13/08/2026
What a day at Hampton! π
Today was all about creativity, teamwork, problem-solving and giving our students the chance to let their ideas shine!
We kicked things off with the Paper Tower Challenge, where students had to work together to design and build the tallest tower they could, using just 20 sheets of paper and masking tape! It was a fantastic opportunity to practice communication, collaboration, planning, problem-solving, perseverance and flexible thinking β especially when a carefully constructed tower suddenly decided it had had enough! πποΈ
Next came Hamptonβs Ultimate Playground Challenge, where students put their imaginations to work designing the ultimate playground for our school. They had to listen to and build on each other's ideas, make decisions together, consider what would make a playground fun, safe and accessible, and explain the thinking behind their designs through presenting to their peers. It was wonderful to see creativity, critical thinking, student voice, teamwork and design thinking all coming together. πΏπ
We also began composing our own information reports, learning how to turn our ideas and knowledge into organised, informative writing. Students were thinking about their audience, learning about relevant information, organising their ideas and beginning to use the features of an information report to communicate clearly. βοΈπ
There was plenty of discussion, laughter, persistence, creative thinking and a few moments of βHmmmmβ¦ maybe that wasnβt such a good idea!β π
What I loved most was seeing our students working together across Kβ6, listening to each other, sharing their strengths and discovering just how much they can achieve when everyone has a voice.
A pretty special day at Hampton Public School! πΏβ¨