Student Voice
House Captain Award
Hi, I’m Olivia and I’m Daniru, your Conder House Captains.
Today we’re going to be announcing the second house captain award for 2026. This is a Year 2 student.
The house captain award for 2026 goes to …
Charlotte COLQUHOUN from 2D for Independence because of the way she demonstrated how do the task and started doing it straight away.
CONGRATULATIONS Charlotte.
Just remember everyone can get the house captain award if you try your hardest and do your best!
Student Voice and Wellbeing Ambassadors
Wellbeing Ambassadors (Kendall and Chloe) read The Brain Forest at Wellbeing Wednesday Club today to explore the wonderful diversity of different brains!
Wellbeing Ambassador Ashley facilitated students creating with play dough.
Also making cards and artworks to gift to others...
Celebrating Diversity Week Activities
Understanding ourselves and others is at the heart of building an inclusive, vibrant school community, and this week 1AS students took a beautiful step in that direction through the picture book Hey Warrior - a highly recommended resource that helps children understand how their amygdala works to keep them safe.
Here’s a short video about the book: https://youtu.be/fzhka72RV30?si=3eT0gmbPqwzmgHyA
After exploring the story, students created drawings of their own “warrior,” imagining what this protective part of their brain might look like and discussing how it shows up in their day‑to‑day experiences. They also learned square (box) breathing, a calming strategy that helps them take slow, steady breaths to regulate their feelings and gently reassure their warrior that everything is okay. These early tools support children in coping with big emotions, building confidence, and recognising that everyone’s brain works in its own brilliant way!
To keep nurturing emotional literacy and empathy, here are some high‑quality children’s literature recommendations:
- Early Primary – The Invisible String by Patrice Karst, The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas, All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell
- Middle Primary – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy, What to Do With a Problem by Kobi Yamada, The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
- Upper Primary – Wonder by R.J. Palacio, A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll, Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt.
By deepening our understanding of ourselves and each other, IPS continue to grow a school community where every child feels seen, supported, and celebrated.
Sports Reports
Our Year 6 students delivered some eloquent sports reports at Monday's assembly. It was pleasing to hear how our school values are reflected in their speeches. When they reported losses they were respectful and showed how they persisted even when things weren't going their way.
Read their full reports on the IPS Sport page
Nude Food
Maria and Hongian presented the Trash Trophy to 6RJ as the Nude Food winners for the week.