From the Director of Primary

Welcome back to Term Three!  I hope that everyone managed to find some time to relax and enjoy some family time.  

We are currently living in some very uncertain times with the current COVID situation around the rest of the country making everyone feel uneasy.  Our students can pick up on these uncertain times and although they don’t specifically talk about it, particularly the younger students, it can often cause some students stress and anxiety. Please let us know if you feel your child might be experiencing some of these feelings as we are here to support you. Listed below are some useful links that may support you through these uncertain times.

• Emerging Minds - Communicating with your child about Coronavirus
• Raising Children - The Australian Parenting Website
• Kids Health - How to Talk to Your Child about COVID

Mount Carmel Day Celebrations

What fun we had on the last day of Term to celebrate Mount Carmel Day!  The buzz and excitement around the school was evident early that morning when students started to arrive.

We started our celebration with a whole school Mass with Father Shammi leading us in prayer.  After recess the primary school gathered in the Hall for the much anticipated Kahoot Quiz where we saw the team who named themselves after one of our favourite year five teachers “Miss Sluyters” take out the victory.  In the afternoon we held our “Mini Fair” which was a huge success!  The variety of stalls ranged from sponge throwing, nail painting, spin the wheel, lucky jars, coin toss and lots more!  Thank you to our teachers and students who organised their stall and participated on the day with such enthusiasm and a massive thank you to our families who supported the fair with donations.  We raised over $700 which will go towards the charities that Father Jesse supports.  

Sadie Cleaning Awards

Congratulations to the classes that were awarded with the Sadie Cleaning Award for Term Two - Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 5 Navy. These classes did an exceptional job of keeping their classrooms clean and tidy. Miss Sheryl and Miss Rosie were very grateful for your hard work and great cleaning habits throughout Term 2.

Year 6 Leaders

On Wednesday 21 July we gathered together as a Primary school to welcome the start of the new Term and to congratulate our newly elected leaders for the second semester.  

Our newly elected leaders are:

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing leaders from Semester One for all their dedication, hard work and commitment to their leadership duties.

Primary School Certificate Of Merit

Congratulations to the following students who received a Certificate of Merit for Term Two.

Prep

May Nguyen: for her excellent work ethic. May strives to work hard and takes great pride in the presentation of her work.

Harrison Rhodes: for showing an excellent attitude towards his learning.

Year 1

Beatrix Barclay: for her positive approach to learning. Trixie is a dedicated learner, she always tries her best and takes on feedback with a smile. 

Grace Stanger: for demonstrating increasing confidence in her learning.  Grace is beginning to show more confidence in herself as a learner and this shows in her continued growth and willingness to share with her peers.

Year 2

Sasha Curtayne: for her enthusiastic and inquisitive approach to learning and completing tasks to a high standard.

Chloe Ponder: for her positivity and dedication to learning, making the most of all opportunities provided.

Year 3

Olivia Banks-Smith: for outstanding academic performance especially in Writing.

Ruby-May Sproule: for her dedication to learning and strong work ethic.

Year 4

Mimi Bakker: for high achievement across all curriculum areas, for taking opportunities to extend and apply her learning.

Lacey Steele: for her dedication to learning, for stamina and perseverance and growth mindset.

Year 5 Navy

Piper Linnell: for working to an exceptionally high standard in all curriculum areas and maintaining her enthusiasm and eagerness no matter what is asked of her.

Sadie Quayle: for her outstanding contributions to class, especially in Science and HASS, and for the kind and gentle nature she shows to all.

Year 5 White

Olivia Ims: for showing a wonderful work ethic and willingness to give her best efforts to her studies.

Hilary Stevens: for always having a positive attitude to her learning and consistently presenting her work to a high standard.

Year 6 Navy

Matilda Keeling: for her dedicated application to her school work and high academic standard across all learning areas.

Zara Newton: for perseverance and conscientious effort to achieve growth in all areas, most particularly in Literacy.

Year 6 White

Lola Helmers: for producing work of an excellent standard in all areas of the curriculum and demonstrating creative thinking and innovation in all tasks.

Amelia Lockley: for outstanding effort in all academic areas, conscientious attention to improvement, and consistent care for her classmates.

Fire Education

During the last week of Term 2 we had Fireman Drew from the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) visit our school to present a Home Fire Safety Program for our Prep to Year 6 students.  The program delivered some key messages around fire safety through fun and interactive lessons. Students were given an activity book to take home so that they could discuss with families what they had been learning throughout their class sessions.