Junior School
- Mr Stephen Nelson
A busy end to 2024
We have important events at the Junior School that will make for a busy end to the year.
- Friday 22 November
- Blessing of the Pets - 9.00am on the Library Lawn
- Monday 25 November
- Pupil Free Assessment and Reporting Day - No Classes ELC to Year 12
- Tuesday 26 November
- ELC 4 to Year 2 Nativity - 10.15am at the Uniting Church
- Wednesday 27 November
- Year 4 visit to Mirranatwa (9.00 am to 12.00 pm)
- Piano Concert - 1.00 pm in the Refectory
- Year 2 Strings Concert - 12.30 pm in the Refectory
- Year 6 Dinner - 6.00 pm in the Refectory
- Wednesday 4 December
- Junior School Speech Day - 10.00am in the Simons Auditorium at Senior School
- Thursday 5 December
- Class Party Day
- Prep ‘Big Day Out’- Halls Gap Zoo
- Whole School Christmas Service - 7.00pm at St Andrews Church
- Friday 6 December
- Old Fashioned Sports Day - 9.30am on the Myrniong oval
- Final Assembly for 2024 - 2.15pm in the Refectory
2025 School Captaincy Interviews
On Tuesday, Mrs Bernadette Milich, Mr Neil MacLean and I interviewed 14 exceptional Year 5 applicants for the position(s) of 2025 Junior School Captain. The applicants submitted a letter of application and attended an interview. We found the students delightful, engaging, invested in the process and, full of potential. We will announce the 2025 School Captains at the Junior School Speech Day on Wednesday 4 December. Thank you to all who applied and well done!
House Public Speaking Final
Congratulations to the four finalists in this year’s House Public Speaking Final.
- Berry House - Evie Templeton
- Laidlaw House - Emma Milne
- Learmonth House - Sidney Hawker
- Young House - Mi-Ha Kim
All presented excellent speeches at our Tuesday Assembly. Senior School Head of Debating, Ms. Sarah Macleod was our guest adjudicator. She was very impressed with all four speakers. Congratulations to Berry House student Evie Templeton, the winner of the 2024 House Public Speaking Competition and Simons Family Cup.
Week 7 Assembly
The following students were awarded certificates at this week’s Assembly.
Compass Award
- Poppy Edgar - Level 2 Compass Award
- Henry Bufton - Level 1 Compass Award
- Imogen Johns - Level 1 Compass Award
- Tommy Brown – Level 1 Compass Award
- Maelys Haynes – Level 1 Compass Award
Star Students:
- Year 1 - Charlie Giles for consistently demonstrating our School Values in his approach to learning and in his interactions with others.
- Year 3 - Chelsea Pickford for writing an excellent report on the Roses Gap Camp and transferring this to a Word document.
- Year 3 -Daisy Tigges for writing an excellent report on the Roses Gap Camp and transferring this to a Word document.
- All Year 4 Students have been presented with their Pen Licences this week.
2024 Junior School Speech Day
Junior School Speech Day will take place on Wednesday, 4 December at 10.00am in the Simons Auditorium at the Senior School. All Junior School students are required to be in full summer uniform, with blazers and ties. Boys are to wear school shorts and the correct navy-blue school socks. All students Prep to Year 6 will be on stage throughout the morning. We have Prep to Year 2 and Year 3 to Year 6 Performance Arts choirs plus Chamber Singers and Pizzicato Strings performing.
We look forward to Junior School parents, grandparents and caregivers joining us for this celebration of the academic year and farewell to our departing Year 6 class.
College Spirit
I had the pleasure of being a spectator at Pedrina Park on Saturday for the College Rubies netball match against St Mary’s. With squad basketball tournaments on at the same time, the team was missing several players. Prep student Lydia King put her hand up to help out. She played an amazing match and certainly did not look out of place on the court. Well done, Lydia! Thank you for displaying a ‘have-a-go’ attitude and the College spirit.