Junior School

Star Students

The following students were awarded Star Student Awards at our Week 8 Assembly.

Year 3

• Will Farquharson for the focus he has shown towards his learning whilst still finding time to help others.

Year 4 

• Charlie Wall for the excellent start he has made in Year 4, showing increased focus and independence and a positive approach to learning. He asks questions when needed and is contributing more confidently to class discussions.

• Sanvi Bhutani for consistently displaying a positive attitude towards her learning and for trying her best in everything she does. She is organised and asks questions when she needs something clarified.

• Deani Burmeister for actively engaging with our class novel, ‘The One and Only Ivan’, providing well-developed responses and asking insightful questions.

Year 5

• Arthur Adamson for demonstrating kindness to both his classmates and other students on the playground, and also for having a go at all classroom tasks with a positive, can-do attitude. 

• Eleanor Kerr for making a positive start to her time here at Myrniong, showing curiosity, humility, friendliness, and a willingness to be involved in all that she can. 

• Lyla Woolston had a wonderful start to her time at Myrniong, making new friends and balancing her schoolwork and co-curricular activities.

• Hamish Cameron for settling well into life at Myrniong, making an effort to complete his work to a high standard and showing respect to his peers.

College Easter Service

The College’s Easter Service will be held next Wednesday at 2.00 pm in St. Andrews Church in Hamilton. Our Chamber Singers will join with Senior Campus Choirs in a combined choral performance of Non Nobis Domine. All students are to be in full summer uniform, with ties and blazers. 

2026 Premiers' Reading Challenge

All Prep to Year 6 students have been enrolled in the 2026 Premiers’ Reading Challenge. This is a personal challenge as opposed to a competition. This year’s theme is ‘Stories to Discover’. Stories can inspire and challenge us and help us grow. They open our eyes to new worlds and new ways of thinking. All children who complete the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former premiers. Log in details will be placed in all Junior School Diaries. Parents can use this log in to record the books read. Texts read in classes will also be added by teachers. 

Learmonth House Fundraiser

Next Thursday, 2 April, Learmonth House will be running a fundraiser to donate funds to Rural Aid, an organisation that supports farmers impacted by natural disasters. It is a casual clothes day, where students are asked to come dressed as a farmer, and to bring a gold coin donation. There will be a Bake Sale outside the Music room at recess, where students can purchase homemade cakes, biscuits, and slices. At lunch, there will be farmer relay activities on the oval.

Basketball Success

Congratulations to our Under 12B and Under 14B Girls’ teams who have made their way into the Hamilton Basketball Association’s Summer Season Grand Finals. Both teams will be in action on Friday afternoon. Best of luck to both teams and well done on your seasons. 

• College Under 12B Girls’ v Minders Blue - 4.30 pm - Court 3

• College Under 14B Girls’ v Minders Blue - 4.30 pm - Court 4

Final Week of Term One

It is hard to believe that next week is the final week of Term One. It has been a ‘hectic and eclectic’ nine weeks. The final day of Term One is Thursday 2 April. To align with local schools and buses, school will conclude at the earlier time of 2.15pm. After School Care will run to 4.30 pm.

ANZAC Day Services

The Junior School ANZAC Day Service will be held on Thursday, 23 April at 2.30pm in the Refectory. All our Year 6 students will contribute to this Service. Parents are most welcome to attend. 

On Saturday 25 April, all Junior School students are welcome to march with the College in the Hamilton ANZAC Day Service, commencing at 10.00am. 

Junior School Sports Update

Last Thursday, the Junior School Athletics team, comprising over 40 students from Year 3-6, competed in the HDSA Athletics Carnival held at Mitchell Park. Our students performed exceptionally well on the track and in the field, and should be very proud of their attitudes and efforts!

Huge congratulations to William Diprose, who won Age Champion at HDSA.

Well done to the following students who have qualified to compete in the SSV Division Athletics Carnival in Warrnambool early next term. William Diprose, William Brown, Harry Diprose, Thomas Kennedy, Violet Shrive, Olive Monk, Milla McClure and Anika Nelson. Thank you to Mr Hawthorne, Mrs Bell, Mr Nelson and Gapper Bella for supporting our Aths team all day.  

Congratulations to Georgie Whale, Sammie Price, George Whinney, Rosie Bell, Jack Allan, William Diprose and Eadie Tigges, for representing our school at the SSV GWR Swimming Carnival. Each of our swimmers gave it their absolute all, only just missing out on placings as individual and relay team competitors. Many thanks to parents and grandparents for supporting our entire team on this day.