The Hamilton and Alexandra College Newsletter

Myrniong - ELC to Yr 6

TEACHING AND LEARNING

 

Semester One Reports

Junior School Semester One reports will be available online from 3.00 pm this Friday, June 24th, via the College’s PAM (Parental Access Module) portal. Parents will require their unique username and password to access the reports.

https://pam.hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au/Login/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f

 

A courtesy hard copy will be sent home with Prep to Year Six students on Friday or posted if students are not in attendance on the last day of school. Please take the time to sit and read through the reports with your children during the holiday break. Parent/Teacher interviews will be scheduled for Week Four of next term (August 9th and August 10th).

 

Hectic and Eclectic Term Two

Term Two has certainly been a ‘hectic and eclectic’ nine weeks at the Junior School. Well done to all in our learning community. Best wishes for a relaxing and well-deserved three-week break. 

 

Our highlights of the last nine weeks are listed below and I would like to than all our students, teachers, parents, guardians and family members for getting involved. have included.

  • Our whole school A.N.Z.A.C Service
  • Laidlaw and Learmonth House Services
  • The sitting of the 2022 NAPLAN tests for our Year Three and Five students
  • Year Six Canberra trip
  • Sesquicentennial Concert, Book Launch, Hockey Match and Gala Ball
  • Year 2-6 ICAS testing in Spelling, English and Mathematics
  • Hamilton Eisteddfod
  • Year 4 Class Assembly
  • District and Division Athletics and Cross Country
  • Country Week hockey
  • School photographs
  • Push-Up Challenge
  • 2022 VIBE Day

No wonder we are all feeling somewhat fatigued!

 

VIBE 2022

On Wednesday, we welcomed 15 visiting students to Myrniong for the 2022 VIBE. The students joined Prep to Year Five classes for a day of Music, Art, P.E, STEM, I.T and mindfulness-based activities. A good time was had by all. Our Year Six students ventured to the Middle Years Positive Education Centre at the Senior School for a day of activities. VIBE is a great celebration of our school and its many offerings.  We hope our visiting students and families will consider College in future years.

 

Term Three

A reminder that Term Three commences for students on Tuesday 19 July. Monday 18 July is a staff professional learning day, so there will be no classes at the Junior or Senior School. Please note, our Early Learning Centre will be closed on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 July and there will be no Before or After School Care available on Tuesday 19 July. We apologise for this inconvenience. 

 

Term Three will be another jam-packed nine weeks. There are some slight changes to our 10-day timetable.  P.E classes will run on the following days in Terms Three and Four.

Prep - Mondays

Year 1 - Mondays

Year 2 - Tuesdays

Year 3 - Thursdays

Year 4 - Mondays

Year 5 - Thursdays

Year 6 - Tuesdays

 

Star Students for the Final Week of Term Two

  • Harriet Stacy - Year 6
  • Yolanda O’Sullivan – Year 5
  • Henry Bufton – Year 3
  • Pride in Uniform Award - Harriet Small -Year 1

Year Six Pacer Payment

To assist parents with the financial outlay of the Year 5/6 Canberra excursion, the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) is an initiative of the Australian Government which provides some financial assistance for students in Year 4-12 across Australia to travel to Canberra. To qualify, schools must be located at least 150 kilometres from Canberra. Rebates are paid on a sliding scale. Based on Hamilton's distance from Canberra, we have applied for Junior School families to receive the maximum $48.00 rebate. To qualify, our itinerary had to include visits to Parliament House, the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House and/or the National Electoral Education Centre.  

 

CO-CURRICULA

 

College Parents & Friends

Congratulations to Junior School parents Mandy Nagorcka and Zoe Price who were elected President and Vice-President of the College Parents & Friends. Keri Ross (President) and Megan Mould (Vice President) have done a wonderful job and have left a very strong legacy for future committee members. We look forward to continued friend, fun and fund raising in 2022.

 

Hockey

Division 5 - Wallabies scored an 11 - 0 win over Coleraine Black.

Division 5 - Kangaroos went down to Coleraine Red 7 - 0. 

Division 4 - Drop Bears has a scrappy 5-2 win over Coleraine Red. 

Division 4 - Tassie Devils had a solid 5-0 win over Demons Waves.

Division 4 - Bandicoots 14 defeated Coleraine Black 0.

 

Mr Stephen Nelson

Head of Junior School