Around the Junior School
BOOK WEEK PARADE
All are invited to a tremendous adventure on Friday 22nd August!
Participating students will be parading their costumes on the Main Drive from 1:40pm. Cars are encouraged to be parked at the Orange Function Centre and parents will have prime vantage point from the spacious lawn area on the Bathurst Rd side of the driveway. You are very welcome to bring a chair and we anticipate the parade concluding by 2:30pm.
Dress-up day – we invite all students to come dressed as a character from a book that takes them on an exciting adventure! This is an optional activity for students. If your child is not dressing up, they are to wear full school uniform. Mrs Pengilly encourages students to be creative and resourceful with their costumes. No need to go overboard—sometimes a simple accessory like a tie or wand is all it takes to bring a character to life!
Bring your book - students should bring the book their character is from. If the book isn’t available from the library, a printed copy of the front cover is perfectly fine.
Group costumes welcome - students are welcome to team up with friends and dress as characters from the same book—a fun way to bring stories to life together!
Any questions please don't hesitate to contact kwslibrary@kws.nsw.edu.au
Book Week Authors
Purchase a book from our Book Week visiting authors Suzanne Leal and Beckie Plant.
Pre-Kinder
Science week in Pre-Kinder was filled with wonder, laughter and so much fun!
The children had the chance to take part in amazing hands-on experiments with our special guest, Professor Squigglebottom, who brought science to life in the most fun and engaging way. Together, the children explored, discovered, problem-solved, and even made their own predictions about what might happen next. It was wonderful to see their curiosity and excitement. A great week had by all.
Year 3 Science
This term, Year 3 have been exploring heat and light as part of our science unit. We have looked at popping pop corn, melting butter using different materials and how light energy impacts us. We were fortunate to visit the high school science labs this week to explore light boxes. Students investigated the behaviour of light reflecting on different surfaces, refraction of light with 3D shapes, mixing light colours and creating different treasure hunts to move light. We are very grateful to the year 10 students for helping us and for Mrs Gibson for organising our visit. We can't wait to return!
Miss Caro and Miss Moloney
Merits for Junior School Assembly
Friday 15 August
| CLASS NAME | STUDENT | MERIT |
| K NEMO | Odette Morley | for her improved handwriting, spelling and reading fluency. |
| K NEMO | Quinn Colebourn | for showing improved concentration, especially during independent desk work. |
| K BEES | Dustin Timbrell | for his persistent effort in improving his reading skills. Keep it up! |
| K BEES | Maggie Meachin | for her positive attitude towards learning and her efforts to take her time and take pride in her work. |
| 1 ECO-OCTONAUTS | Hayden Castledine | for consistent effort in reading group activities |
| 1 ECO-OCTONAUTS | Annabelle Coleman | for application of spelling rules. |
| 1 ECO-OCTONAUTS | Rocco Taylor | for recall of spelling rules. |
| 2 TASHI | Rhys Morley | for excellent effort and going above and beyond in his creative writing. |
| 2 TASHI | Leila Madden | for her quick recall of spelling rules and confidently applying them in her writing. |
| 2 WALL-E | Georgia Flynn | for consistently being positive and polite, showing kindness and respect to everyone. |
| 2 WALL-E | Ted Weekes | for his enthusiasm for learning and determination to challenge himself, especially in mathematics. |
| 3 WANDI | Claudia Cooke | for continually displaying school value and for always having a mature and thoughtful approach to every aspect of school life. |
| 3 WANDI | Lachlan Bell | for his application in mathematics and for taking the time to share his skills with peers to assist their learning. |
| 3 KIMMI | Rigby Delbridge | for his consistent effort and application in our novel study 'Rowan of Rin' and his enthusiasm for predicting each riddle. |
| 3 KIMMI | Fergus Sinclair | for eagerly participating in classroom discussions and for his willingness to respond to feedback to improve his work. |
| 4 MUMBLE | Henry Devjak | for excellent impovement in attitude, application and engagement in all areas of school life. |
| 4 MUMBLE | Allegra Lawson-White | for improved effort in class participation and confidence in sharing ideas. |
| 5 LIN | Tildy Gordon | for showing outstanding resilience and a positive attitude while settling into a new school environment, quickly becoming a valued and enthusiastic member of 5H. |
| 5 LIN | Emily McGreal | for demonstrating growing independence and showing wonderful improvement across all areas of learning through consistent effort and a positive mindset. |
| 5 SEED | Kayley Lett | for your enthusiastic approach to Year 5 play rehearsals and the joyful presence you bring to the stage with your radiant smile. |
| 5 SEED | Paddy Tomlinson | for your enthusiasm and willingness to actively participate in class activities, as well as his open and inclusive approach to friendships, consistently demonstrating the true spirit and values of KWS. |
| 6 KIERNAN | Charlie Byrne | for an excellent improvement in maths and science by actively participating in class and offering insightful contributions during lesson discussions. |
| 6 KIERNAN | Thomas Keightley | for his persistance in class across all subjects and an improved willingness to share his ideas. |
| 6 THE COOL DOWN | Reuben Toohey | for always applying himself wholeheartedly to every task, demonstrating focus, perseverance and a positive attitude across all areas of learning. |
| 6 THE COOL DOWN | Kimberley Williams | for starting Term 3 with a happy, bubbly spirit and a willingness to help others. |
| 6 OZ HARVEST | Pip Clinton | for her dedicated approach to learning this term and responsiveness to feedback in improving her persuasive writing. |
| 6 OZ HARVEST | Will Davis | for his excellent use of taught strategies to add and subtract decimals and neat bookwork in mathematics. |