The Hamilton and Alexandra College Newsletter

Myrniong 

School Photos

Arthur Reed Photos will be visiting the College next Tuesday and Wednesday (May 16th and 17th) to take the 2023 School Photographs. They will be at the Junior School on the Tuesday for class, family and individual photographs and at the Senior Campus on Wednesday where cross campus family photographs will be taken at 1.00pm. Our Year 6 students will have their class photograph taken at the Senior Campus at 9.00 am on the Wednesday.  All Junior School students are required to be in full winter uniform. There is no need to return any forms or money to the school. Unique image codes will be issued to all students on/after photo day so families can register online to view images when they become available in the Arthur Reed Photos webshop. Registration is simple, just follow the three simple steps on your child’s personalised flyer once you receive it and remember to add the codes for all your children attending this school. Even if you registered last year, it’s important that you do again this year using your child’s 2023 image code to link their images for the current year with your contact details. When images are ready to view and in the webshop, all parents who have registered will be notified by SMS and email. Once registered, please wait for notification that 2023 images are online to view before making your purchase. 

 

For family photos, please go to: arphotos.typeform.com/to/M3jtUEG

 

 

S.R.C Walk to School - Friday 19 May 

Next Friday will see the Junior School students and staff walk from the Senior School to Myrniong. Parents are encouraged to join us. We will depart at 9.00am from The Neil MacLean Hockey Field. Morning buses will drop students at Chaucer or MacPherson Street. Students coming by car can be dropped off in College Street (outside the Handbury Sports Centre).  Before School Care will still operate and there will be a Junior School staff member on duty at Myrniong at 8.35 am.

 

Woolworths Landcare

Congratulations to our Early Learning Centre and Student Representative Council who have both been successful in securing grants through the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants. The Early Learning Centre will look to create a butterfly garden and the Student Representative Council will create a worm farm in the sunken garden area.

 

Week 3 STAR Awards

  • Piccino – Charlie Lee for using his listening ears during group times and following instructions when asked by the teacher.
  • Year 1 – Evie Pickford for her positive approach to learning and for always working to achieve her personal best.
  • Year 2 – Lucy Manley for being a focused learner during InitiaLit activities and providing good examples and explanations during class discussions.
  • Year 3 - Lachlan Pickford for fabulous focus during our Shared Inquiry sessions, working well as a team and sharing his ideas.
  • Year 4 – Matilda Mercer for the detail she is adding into her procedural writing.
  • Year 5 – Ruby Price for consistently excellent effort and application in all areas of her learning.  Her confidence in rock climbing on camp, participation in all sporting events with a smile, her improvement in all areas of her learning and lastly her impressive talent for presenting and illustrating her work.
  • Year 6 – Georgia Kennedy for showing pride in our classroom, helping to keep it organised, and for always showing initiative to contribute to our classroom and school.  
  • Year 6 - Andrew Sun for demonstrating kindness and compassion to his classmates.
  • Year 6 - Jessica Templeton for demonstrating a positive attitude to learning and consistently completing classroom tasks to a high standard.
  • Year 6 – Hannah Young for showing pride in our classroom, helping to keep it organised.

Hockey

Division 5 Tigers had a strong win over Demons 1-0. Campbell Reid score the goal for Tigers. Best on ground was Will Brown. 

Division 5 Black Panthers went down 2-1 to Dunkeld.  Anika Nelson scored the goal. Best on ground for Black Panthers was Maggie Wallis.

 

Division 4 College Foxes played College Wolves in an entertaining match won by Wolves 2-1. Freddie Milne netted for the Foxes whilst Hartley Johns and Tommy Brown scored for the Wolves. Best on ground went to Tommy Brown and Heston Small. 

 

This weekend’s matches.

Division 5 College Tigers v College Black Panthers -1.30 pm at Pedrina Park

Division 4 College Foxes v Demons - 1.30 pm at College

Division 4 College Wolves - Bye

 

Stephen Nelson

Head of Junior School