Literary Section of the Cairns Eisteddfod

Students in Years 3-6 Enrichment Writing are working towards producing a piece of writing suitable for entry into the Eisteddfod. Only a few entries per grade level will be submitted. These entries will be supported by the school. Parents will be notified by email in Week 10 if their child’s entry has been selected.

Any keen writers (including Prep – Year 2) are also welcome to participate.  There are six categories to choose from: narrative, poetry, letter, report, speech and script. You can even submit more than one! Cost is $9.00 per entry.

Parents will need to register their children using an online portal. Visit the website https://www.cairnseisteddfod.org/literary/ or talk to Mrs Williams for further details.

Closing date for registration: Tuesday, 1st April

Closing date for submission of Entries: Friday, 2nd May

Please let Mrs Williams know if your child will be entering a piece of writing as she is happy to provide feedback on drafts and help with final submission.

Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards

Does your child like writing poetry?

 Mrs Williams will consider submitting entries to this competition which seeks to capture the imaginations of school students across Australia, inspiring them to express their thoughts and feelings through the medium of poetry in their pursuit of literary excellence.

• Poems must be no more than 80 lines with no illustrations, graphics or decorations included.
• Entries are limited to up to 3 poems per student.
• The optional theme for 2025 is“All the Beautiful Things”
• Entries close 30 June

The registration fee will cover up to 30 poems. Students can submit poems that have also been written for the eisteddfod.

Please let Mrs Willams know if your child is interested in writing a poem for this competition.

Bebras Challenge

The Bebras Challenge is a fun introduction to algorithmic and computational problem-solving for students in Years 3-6. Students can participate individually or in teams of up to three to solve 15 questions related to patterning, coding and logical thinking. You can try out the questions by doing some past papers: Bebras 365

Although students will complete the challenge during Maths Enrichment lessons in Week 2 of Term 2 (28th April – 2nd May) any student may apply to participate. In the past, participating in this international challenge has been free, but this year there is a cost per student. For this reason, places will be limited to the first 20 students per year level who register. Please email Mrs Williams awilliams2@cns.catholic.edu.au if your child would like to participate or download the attached registration form.

Alison Williams
Enrichment Teacher