We have been busy rebuilding this site. We have kept the same colour scheme and layout because we were happy with that. We have added a little more functionality now. You can now get this site in Dutch and we have added the ability to register. You need to register to download the photo's and video's. And we now have a page where people can leave comments, suggestions etc. We have added our weather as well, so you can keep up with the latest rain and temperatures. Hope you like our new site and please let us know if you have any suggestions, thank you.

On the 19^th of April 2014 was the Mount Perry Show. This year Mount Perry State School had a choir and put on 2 concerts for the visitors at the show. Samantha is in the school choir and sang beautifuly. It was a shame not many of the choir turned up but it was a good concert anyway. The show ended with a very good fireworks show. Samantha thought they were great. You can see the video's of both concerts and the fireworks here.

It is the 3^rd of August and it is very cold. Any colder and we will freeze.

On the 27^th of July we had a visit from a new bird. This is the Red Winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus). We felt they were beautiful parrots with brilliant colours. The green is almost luminescent.
You can get the photo's here.

On the 11^th of July Samantha was tested to see if she knew her 12 indigo words. She was successful and has now been given her 14 violet words to learn. This means when she learns these words she will know the first 100 sight words. She is reading very well now and often needs no help to read her home work books. We are still very proud of her.
A larger copy of the certificate for printing can be found here.

On the 22^th of June Samantha became a super star student for collecting 60 star bands. The children receive them for being courteous and well behaved. She received a certificate and a star badge for becoming a super star. All the super stars for 2^nd term were given fun things to do on the last day of term. So Samantha got to make her own pizza for her lunch and she had fun doing some tie dye.
A larger copy of the certificate for printing can be found here.

On the 19^th of June we received Samantha's report card. Her performance was Very good to Satisfactory. The teacher made this overall comment at the end of the report.
"Samantha is willing to take part in all classroom activities. She can get very excited and enthusiastic about certain tasks and this can be seen on a Wednesday afternoon when the 5/6/7 class join us for buddy reading. Samantha still needs to be reminded that when the bell goes at the end of play time, it means to stop playing, go to the toilet and get a drink and then line up. Often she is late to class as she is still playing in the sandpit well after the bell has rung. I would like to see Samantha become more involved in classroom discussion and gain the confidence to ask for help when she needs it."
Members can read all the comments by downloading a copy of the full report from here.

On the 18^th of June Samantha was tested to see if she knew her 16 orange words. She was successful and has now been given the next group of words. This means she now has to learn the 12 indigo words. We are very proud of her.
A larger copy of the certificate for printing can be found here.

On the 15^th of June Samantha's school had a sports day. The day was filled with lots of athletic events. The school was split into two teams, the Hawks and Eagles. Samantha was in the Hawks team. Samantha came 2^nd in the high jump. In the long jump she made a good jump, but she was disqualified for stepping past the line. She ran in a sprint, she came last smiling all the way. She was also in a team ball game which came first. Samantha's team the Hawks came in a convincing first on the day. A good day was had by all.
More photo's of the day can be found here.
A few videos can be found here.

On the 12^th of June Samantha became a star student for collecting 40 star bands. The children receive them for being courteous and well behaved.
A larger copy of the certificate for printing can be found here.

Samantha got her 2^nd Bee certificate for the 2^nd term on the 4^th of June for showing respect for herself, others and the environment.
A larger copy of the certificate and bee card for those who wish to print it can be found here.

On the 17^th of May Samantha's school had a themed disco. Every one had to come dressed as something beginning with the letter P. Samantha went dressed as a Pink Princess. She had a great night.
A larger copy of her Pink Princess photo can be found here.

On the 4^th of May Samantha's school had a cross country race day. Samantha came 3^rd in her race. Her race was for 5 year old girls and we are proud that she came 3^rd from the three girls of that age at her school.
More photo's of the day can be found here.
A video of her run taken on a mobile phone can be found here.

Samantha got her 1^st Bee certificate for the 2^nd term on the 2^nd of May for showing respect for herself, others and the environment.
A larger copy of the certificate and bee card for those who wish to print it can be found here.

On the 20^th of April Samantha was tested for her blue words. She successfully passed the test and has now been given the next group of words. This means she now has to learn the 16 green words. We are extremely proud of her.
A larger copy of the certificate for printing can be found here.

On the 16^th of April Samantha got her red word certificate. This means she knows all 20 words on sight. She now has to learn her 10 blue words.
A larger copy of the certificate for printing can be found here.

Easter brings chocolate and tummy aches. But a fun time was had by all. As you can see here Samantha loves her chocolate bunny.

Samantha's school had an Easter hat parade on the last day of school, 30^th of March before a two week holiday. She was very excited to participate in the parade.
You can now see more photo's of the Easter hat parade here.

On the 26^th of March Samantha became a star student for collecting 25 star bands. The children receive them for being courteous and well behaved.
A larger copy of the certificate for printing can be found here.

Samantha got a Bee certificate on the 14^th of March for showing respect for herself, others and the environment.
A larger copy of the certificate and bee card for those who wish to print it can be found here.

Samantha got her certificate for knowing her Golden words on the 16^th of March and we are very proud of her. The Golden words are the first 12 words they teach for reading. The next words she has to learn are the 20 Red words.
A larger copy of the certificate for printing can be found here.
Today was also crazy hair day to raise money for cancer research.
A larger copy of the photo Samantha's teacher miss Bear took of her on crazy hair day can be found here.

Samantha got named student of the week on the 20^th of February and she was so proud. She received a certificate and even got her name on the school billboard. Samantha's name and photo were also in the school news letter which you can get here.

Samantha turned 5 on Sunday 12^th of February and she had a great day. She had two days of birthday party with cake and presents on both Saturday and Sunday. She was looking forward to talking to Oma and Opa and had a good talk on Sunday. Samantha loved all the streamers, balloons and banner. She enjoyed receiving all her presents and couldn't open them quick enough. Samantha would love to have a birthday every day. You can view more pictures of Samantha's birthday here.

Samantha started school on the 23^rd of January and she loves it. She can't wait to go to school to be with all the other children. She has a little trouble sitting still but loves to learn at school. Samantha gets homework (reading a book and learning sight words) and loves to do it every night. She gets a new library book of her choice every Tuesday and can't wait to read it. This makes for a lot of homework for us too. You can view more pictures of Samantha's first day at school here.

Christmas was a busy time but fun for Samantha and those who are with her. You can view more pictures of our Christmas here.

"Nowhere"

Our property is on the end of Sandy Camp Road Mount Perry Queensland. It is 1908 acres, and has lots of mountains. We run beef cattle.

"Nowhere" is a very nice peaceful place.

Mount Perry is a small town in Queensland. It is an old mining town.

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