Around the Junior School

Merit Awards 

K Paddington

• Louis Zhang for super syllable work
• Samuel Milliken for excellent concentration in Maths

K Caterpillar

• William Pegum for a fantastic start to Kindergarten
• Matilda Byrnes for a fantastic start to Kindergarten

1 Elmer

• Eleanor Dellar for learning tricky words
• Tom Haydon for sharing learning in Mathematics
• Elke Sawtell for learning digraphs in English

2 Barty

• Liam Hayward for being a kind, respectful and active member of 2 Barty
• Maddie Geard for continuously persisting with all learning tasks

2 Alcott

• Sophie Kerdic for being a dedicated class member
• Edith Triggs for enthusiastic contributions

3 Curious Creatures

• Emily Lawrie for using her initiative during lessons
• Archer Schaapveld for demonstrating courage and resilience at the swimming carnival

4 Attenborough

• Thomas Karrasch for extending his thinking in rounding large numbers
• Anna Kenny for challenging herself at the swimming carnival

4 Phillip King

• Prayan Dulal for excellent participation in class discussion
• Disha Prasad for commitment to Mathematics

5 Irwin

• Nicholas Balcomb for consistent focus in all activities
• Isabelle Provost for application and effort
• Janette Proudford-Nalder for excellent bookwork presentation

5 Watson

• Amelia McGee for consistently applying herself
• Luca Kotasthane for consistent application in class
• George Davis for a positive attitude to learning

6 Mabo

• Natalie Hayward for outstanding free verse poetry
• Ella Kerdic for excellent research skills in HSIE
• Hunter Stacpoole for innovative wind turbine design

6 Goodes

• Max Kenny for his valuable contributions in science
• Issac Ross for his commitment and effort in Mathematics
• William Stratton for his efforts in “For the Love of Writing”

Year 2 

In the Library last week, Year 2 researched why some people make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Finding specific information in our non-fiction section of the library was a challenge as there were no books specifically about Shrove Tuesday but they did manage to find some information in general books about Easter or Christian celebrations. Using our online Britannica encyclopedias also gave us the answers to many of our questions. 

Year 2 discovered that Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent/Ash Wednesday. In the past, many Christians celebrated Pancake Tuesday as a day of using up foods that could not be eaten during Lent. Year 2 had fun in making and eating pancakes!

Pre-Kinder picking apples

Our apple tree was bursting with fruit. The children were helping Miss Ferguson pick the apples and sort them into apples for cooking and apples for Laura’s horses. The following week we made an apple crumble. We talked about all the ingredients and where in nature we get them from then at lunch had apple crumble and custard for dessert.