Entries by Bethany Hope

Graduation Dinner and Assembly

Students, families and staff alike enjoyed a star-studded evening on Wednesday 27 November as they attended the book and movie character themed Year 6 Graduation Dinner. Each graduate gave a speech about their time at Blue Gum, telling us about their favourite memories, classes and events. Today the BGMS community farewelled our Year 6 students […]

Raising money at the Lap-a-thon!

We laced up our running shoes for our annual Lap-a-thon on Wednesday 13 November! The Lap-a-thon is an event that not only fundraises for the School, it also promotes physical activity and helps to foster a sense of camaraderie and community among our families. We cheered on students, family members and staff as they ran […]

Voice and Instrumental Recital

From Bach to Disney classics, modern pop hits, and even an original piece – there was a performance at our Instrumental and Voice Recital for everyone to enjoy. For some of the younger students, the Recital was their first time performing on a stage, let alone in front of so many people, but as they […]

Year 6 Rottnest Retreat

Last week our Year 6 Leaders embarked on their Year 6 Leader’s Rottnest Retreat. Students and staff spent two days exploring and enjoying everything Rottnest Island has to offer. A standout event was the speedboat tour. Mini-golf, spending time at the beach, a wilderness walk and getting to see all of the quokkas were also […]

All Cycles Sports Carnival

On Wednesday 11 September we hosted our annual All Cycles Sports Carnival! The day started off with our Junior Primary events. Middle and Upper Primary students cheered on their younger friends as they took part in soccer relays, kangaroo jumps, egg and spoon races and three-legged races. We even saw some younger brothers and sisters […]

Happy 154th Birthday to Maria Montessori

On Friday 30 August we wished an early Buon Compleanno, or Happy Birthday, to Dr. Maria Montessori! To start off the day, our Year Six Leaders presented the Food Drive donations to Jo from the Yangebup Family Centre. Thank you to the Blue Gum community for coming together and donating a massive number of bags […]

Celebrating Book Week 2024

We’ve come to the end of Book Week 2024, and what a week it was! Students had the chance to peruse the shelves at our Scholastic Book Fair afterschool from Wednesday 14 August to Monday 19 August. With popular titles flying off the shelves, we are looking forward to seeing if we break last years […]

STEAM and LOTE Assembly

Our STEAM and LOTE Specialist Assembly was a wonderful display of student endeavours. Students enjoyed showing their STEAM projects to parents, family and friends. These projects included wind turbines, bridges, houses from the Three Little Pigs and games of their own invention. Those who didn’t get the chance to have a look didn’t miss out, […]

BGMS hosts a Mini-Olympic Games!

The eyes of the world might be on Paris, but here at Blue Gum we hosted our own Mini Olympic Games, supported by the Cockburn ARC, on Friday 2 August. Festivities started early in the week as our Olympic Torch, made by our Visual Arts teacher Louise, began travelling through the School, starting with Junior […]