Message from Michele Marquet, Head of Junior School
Dear Parents and Carers,
The term continues to a busy and productive, with so many exciting opportunities for the students to engage with and enjoy. Last week, Year 4 and Year 3 shared recent unit learning with families; da Vinci Day was held and we welcomed a Planetarium incursion for Year 5. This week is National Reconciliation Week; we had the excitement of the K-Y2 Music Showcase this afternoon and we are eager to see the Y3-Y6 students have their turn tonight. These activities and experiences add colour and provide real life experiences to enhance and deepen our students’ learning.
Y3-Y6 Athletics Carnival
On 10 June, our Y3-Y6 students will be participating in their annual Athletics Carnival to be held at SOPAC. The Programme of Events is available to view here. Further information, previously shared, about this event can be found here.
Getting ready for Camps
Next Monday, 2 June, sees our Year 3 cohort travel to the Blue Mountains for their camp and Year 5 to the Royal National Park, south of Sydney. Year 3 and Year 5 students will need to be at School at the normal time in preparation for a prompt 9am departure.
Year 6 will be heading to Canberra on Wednesday, 4 June, for their annual excursion.
We hope that our students embrace every activity with enthusiasm and stay open to making new friends and trying different experiences. We trust that they will engage fully, participate actively and take advantage of the unique opportunities for personal growth and adventure.
Da Vinci Decathlon
We are delighted to share the success of our teams at the recent annual Da Vinci Decathlon held at Knox. Da Vinci Decathlon is a national academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate students. Teams from a broad variety of schools competed in groups of eight across ten disciplines: Engineering, Mathematics, Code-breaking, Art and Poetry, Science, English, Ideation, Creative Producers, Cartography and Legacy.
Our 16 Year 5 and Year 6 students proudly represented Cranbrook Junior School:
Year 6: Charlie Dusseldorp, Christian Kollias, Jonathan Kuchel, Oliver McGee, Alexander Rainbow, Tully Sharpe, Jerry Watson and Mason Pun.
Year 5: Teddy Bentvelzen, Heiji Cao; Hamish Fernandez, Charlie Heckes; Alfie Li-Brown, Neil Mohorikar, Imanol Plante, Nate Soon-Wong.
We are very proud of our students’ presentation and their well-deserved results.
- Year 5 – 1st place in Engineering
- Year 6 – 2nd place in Code Breaking
We thank Mrs Koika-Cellini, Miss Boniface, Mr Botto and Mrs Brodie for supporting our teams.
Kind wishes,
Michele Marquet
Head of Junior School