  • Josh Liebelt
  • Emily Marshall
  • Katie Moularadelis
  • Alicia Murch
  • Madeline Noske
  • Joshua Rayner
  • Fabien Rech
  • Thomas Riches
  • Ciaran Scales
  • Julia Severen
  • Darcee Simes
  • Aidan Waterhouse

Digital Technologies

Digital Technologies

Distinction

  • Charlie Shearer
  • Joshua Skinner

Credit

  • Daniel Burden
  • Rhys Cameron
  • Charlotte Hughes
  • Samuel Kemp
  • Henry Main
  • Amelie Van Zijl

Merit

  • Barnaby Bevan
  • Bailey Swain
  • Elle Rose Shearer

Mathematics

Mathematics

Distinction

  • Richard Fries
  • Charlie Shearer

Credit

  • Archer Baugh
  • Mitch Carling
  • Jasmine Geue
  • Tanayah Hartley
  • Hayden Lien
  • Elle Rose Shearer
  • Joshua Skinner
  • Jack Steiner
  • Amelie Van Zijl

Merit

  • Daniel Burden
  • Cyra Filipowicz
  • Amy Hirschausen
  • Samuel Kemp

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Cornerstone College students have been involved in a numbers of Science, Mathematics, Technologies & Engineering activities.  Below is a summary of some achievements in these activities in 2017.  More detailed information & photos can be found in the “connections at cornerstone” publications – Edition 15 and Edition 9.

Oliphant Science Awards
  • Eleanor Edwards – second prize in the Year 10 Scientific Inquiry category
International Science Competition
  • 53 Cornerstone students achieved either a Distinction, a Credit or a Merit certificate
Australian Mathematics Competition
  • Luke Davis
  • Tain McCullum
  • George Bartley
  • Addison Martin
  • Sam Reissenweber
  • Benjamin Gast
  • Jacob Breadnam
  • Riley Hannam-Smith
  • Lachlan Crocker
  • Thomas Glover
  • Sophie Miller
  • Emily Marshall
Royal Adelaide Show Prizes

Prizes were awarded to several students for Science Investigations, Horticulture & Textiles.

  • Cameron Moult-Smith
  • Emily Hinze
  • Oliver Cobcroft
  • Keifer Potts
  • Ciaran Scales
  • Emily Marshall
  • Victoria Beare
  • Tahlia Massner
  • Abigail Lehmann
  • Jess Klatt
  • Lauren House
  • Dylan Middleton-Frew
  • Phoebe Cain
  • Georgia Winter
  • Taylor Grivell
  • Chloe Stichel

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Chess Clubs

Congratulations to Richard Fries, Ryan Marks, Oliver Hotker, Haidyn Ingram and Asher Hodgson who recently represented St Mark’s Lutheran Primary School at the South Australian Junior Chess League State Finals. The team finished a very credible 12th place.

 

 

 

 

 

Students at our 3 primary schools are involved in lunchtime chess clubs, which enable students to develop strategic & tactical skills while enjoying the challenge of competing with their peers.

Photo Challenge

During our Science in the Wetlands event in National Science Week, students were challenged to find and photograph objects related to several nature-based themes.  Each group created an iBook containing the photos, along with verbal narrations.  The winners of the challenge were the Scud group.  Here are some sample pages from the student’s iBooks.

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