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Over the past two terms, our Year 3 and 4 students have been taking part in Genius Hour , a project inspired by Google’s practice of giving employees dedicated time to explore a passion project and think divergently. We adopted the same idea in our classrooms: students chose something they were genuinely curious about and spent time each week researching, experimenting and creating.

On Thursday 13th of November, the classrooms were opened for the students to showcase their projects. Students stood proudly beside their projects, explaining what they learned and how their ideas grew over time. Each project was different, reflecting the unique interests of the child who created it.

It was lovely to see so many family members come along and take the time to engage with the students’ work. The thoughtful questions and encouragement meant a great deal to our students.

Thank you to our families for your support across the two terms, and congratulations to our Year 3 and 4 students for their hard work, creativity and perseverance. It was wonderful to see what they achieved.

Mrs Allie Downie on behalf of the Stage 2 Teachers

PRIMARY - At OAGS we are always thrilled to be able to share the gospel with our students.  Each week students are given the opportunity to come to CRU in their break time to hear God's word, sing together and play games.

This term has been so encouraging with an average of 40-50 students in Infants and Primary coming to our lunchtime groups. Last week in our MEGA CRU, where we joined Infants and Primary together, we excitedly had over 100 students come and join in the fun. The Primary CRU team, which includes Teachers and senior students are an incredibly willing and servant hearted team, giving up their break times to share the good news with our students.

We are so encouraged by what God is doing in the hearts and minds of our students and praise him for his faithfulness in our school.

With the exams done and dusted, it’s now time for the agriculture classes to get stuck into the maintenance jobs around the school and, believe it or not, getting ready for 2026.

Mrs Nealon and her amazing Year 7 crew have a batch of super cute and slightly permed Polish Frizzles they have raised, along with some Aracuna Easter Eggers. This should certainly spice up the poultry unit next year!

The 100-hour Ag class put some muscle in the game as the school fills the sheds with fresh hay to get us through next winter, putting a couple of hundred small bales away in the hayshed. These students are busy thinking about their Project-Based Learning opportunity for next year and how they will grow and market their project from inception to final product - student choice is key here.

In 200 hours, the team has set up the aquaponics to run a little more smoothly with fresh plumbing and insulation, all while visiting Rodedale Farm in preparation for the 2026 year ahead.

Our new Year 12 class is ready for the senior Ag tour next week. This is a very exciting opportunity for our students to see some of Australia’s leading agricultural operators in action in the Lachlan irrigation area.

And with the Royal Canberra Show happening Week 3 of Term 1, preparations have already started with both sheep and cattle teams attending next year. This includes breaking in our White Suffolk Sheep and putting our ram onto a managed diet to maximise his performance and growth.

The Agriculture team have also voted for a new look with a note emailed to parents this week for students to order the new show shirt and vest. This will really pop against the OAGS orange and looks very professional.