Junior School
News from the Junior School
After such a busy first term, I hope all of our families had an opportunity to relax and refresh over the Easter break. The term finished with a fun morning of activities for our ELC 4, Foundation, Year 1, and Year 2 children with their special sporting carnival. There was a lot of concentration and coordination as the children balanced balls, tried running a three-legged race, jumped in sacks and many more fun events.
Term 2 began with our Year 5 and 6 students attending the Senior School Anzac Day Service where they heard some interesting stories from past student Lieutenant Captain Shannon Bowen.
The cross-country carnival had students from Years 2 to 6 training and running long distances around the school campus. Students were then selected to represent the school at the district cross country event where they did the school very proud with a number of notable performances.
The P&F generously hosted a special Mother’s Day breakfast. It was lovely to see so many of our mothers enjoying breakfast with their children and taking the opportunity to connect with others. Many thanks to our hard-working P&F for the delicious breakfast. The Junior School Student Council will be deciding what charity to donate the money raised to. A very happy Mother’s Day to all of our very special mothers this weekend.
*Reminder* - Friday 2 June is a Student Free Day for the whole school (ELC4 to Year 12)
Mrs Susan Swan
Head of Junior School
Cross Country Carnival
Well done to the winners Thomson!
The first major carnival of Term 2 was held on Tuesday 2 May on Snowden Oval, thank you to the parents, many of whom were instrumental in filling important roles, making the day run smoothly and efficiently, and to all the JS staff who organised such a wonderful event.
Final points:
Thomson - 289
Ruthven - 281
Well done to all the age champions!
| Cross Country - Age Champions | |
|---|---|
| Boys Age Group 7/8 - Max Y | Girls Age Group 7/8 - Olivia C |
| Boys Age Group 9 - Jason B | Girls Age Group 9 - Molly W |
| Boys Age Group 10 - Peter G | Girls Age Group 10 - Maria T |
| Boys Age Group 11 - Austin P | Girls Age Group 11 - Cheng-Yun H |
| Boys Age Group 12/13 - Emmanuel G | Girls Age Group 12/13 - Audrey W |
Year 6 Science Talent Search
Year 6 students and have busy preparing their Science Talent Search projects and in Week 3 they presented their creations to the Year 2, 4 and 5 students and teachers. The softfall was a buzz with enthusiastic demonstrations and explanations - well done Year 6!
Mrs Katrina Watson
JS Science Teacher