Junior School

Vocal and Strings Concert

In preparation for the Hamilton Eisteddfod, our Year 2 Strings, Pizzicato Strings and Chamber Singers have been invited to participate in concerts in the Simons Auditorium at Senior Campus next week. On Wednesday 28 May, the Chamber Singers will take part in the Vocal Concert and on Thursday 29 May, our Year 2 Strings and Pizzicato Strings will participate in the Strings Concert. Participating Junior School students are asked to be at the Simons Auditorium for 5.45 pm. Parents and care givers are invited to attend.

Week 5 Star Students

The following students were awarded Star Student awards at this week’s Assembly.

Prep

• Tom Simmons for his consistent approach to learning, which shows focus, application to tasks, and questioning to clarify concepts.
• Clementine Shrive for her consistent approach to learning, which shows focus, application to tasks, and questioning to clarify concepts.

Year 2

• Charlie Giles for the thoughtful contributions and personal connections he has made in our History unit about the impact of technology on our daily lives. 

Year 4

• Will Brown for his creativity in writing and his ability to craft engaging and imaginative narratives. Will consistently approaches his learning with wholehearted effort, focus, and dedication.
• Harriet Small for her consistent dedication across all subject areas and for producing an exemplary narrative demonstrating creativity and writing proficiency.
• Arthur Adamson for his thoughtful use of vocabulary in narrative writing, consistently incorporating our focus words to enhance his storytelling.
• James Cochran for his dedication and effort in Mathematics during our Time unit, which has led to strong understanding and achievement.

Year 5

• Violet Shrive for working hard to compose a thorough and considered paragraph describing Mia and her complex relationships in the novel ‘Black Cockatoo.’
• Maggie Wallis for working hard to compose a thorough and considered paragraph describing Mia and her complex relationships in the novel ‘Black Cockatoo.’

Year 6 Canberra Camp

Our Year 6 class are enjoying a stimulating week in Canberra. We have visited Parliament House, the National Museum of Australia, Questacon, The Australian War Memorial and the High Court of Australia. It is always a pleasure taking our students on camps. They conduct themselves well and uphold our College values of compassion, gratitude, optimism, resilience and respect.  

At dinner on Monday evening, after a long 13-hour bus ride to Canberra, a Canberra Park staff member approached the College staff and commented “I can tell they are country kids.”  We asked how he knew, and his reply was “They are well-mannered and happy to be on camp.”

Country Week Hockey

I had the pleasure of attending the Country Week Hockey Championships in Melbourne last weekend. The Junior School was represented in the Under 14s by Hugo Cameron, Tommy Brown, Anika Nelson, Sammie Price, Maggie Wallis, Lucy Cameron and Harriet Small. Both teams performed extremely well, making semi-finals and ultimately finishing 3rd in the tournament. It always amazes me how well Hamilton does against teams from much larger centres including Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Shepparton.  Well done to all junior hockey players involved in Country Week 2025.

Cross Country 

Last Friday our Junior School Cross Country Running Team, competed in the 2000m and 3000m event in Warrnambool. Congratulations to all our runners who represented our school with distinction. Congratulations to Adelaide Farquharson who came 8th and has qualified to compete at the Greater Western Region Cross Country next Monday 26 May in Warrnambool again. Elsie Dyer will also compete via invitation. 

Good luck to Adelaide and Elsie next Monday.

Louise Patterson

Junior School PE and Sport