Junior School News
Book Week Activities
Junior School Book Week (theme: Find your Treasure) kicking off today with 'Treasure Hunt' a musical based on the Children's Book Council Awards Shortlisted books for this year.
On Tuesday 21 August, author Tim Harris visits our school for the first half of the day with sessions with each of the Stage groups and a book signing at lunch.
On Wednesday 22 August we'll have a pop up Library in the playground before school with readings of the shortlisted books.
On Thursday 23 August we have our biggest day - starting at around 8:45am, our Book Character Parade begins. Following this, classes will rotate to a couple of different teachers to be read a 'treasured' story until lunchtime at 11am. All of the teachers are dressing up as pirates with the Kindy teachers coming as Dr Seuss themed characters.
Home Reading
Some tips for home reading:
- Establish a home reading routine. Read aloud with your children every day. Ten minutes for each child around a book of his/her choice. If English is your second language, read in your home language. If you lack confidence in reading aloud, the fact that you are reading with your child is what matters. Talk about the illustrations and contribute where you can. Share your excitement for reading and this will be the model your child will adopt.
- The reader holds the book! There is a lot of power and control in the world of reading. The reader needs to have the power.
- During home reading time, turn off electronic devices and give each child ten minutes of your undivided attention.
- Before you read a book, set your child up for success. Reading is not a test! Reading time is only ten minutes so do some of the following: Keep the introduction short – one minute is enough. Talk about the illustrations and the title. Read the blurb and talk about the author, talk about any unusual words, read a page here and there as your child flicks through the book, discuss the characters. This is a short introduction, not an interrogation. If the book is already a familiar one, then this step is unnecessary.
3/28/2018 Parents guide to reading and writing at home http://www.petaa.edu.au
Junior School Nature Club
The students from the Nature Club were blessed with a gorgeous sunny day when the mound of soil arrived at the Junior School.
They worked well together with the guidance of our resident Gardening Gurus, Luke and Nathan, to prepare the planters boxes. The students weren’t afraid to get their hands dirty as they shovelled the dirt into the wheelbarrows and tipped the soil in carefully, all with the assistance of the more senior members of the club.
Nature Club looks forward to planting a range of shrubs and vegetables at next week’s session. We were very impressed with the enthusiasm, teamwork and hard work displayed by the Nature Club team.
Mrs Tweedie & Mrs Hillhouse
Nature Club teachers
Mass Expectations
Our Positive Behaviour Focus for the last fortnight has been on displaying respect and reverence at Mass.
Our students have all come from different schools, cultures and religious practices. However, we are now all part of the St Gregory's Marist Community and have been modelling the actions and responses that we are expected to follow and respect when we attend Masses at the College.
Students have focused on such actions as genuflecting, blessing themselves with Holy Water upon entry and exit from the Church, responding after prayers and listening reverently to God's word.
It is a great opportunity for families to discuss these practices and expectations. Parents are most welcome to come and join any of the College Mass celebrations.
Junior School Athletics Carnival Results 2018
12 Year Boys
100m
1st – Ryan Elliot
2nd – Damon Potts
3rd – Cooper Ross
200m
1st – Ryan Elliot
2nd – Damon Potts
3rd – Oliver Pullen
800m (Senior Boys)
1st – Oliver Pullen
2nd – Damon Potts
3rd – Ryan Elliot
High Jump
1st – Nate Gallagher
2nd – Ryan Elliot
3rd – Cooper Ross and Oliver Pullen
Shot Put
1st – Darcy Weston
2nd – Nate Gallagher
3rd – Orlando Kennedy
Long Jump
1st – Ryan Elliot
2nd – Nate Gallagher
3rd – Cooper Ross
Discus
1st – Orlando Kennedy
2nd – Darcy Weston
3rd – Jack Whitehall
11 year Boys
100m
1st – Samuel Jardine
2nd – Rhys Colbourne
3rd – Nathan Kairouz
200m
1st – Samuel Jardine
2nd – Rhys Colbourne
3rd – Nathan Kairouz
800m
1st – Nathan Kairouz
2nd – Cooper Brown
3rd – Jake Jones
High Jump
1st – Angus Welsh
2nd – Cooper Brown
3rd – Jackson Campbell and Jake Jones
Shot Put
1st – Samuel Tabrett
2nd – Marcus Sukar
3rd – Spencer Beltrami
Long Jump
1st – Rhys Colbourne
2nd – Cooper Brown
3rd – Nathan Kairouz
Discus
1st – Jackson Campbell
2nd – Nathan Kairouz
3rd – Samuel Tabrett
11 Year Girls
100m
1st – Grace Fetterplace
2nd – Sarah Macri
3rd – Annabelle Low
200m
1st – Grace Fetterplace
2nd – Sarah Macri
3rd – Annabelle Low
800m
1st – Grace Fetterplace
2nd – Annabelle Low
High Jump
1st – Grace Fetterplace
2nd – Sarah Macri
3rd – Annabelle Low
Shot Put
1st – Grace Fetterplace
2nd – Annabelle Low
3rd – Sarah Macri
Long Jump
1st – Grace Fetterplace
2nd – Annabelle Low
3rd – Sarah Macri
Discus
1st – Annabelle Low
2nd – Grace Fetterplace
3rd – Sarah Macri
10 Year Boys
100m
1st – Cameron Newell
2nd – Claudio Mandarano
3rd – William Carter
200m
1st – Harry Hoyle
2nd – William Carter
3rd – Claudio Mandarano
800m (Junior)
2nd – Ashton Tsagalas
3rd – William Carter
High Jump
1st – Cameron Newell
2nd – Will Millar
3rd – Jacob Maxwell
Shot Put
1st – Ben Dolan
2nd – Zane Weston
3rd – Liam Gallagher
Long Jump
1st – Cameron Newell
2nd – Jacob Maxwell
3rd – Ben Dolan
Discus
1st – Zane Weston
2nd – Ashton Tsagalas
3rd – Connor McGettigan
10 Year Girls
100m
1st – Annalise Elasi
2nd – Megan Henry
3rd – Ava Sheedy
200m
1st – Annalise Elasi
2nd – Megan Henry
3rd – Lily Robinson-Leone
High Jump
1st – Megan Henry
2nd – Annalise Elasi
3rd – Ava Sheedy
Shot Put
1st – Ava Sheedy
2nd – Annalise Elasi
3rd – Michaela Hayes
Long Jump
1st – Annalise Elasi
2nd – Megan Henry
3rd – Ava Sheedy
Discus
1st – Ava Sheedy
2nd – Lily Robinson-Leone and Annalise Elasi
3rd – Megan Henry
9 Year Boys
100m
1st – Alexander Truong
2nd – Connor Potts
3rd – Alexandar Risteski
200m
1st – Alexander Truong
2nd – Alexandar Risteski
3rd – Connor Potts
High Jump
1st – Alexander Truong
2nd – Alexandar Risteski
3rd – Corey Goodman
Shot Put
1st – Connor Potts
2nd – Zac Speedie and Alexander Truong
3rd – Michael Yousseph
Long Jump
1st – Alexander Truong
2nd – Alexandar Risteski
3rd – Connor Potts
Discus
1st – Alexander Truong
2nd – Connor Potts
3rd – Ethan Kenney
9 Year Girls
100m
1st – Olivia Jardine
2nd – Zahra Eva
3rd – Alexandra Nothdurfter
200m
1st – Olivia Jardine
2nd – Alexandra Nothdurfter
3rd – Courtney Dejaresco
800m (Junior)
1st – Olivia Jardine
2nd – Alexandra Nothdurfter
3rd – Jenna Murray
High Jump
1st – Hannah Tabrett and Olivia Jardine
Shot Put
1st – Hannah Tabrett
2nd – Olivia Jardine
3rd – Sasha Young
Long Jump
1st – Courtney Dejaresco
2nd – Olivia Jardine
3rd – Alexandra Nothdurfter
Discus
1st – Hannah Tabrett
2nd – Olivia Jardine
3rd – Sasha Young
8 Year Boys
100m
1st – Denham Tsagalas
2nd – Seth Obereigner
3rd – Liam McGettigan
200m
1st – Seth Obereigner
2nd – Denham Tsagalas
3rd – Liam McGettigan
800m (Junior)
1st – Seth Obereigner
High Jump
1st – Archie Ross
2nd – Seth Obereigner
3rd – Denham Tsagalas and Zachariah Wagg
Shot Put
1st – Denham Tsagalas
2nd – Archie Ross
3rd – Seth Obereigner
Long Jump
1st – Seth Obereigner
2nd – Denham Tsagalas
3rd – Archie Ross
Discus
1st – Joseph Issa
2nd – Archie Ross
3rd - Liam McGettigan
8 Year Girls
100m
1st – Elisa Maxwell
2nd – Ashley Colbourne
3rd – Tayah Bowen
200m
1st – Elisa Maxwell
2nd – Ashley Colbourne
3rd – Tayah Bowen
High Jump
1st – Elisa Maxwell
Shot Put
1st – Rebekah Nott
2nd – Nicola Blyton
3rd – Ashley Colbourne
Long Jump
1st – Elisa Maxwell
2nd – Rebekah Nott
Discus
1st – Rebekah Nott
2nd – Nicola Blyton
3rd – Ashley Colbourne
The following students represented the College at the Western Region Athletics Carnival:
- Denham Tsagalas
- Seth Obereigner
- Elisa Maxwell
- Ashley Colbourne
- Alexander Truong
- Connor Potts
- Olivia Jardine
- Zahra Eva
- Cameron Newell
- Claudio Mandarano
- Annalise Elasi
- Megan Henry
- Samuel Jardine
- Rhys Colbourne
- Grace Fetterplace
- Sarah Macri
- Ryan Elliot
- Damon Potts
- Alexandra Nothdurfter
- Nathan Kairouz
- Oliver Pullen
- Ben Dolan
- Hannah Tabrett
- Samuel Tabrett
- Darcy Weston
- Zane Weston
- Ava Sheedy
- Jackson Campbell
- Orlando Kennedy
- Courtney Dejaresco
- Angus Welsh
- Nathaniel Gallagher
- William Carter
- Annabelle Low