RotaKids held their weekly meetings again this term. The main focus for RotaKids this term has been on the wellbeing of students and staff at Calliope State School. Events were held to encourage participation and fun during the lunch breaks. RotaKids also encouraged students at Calliope State School to write letters to the elderly for Seniors’ Week.

Two separate cricket games were held during lunch breaks, one for P-2 students and one for 3-6 students. The RotaKids who assisted with the P-2 cricket game did so with the spirit of having fun! While the younger students were hitting the ball sweetly, the older students looked to need catching practice! The older students were far more competitive on the day of their cricket game.

Our RotaKids invited all classes to write letters to the elderly to help them acknowledge and celebrate Seniors’ Week back in August. Thank you to 5A, 5B, 2B and 2D for writing letters and drawing pictures for our elderly residents of Gladstone. Certificates have been presented to the students who participated in this event.

Week 9 saw a teachers vs students’ netball game played at lunch time. While no official score was recorded, the height of the teachers may have disadvantaged the students and worked in favour of the teachers winning! A fun time was had by all.

RotaKids have also helped with the preparation of our Term 3 Fantastic Fun Fridays. Students put their creativity to work and designed a number of props for the photo booth. RotaKids for Term 4 will run in a similar way to Term 3 with discussions already underway for events for next term.