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Primary Public Speaking Competition
Each year, students from Years 3 to 6 participate in our Public Speaking Competition. Starting in Week 7, students will present their speeches in class. To be eligible for the finals, students must be ready to present on the Monday of Week 7 (31 August). From this, 4 finalists are chosen to present their speech in the hall in Week 10. Parents of finalists are invited to the finals, which will be held on Monday, 21 September 2026. Parents do not attend the in-class presentations.
INFORMATION:
- All students are required to present a speech on any chosen topic to their class. We suggest that students choose something that they can speak knowledgeably about.
- Speeches are written and rehearsed at home.
- Parents are allowed to offer as much support as they can - this can include helping your child to write their speech.
- Students are encouraged to use palm cards (not pages) during the presentation of their speech.
- Time limits for speeches:
- Years 3 and 4 - 3 to 4 minutes.
- Years 5 and 6 - 4 to 5 minutes.
The criteria for judging includes how the speaker:
- Captures and maintains the interest of their audience.
- Makes eye contact.
- Delivers their speech fluently.
- Meets the given time frame.
- Level of reliance on their notes.
Please note that students are scored on their understanding and delivery of their speech, NOT whether they wrote it themselves. Therefore, please help them compose and rehearse their speech as much as you can.
Should you have any questions regarding your child’s participation in the Public Speaking Competition, please contact their classroom teacher.
Yours sincerely,
Melissa Schweitzer
Leader of Pedagogy K-6
Year 4 Takes Writing to the Next Level!
If you’ve walked past the Year 4 classrooms recently, you might have heard the quick tap of keyboards, the soft scratching of pencils, and the buzz of creative ideas flowing!
Every day right after lunch, Year 4 settles in for 20 minutes of dedicated writing time to help build confidence and stamina. Leaving the playground energy at the door, students grab their work books or laptops to jump straight into a writing sprint. Students are presented with a fun writing prompt and they either put pen to paper or practice typing their responses.
Typing Practice: To help our students prepare for Stage 3 and ‘the big wide world’, we have been practicing our typing skills. Students use Typing Club once a week to practice their typing skills and they pull out their Chromebooks sometimes as part of their Daily Writing Sprints.
The absolute highlight of our new routine has been introducing a program called Frankenstories!
If you haven't heard your children talking about it yet, Frankenstories is a fast-paced, collaborative writing game where students work together in real-time to build wild, unexpected stories round-by-round. It turns writing into a team sport, encouraging quick thinking, adaptability, and a whole lot of laughter. It’s safe to say Year 4 is officially obsessed!
A Note for Home: Want to support your child's writing journey? Ask them about their favorite prompt from this week, or have them tell you about the latest story they created on Frankenstories!
We are so proud of the dedication, growth, and creativity Year 4 has shown. Keep up the amazing work, writers!
Year 1 Religion
Year 1 students recently got their hands messy in the best way possible—baking fresh bread to explore the Kingdom of God. By mixing a tiny pinch of yeast into dough and watching it quietly transform and lift the entire loaf, the children discovered the lesson behind the Parable of the Yeast (Matthew 13:33): even the smallest acts of kindness, faith, and love can spread and grow into something wonderful. Baking together was a joyful, hands-on way to learn about community, growth, and how God’s love works inside each of us.
