Message from Michele Marquet

Dear Parents,

It was a delight to see all the boys back at school this week, eager to see friends and staff and ready for the final term of the year. A warm welcome back to returning students Sam Simich (Y4) and Bondi Matthews (Y5).

Our 2023 Senior School leaders joined our Year 6 students and staff yesterday to take part in the inaugural Head of House and Prefect Challenge Afternoon. Our Y12 leaders organised a range of competitive, simple but enjoyable games and team building activities for the Y6 boys to participate in with the Senior School students. Opportunities such as this are aimed to help our Year 6 boys build some supportive relationships with the older students in preparation for the step up to Senior School. We thank Mr Peter Young, Mrs Angelique Sanders, Mr Grant Andrews, Mr Richard Baker, the Y6 Teaching Team, as well as the Y12 leaders, for ensuring the afternoon was a success for our Y6 boys.

JS Reception

Junior School Reception is now fully functioning again. Parents are welcome to come into Reception through the main entrance and to speak with Mrs Jill McPherson, our Office Manager about any matters she can assist them with at school. Students will also now need to go into Reception to be signed in, if they arrive at school after the start of the school day, or to be signed out, if they need to leave the campus early for any reason

 Upcoming Events & Important Dates

• K-Y6 Swimming Programme – W1 to W6 Term 4 during PE lessons
• Summer Sports Photos – Friday, 21 October (details to come)
• Y6-Y7 Immersion Day at Senior School – Thursday, 10 November
• K-5 Moving Up Morning – Thursday, 10 November
• Y3 2023 Parent Information Session – Thursday, 17 November 5pm
• Y2-Y6 Swimming Carnival – Friday, 25 November (all day)
• K-Y2 Carols Service – Wednesday, 30 November 5pm
• Y3-Y6 Christmas Lunch – Thursday, 1 December 11am
• K-Y2 Family Christmas Activities – Monday, 5 December (details to come)
• Y6 Valedictory Service – Tuesday, 6 December 11am
• Y3-Y6 Carols Service – Tuesday, 6 December 5pm
• Last day of classes – Tuesday, 6 December
• P-6 JS Prize Giving – Wednesday, 7 December 10am

We hope all our families have a wonderful week.

With thanks,

Michele Marquet

From the Deputies

ySafe Cyber Safety Sessions for Year 3 and Year 4

With the ongoing issues that online gaming and social media cause for even our younger students now, the School felt it was vitally important to address, educate and give the students some practical strategies that they can apply in the real-world scenarios they experience. This week, our boys in Year 3 had an hour long, interactive and engaging presentation on various topics relating to cyber safety from the experts at ySafe. It would be wonderful if all parents could continue these conversations at home, by asking the boys to share some of the things they learnt and then help them incorporate some of the lessons and strategies in their home context. We will be doing the same at school.  Our students in Year 4 will also have a similar presentation next week.

Pre-school’s Update

We are pleased to welcome back our children and families to what promises to be an exciting and engaging Term 4.

This term, our new unit of inquiry is, ‘How we express ourselves’ with our central idea, ‘We express and appreciate creativity in unique ways’. The children will inquire into:

• The different ways we can express our creativity;
• Ways we appreciate our own and other people’s creativity;
• We celebrate the arts.

Throughout the term, the children will be encouraged to ask questions and use words, such as ‘express’, ‘appreciate’ and ‘creativity’.

The Day Book will be available at the end of each day to show some of the learning experiences that day and a digital copy is placed on Cranbrook Connect at the end of each week.

Please access the digital day books here on Monday 17 October; St Mark’s, St Michael’s 5 Day Group, St Michael’s 3 Day Group, St Michael’s 2 Day Group.

Uniform

Summer uniform can now be worn, but due to the unpredictable weather at present, children may also want to remain wearing long pants and jumpers. The most important thing is that our children are comfortable in what they wear and do not feel too hot or too cold. As the weather improves, we can transition to the full summer uniform. Please see Cranbrook Connect for further information on our Winter and Summer Uniforms; Click Here.

Staff News

Rachel Thomas will be taking a period of leave, returning on Friday, 18 November. Denise Soh will continue to work with the 2 Day Group in her absence, supported by Cate Gray and Dionne Jones.

Reuse and Recycle Uniform Sale

The CSPA is excited to announce that we will be holding another Reuse and Recycle Uniform Sale at the Cranbrook Boat Shed on Thursday, 20 and Friday, 21 October. All funds raised will be donated to a charity chosen by Senior School Leaders. 

Please bring all your pre-loved uniforms in good condition to:

Junior School –  Junior School Reception

Senior School – by students in bins located in Houses

The sale in Term 1 was a huge success, with $5,792 raised and donated to the Red Cross. The Year 6 Leaders selected the Red Cross due to the wonderful flood relief work they do. We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

All funds raised will be donated to a registered ACNC charity chosen by Senior School Leaders. 

Click here for more information

Changes to COVID-19 Isolation Period

From the end of this week, isolation rules for positive cases will be changed. We are still awaiting advice from NSW Health and the AIS regarding how these changes will apply in schools. As soon as advice has been received, we will update our families.

Y7 Scholarships 2024

Parents of boys in Year 5 2022 who may be interested in applying for a Senior School Scholarship for their son, should read the Scholarships 2024 information available now via this link. 

Y2-Y6 Swimming Carnival

Year 2 students will also attend our annual Swimming Carnival at SOPAC on Friday, 25 November. A note outlining the arrangements for this day will be sent out soon.

Term 4 – Bus Services

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://www.trybooking.com/BWVJC

Inner West – https://www.trybooking.com/BWVIY

North Shore – https://www.trybooking.com/BWVJD

Please use the Trybooking links above to purchase a Term 4 2022 Bus Pass, the price is $415 for the term.

Click here for the 2022 Bus Schedules.

Our bus services have been extremely popular this year, please ensure you book your Term 4, 2022 bus pass as soon as possible to guarantee a seat on the bus.

Should the tickets sell out, please add your name to the waitlist and we will be in touch when a seat becomes available.

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

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us by emailing bus@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

Term 4 Swimming Programme

Our swimming unit is underway for all boys (K-6) and lessons are held during their regular PE lessons. A copy of the letter was sent home via Operoo. Please ensure your son has the relevant swimming gear on his PE days this term. Please remember that we commence Term 4 with Week A, so check the class timetable by following this  link.

Year 2 students will also attend our annual Swimming Carnival at SOPAC on Friday, 25 November. A note outlining the arrangements for this day will be sent home early in Term 4.

Term 4 Music Information

Music

Welcome back to Term 4! It is one of our favourite terms in the Music Department, as there are so many exciting events and performances.

Please see the following so you can put the relevant events into your calendar.

JS Music Events Term 4 2022

Week 1

• Saturday, 15 October, Chamber Choir, Opening Ceremony of the new Senior School buildings 1.30pm-2.30pm

Week 3

• Monday, 24 October, Lunchtime Concert MR1 1.10pm-1.30pm
• Thursday, 27 October, Soiree MR1 6pm-7pm

Week 4

• Monday, 31 October, Lunchtime Concert MR1 1.10pm-1.30pm
• Thursday, 3 November, Soiree MR1 6pm-7pm

Week 5

• Monday, 7 November, Lunchtime Concert MR1 1.10pm-1.30pm
• Tuesday, 8 November, Year 3 Instrumental Concert, Gym 2pm-3pm
• Friday, 11 November, Year 2 String Concert, Gym 11am-12 noon.

Week 6

• Tuesday, 15 November, Voices singing at Goodwin Village, Woollahra TBC

Week 8

• Wednesday, 30 November, K-2 Carol Service All Saints Woollahra 5pm-6pm
• Friday, 2 December, St Michael’s 2 Day Christmas Concert 9.30am -10.30am
• Friday, 2 December, St Michael’s 5 Day Christmas Concert 12noon – 1pm

Week 9

• Monday, 5 December, St Michael’s 3 Day Christmas Concert 9.30am -10.30am
• Monday, 5 December, St Mark’s 5 Day Christmas Concert 12noon – 1pm
• Tuesday, 6 December, Year 6 Valedictory Gym 11am
• Tuesday, 6 December, 3-6 Carol Service St Andrew’s Cathedral 5pm-6pm
• Wednesday, 7 December, JS Prize Giving Gym 10am-12noon.