Message from Michele Marquet, Head of Junior School

Dear Parents and Carers, 

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. Year 6’s Interrelate sessions, part of our PDHPE curriculum, conclude this week. Yesterday, our Music and Specialty Groups Photos were taken.

CETOP Week
This week, across all year levels, we have celebrated CETOP with classes managing without a nominated resource last Monday, students making pledges to do jobs or chores at home to raise funds and taking part in celebratory sausage sizzles today and tomorrow, all in support of our School’s service work in Nepal and Ladakh. Shortly, Year 5 families will meet for an information session about next year’s CETOP trip to Nepal.

Winter Sports Season
Our Winter Sports season draws to a close for all our students in Year 3 – Year 6 with final fixtures this Saturday. There will be no Saturday sports games after 9 August, until the start of Term 4. On Friday, 15 August, the Y3-Y6 students will be playing in their House Football competition and on Friday, 22 August, they will be playing House Rugby. On these days, Y3-Y6 boys should bring their House T-shirts to School.

National Science Week
With this year’s theme being ‘Decoding the Universe’, National Science Week Australia’s celebration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that aims to engage people of all ages in exploring the wonders of science. It provides an exciting opportunity for our students to participate in hands-on activities, experiments and presentations that spark curiosity and encourage a love for science. We have a range of exciting classroom and lunchtime science experiences planned. Please look out for our upcoming photos and reflections from this wonderful week of scientific learning.

Summer and Winter Sports Team Photos
A reminder that next week, on Friday, 15 August, students in Years 3 – 6 will have their summer and winter sports team photos taken. Please read the detailed overview in News and Reminders.

Book Week
As we build towards the excitement of our upcoming Book Week, in Week 5, please read the iCentre News, where you will find an overview of the enriching experiences our Teacher-Librarian & Digital Literacy Leader, Megan Light, has planned for Kindergarten – Year 6. Please note that on Friday, 22 August, students and staff are encouraged to dress-up as they interpret this year’s theme, ‘Book an Adventure!’, through costumes and props.

We look forward to a week of learning and fun. 

Kind wishes,

Michele Marquet
Head of Junior School