Primary News

100 Days of Prep

Congratulations to the Prep class of 2022 on reaching their first 100 days of school! This was a very special morning, with the Seniors joining them as they too celebrated their last 100 days of school. We ate Fairy Bread (with hundreds and thousands) and shared stories about their favourite time at school. The Prep teachers created some wonderful activities, including grouping numbers to 100, creating colourful biscuits and using the app'; Aging Booth where they thought about the question. "When I am 100, I will look like..."

Prep to Year 2 STEM Punks Incursion

Our Prep to Year 2 students had a wonderful time with Jonathan from STEMPunks on Monday this week. They used technology to record the air quality, light levels and soil moisture, and thought about how we can recycle, reuse and reduce our waste to protect life below water. They also used the Quiver app to bring their dolphin pictures to life. Thank you to the P&F for their support of this program.

Prep Ocean Life Incursion

On Tuesday, Richard from Ocean Life visited the Prep children. Ocean Life’s primary school program provides the children with an interactive hands-on experience with live marine animals, bringing learning to life and inspiring them to take responsibility for the marine ecosystem. The Prep children loved their chance to see and touch sea stars, tropical sea cucumbers, sea urchins and Frankie, the fresh-water turtle. These experiential encounters are an important part of the learning process as we know the immense value that comes from these moments. Ocean Life forms part of the Prep's Unit of Inquiry of Living Things.

Upcoming Events

Chess Competition – Chess mates are running a chess competition in which Clayfield College would love to enter a team or two! If your child is a keen chess mate, please email Mrs Bryan before Tuesday 16 August. mbryan@clayfield.qld.edu.au 

The competition is on Friday 9 September at St Dympna’s Primary School, between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm. Students would be transported by bus and bring their own morning tea, lunch and water bottle. Chess mates are running two divisions – Junior (Prep – Year 2) and Senior (Years 3 to 6). Each student would participate in 7 rounds of chess and ribbons will be awarded to all participants. Parents are welcome to attend, although parking can be problematic. 

The Write4Fun Writing Competition closing date for entries is Sunday 28 August. Students can choose to write either a poem (up to 16 lines) or short story (up to 500 words). Entries are submitted online or posted and may be handwritten or typed. Please include Mrs Bryan as the contact teacher. Entry forms and further details can be downloaded from the website www.write4fun.net/competitions or collected from my office. Good luck and Happy Imaginations!

Book Parade and Author Visit - Week 7(B) Tuesday 23 August

All classes from Prep to Year 6 will have the opportunity to meet and listen to author Cori Brooke. Cori is a Canadian-Australian children’s picture book author who writes wonderful stories such as ‘This Girl Can’, ‘Fearless with Dad’, and ‘All I want for Christmas is Rain’. She is excited to be coming to share her writing with us. 

Also, on this day, we will be having our Book Week Character Dress Up Parade. Please feel free to send students in costume, dressed as their favourite book character. You are welcome to attend the parade from 12:00 pm – 12:40 pm in the Assembly Hall. Students may change out of their costume into their regular Tuesday (Week B) uniform after the parade.

Term 3: Week 6 (Monday 15/08/2022 – Friday 19/08/2022)

Timetable: Week A attach Primary What’s Happening Calendar Snapshot

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