Year 6 Entrepreneur & Radio Star Maya Shines Bright
Year 6 student Maya has recently set out on an impressive entrepreneurial journey and quickly become a familiar voice on KIIS FM during the school holidays.
Maya has mastered the art of creating colourful, beautiful loom bands for children and adults. Her talent and enthusiasm recently captured the attention of popular KIIS FM hosts Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton at the AFL Gather Round in Adelaide, where she gleefully sold them some of her handmade creations.
Ben and Liam were so impressed that they tracked Maya down and invited her to speak on air! This has turned out to be the beginning of what has become a delightful ongoing collaboration. The duo also decided to go into business with Maya, campaigning enthusiastically for her growing venture and calling her daily for live on-air updates.
Her rising profile has opened the door to even more exciting opportunities, including selling a loom band to Peter Malinauskas MP and joining him for a radio segment, an impressive milestone for such a young entrepreneur.
With support from Ben and Liam, Maya now has her own website, mayaswristbands.com, helping her small business reach an even bigger audience.
Yesterday, Maya had a fantastic time selling her handmade loom bands at a pop-up shop in Pasadena. The event, organised by Ben and Liam, will see a portion of proceeds donated to the Animal Welfare League. The story has even caught the attention of Channel 7 News, so be sure to tune in tonight at 6.45pm!
Creative and courageous, Maya is doing a fantastic job in combining her passion with young entrepreneurship. We are so proud of her and can’t wait to see where her journey takes her next.
Be sure to check out her podcasts here:
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Reception Girls Embark on a Wild Adventure!
Our Reception girls went wild at Wittunga Nature Play as part of our inquiry Places can be special to people for a variety of reasons. The girls engaged in stories and sharing about nature with Cameron and Jasper, the Nature Play teachers, which led to play provocations with the mud kitchens, loose parts play and cubby construction!
The day was filled with fun, excitement, and most importantly, rich learning that the girls will take with them for years to come!
Kat Clark and Michelle Liddy
Reception Teachers
Reception to Year 6 Mothers’ and Treasured Friends’ Breakfast
To Reception to Year 6 Families,
Marika Taylor, Head of Junior School, warmly invites you to our Reception to Year 6 Mothers’ and Treasured Friends’ Breakfast on Friday 8 May, 7.45am – 9am, on the Chapel Pathway and Lawns. The morning will conclude with a classroom visit from 8.30am.
Book via Trybooking by Tuesday 5 May. Hope to see you there!
Scholastic Book Fair 2026
Let your imagination grow!
The Junior School will host our annual Scholastic Book Fair from 8:10am, Friday 8 May (Week 3) until 4pm, Thursday 14 May (Week 4).
This year, the Fair will be held in STW201, which is the classroom at the northern end of the Junior Primary verandah.
Items will be on sale at the following times:
Before school: 8.10 – 8.30am
Lunchtime: 1.15 – 1.45pm
After school: 3.30 – 4pm
Cash and credit card payments will be accepted.
This pop-up bookshop event is a wonderful opportunity for students to purchase books and stationery to take home whilst also supporting a very important cause. Funds raised will go towards the ‘Junior School Charities’ – an initiative of the Year 6 student leaders.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Miss Mitchell, Ms Coleman and the Year 6 Library leaders
Term 2 Key Dates
| Year 4 Camp | Wednesday, 29 April to Friday, 1 May |
| Reception to Year 3 Sports Morning | Friday, 1 May |
| Sports Day (Years 4 – 12) | Thursday, 7 May |
| R-6 Mothers’ and Treasured Friends’ Breakfast | Friday, 8 May |
| Scholastic Book Fair | Friday, 8 May to Thursday, 14 May |
| National Reconciliation Week | Wednesday, 27 May to Wednesday, 3 June |
| Year 6 Exhibition | Wednesday, 24 June |