Junior School

Year 1

What an amazing year we have shared together in Year 1! As we look back, we are filled with gratitude for the incredible growth, joy, and memories we have experienced as a class. We have seen so much growth from our students - from their academic achievements to the many changing smiles as countless teeth have fallen out!

Our excursions to Cudgee Wildlife Park and the Cobden Miniature Railway were definite highlights, giving us the chance to explore God’s creation and enjoy the wonder of learning beyond the classroom. We also enjoyed participating in swimming lessons and cheering one another on during our sports carnivals, encouraging teamwork, perseverance, and fun.

Inside the classroom, the children have poured creativity into their artworks, grown in confidence and fluency as readers, learned to write letters with greater detail and care, and strengthened their skills in counting, problem-solving, and speedy maths. Throughout the year, we have delighted in learning many stories from the Bible, discovering God’s love, faithfulness, and the hope we have in Jesus. It has been a joy to watch the children deepen their understanding and to see their enthusiasm as we opened God’s Word together.

We are truly thankful for each child we have had the privilege to teach this year. Their curiosity, kindness, and determination have blessed our classroom daily. We are equally grateful for the partnership and support of our wonderful parents - thank you for walking this journey with us.

As we come to the end of the year, we wish you all a joyful, peaceful Christmas, filled with rest, celebration, and precious time together as you reflect on the birth of our risen Saviour. May God bless your families richly over the holiday break, and we look forward to the adventures that await in the year ahead.

Kerry Snook & Lyndell Tucker

Year 1 Teachers

Year 2

Students in Year 2 Art have had a blast this semester learning about seaweed pressing and framing, creating native Australian animal paper mache models, completing multiple Indigenous Art workshops run by Edwin Sherrin and more.

Steph Kosh

Junior School Teacher

Year 3

Year 3 have had a fantastic finish to the year! We have grabbed our passports and we have been travelling around the world, investigating what other countries do to celebrate Christmas. It’s been a fascinating journey and we have visited the USA, Canada, England, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and China before flying back to Australia in time for our own Christmas!

We also did a Secret Santa Book Exchange, where the children were given a classmate to buy a book for as a surprise gift. The children had to consider carefully what their classmate might like a book about and it was such a thoughtful and great experience for us all - remembering and experiencing that the act of thoughtful giving is a wonderful thing to do.

Here are the highlights of our year from the Year 3 children themselves (click images to enlarge):

We have had a wonderful year together and I have thoroughly enjoyed the privilege of getting to know each and every one of these beautiful children! I wish all of the children and their families all the very best for a lovely Christmas and summer break and look forward to seeing them shine even more brightly in Year 4!

Ang Hales

Year 3 Teacher

Year 4

Where has the year gone? Year 4 have had an amazing year with lot of fun. We wanted to share our highlights with you.

Alina - My highlight of Year 4 was the pranks we played on students and teachers.

Edie - I loved that Miss Stephen was happy to get involved with pranks, particularly the meme 6 7.

Olivia - Having prank wars against students and Miss Stephen, going on camp to the Melbourne Zoo and meeting Queen Bob, Frank and Bob.

Sam - Going to the Melbourne Zoo and sleeping there.

Rebecca P - I loved the prank day Friday we had each week.

George - Going to division cricket in Port Fairy.

Maeve - The day after camp when we hid in the toilets after recess and Miss Stephen thought there were only 4 students at school.

Rebecca A - Going to the museum on camp and seeing the spiders.

Gabbi - Going on camp.

Henry - I loved when I put a stink bomb in the Year 4 classroom bin and Fletcher, Tom and I ran away.

Nika - The train ride to camp because we had a camp kris kringle.

Tom - Going to the Melbourne Museum on camp and seeing the dinosaur fossils.

Claire - Going to the Melbourne Zoo and buying a plush dog.

Luke O - Buying my teddy at the Melbourne Zoo, Sir Raccoonsalot .

Fletcher - Going to the Melbourne Zoo and sleeping in the tents.

Elektra - Learning CPR for the first time.

Theo - Having fun with friends on camp and the activities.

Luke V - How sport was always fun.

Bronte - The train ride home from camp and seeing the night sky.

Mosese - Camp when we stayed up late with friends.

Alyra - Going to all the interschool events with our swimming relay team.

Mollie - Going on camp and playing pranks. particularly when Miss Stephen was pranked and told she had lost some students on the tram.

Bobby-Joe - Going to soccer and cricket interschool events.

What a year of memories Year 4 have.

Christie Stephen

Year 4 Teacher

Year 4/5

Our future Year 6 students had some fun making mini pizzas on Orientation Day this week, while also learning about safety in the Food Tech room. There were some interesting combinations created to suit individual tastes.

Marko Wakim

Chaplain

Year 6

Congratulations to Year 6 who have officially graduated from Junior School! We wish you all the best for Year 7.

Coral Robertson

Year 6 Teacher