Performance Day plays a small part in the school's on-going commitment to its Peer Support Programme. This programme attempts to provide children with the ability to cope better with the following:-
   Cooperation
   Communication
   Feelings and Emotions
   Relationships
   Friendship
   Obeying Rules
   Team Building
   Decision Making
   Problem Solving
   Self Awareness.

Meredith Gabb (Year 7) with Heather Bath (Year 4)
D'Arcy Jones (Year 7) with Jacqui Brettig and Inge Liepe (Year 2)
Barb Williams (Year 6) with Sandra Bailey (Year 1/2)
Yvonne Ridge and Judy Miller (Year 6) with Leanne Caune (Year 1/2)
Doug MacLean and Darryl Draper (Year 5) with Sue Higgins (Year R/1)
John Pope (Year 4) with Anthea Goode (Reception)
Simon Mueller (Year 3/4) with Carmel Nicholson and Phyllis Carn (Year R/1)
Trudie Petho and Tracy Ranaldo (Year 3) with Shelley Saunders (Year R/1)

In the weeks leading up to Performance Day, each Buddy group is presented with five problems (see below). Each group selects one problem and demonstrates a solution by way of a five minute presentation. The most dynamic, confident solutions are chosen to perform on Performance Day. This year's theme was 'Confidence' and each group was encouraged to demonstrate positive self talk.

Left: Students from Mrs Nicholson's and Mr Mueller's classes presenting their solution to "The Special Birthday Gift."

The plays showed in five minutes, how the groups solved their chosen problem, providing a lot of entertainment as they did.
The groups, all made up of younger and older students, learnt many problem solving and performing skills in both the preparation and presentation phases of their work.

Problems for 2001

Above: Jarrad, Chris, Nadia, Jessica, Jonathan, Kieran, Adam Carly and Leah perform their interpretation of "The Special Birthday Gift." These students are from Trudie Petho's and Shelley Saunders' classes.

"On Performance Day, I had heaps of fun. I think our group did well. I learnt how important it was to get on with other people in your team in both the practices and the actual performance on the day."

Josie Dimond (Year 6)   

"I enjoyed Performance Day because I enjoy working with small groups. I think our team worked very well on Performance Day and we achieved our goals."

Alicia Andrew  (Year 7)   

" Our group put a lot of effort into rehearsing our play. I was nervous at the start but I felt very relieved when it was all over. Overall, I learnt a lot and I thought it was a fun day."

Tamara Rogge (Year 7)   

"From my preparation for Performance Day, I learnt a lot of things including trying to face the audience and speaking in a loud, clear voice at all times. I would really like to be in Tournament of Minds because it would build my confidence and force me to use the imaginative part of my brain."

Cameron Lithgow (Year 7)   

"I was a bit nervous at the start of the day. I think we worked really well as a team. We tried to be confident and I think we all performed really well. I was very pleased with our buddies who worked very hard to get the play right."

Celia Voivodich (Year 7)   

"I really enjoyed making the props and getting the costumes. Overall I thought it was a great experience."

Kate Loveday (Year 7)   

"I think that Performance Day was a great success. We had a great team, a simple but effective play and we were all confident."

Emma Richardson (Year 7)   

"I thought that our performance turned out quite well. Although I was a little disappointed that we didn't get the self talk message across, I was really pleased with my team's overall performance."

Catherine Brown (Year 7)