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Dear Parents

Children’s Book Week throws the spotlight each year on reading and on the importance and joy of being able to read. Our challenge as educators and also for parents is to make every week a ‘book week’ and by example, encourage children to read every day. By modelling good reading habits we we help children to discover the absolute joy in curling up on the couch with a favourite book.

A student who is reading regularly each day is most likely to read better and comprehend, know more about the world, write better, have a more extensive vocabulary, be successful at school, and feel more confident as a learner.

Our teachers and Library team are only too willing to assist your child to find the reading material that interests them. All parents are welcome to visit the Library with their children before or after school each day. Let’s all encourage children to put aside the electronic devices to read each day.

We were thoroughly entertained by the Year 2B pirates and the Primary Singers at today’s Assembly Special thanks to Mrs Ferraro, Mrs Haydon and Mrs Cattapan for preparing the students so well for their wonderful performances.

Special thanks to everyone for your amazing efforts to organise the costumes for Pirate Day. It was a great finale to Book Week.

We look forward to seeing many Dads and their children at our Father’s Day Mass next Friday 31 August at 7:30pm in the gym. It would be greatly appreciated if all families could register their attendance on trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/411896

Kind regards

Antoinette De Pinto

Head of Primary

Congratulations to all the students that received a certificate for their wonderful achievements.

PPB

Zara Polini

Cian Iredale

Jed Grant Smith

PPG

Lucy Bahen

Mia Kwei

Nicholas Lamattina

Sienna D’Alessandro

Cailin McNamara

Olive Reside

Charlotte Blaxell

Oliver Byrne

Harmonby Godwin

Isabel Prosser

Emily Rintoul

Thomas Archibald

Isobel Ptolomey

Olive smith

Bella Watson

Isabella Stewart

Amber Vujcich

Jesse Gourdis

Angie Gardner

Alivia Eastman

Chloe Zhou

Devan Finn

Matthew Mignacca

Aria MacMillan

Bridget Lilleyman

Cooper Matera

Genevieve Price

Jack Murphy

Torren Jakovich

Peter Stout

Braden Fyneman

Freddy Gleghorn

Gemma Bailey

Isaac Foley

Emilee Paterson

Techtastic Twos

In Geography the Year 2s have been learning all about the seven continents of the world. After researching information about each continent, the students worked with a partner to create a Clip illustrating the order of the continents from smallest to largest and outlining two facts about each continent. The geographical knowledge, collaboration skills and digital technology skills displayed was amazing! Well done Year 2!

A big thank you to Nicholas Maroni (2B) and Sophie Marchant (2B) for sharing their informative Clip.

Grandparents are Great

On Wednesday my grandparents, Norbert Funke, Christel Funke, John Travlos and Pipina Travlos, visited both Year 4 classes to share stories and information about their travels through Africa. My classmates loved seeing their photos and videos and hearing about African animals, major rivers, the education system and water conservation. I think I am very lucky to have had my grandparents come to school to share their vast knowledge in such a personal way.

Alice Travlos (4B)

Fabulous Fives!

This term the year 5’s have been studying Earth and Space Sciences. The students worked collaboratively in small groups to create mini model of the solar system. The students were fantastic at working out the correct size of the planets and the order of the planets from the sun.

Twilight Recital

Last Sunday evening, three talented Primary musicians performed at the Twilight Recital. Congr