From the Deputy Principal - Head of Junior School

Events and Save the Date

Year 5 Excursion - Sydney Opera House Dissecting Geometry - Friday 13 September, 2024

An excursion Opera House Dissecting Geometry has been organised for students in Year 5. Students will travel by bus to and from Sydney Opera House. Students will create observational sketches, collaborative drawings, and small models replicating the Sydney Opera House's geometry, then work together to distort and abstract its patterns and structures to envision new versions. 

 

On this excursion, students should wear their full school winter uniform that includes their blazers and panama hats. 

 

Year 5 students will leave school at 9:00am and return to school at 2:45pm (in time for carline or extra curricular activities) and are required to bring all food and water required for the day in their black Kambala excursion bag. 

PLEASE NOTE, THERE WILL BE NO CANTEEN LUNCHES AVAILABLE FOR YEAR 5 ON THIS DAY. 

 

The person organising this excursion is Mr Jonathan Tam. Please contact him directly should you have any questions at jonathan_tam@kambala.nsw.edu.au. A permission slip has been sent to parents already. 

A reminder: Kambala Cocktail Party - Friday 13 September 2024 - Watsons Bay Hotel, 6.30 - 11.30pm

Rehearsal for Junior School Open Day Music Concert (students to bring their instruments) - Thursday 19 September, 2024

We ask our Parents and Carers to remind their daughters to bring their musical instruments to school on Thursday 19 September if they participate in the below groups, bands and/or ensembles as there will be an Open Day Concert rehearsal:

  • Tivoli Wind Ensemble
  • Junior Strings Quartet
  • Year 2 - Year 4 Junior Strings
  • Junior Percussion Ensemble
  • Year 5 - Year 6 Junior Strings
  • Junior Guitar Ensemble
  • Kambala Stage Band
  • Junior Cello Ensemble

Junior School Open Day Program - Friday 20 September, 2024 

Please find the Junior School Open Day Program below. We hope this will help our parents plan their day. 

 

Important points to note for Open Day:

  • All Students are to wear full winter uniform on this day including panama hats, blazers, yellow ribbons and polished black school shoes.
  • Year 6 (and some Year 5) students who are playing in the House Touch (Roseby vs Wentworth) and Netball (Wentworth vs Gurney) Finals at lunchtime, please bring sports uniforms in Kambala sports bag to change into.
  • As Year 4 are participating in a PE Lesson for parents and Carers, they are also required to bring their sports uniforms in their Kambala Sports bags.
  • Girls playing instruments in the Open Day Concert after lunch are to remember to bring these also to school on the day. 

Please allow enough time to park your car in the surrounding streets of Rose Bay and walk to the campus, as no visitor parking is available on site.

 

Please CLICK HERE to RSVP by Monday 11 September.

Year 2 Ranger Jamie Excursion Clifton Gardens - Monday 23 September, 2024

On Monday 23rd September, Year 2 students will be travelling to Clifton Gardens as part of their Science Unit on The Wonders of Water. Here they will consolidate their understanding of this precious resource and learn ways to become more environmentally sustainable, help keep our water clean and look after our flora and fauna. 

 

Students will travel by bus from Kambala to Clifton Gardens. 

 

On this excursion, students should wear their full sports uniform including their coloured hose polo shirt, shorts and Sports Cap (girls are not to wear their fleece - Zip Jacket must be worn over their coloured House Polo shirt. Track suit pants may be brought only if weather is inclement and maybe worn over sports shorts). 

Please apply SUNSCREEN prior to coming to school. 

 

Students are to arrive at school by 8:25am for immediate roll call and will leave school at 9:00am SHARP and return to school at 2:45pm in time for normal carline collection or extra curricular activities, and are required to bring all food and water for the day in their BLACK KAMBALA EXCURSION BAG. 

 

Please note - NO CANTEEN ORDERS ON THIS DAY - all food and water must be taken with the girls on the bus in the morning.

 

A permission form has been sent to parents earlier today.

End of Term 3 Church Services - St Michael's Vaucluse - Thursday 26 September, 2024

We appreciate our diversity and take the opportunity to honour our Anglican Heritage.

Girls in Kindergarten - Year 3 will walk up to St Michael’s Church on Thursday 26 September 2024 at 1.30pm to attend end of term church service and out Year 4 - Year 6 girls will walk up at 2.15pm to attend their end of term service.

 

As a mark of respect, girls are to wear full Winter Uniform on the day including Blazers and Panama Hats. If students have a timetabled sports or PE lessons on Thursday 26 September, they are to bring their sports uniforms in their Kambala Sports bags.