From the Deputy Principal - Head of Junior School

Events and Save the Date

SAVE THE DATES and INVITATIONS

Father's Day Breakfast - Friday 30 August, 2024 - 7.30 - 8.30am

Please CLICK HERE to RSVP.

 

Junior School Open Day - Friday 20 September, 2024 

Please CLICK HERE to RSVP by Monday 11 September.

See invitation below for respective Massie and EJ Watt Open Day times. 

Other Upcoming Events

Year 1 Learn to be Safe with Emmy and Friends Incursion - from Thursday 25 July, 2024

Year 1 classes had their first session in the program "Learn to Be Safe with Emmy and Friends" on Thursday 25 July.  This program consists of 5 sessions and is facilitated by Ms Danielle Groden from Act for Kids, in conjunction with the class teacher. Please see the Sundial notification from Deputy Head of the Junior School for more information. 

Preparation - Year 6 Mufti Day "Write a Book in a Day" - Friday 2 August, 2024

Later this term, our Year 6 girls will be working in groups with Year 6 Scots boys for a writing workshop. On this day, some of the students will be involved in the Write a Book in a Day competition.  Write a Book in a Day challenges teams across Australia to write and illustrate a book in just 12 hours for children in hospital to enjoy. As part of this, we will be raising vital funds for The Kids' Cancer Project. All Junior School students from Prep-Year 6 are asked to wear mufti clothes to school on Friday 2 August (next week) and to please bring a gold coin donation. Thank you for your support of this important fundraising event.

Year 4 Excursion Eucalypt Forest at The Field of Mars - Thursday 8 August, 2024

An excursion to the Eucalypt Forest at the Field of Mars Reserve has been organised for students in Year 4. Students will embark on a bushwalk through the forest, looking at evidence of animals and their interconnection with the environment. Fieldwork tools will include sensory observation, invertebrate hunts and recording through sketching, mapping, watercolour and tallies in a take-home field journal. 

 

Students will travel by bus to and from the Field of Mars Reserve in East Ryde. Students will leave school at 8.45am and return to school at 3.00pm and are asked to bring their own recess, lunch and water bottles with them in their black Kambala excursion bags.

 

Please note no canteen lunches will be available on this date for Year 4. On this excursion, students should wear their full sport uniform, including their hat, house polo, long track pants and zip jacket. Please pack a raincoat in case of inclement weather. Students should apply sunscreen prior to arriving at school.

 

A permission form was sent for parents to complete on Monday 24 June 2024.

Kindergarten - Year 2 Massie House Sports Day - Kambala Oval - Friday 9 August, 2024 - 12.30 - 2.30pm

Years 4 - 6 Personal and Pubertal Development Parent Information Session - Monday 12 August, 2024 - 6.00 - 7.30pm

Years 4 - 6-Personal and Pubertal Development Parent Information Session - Monday 12 August 2024 

 

Parents of students in Years 4, 5 and 6 are invited to attend an information session with Judith Krause at 6pm on Monday 12 August, 2024 via Zoom. 

 

Please CLICK THIS LINK to join the Parent Information Session. 

 

PLEASE NOTE this is a parent only event - it is not for student participation.

 

Judith will be leading a series of workshops with students in Years 4, 5 and 6 on the dates below and the parent session will complement these. We strongly encourage all those parents new to Yr 4, 5 or 6 and those who have not previously attended Judith’s sessions to please join us as this will allow you the best opportunity to understand what is being covered and how to foster positive conversations on these topics with your daughter.

 

The in-class workshops for the Year 4 classes are on 21 August 2024.

The in-class workshop for the Year 5S and 5U classes is 21 August 2024.

The in-class workshop for the Year 5N class is 19 August 2024.

The in-class workshop for the Year 6 classes is 19 August 2024.

 

Please refer to the Sundial communication from Deputy Head of the Junior School, Kate Moore, for a more comprehensive overview. 

Preparation - Year 2 Life Education Incursion - Wednesday 14 and Friday 16 August, 2024

Life Education will be visiting Massie House on Wednesday 14 August and Friday 16 August 2024. For over 40 years Harold the Giraffe has been the mascot of Life Education.

He works ‘virtually’ in the classroom with the educator, to help encourage conversations with the students about situations they might find themselves in and how to act in a positive way when they do.

 

If you have any questions regarding this incursion please contact your daughter’s class teacher.

Year 2 Child's Play Excursion - Vaucluse House  - Wednesday 21 August, 2024

Year 2 students have been studying ‘Changes in Technology’ as part of their Term 3 History unit of work. 

 

On Wednesday 21 August, students will take part in an excursion to Vaucluse House. This excursion will concentrate on what life was like at Vaucluse House in the 1860s for the Wentworth family and their servants. Working as history detectives, they will investigate the bedrooms, kitchen, drawing room, scullery, and kitchen garden for clues that help them understand how a grand mansion functioned in the 1860s. As well as exploring the house and estate, students will participate in a range of activities to get ‘hands-on’ with the past.

 

Students are to be at school at normal time for roll call and bus departure at 9.00am. Girls will return to school at 2.45pm in time for normal school carline collection or Extra Curricular activities.

 

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO CANTEEN LUNCHES ON THIS DAY.

Girls are to bring all food and water (recess & lunch) for the day in their black Kambala Excursion bag.

 

Students are to wear full winter uniform including blazers and panama hats (blue jumpers may only be worn under blazers if the weather is very cold).

 

A permission slip for parents to complete and information pertaining to this excursion has been sent to parents and carers. 

Preparation - Year 6 Junior School Book Week Parade - Tivoli Lawn - Friday 23 August, 2024 - 10.00 - 11.00am

Parents are warmly invited to our annual Book Week Character Parade on Tivoli Lawn. Please bring a picnic blanket and Morning Tea to share with your daughter.

 

Please note that due to the outdoor nature and timing of this event so close to our HSC and International Baccalaureate Trials, we are unable to secure a wet weather back up date for this event.  In the event of wet weather the girls will enjoy the day at school in costume and celebrate in classes, but we will be unable to proceed with the Preparation to Year 6 Book Character Parade.  

 

We thank you for your support and understanding. We are praying for fine weather on Friday 23 August.

 

Should the Parade need to be cancelled, notification will be posted on Sundial at 7.00am on Friday 23 August.

 

Please also note, parking will be very limited on the day. Tivoli gates will open from 9.40am on the day.