Today, Crew McLoughlin took on a fun and creative crew challenge! Each table was tasked with drawing a house – but there was a twist. The pen was tied to several pieces of string, and the only way to guide it was by working together, holding and pulling the strings. No one was allowed to touch the pen directly!

The challenge sparked plenty of laughter, teamwork, and problem-solving as everyone figured out how to control the pen and bring their house drawings to life.

Week 1 Highlights

We’ve had a fantastic first week back, diving straight into developing our crew. We spent time unpacking the mini HOWL (Habits of Work and Learning) strands, focusing especially on teamwork, patience and kindness through our Challenge Crew activities.

Our guiding question for the week was“How can crew be strengthened through acts of service?”
To explore this, we created inspiring postcards filled with positive quotes, aiming to brighten someone’s day and show how small acts of kindness can make a big difference.

We also explored the crew text The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan, which led to some deep discussions about the importance of belonging. We thoroughly enjoyed hot seating the characters! We learned that it’s easy to become so wrapped up in our own lives that we forget to truly see others. The story reminded us that when we slow down and pay attention, we can help others find a sense of purpose and connection.

To wrap up our fun-filled week, we celebrated with a vibrant Colour Run – a joyful and energetic way to end a week full of learning, laughter and crew spirit!