The Ethics Olympiad is a competitive yet collaborative event in which students analyse and discuss real-life, timely ethical issues. It differs from a debate in that students are not assigned opposing views. Rather, they defend whatever position they believe is right and win by showing that they have thought more carefully, deeply, and perceptively about the cases in question. The event encourages and promotes ethical awareness, critical thinking skills, civil discourse, international engagement, and an appreciation for diverse points of view. Our two teams were:
Aqua Team. Adelaide (Yr 6 / Wattle), Audrey (Yr 6 / Blue Gum), Zen (Yr 6 / Banskia), Mack (Yr 5 / Blue Gum) and Douglas (Yr 5 / Waratah).
Brown Team. Tate (Yr 6 / Blue Gum), Lincoln (Yr 6 / Waratah), Josiah (Yr 5 / Blue Gum), Adisson and Imogen (Yr 5 / Waratah).
This Zoom-based competition featured schools and judges from around the world, including New York, Singapore and New Zealand. It was a fabulous opportunity for our students to be part of a global movement challenging each other, and their opposing schools, in a very supportive and positive environment.
Skills that our Year 5 and 6 students display included:
- Working together under pressure
- Problem solving together
- Decision making/thinking on their feet
- Debating
- Oral language/literacy skills, including high level comprehension
- Developing new relationships
- Learning and using respect for judges and presenters
- Working across year levels as 5/6 teams, which brings further benefit to our school community.
Both teams were outstanding representatives of our college with our Aqua team judged Most Improved Team. Congratulations to all involved!
Voices of note
Our Festival Choir is hard at work rehearsing for the upcoming Southern Metropolitan Music Festival. This exciting event will see our students join forces with 13 other schools from the southern area to perform the 2024 Festival of Music repertoire.
We are incredibly proud of our students who have been selected for key roles in this prestigious event. Audrey (Yr 6 / Banksia) will be showcasing her vocal talents with a solo in the song It’s All Art, while April (Yr 5 / Wattle) and Zen (Yr6 / Banksia) will take on the crucial role of hosts, guiding the audience through the performances.
Their dedication and hard work are a testament to the spirit and talent of our school community. We look forward to seeing them and our amazing choir shine on stage!
Athletic representation
At the recent SAPSASA State athletics championships we were well represented as a part of the Year 4-6 Southern Fleurieu team. All Investigator students did so well representing the Fleurieu region. Congratulations to:
- Oliver (Yr 6 / Blue Gum) and Elijah (Yr 5 / Wattle), who were members of the 100m Relay team that came 2nd
- Stella (Yr 6 / Waratah), who came 3rd in her High Jump
- Audrey (Yr 6 / Banksia), who came 3rd in the Long Jump
- Hugh (Yr 4 / Banksia), who came 2nd in the 100m and was a member of the 100m relay team that came 3rd.
Competing on the national stage
Investigator College was extremely well represented by five students at the Australian Interschool Equestrian Championships conducted recently in Tamworth. This included Annabel (Team SA Vice Captain), Maggie-Rose, Adelaide, Stella and Imogen. All girls had an amazing experience, enjoyed high-level competition and made great friends and memories.
Our girls made up three of the four members of the SA team to win National Champion Primary Dressage Team and Reserve Champion State Team Overall for Primary Combined Training. This may have been the first time SA has actually placed as an overall state discipline champion team! SA had only five primary dressage riders and the eastern states had about 20 each, so for our girls to be the top four in the country is super impressive.
A few individual highlights include (but aren’t limited to):
- Imogen was named National Champion Primary Combined Training 60 (dressage / show jumping).
- Adelaide was National Champion in Primary Preliminary Dressage.
- Stella was Reserve National Champion in the Primary Novice Dressage Championship and the Primary 70 show jumping championship.
Tristan has a PB
Recently Tristan (Yr6 / Waratah) took part in the SAPSASA (South Australian Primary School Sports Association) Country Golf Championship and the Boys State Championship held at West Beach Parks Executive 50 course, which is 15 holes of par 3 and par 4 length.
He managed to come 10th overall which was a wonderful effort. He was happy with his form and managed to win the group he played in.
On the second day of competition, he was able to improve is score by six shots to have his best ever round at the Patawalonga Course, shooting 63. He managed to get a birdie from a putt off the green and finished 15th overall in the state, which is impressive. It was very close to being even better, if any of the other four or five birdie putts had gone in.
Tristan is motivated to work even harder and hopes to compete in the Senior School Golf Australia event next year.
Year 3s loving Currency Creek
Recently at Currency Creek we hosted a very successful community event for our Year 3 families. It was a massive day/night with around 140 people attending. The Year 3s did such a great job of sharing their learning and they were very proud of the work they have done this year at the site.
Nude food!
On 19 September, the Junior School took part in our SRC’s Nude Food Day to raise awareness about food waste and how to reduce the waste we bring to school. This initiative sparked important discussions about healthy eating, as well as our environmental impact. Many discussions highlighted the benefits of buying in bulk and using reusable containers, which can also be more cost-effective and reduce plastic waste.
Our girls show the way
Our Year 5 / 6 girls football team recently had the opportunity to compete against the best from other schools in the region. Our team of 10 girls participated in the SAPSASA AFL girls Panther Cup. The girls had trained for over three weeks before the competition and absorbed the skills and techniques taught like true champions. In the minor round of the carnival, they won two out of the three games which qualified them for a grand final match at the end of the day.
They played in the grand final against Eastern Fleurieu school and kept their opposition goalless and eventually won by 3 goals. This meant we won the day overall and took home the Panther Cup Shield to display in our Front Office. I would like to congratulate the girls as they trained hard and listened so well over the whole three weeks leading up, which showed on the day!
Our Year 4s were the hosts
Our Year 4 students visited the Currency Creek EcoCentre on Wednesday 18 September and spent the day teaching the Year 4s from Walford Anglican School for Girls about frogs. Students worked hard during the weeks leading up to the excursion to prepare their sessions and did a wonderful job sharing their learning. Investigator College Year 4s ran sessions involving games and activities relating to frog identification, threats to local frog species, and the Southern Bell Frog Project. Students also enjoyed time playing together at lunch and building cubbies in the front paddock. Our Year 4s did an amazing job and should be very proud about their efforts.
