Primary News

Starlab Education Visit

On Wednesday, 20 October, our Prep to Year 6 students will participate in Science workshops under a giant dome in the Assembly Hall.

Prep and Year 1 will investigate observable changes in the sky and landscape, patterns of events in the sky, including the appearance of the moon and stars, the weather and seasons.

Years 2 and 3 will rocket through the solar system, landing on Venus, Mars, and Pluto, blast through the large red spot on Jupiter and view the sun and other planets from close vantage points.

Years 4 and 5 will discover the story behind the first humans who walked on the moon. This historic achievement will inspire the next generation of explorers and dreamers. 

Year 6 will explore the icy landscapes of our solar system, especially our home planet Earth in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The interplay of life and ice on Earth, from microbes to humans, will raise questions about the ice worlds of our solar system.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Over 926 schools took part in this initiative, with over 2.39 million books being read. Your contribution to this challenge is a wonderful achievement! Certificates of participation will be sent home this week. 

Student Achievements

Congratulations to Georgia Sheppard in Year 4 for attaining the following results in gymnastics:

1st overall at Delta Classic

1st overall at Regionals

Runner-up State Champion  for Floor, 4th on Beam, 6th on Bars and 6th overall for Queensland 

Well done Georgia! Your hard work and dedication have produced outstanding results. 

Timetable

Term 4:           Week 3 (Monday 18/10/2021 – Friday 22/10/2021)

Timetable:    Please see below 

Please refer to the online calendar via the CC app or your Parent Lounge for a live daily/weekly schedule of events.

Primary Sports and Andrews Cup Notices

Andrews Cup Basketball   

The Andrews Cup Basketball Teams will be required to attend some extra training sessions in preparation for the upcoming Andrews Cup Competition.

Sunday 17 October - 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Sunday 24 October - 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Friday 29 October - 8:30 am-10:00 am (this session has been moved to the morning due to the Public Holiday)

For more information, please view the below document. 

The Andrews Cup Basketball will be held on Thursday 4 November at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre, Coomera. Further details will be provided next week.

Andrews Cup Gymnastics   

Please refer to the below document for important information regarding the ‘Dress Rehearsal’ held on Tuesday 26 October in the PE Centre from 6:40 am - 9:00 am.

The Andrews Cup Gymnastics Competition will be held on Thursday 4 November at the Somerville House Gymnasium, South Brisbane. Further details will be provided next week. 

Andrews Cup Swimming   

Pre-season training for those interested girls and boys will be held at the following times: 

Wednesday mornings 6:45 am - 7:45 am and Friday afternoons 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. 

Please refer to the below document for further information about these sessions. 

Introduction to AFL Program 

An Introduction to AFL program will commence next week on the College Oval for any interested Years 4 to 6 girls and boys as a part of a Clayfield College and QGSSSA (Secondary) AFL 2021 and Beyond initiative.

Dates and times are as follows

Please refer to the below document for further information about these sessions and registration requirements for your child to attend. 

Britton Shield Cricket 

The Britton Shield Cricket competition will be held on Friday 22 October at Toombul District Cricket Club. All boys involved will need to meet at the Tuckshop Courtyard at 8:00 am sharp for roll call and 8:15 am departure. The boys will be transported on the College bus to and from Toombul District Cricket Club. The teams are expected to return at 2:00 pm. On this day, boys are to wear their sports uniform. More information will be provided to families via email from Mr. Opstelten. 

Co-Curricular Activities

Primary Clubs

Primary Clubs are well underway. However, please note that Drama Club is still open for registration, with the closing date being Wednesday 20 October.

Drama Club

Mrs. Hodgson will lead this session on Monday afternoons from 1 November – 29 November for students in Years 3, 4, and 5. This term, the Drama Club is back with a Christmas twist. From Weeks 5 to 9, Mrs. Hodgson and her troupe of merry actors will come together to rehearse a Christmas Play performed at our final Primary Assembly on Friday 3 December. The club will run for five weeks from 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm. This club is limited to 15 students. 

Please register via this link. Please get in touch with Mrs. Hodgson for more information - dhodgson@clayfield.qld.edu.au.

Primary Support Group

Amended notice: PSG AGM and call for nominations

As communicated in last week’s Clayfield Collective, the Annual General Meeting of the Primary Support Group will take place on 28 October at 8:30 am. 

We wish to advise that the PSG will be undergoing a restructure in line with upcoming changes to the P & F Constitution. As such, there will be one executive position to be filled at the AGM, the coordinator role. Further details about the executive position will be available after the next P & F meeting on 19 October.

 If you have any questions, please email Beatrice Peters at beatricepeters01@gmail.com.