Senior School  

你 好 (ni hao)

We are really excited to welcome our Year 3/4 and 5/6 students and families back to school for the start of Term 2. We hope everyone had a relaxing break and is feeling refreshed and ready for another great term of learning ahead.

The classrooms have already been buzzing with energy as students reconnect with friends, re-establish routines, and continue building positive learning relationships. Our senior students are particularly excited to begin reading their new class novels, dive into their new Guided Inquiry topics, and prepare for the upcoming winter sports season.

As the weather begins to cool, please ensure students come to school dressed appropriately for the conditions, including a warm jacket. It’s also important that they continue to bring a water bottle each day to stay hydrated.

Students in ¾ are beginning an exciting Guided Inquiry unit where students will be designing and building small rafts, and we would greatly appreciate your support. If you have any clean recyclable materials at home (such as plastic bottles, containers, or packaging), we would love for you to send them in for students to use in their creations. Please ensure that any items have not been used for nuts or eggs due to allergy considerations. Thank you for helping support this hands-on learning experience!

We are really looking forward to an engaging term filled with learning, growth, and plenty of positive moments. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Independence (Year 3/4) & Leadership (Year 5/6) Term 2 Statement of Intents:

Warm regards,

The Senior Team

Nick, Julia, Amanda, Gabby, Jonny, Miss Liu, Roz, Claire, Ciara, Jess and Sam 

Reminders:

• Please ensure your child has a named, sun-smart hat at school
• Compass permission for the cross-country event at school
• Please keep an eye on Compass in the coming weeks for other important news and reminders

Pupil Of The Week

3/4N: Jakob R

For using your strength of persistence when writing about our class novel this week! 

3/4J: Seah L

For your hard work and determination completing your area fractions activity! Keep up the great work.

3/4A: Oscar V

For writing a wonderful and detailed paragraph about the setting in  our class novel.

3/4G: Mikaela L

For sharing evidence from our class novel to support your ideas. Amazing thinking!

3/4M: Elsie M

For demonstrating strong effort in mathematics, particularly when working on finding fractions of a whole. Well done!

5/6R: Isaac V

For confidently using equivalent fractions and short division to convert fractions into decimals.

5/6JS: Tattva D

For your thoughtful and insightful contributions during our discussion on the Stolen Generation.

5/6C: Maya L

For your engagement during Literacy, demonstrated through your thoughtful ideas and reflections when discussing the Stolen Generations. 

5/6T: Harper C 

For demonstrating a great understanding of the Stolen Generations in her reflections about the novel text ‘Sister Heart’.