·         Huge celebrations at Eltham Community Centre for International Children's Day. (Preps)

·         Magnificent Prep Breakfast.

·         1/2 Fun Night

·         P-2 Storyteller visit – Kym Lardner

·         Free Fruit Friday proved very popular with children in grades Prep, 1 and 2.

Thanks to the parents who collected fruit and prepared it for the children.

·         Two teams of Grades 1 and 2 students took part in the after school Eltham Wildcats Primary Basketball Competition learning lots of new skills.

·         The Sherbets Netball team had a very successful season playing in the Diamond Valley Competition after school hours program.

·         Preps enjoyed cricket clinics thanks to Montmorency Cricket Club.

·         Prep Breakfast at school

Middle School

·         Those Term 2 caterpillars finally emerged as magnificent butterflies

·         Our Middle school butterfly garden grew and bloomed

·         The Olympics saw us doing maths, science, project scrapbooks and the Crossage Olympics here at school

·         Miss Browne was teaching in the Middle School

·         Crossage with our little buddies helped build enduring friendships

·         Jim launched his new book

·         Lights, Camera, Action: we made clay animation movies

·         Rock and roll! Alicia (our scientist) taught us to dance!

·         Chinatown was a great place to visit by train

·         We learned how to use the Publisher program for our China projects.

·         Phillip Island: a great place to stay with 57 of your closest friends

·         Our Happy Feet Integrated Unit had us camping, studying oceans and penguins and writing stories with ocean characters

·         The Wild Action incursion had us up close and personal with ocean creatures

·         We talked to kids all over the world on Superclubs

·         Our digital portfolios showcased some of our experiences this year

·         We even learned how to write sums as algorithms and work with fractions!

·         Lots of kids earned joining and pen licences

·         Community sport days were fun doing dance, lacrosse and tennis

·         We celebrated Christmas with a wonderful carols performance and classroom craft activities.

·         Basketball and hockey clinics for Middle and Upper School.

·         Our Community Sport program for the Middle and Upper schools included tennis, lacrosse and dance.

·         Grades Prep, 1 and 2 had a fantastic time at their Tabloid Sports Carnival with lots of parent helpers.

·         Grades 3/4 and 5/6 learned swimming and water safety skills at our swimming program at Yarra Swim School.

Upper School

·         Sherbourne’s Girls’ Softball & Basketball teams played in the Zone finals.

·         5 Sherbourne students took part in the VPSSA Golf Championships.

·         50 Sherbourne students took part in the Montmorency District Athletics Carnival placing second.

·         14 Sherbourne students competed at the Zone Athletics Carnival at Doncaster.

·         3 Sherbourne students took part in the Region Athletics Carnival and two students competed at State level.

·         50 Upper School students took part in the Hooptime basketball competition. The All Star Girls team proceeded to Regional and then State level placing in final eight in the State.

·         2 Sherbourne students took part in the Victorian Schools Cycling Championships.

·         6 grade 5 and 6 students achieved their bronze star swimming award.

·         Lacrosse Metro Primary Finals day resulted in first place for Sherbourne girls and third place for Sherbourne boys.

·         Sherbourne year 6 students took part in Year 7 Orientation Day at their Secondary schools

·         Grade 6 Graduation

·         Sherbourne Girls’ Softball team took part in the Zone Summer Finals

·         Upper School students took part in the District Boys Round Robin and the District Girls Round Robin

·         Graduation & MSAC Fun Day

·         China Town

·         Drama, Sex Education & The Real Game Programs

·         Olympic Games & Mini Olympics

·         Jim’s Book Launch & Interschool Debates

·         Imovie – movie making

·         Year 7 Orientation & Passports to Year 7

Whole School

·         Great fun on our school Walkathon.

·         Two large baskets of food were collected by the Eltham Food Share group.

·         A Walk to School Day has been held each term in 2008.

·         New Sherbourne Values posters published and displayed throughout the school.

·         Restorative Practice Parent Forum

·         Two more successful Working Bees with many jobs completed to keep our school safe and looking great.

·         Sausage Sizzles at Bunnings and at Sherbourne.

·         The Sherbourne Cook Book is published.

·         Children’s Disco is a great night for all age groups.

·         Sherbourne students took part in transition sessions.

·         Louise Alford competed in the National Cross Country Run for a second year.

·         Carols on the Oval once again a great Community evening.

·         Billy Cart Grand Prix is once again a great whole school event

·         Monty Christmas window painting is once again great fun and we had a brilliant result with two first places and one third place.

·         Christmas Raffle is once again something to look forward to

·         Families volunteer to water our school gardens during the holidays

·         Many, many cork and batteries have been recycled throughout the year!!

·         Ben Guice Story Writing Awards

·         Middle & Upper School Chinatown excursions

·         Cross Age Olympics day and Opening Ceremony

·         Joining the Chorus Dance and choir groups performed in the State School Spectacular 2008 at HiSense arena.

·         Tournament of Minds team performed admirably to achieve an outstanding Honours award.

·         The whole school got together to enjoy the 2008 Alpha Theatre Aladdin Pantomime

·         3 – 6 Athletics & P – 2 Tabloid

·         240 children achieved the Premiers Reading Challenge for 2008, presented by Steve Herbert MP

·         Book Character Dress up Parade to celebrate Literacy and Numeracy Week

·         The Sherbourne Walkathon to raise money for cricket nets for the school

·         Life Ed program P-6

·         Prep 2009 Transition including very well attended Storytime, Art time and PE time.

·         Sherbourne 3-6 Choir performance at Greensborough Plaza