From the Deputy Principal - Head of Junior School

Events and Save the Date

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.

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. 

Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 Art Gallery Excursions in Term 4

We are pleased to announce that students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 will attend an excursion to the NSW Art Gallery. The ‘Art Lives Here’ tour explores the following: How does where an artwork lives or is displayed influence the way we see it and understand it? What defines a museum collection? 

 

In this learning tour, led by experienced Art Gallery educators, the girls will be introduced to key artworks in the Art Gallery’s collection, examine different gallery spaces, and discover new ways of looking at and thinking about art and museum collections. Art lives here is designed to engage students with a range of artistic practices, and to spark curiosity about art and museums, as well as critical thinking about art and ideas. 

 

Permission slips will be sent home closer to the excursion dates. 

  • Year 1- Thursday October 31
  • Year 2 - Thursday November 7
  • Kindergarten- Tuesday November 12

Test and Quest Day Information for Current Year 6 Parents and Students - Friday 1 November, 2024

We are very much looking forward to your daughter joining Year 7 in 2025.

In preparation for her commencement, all Year 6 students will participate in our Test and Quest Day on Friday 1 November 2024 at Kambala.

 

Test and Quest is a compulsory annual event for all students entering Year 7. It is an informative day, filled with fun orientation activities, designed to bring our current students and new students together, in preparation for their senior years. 

In addition to the activities, there is also an assessment component conducted in the morning. This testing covers English, Mathematics and General Ability categories. Please reassure your daughter this is not an entrance exam; every Year 7 starter (current and new) sits these tests, and they are designed to assist with appropriate staffing levels for 2025.

 

Please note the following times and details for Friday 01 November:

8.15am Students and Parents/Carers

Students and parents are asked to enter the school at either the Tivoli Avenue Gate 1 or the New South Head Road Gate 4. Current Kambala students will be stationed at the gates for your arrival to assist with directions. There is no car parking available onsite.

Students are to arrive in their Kambala sports uniform and bring a sports hat, drink bottle, a pencil and 2 black or blue pens in a small bag. 

8.30am Students 

Students will be directed to the Alexander Hall for the testing component of the day.

8.30am - 9.30 am Parents/Carers

Parents are invited to the Tivoli forecourt for refreshments, followed by a presentation by key staff. 

Tours of the senior school will be available at the conclusion of the presentation.

10.30am Students 

Break for morning tea, which will be provided.

12.30pm Students 

Break for lunch, which will be provided – click here to advise any dietary requirements or medical conditions (those requirements will also be applicable for morning tea)

1.30pm Students 

After lunch the girls will take part in the “quest” component of the day, which includes entertaining and bonding activities, touring of the senior school and meeting senior school teaching staff. These activities are conducted in House groups. 

3.20pm Students and Parents/Carers 

Test and Quest Day concludes. 

Girls may be collected as usual from the Tivoli carline or proceed to their usual extra-curricular afternoon activities. 

If your daughter is unable to attend the Test & Quest Day, or if you have any questions, please contact juniorstudentservices@kambala.nsw.edu.au

Kind regards

Stuart Coppin

Deputy Principal – Head of Junior School 

Year 6 Camp Somerset - Tuesday 5 - Friday 8 November, 2024

We are delighted to announce the Year 6 Somerset Camp is taking place from Tuesday 5 – Friday 8 November, 2024.

 

Somerset Outdoor Learning Centre, Colo has been offering Outdoor Programs to school students since the early 1980's. As an industry leader with over 35 years of expertise, Somerset offers a unique blend of learning experiences, outdoor facilities and activities delivered in a professionally managed Outdoor Education Program.

 

Information for parents, permission, dietary and medical forms as well as equipment lists will be sent to parents next week in time for the Spring break to ensure families have ample time to organise their campers!