It has been a busy and productive Week 3! Our Year 3 – Year 6 students have commenced House Spelling Bee practice and early elimination rounds in the classroom, in preparation for our final House Spelling Bee competition to be held in Week 5.
Term 3 is off to a flying start! Across our campuses, I have witnessed a myriad of events and inspirational student endeavours which highlight the talent, versatility and spirit of our boys.
To help us better understand the consequences of smartphones and social media on growing minds and to explore what we can do to reduce these risks for our own children, we are hosting a very special presentation for all our Junior School families where we will hear more on this vital topic from a child psychologist and a representative of Waitmate, an organisation that helps families work through these issues.
This week at St Mark’s and St Michael’s Pre-school, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Kindergarten teachers from Cranbrook Junior School.
As we embark on our exciting new chapter in Cranbrook’s history, we are delighted to bring together the Cranbrook Community to mark the beginning of co-education and to warmly welcome Dr Anne Johnstone, our new Head of School.
Please follow this link to view the Term 3 Events Overview for Junior School Parents.
On Friday, 15 August, boys in Years 3 – 6 will have their summer and winter sports team photos taken. They will need to wear their summer team playing gear to school, pack and bring to school their winter team sports playing gear PLUS their House T-shirt (for House Football in the afternoon).
Our Kindergarten students had a blast celebrating 100 days of learning! We loved seeing their fun outfits and the creative collections they brought in for our "What 100 Looks Like" display.
Kindergarten discovered that scientists observe (using their senses), then predict, and finally test! We had a wonderful time observing, discussing what we thought might happen, and then testing and noticing what actually occurred during lots of fun experiments!
After a week of heavy rain, it was disappointing to see so many fixtures unplayable across Round 9. While the weather may have interrupted our plans, it has only added to the sense of anticipation and enthusiasm as we head into the final round of the winter sport season.
We have had a flurry of interest in our upcoming Music Morning Concerts, JS Soireé and JS Music Eisteddfod.
In Week 5, we will focus on this national celebration of Australian children’s literature and reading across the School.
Congratulations to the readers who have already completed the challenge. The final date to register books read this year has been extended to Friday, 19 September.