From the Deputies

CARLINE REMINDERS

As we settle back into term, we seek our families support to help our carlines to run as smoothly as possible for our school and the local community. We continue to receive complaints from neighbours, so we again kindly request parents to please:

• not park across the driveways of neighbours in Kent Road or New South Head Road;
• not drop off or pick up their child in Iluka and Elanora Streets or in Manion Rd.

Morning Drop Off

The Cranbrook Junior School morning drop off begins at 7:45am.  To ensure the traffic in and around the school continues to flow, we appreciate you not arriving before 7:45am.  All boys must be dropped off by 8:10am at the latest to ensure the school day starts on time.

No cars should enter the school grounds before 7:45am, unless students are being dropped off for a co-curricular activity that begins before then. Please do not park or wait in the driveway or roundabout prior to 7:45am. Any boy who arrives before 7.45am (and does not have a co-curricular activity) will be sent to Before School Care, as we have previously indicated.

Afternoon Pick Up

In consideration of our neighbours in Kent Road, Royal Sydney Golf Club, and the Woollahra Council, we remind families about afternoon carline times to get you in and out as fast as possible.

The Cranbrook Junior School Walking Gate on Kent Road will be open from 2:30pm daily. We encourage all parents and students, where possible, to park in Lyne Park behind the tennis courts and walk into the School for drop off and pick up.

If you need to collect your child in the carline, please arrive at the indicated time for his year group and not before:

For Kindergarten, please arrive after 2:50pm.

For Y1 and Y2, please arrive after 3:00pm.

For Y3 and Y4, please arrive after 3:20pm.

For Y5 and Y6, please arrive after 3:30pm.

We appreciate your cooperation and support in this.  

Message from Michele Marquet

Dear P-Y6 Parents,

A very warm welcome back! It has been fantastic to see our students and families back at School after the winter break.

Next week, our five-year PYP Evaluation Visit will be held. Two representatives from the IBO will meet with staff, students and parents to discuss the feedback gathered during our self-study process this year and look for future directions.

Yesterday, we held our Founders’ Day Assembly. Mr Nicholas Sampson attended as our guest speaker and he provided an interesting perspective on how Cranbrook has evolved, but also remained the same in the ways that really matter. We remembered the individuals who founded our School, reflected on the values they held dear and considered how we can use those principles to help us look to the future with confidence. It was an excellent way to start the term.

CETOP WEEK

CETOP is a not-for-profit organisation made up of staff and families associated with Cranbrook that supports communities in Ladakh, India (SS) and Nepal (JS). In Nepal, the Junior School supports work in the areas of dental health and education. Since 2011, we have conducted nine trips to Nepal with Y6 students accompanied by one of their parents. It is exciting that our trips to Ladakh and Nepal are now able to start again.

In Week 3 this term, we are hosting a CETOP Week across the entire school to increase awareness about CETOP, collect toothbrushes for our next Y6 trip to Nepal (end of Term 1 2024) and raise some funds for the work of CETOP generally.

Sausage Sizzle

On Thursday, 3 August (Y3-Y6) and Friday, 4 August (K-Y2), we are holding a sausage sizzle for our students. For $5, students will receive a sausage, bread (normal/gluten-free) and an icy block. Dietary needs will be provided for and families will receive an order form via email early next week explaining the options and how to order and pay.

Toothbrush Collection

We are excited to announce our ambitious goal of collecting 500 toothbrushes before Wednesday, 30th August. The toothbrushes will be donated to CETOP and delivered during our next Y6 trip to Nepal (end of Term 1 2024) to help promote oral hygiene in Himalayan communities. If we achieve our target of 500 toothbrushes in time, all students will be rewarded with a fun-filled event on Friday, 15th September. The event will include options like wearing silly socks, bringing your own hat (BYO hat), or participating in a crazy hair day! The final number of brushes and end of term event details will be officially announced during Week 8 Assembly/Chapel. We look forward to seeing our Cranbrook community come together and contribute through service in this practical way.

Staff News

Year 6W Class teacher and Year Level Coordinator, Mr Scott Wells, will be leaving us at the end of next week. Scott, his partner Dionne Jones (one of our St Michael’s Pre-school teachers) and baby, Alfred, are returning to the UK. Scott will be taking up a promotional position at a group of Academy Schools. We thank Scott and Dionne for their dedicated and passionate work with our students over the past 5 years. We wish Scott, Dionne and Alfred the very best as they start life back in the UK.

We welcome Mr Etiosa Okunbor, who will take up the role of 6W Class Teacher for the remainder of the year. This year, Etiosa has been teaching across all year levels at Cranbrook. An experienced primary classroom teacher, he taught in Sydney, the UK and the Northern Territory before joining us in the Junior School.

We welcome Mrs Kate Stead back to Cranbrook as 2R Class Teacher during Mr David Holmsen’s long service leave; Miss Catherine Stamp as 1W Class Teacher during Mrs Chloe Jennings’ maternity leave and Miss Rebecca Armstrong as Art Teacher during Mr Christian Bonett’s term of leave. We wish David, Christian and Chloe the very best for their periods of leave.

Kind wishes,

Michele Marquet
Head of Junior School

Reminders for Term 3

Key Events in Term 3 include:
Wednesday, 9 August                     Music & Special Group Photos
Friday, 11 August                                Sport Group Photos
Mon, 21 – Fri, 25 August                  Children’s Book Week
Tues, 5 – Thurs, 7 September       JS Play: Alex in Wonderland

The Term 3 Events Overview for Parents can be found here and on Cranbrook Connect.

Term 3 2023 Bus Passes

Cranbrook School offers the following subsidised private bus services to students from Monday to Friday during the School term.

Eastern Suburbs – Junior School Students only – https://events.humanitix.com/2023-cranbrook-bus-service-junior-school-eastern-suburbs

Eastern Suburbs – Senior School Students only  – https://events.humanitix.com/2023-cranbrook-bus-service-eastern-suburbs

Inner West – https://events.humanitix.com/bus-service-inner-west-2023

North Shore – https://events.humanitix.com/2023-cranbrook-bus-service-north-shore

Please use the Humanitix links to purchase a Term 3 Bus Pass, the price is $440 for the term.

For public transport information please refer to the Transport Information website.  

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact bus@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

Cranbrook Junior School’s City2surf Team

It is official, we have a team: The Cranbrook Junior School will be represented at City2surf!

18 staff members will be taking part in Sydney’s biggest sporting event of the year at the City2surf on 13 August 2023. Some participants will be walking, others will be running, but all of us will be doing it for a good cause. We are planning to raise money for the Children’s Cancer Institute and for the Cranbrook NGO, CETOP. Our aim is to raise $1,000 or more.

If you are available on the day, we would love to see lots of Cranbrook Junior School students along with their families to support us on the streets around the school.

Another way to support us is to donate to one of the charities by clicking the links below:

Cranbrook Junior School Team in 2023 City2Surf (grassrootz.com) if you would like to donate to the Children Cancer Institute or CETOP (cetoponline.com), if you would like to donate to the Cranbrook NGO CETOP.

Cranbrook Parent App

To access the app 
Click here to view the information on how to download this app from the App Store.

Username and password discovery 
Click here to view information on how to access your username and password to enable access to the app.

Please remember to check your spam/junk email folder as sometimes codes and password resets can be sent there.

Junior School Parents
If Junior School families have difficulties downloading the new Parent App, please contact the Junior School Reception on 9327 9100.

Common Issues

1 – If you can’t log on

You cannot use your username and password for Cranbrook Connect. You must follow the exact steps for setting up a new username and password: https://www.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_How-to-log-in-to-Parent-App_v4-1.pdf

2 – If none of the teams and fixtures are loading for your son

If you have logged on with your child’s school email address, you will not get any relevant information. The app will work, but with none of your child’s data. You will need to delete the app and start over again. Follow the steps above to set up a new username and password.

3 – If you cannot download the app Both Android and iPhone users can both download the app. If you are having trouble accessing it, the app has been created by Digistorm, which you can add into the search box.

Years 3-6 Sport News

General details about each sport can be found in your son’s Year Level tab on Cranbrook Connect.

Optional Co-curricular News

Co-curricular activities for Term 3 commenced on Tuesday, 18th July.

Please contact Annabel Boyd (jscocurricular@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au) if you have any queries.

K-Y6 Music News

Welcome back to Term 3 in what will be another eventful and inspiring term of events in the Music Department! I want to thank you for all your support during Term 2 and being such enthusiastic audiences at our K – Y2 and Y3 – Y6 Showcases and our Town Hall Gala Concert.

The following outlines the Music calendar for Term 3. Further information can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate links, where applicable.

Performance opportunities

K-6 Lunchtime Concerts

Held in Music Room 1 during Lunchtime, these concerts are open to boys in K to 6 who have a piece at performance standard, regardless of level, to perform. It’s always wonderful to hear their great work and witness our students’ progress in an encouraging environment.

• Monday, 31 July (Week 3)
• Monday, 7 August (Week 4)

Click link for further information

Spring Festival Year 3 to 6 Junior School Music Eisteddfod

• Wednesday, 23rd August, 1:00pm (Week 6)

As part of the Spring Festival, the Cranbrook Junior School Eisteddfod has been designed for boys in Year 3 to 6 to showcase their performance on piano, strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, guitar and voice.

This year’s Eisteddfod will be judged by external adjudicators who will write an encouraging report on the boys’ performances, give feedback and award grades of achievement.

Entry forms (yellow) can be found in the Music Studio hallway or via the information link below.

Click link for further information and entry form

Curriculum

Eastwinds from Musica Viva comes to Cranbrook Junior School for K to 6 Music workshops

• Tuesday, 1st August (Week 3)

Prior to Eastwinds’ visit, in class, students will explore how we can create and connect to one another through improvisation based on our personal experiences. Eastwinds weaves a difficult to define spacious tapestry of sound that finds a bridge between east and west, folk and jazz, composition and improvisation. Most of all it’s a sound unique to this group. Eastwinds have been performing as an ensemble based in Fremantle, Western Australia, since 2014.

Opera Australia’s comes to perform El Kid at Cranbrook Junior School for K to 6

• Monday, 11th September (Week 9)

Opera Australia’s Schools Tour aims to capture some of the passion and feeling of largescale theatrical operas in a more informal and accessible way for children. All of the songs and instrumental music used in El Kid come from the well-known opera, Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet and first performed in 1875, while the story of El Kid is based on the Norwegian folktale, Three Billy Goats Gruff. Students will study the combined creative and dramatic elements of opera and engage with many musical excerpts, through singing, moving and playing, leading up to this performance.

Mr Peter Fox

Head of Music Performance JS (P-6)

Snowsports Report REGIONAL Interschools Championships

In the last week of the School holidays, Cranbrook Junior School and Senior School students competed in the Redlands Cup and the Sydney Interschools Snowsport Championships at Thredbo. 73 boys represented Cranbrook, from Kindergarten to Year 12 throughout the week. It was a tough competition and the conditions not always favourable. Rough and icy runs, limited lift access and high winds could not hold our students back, though!

We are pleased to report that Cranbrook performed exceptionally well, with some outstanding team and individual results. In the Interschools competition, these included an individual Gold medal for Charlie Roberts in the Division 4 Alpine; an individual Silver and Bronze medal for James Cowan in the Division 5 Alpine and Ski-Cross, and individual Silver medals for Orlando Fern in the Division 6 Alpine and Ski Cross.

We began the week with some strong results in the Redlands Cup:

Division 1

1st Place Cranbrook A (William Hupfau, Charlie Punch, Joel Droga, Jamie Toll)

3rd Place Cranbrook B (William Roberts, Sam Poswell, Sevi Dascarolis)

With an individual Silver Medal by Joel Droga.

Division 6

3rd Place (Orlando Fern, Ryan Shi, Wynn Au, William Britten-Jones)

In the Regional (Sydney) Interschools Championships, we ended the week with:

• 5 individual medals
• 10 Team medals

The top 5 teams and top 15 individuals in each division and event go through to the State competitionin Perisher in August. 18 Cranbrook teams and 23 individuals qualified for the State Interschools competition as outlined below:

Division 1

Alpine

3rd place team, Bronze Podium finish (William Hupfau, Charlie Punch, Joel Droga, William Roberts) Sam Poswell also qualified for State individually

Moguls

Joel Droga qualified for State in 6^th place individually

Ski Cross

4th place team (William Hupfau, Charlie Punch, Joel Droga)

Snowboard G

Lochie Wotherspoon qualified individually in 6^th place

Snowboard Cross

Lochie Wotherspoon qualified individually in 5^th place

Division 2  

Snowboard GS

Luke Brady individually qualified in the top 15

Division 3 

Alpine

4th place team (Remy Phillips, Charlie Cowan, Oscar Parsons, Christopher Harris) 

Moguls

5th place team (Oscar Parsons, Remy Phillips, James Walker)

Ski Cross

5th place team (Remy Phillips, Charlie Cowan, Christopher Harris)

Snowboard GS

3rd place team, Bronze Podium finish (Ziggy Edwards, Oscar Croft , Milo Gibney)

Snowboard Cross

3rd place team, Bronze Podium finish (Ziggy Edwards, Milo Gibney, Oscar Croft)

Division 4 

Alpine

2nd place team, Silver Podium finish (Charlie Roberts, Oli Klaas, Jasper Lee, Rhys Au)

1st place individual, Gold Podium finish for Charlie Roberts

Moguls

4th place team (Oli Klaas, Rhys Au, Jansen Jiang)

Ski Cross

3rd place team, Bronze Podium finish (Charlie Roberts, Oli Klaas, Rhys Au)

Snowboard GS

5th place team (Sam Spry, Charlie Roberts)

Snowboard Cross

5th Place team (Charlie Roberts, Sam Spry)

Division 5 

Alpine

2nd place team, Silver Podium finish (James Cowan, Oliver McKelvey, Hugo Croft, Joshua Horth)

2nd place individual, Silver Podium finish for James Cowan 

Sebastian Salter and Imanol Plante also qualified for State individually in the top 15

Moguls

Ist place team, Gold Podium Finish (Hugo Croft, James Cowan, Joshua Horth) 

Sebastian Salter qualified individually in 7^th place

Ski Cross

3rd place team, Bronze Podium finish (James Cowan, Oliver McKelvey, Hugo Croft)

3rd place individual, Bronze Podium finish for James Cowan 

Sebastian Salter and Xavier Fern qualified for State with individual 4th and 11^th place finishes

Snowboard Cross

Cohen Salamon individually qualified for State in 7^th place

Division 6 

Alpine

2nd place team, Silver Podium finish (Wynn Au, Orlando Fern, Ryan Shi, William Britten-Jones)

2nd place individual, Silver Podium finish for Orlando Fern

5th place team (Sam Cowan, William Zahra, Oscar Cochineas)

Ski Cross

2nd Place team, Silver Podium finish (Orlando Fern, Wynn Au, Ryan Shi)

2nd place individual, Silver Podium finish for Orlando Fern

What a week! We have thoroughly enjoyed our roles as Captains so far. A highlight for us has been spending time with the younger divisions on the mountain, prepping them for their races and taking them through course inspections. We look forward to the State competitions at the end of August in Perisher and are pleased to see so many boys have made it through to the next level of competition.

Finally, we thank Mrs Erickson-Adam, Mr Scardino and Miss Whitten for all of their support in the lead up to and during the week of competition. We also thank Mr Hugh Dowling for organising Cranbrook’s annual and much enjoyed ‘on-mountain’ BBQ luncheon.

Joel Droga and Will Roberts

Snowsports Captains 2023