From the School Leadership Team
From Mr. Chant
Principal
RA Test Shipment is Delayed
Please take note that CJC is awaiting the next shipment of RA tests from the Department, these will be distributed as soon as we receive them. We will keep you posted.
Canberra Conference
This week we travelled to Canberra to participate in a national French educators' conference. This is the first time we have been in the same room since 2019 and the opportunity to share experiences, meet new staff and reconnect with French embassy staff and advisors was invaluable.
AEFE French Inspector Visit
Next week we are hosting a visit from the AEFE French inspector for the Asia-Pacific region Bruno Seweryn. He will meet our staff and students, community members and formally accredit our Year 6 program for French Education.
Principal Mentoring Program
Mr. John Painter joins our school for the next four weeks as part of a principal mentoring program supported by the DET. John is currently the assistant principal at Beaumaris Primary School. Welcome and we hope your stay with us is enjoyable and professionally rewarding.
Positive Cases
Children who return a positive RA test must stay at home for seven days and isolate. Siblings of the positive student must also stay at home as an identified close contact. We ask families to contact the office and report these positive tests so we can inform staff, the class and the community. Your continued positive support and management has been greatly appreciated and very reassuring.
NAPLAN
On the 24th of March (next Thursday), students from Year 3 and 5 will complete a practice NAPLAN test. To complete these assessments, students require headphones and we ask that they be kept at school until the practice tests are completed. These tests are compulsory sessions that students must complete in order to familiarise themselves with the new online platform and to also ensure that the online systems have the capacity to handle all schools completing it across the country. I know our students will approach these practice assessments with optimism, resilience and the knowledge that their years at CJC have prepared them well. For more information about the upcoming NAPLAN tests, please visit our dedicated NAPLAN page in this issue of the newsletter.
School Photos
School photos have been rescheduled to Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th May. Further information and how to order details will be provided closer to the date.
Lightning Premiership
Congratulations to all our Year 5 and 6 students who participated in the Lightning Premiership sports event last Tuesday. Their efforts and sportsmanship made us proud.
French Film Festival
This year's edition of Alliance Française's French Film Festival has something for everyone. The movies have been carefully curated to bring the best francophone cinema to Australia. With several venues around Melbourne, it is an event not to be missed. Gather friends and family and head down for an evening of entertainment! The 2022 edition of the festival concludes on Tuesday 26 April.
Punctuality & school uniforms
It is imperative that families do everything in their power to ensure that their children arrive at school on time. Not only is it teaching an essential life skill to our young ones, but it maximises the learning in the classrooms. A number of students continue to arrive late and the disruptions are impacting the whole class. If your child arrives after 9.00am, they are late and must be signed in by a parent/carer at the Compass kiosk at reception.
Our new Year 5 and 6 jackets have arrived and the children are wearing them with great pride. The importance of school pride and wearing your school uniform correctly reflects on our children and the wider school community. Watching our children arrive each day, ready to learn and resplendent in their CJC uniforms is such a positive feeling indeed.
Training Teachers, Education Support and Counsellors
Welcome to our training teachers, education support and counsellors from Monash University and Homesglen TAFE. Our school partners and the opportunity to support the training and development of our new teachers is a focus for school staff and leadership team members.
There are many new faces to see around CJC at the moment:
- Catherine Olweny and Shuen Ho (Masters of Counselling) are working with the wellbeing team to provide social and emotional student support.
- Shreyasi Chakraborty and Fiona O’Hare (Certificate IV in Education Support) are working with the intervention team to provide academic student support.
- Bobby Tran, Stephanie Huang, Aedan Gordon, Tessa Canning and James Newton (Bachelor of Education and Masters of Teaching) are working in Prep A, Prep B, 1/2C, 3C/D and 5/6A respectively, to develop their teaching skills.
We welcome all of them to CJC!
French Binational Program Enrolments 2023
This week we have been taking a number of calls to book school tours for the 2023 enrolment process. The French program enrolments close on Friday 20 May 2022 and we ask families who are considering an enrolment the school, or you know of someone who is joining the College, to please contact the office and commence this process.
I wish you all a fantastic weekend!
Chris Chant
From Caroline Pommier
Directrice du Programme français binational
La Conférence 2022 à Canberra
C’est en présentiel que nous avons eu l’occasion d’échanger cette année à la conférence exceptionnelle organisée par l’ambassade, qui a réuni à Canberra cette semaine, les intervenants de l’éducation française en Australie. Ce fut une excellente opportunité pour rencontrer nos pairs, discuter et partager nos pratiques éducatives afin de promouvoir l’innovation pédagogique dans nos établissements respectifs.
Visite de Mr Bruno Seweryn, Inspecteur de l’AEFE
Nous aurons le plaisir d’accueillir Mr Bruno Seweryn, inspecteur de la zone Asie-Pacifique à L’AEFE, les 21 et 22 mars prochains. Il a pour mission d’inspecter et d’évaluer notre établissement en vue d’obtenir l’homologation de nos classes de 6ème. Nous avons pris cette initiative à CJC dans le cadre de l’amélioration de l’harmonisation des programmes français et du Victoria et pour assurer une continuité pédagogique entre le primaire et le secondaire à Melbourne. Mr Seweryn aura l’occasion de rencontrer les membres du leadership, les professeurs et personnels de soutien du programme français binational ainsi que les élèves du programme.
Festival du Film Français de l’Alliance Française
Cette année, le FFF a un programme chargé d’œuvres cinématographiques qui font honneur aux cinéastes francophones. N’hésitez pas à profiter de cet évènement pour vous offrir de belles soirées culturelles. La version 2022 du festival se termine le 26 avril prochain.
Les inscriptions au Programme français binational
Veuillez noter que la date limite pour le dépôt des dossiers d’inscription au Programme français binational pour la rentrée 2023 est fixée au vendredi 20 mai 2022. Vous pouvez communiquer avec le secrétariat de l’école pour réserver une visite personnalisée ou pour toute question sur les modalités d’inscription. L’information est également disponible sur notre site internet :
Concours de la francophonie
Bravo à tous les élèves de CE1 et CE2 qui ont participé au concours « ça (d’) étonne » organisé par le Lycée Condorcet à Sydney dans le cadre de la Semaine de la langue française et de la Francophonie 2022.
Bon weekend à tous,
Caroline Pommier
From Mr. Borg
Assistant Principal
French Bilingual Conference
I had the privilege of joining Mr Chant and Madame Pommier for the annual French Bilingual Conference in Canberra. As a new member of the CJC community, it was a greatly beneficial experience to network with other bilingual schools to gain a greater understanding and appreciation for bilingual education. One of the key things I am taking away from that conference is that in many respects, CJC is leading the way and we offer a quality educational program like no other.
I am looking forward to more opportunities in the future to further deepen my understandings and to share best practice with our colleagues.
Broden Borg