Primary School
After a relatively quiet start to the week, the setup of the Field Day set the tone for an exciting finish! Large farming machinery welcomed our students on Wednesday morning as they donned their outback hats in support of our boarders and The Darcy Effect.
The excitement continued into Walk to School Day and our first Eagles Cup home game on Thursday, and tomorrow our Year One students are off on an excursion while Year Four hosts our Term Two chapel service.
Culture, Engagement and Excellence
Boarding Field Day and The Darcy Effect
It was lovely to be included in National Boarding Week and the Field Day was certainly a highlight for our youngest students who got to walk around, climb on and touch some very large machinery. Thanks to our Head of Boarding, Mr Ashley Keatch, for including us.
Primary School students wore their best outback hats and donated gold coins to Kate Mitchell at The Darcy Effect stall to go towards making hospital bags.
Last week at assembly, Mr Paul Osborne donated a cheque on behalf of last year’s Year Six students to The Darcy Effect to support the purchase of the ‘submarine’ for Albany Hospital. The Year Six students fundraised as part of their Anchor Leadership programme and also created original art works to be made into colouring-in books for the hospital bags.
We look forward to working with The Darcy Effect as we utilise their resources for teaching First Aid.
Walk to School Day
A beautiful, misty autumn morning greeted walkers and riders for Walk to School Day. We had many Primary School staff volunteer their time to support the walk as well as Mr Ashley Keatch from boarding who escorted our bike riders, and our super education assistant, Mrs Bronwyn Davey, ensuring they rode safely through the mud!
Thank you to everyone who joined us to start the day for National Walk to School Safely Day, and to Chef Nick and his team for the muffin and milos on arrival.
Our next Walk to School Day is planned as part of RUOK Day in Week Nine of Term Three.
The Milo Run
The Milo Run
Briefing News
ECC Briefing
We are nearly halfway through the term already! The ECC is buzzing with last week’s crazy hair day, and this week’s Walk to School Day and boarding week activities.
The Year One students are very excited about their excursion on Friday to various parks around the town to help with their inquiry unit.
This week’s award winners:
Star Awards
Kindergarten: Freya De Snoo
Pre-Primary: Jemima Lester
Year One: Rory De Groot
Year Two: Rosie Mitrovski
Value Awards: Respect and Commitment
Kindergarten: Roy Donaldson
Pre-Primary: John Stone
Year One: Amaia Scott and Elliott Ruffell
Year Two: Amaya Kiddle
Years Three to Six Briefing
Our value certificates were handed out this week for showing respect around school. Daniel spoke beautifully about the upcoming value of the week, which is compassion, with a focus on being helpful to others.
Our Brag Award was taken out with fierce rivalry between Year Five and Year Four, with Year Four L being the ultimate winners.
Award winners:
Year Three: Mason Fourie
Year Four K: Stephanie Siripun
Year Four L: Jackson Kirkpatrick
Year Five: Xavier Warne
Year Six G: Piper Stewart
Year Six N: William Roxburgh
Upcoming Events
Week Five
Friday 17 May
Year Four Chapel – 2.30pm in the hall, families welcome
Year One Excursion – Various parks around Albany
Saturday 18 May
DIGS Camp-over – Saturday 4.00pm to Sun 10.30am, GSG school grounds near vineyard
Week Six
Wednesday 22 May – Primary School National Simultaneous Storytime,8.45am to 9.30am
Thursday 23 May–P&F Sundowner Guest Speaker Claire Eaton, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Hall
Friday 24 May –Guest Speaker Claire Eaton for Year Five and Six students
Week Seven
Reconciliation Week
Year Four Camp to Quaranup, Wednesday 29 May to Friday 31 May
*Change of Assembly dates*
Please note that due to the AFL tour, Year Three and Year Four L assemblies have been swapped.
Year Four L – Friday 7 June (Week Eight) at 2.20pm, in the hall
Year Three – Friday 21 June (Week Ten) at 2.20pm, in the hall
Have a lovely weekend,
Ms Leah Field | Head of Primary