We would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported our students in entering this year’s Winter Writing Competition! Your encouragement has led to an astounding number of entries, and we are truly grateful.

Each winning entry is linked below – simply click on the names to open their delightful works in a new window. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did!

Special Mentions for Staff Entries: A big shout-out to our fantastic staff members who submitted their own creations! We loved every single entry! A sincere thank you to Cassie, Spencer, Karen F, Steve C, Matthew H, Kiri, and Becky (SaLT). Our students at Summerwood took on the important role of judging these entries, and we’re thrilled to announce our staff winner: Donna for her poem about Rudolph that used humour to deliver a meaningful message.

Student Winners:

Oliver – CHI for his heartwarming entry filled with thought and effort.

Adam – P16 Skills Centre for his use exceptional use of vocabulary.

Evelyn – Summerwood for completely independent work that showcased brilliant description.

Grace – Seagulls – Linwood for her remarkable ability to work hard independently.

Aiden – Neptune – Springwood for his great engagement in writing.

Cheyenne & Mason – Kahlo – Linwood for exemplifying Linwood Values of Support, Respect, Harmony, Positivity and Excellence in their collaborative Christmas storyboard.

Adil – Bader – Linwood for his wonderful poem.

Aiden – Einstein – Linwood for the clever humour in his story/play.

Luka – Earth – Springwood for his excellent use of Shape Coding and clear letter formation.

Once again, thank you to everyone for making this competition a success! We are beyond proud of our talented writers and can’t wait for what’s to come next!