2014 School Magazine

BEANLAND’S ‘PAWSOME’ YEAR SOPHIE HUR AND ANNABELLE VAN DER JAGT, HOUSE CAPTAINS Beanland

our bite, yet the Beanland enthusiasm was unsurpassed. Some bears on the track and field were beaten by a hare, but one bear, Isabella Franks, did manage to pass all others and became School Athletics Champion. Open Day was a huge success and people came from far and wide to get a taste of the famous fairy floss, raising money for Beanland’s 2014 House charity, Jeans for Genes. Being at the top of the food chain, Beanland bears were very generous and excited to give back to the ecosystem outside of the School, raising $1500. Each Friday the bears gathered as a pack and eagerly quarrelled with each other, displaying their knowledge on crucial topics like celebrity trivia. If we weren’t exercising our brains, we were practising our survival skills with activities like basketball and preparing for the storm of exams by partaking in the chocolate game. An immense thank you to all of the House group teachers and contributors to our successful year. To the leader of the bears, Ms Chakravorty: thank you for all of the help and support that we continue to appreciate so much. ■

The Year 8 Beanland Cubs climbed out of their dens and enthusiastically trailed the paw prints of their fellow Beanland pack. The House party was far from pawthetic, with the pack dressed in all shades of pink including magenta, rose, fuchsia and the bears’ favourite, salmon. The Beanland Cubs proved their power and began evolving into Beanland Bears as they battled it out on the volleyball courts in Term I. Then the bears tested the water at Interhouse Swimming, displaying their inner polar bear skills and placing a pawsome third. This event was followed up by the much-anticipated Cross Country competition, with Beanland placing sixth. The final chance for Beanland Bears to pull out their most shocking shades of pink was Interhouse Athletics. Unfortunately our roar was bigger than

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