From the Principal 

THANK YOU

Thank you to the McCutcheon family and Chess Kids for their generous donation of a giant outdoor chess set for our playground.  The McCutcheon family wished to donate this as a thank you to the school community, and in appreciation of the part chess has played in Alistair’s (6P) life through classes at school and after school.

I am sure that many more students will now be able to benefit and discover the joys of chess with this new resource.  Thank you! We are currently arranging marking of a giant chess board in the playground.

BOOK WEEK

Thank you to Mr Long for organising our Book Week celebrations.  All children enjoyed the in-school performance, and everyone enjoyed dressing up as a book character.  Thanks also to the teachers and parents for their support. 

TOURNAMENT OF MINDS

On Saturday, four teams of talented Years 5 and 6 students participated in the Tournament of Minds competition held at Deakin University, Burwood.  Tournament of Minds is a national competition in which teams of students present solutions to a problem in the form of a creative presentation.  They also work together on the day to provide solutions to a spontaneous problem.  Congratulations to our teams who all performed wonderfully on the day:

Team 1 – Applied Technology: Matthew Dimotakis, Nicholas Dimotakis, Dean Lee, Ryan Driscoll, Cody Scrivener, Josh Cousins

Team 2 - Applied Technology: Lucinda Papas, Nicola Karavendzas, Lilli Sargentson, Alex Noonan, Emmaleigh Daemen, Tamsin Hafey

Team 3 – Language and Literature: Athena Asmanis, Mia Rourke, Cath Davey, Holly Blacker, Ayesha Mahek, Meg Edgley

Team 4 – Social Sciences: Mia Kapaklis, Abbey Harding, Phoebe Shumack, Maddie Condos, Ruby Lamont, Luisa Smitheram

Many thanks are extended to Miss Large for all her efforts in coordinating our teams over the past six weeks and to Miss Fortune, Miss Maya and Miss Pyatigorsky for their support. Thank you also to the parents who helped with practices and transport. 

NETBALL FINALS

Congratulations to the following students who participated in last week's Regional Netball Championships. 

Girls Team

Angel Kakavoulis (C), Millie Norbury (VC), Nicola Karavendzas, Katerene Mourkas, Tamsin Hafey, Jamie Major, Caitlin Cairns, Ellie Williamson, Cassidi Dent, Sophia Theodoropoulos

Mixed Team

Mia Kapaklis (C), Kellie Harding (VC), Abbey Harding, Peta Fenton-Mathews, Rahul Stegelman, Mia Kristensen, Mia Rourke, Bancha Harkins, Lilli Sargentson, Adele De Silva, Sarah Jackson, Alex Noonan

Well done everyone!

STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES & 3-WAY CONFERENCES

Please note the attachments regarding interview times for Student–Led conferences (Years 3-6) and 3-Way Conferences (Years P-2)

Heather Hill