Primary News
Mrs. Audrey Fellowes - Head of Primary - Deputy Principal
Gallery Walks
Thank you to all parents and caregivers who were able to attend the recent Primary Gallery Walks. The Gallery Walks were a wonderful opportunity for the students to showcase their learning with their families offering time for feedback and reflection. Thank you, especially to Year 6, who produced a wonderful afternoon sharing their vast knowledge of important figures from history.
Fun Run
Thank you to the P&F for organising such a successful Fun Run on Sunday. We are very grateful to our President Rae Morris, Secretary Charlotte Reichard and their amazing team of parents who always give so generously of their time and resources to coordinate such memorable events for our students. The Disco and Amazing Race were particular highlights with Clare Cattanach organising some fabulous obstacle races. Thank you also to the generosity of our sponsors who gave us wonderful prizes to raffle on the day.
Year 5’s Visit to the Clayfield College Boarding School
As part of our English program, we have studied Roald Dahl’s novel Boy. In this novel, we learnt about Dahl’s experiences at boarding school in 1929. We visited the Clayfield College Boarding School as a compare and contrast activity. We were warmly welcomed by the boarding house staff, who took us on a tour, answered our questions and provided us with a delicious morning tea of freshly baked cookies. Throughout our tour we could see that boarding in 2022 was fun, homely and the staff were caring and kind. On returning to school, we wrote a compare, contrast essay highlighting the differences between now and 1929.
Under 8’s Morning
Last Friday the Pre-Prep to Year 3 children enjoyed a morning of play to celebrate being Under 8! The children roamed freely and enjoyed kite making, face painting, badminton, chalk drawing, origami, sandpit play and much, much more! They even contributed to a new vision for an updated Pre-Prep and Prep playground! Thank you to the teachers and parent helpers who contributed to the success of the morning.
Parent-Teacher Interviews / Conferences
Please refer to the below communication providing important information and booking instructions for Term 3 Pre-Prep Parent Techer Interviews and Prep – Year 6 Student/Parent Teacher Conferences.
Year 6 Canberra Tour
In Term 3, Week 10, Monday 12 September – Wednesday 14 September, it is scheduled for our Year 6 class to travel to Canberra as part of their Academic Government and Democracy Unit. Our travel agent is working through the itinerary and pricing, which will be communicated to parents as soon as available.
End of Term
A big thank you to all our families for their endless support and encouragement of the College and students this term. From all the Primary staff, we wish you a restful holiday and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 11 July.
Date claimers for July:
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday 11 July | Term 3 commences |
Tuesday 12 July and Thursday 14 July | PP Parent/Teacher interviews Prep to Year 1 and Year 3 - Year 6 Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| Tuesday 12 July | NAIDOC Awareness Day (all students are asked to wear orange Accessories) |
| Friday 15 July | Britton Shield Football |
| Monday 18 July | Year 4 Living Histories Incursion |
| Tuesday 19 July | Years 2 to 6 Interhouse Athletics Carnival Primary: Opera Queensland Performance |
| Thursday 21 July | Primary Semester 1 Celebration of Learning Assembly |
| Wednesday 27 July | Bush School commences in Prep |
Primary What’s Happening Calendar Snapshot
Term 3: Week 1 (Monday 11/07/2022 – Friday 15/07/2022)
Timetable: Primary What’s Happening Calendar Snapshot
Please refer to the online calendar, via the Clayfield College app or your Parent Lounge, for a live daily/weekly schedule of events.