{"id":23780,"date":"2025-09-18T10:57:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=23780"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:57:39","slug":"stage-2-oracy-showcase-finding-our-voice","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/stage-2-oracy-showcase-finding-our-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage 2 Oracy Showcase: Finding Our Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Stage 2 finalists recently stepped into the spotlight for The Stage 2 Oracy Showcase. This event is in its third year and continues to celebrate oral language as an art of expression, creativity, and collaboration, not just speech-making.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this term, Years 3 and 4 have been honing their skills through Readers Theatre, a classroom strategy that builds reading fluency, confidence in presenting, and performance techniques. On the day, teams were judged on pace, clarity, tone, teamwork, expression, and audience engagement, with standout groups earning recognition as winners and highly commended performers.<\/p>\n<p>The performances featured a wonderful mix of fractured fairy tales and adaptations of children\u2019s literature, from the humorous <em>Hansel and Gretel: The Fussy Eaters<\/em> and <em>Goldilocks and the Three Aardvarks<\/em> to moving stories such as <em>The Little Refugee<\/em> and <em>Ziba Came on a Boat<\/em>. Through each presentation, the Reader\u2019s Theatre showcased how the girls are developing their ability to read fluently and respond to and understand literature, whilst also learning to use their voices with growing confidence and impact.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations were extended to all the finalists, who performed admirably. Certificates were awarded in recognition of their achievements, with thanks given to Stage 2 teachers for their guidance and support.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23780 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Stage-2-Oracy-Showcase-Winners.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Year 4 Winners\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Stage-2-Oracy-Showcase-Winners-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Year 4 Winners<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Stage-2-Oracy-Showcase-Highly-Commended-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Year 4 Highly Commended \">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Stage-2-Oracy-Showcase-Highly-Commended-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Year 4 Highly Commended <\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Stage-2-Oracy-Showcase-Highly-Commended-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Year 3 Highly Commended \">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Stage-2-Oracy-Showcase-Highly-Commended-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Year 3 Highly Commended <\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Year 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Highly Commended<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>The Little Refugee<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Adeline Ng<\/li>\n<li>Cecilia Otton\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Anna Hao\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Scarlett Stone\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Juliet Yeo<\/li>\n<li>Eden Heller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>\u00a0Finalists<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>Suri\u2019s Wall<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Matilda Thorpe<\/li>\n<li>Camilla Harvey<\/li>\n<li>Jasmine Li<\/li>\n<li>Alaria Capolupo<\/li>\n<li>Cynthia Xia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>\u00a0Finalists<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>Ziba Came on a Boat<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Agnes Pyzik Hay<\/li>\n<li>Rosie Ishak<\/li>\n<li>Billie Evans<\/li>\n<li>Pearl Bongardt<\/li>\n<li>Aya\u00a0Van der Weyden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Year 4\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: left\"><strong>Winners<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>Hansel and Gretel: The Fussy Eaters<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sophie Fountaine\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Olive Manton<\/li>\n<li>Olympia Polyviou<\/li>\n<li>Grace Walsh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Highly Commended<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><em><strong>Little Red Boxer Shorts<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Eleanor Auld<\/li>\n<li>Gigi Rodgers<\/li>\n<li>Amelia Wilson<\/li>\n<li>Hana Yao<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>\u00a0Finalists<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>Jack and the Corn Stalk<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Vivienne Goddard<\/li>\n<li>Evie Kalkandis<\/li>\n<li>Queenie Lloyd Roberts<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Ng<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong><em>Goldilocks and the Three Aardvarks<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Eva-Rose Asrress<\/li>\n<li>Cleo Ballard<\/li>\n<li>Clementine Brown<\/li>\n<li>Madeleine Meers<\/li>\n<li>Libby Turnbull<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Special mention must be given to our Year 4 showcase hosts, Piper Prain-Pfahl, Josephine Rowe, Anna Chan and Sienna Fleming who led the event beautifully. Thanks must also be extended to our judges on the day, Ms Elizabeth Walsh, and senior girls, Isha Singh and Taylor Mavrakis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/09\/Stage-2-Oracy-Showcase-Hosts-e1758063910929.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Oracy Showcase provides more than just a platform for performance, it is an opportunity for the girls to present their learning to a wider audience, raising expectations of what they can achieve. Events like this remind us that oracy is not just about speaking, it is about connecting, collaborating, and strengthening the girls\u2019 skills in expressing ideas confidently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristy Williams<br \/>\nPrimary Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Stage 2 finalists recently stepped into the spotlight for The Stage 2 Oracy Showcase. 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