Around The Primary
Dear Parents,
Term Three is progressing very well and very quickly! The students are to be commended for the wonderful way they have been engaging in the varied and challenging learning opportunities and activities. As I walk around the Primary school, it is great to see the students working through tasks with diligence and effort. Special thanks to all staff for their preparation, support and guidance.
Congratulations to the Wanju Voices (Years 4-6 Choir) who delighted the audience with their wonderful performance at today’s Assembly. The two songs were performed with great skill and passion. Mrs Haydon is to be highly commended once again on the time, dedication and expertise she shares so generously with our students – we are so lucky!
Thank you for making the time to encourage and motivate your child/ren to keep on persisting and doing their best, while also supporting them to remain curious and creative in their thinking. Let’s all continue to nurture them with wisdom and love through a friendly smile, a kind word and listening ear.
All Dads or special father figures are invited to attend the Father’s Day Mass with their children on Friday 4 September at 7:30am in the St Louis Sports Centre. This will be followed by muffins and tea/coffee/juice.
Please RSVP by Tuesday 1 September via TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/649831
Please log in to SEQTA Engage to view the Father’s Day Invitation under the General Primary TAB.
It is important that we are all vigilant and observe social distancing expectations during this event.
Kind regards,
Antoinette De Pinto
Head of Primary
Dates to Remember
| Friday 4 September | Father’s Day Mass – St Louis Sports Centre 7:30am |
| Friday 4 September | Year 5 Excursion - Scitech |
Please check the College Website to note all the important Primary school events for your family calendar. http://www.johnxxiii.edu.au/view/for-parents/calendars
Super Stars
Well done to all the students who received a certificate for their fantastic achievements.
| PPB | Madeleine Cloghan | Levi Lockyer | Alby Thompson | May Willacy |
| PPG | Maeve Crowley | Lachlan Rohr | Matilda Smith | Sam Smith |
| 1B | Farrah Finn | Grace Jennings | Callum Marchant | Thomas Tandy |
| 1G | Rosie Davini | Charlotte Douglas | Alexander Pedler | |
| 2B | Alia Hartfield | Rosanna O’Toole | Noah Wibrow | |
| 2G | Mila Bester | Peyton Turner | Luke Watson | |
| 3B | Sienna D’Alessandro | Noah Donald | Lucy Nientiedt | |
| 3G | Felicity Bosnich | James Cawley | Oliver Rohr | Alice Wever |
| 4B | Grace Czajko | Thomas Pavlinovich | Abigail Stephenson | |
| 4G | Scarlett Melbin | Abigail Prosser | Jack Turner | |
| 5B | Edward Brown | Arabella Buzzard | Sophia Edgley | |
| 5G | Sam Dale | Elle Paolucci | Bella Watson | |
| 6B | Zoe Cannon | Daniel Edmondson | Renazia Tringas | |
| 6G | Felisse Battalis | Sofia Paolucci | Raphael Zidar |
Sports Update
Athletics
With our Interhouse Athletics Carnival rapidly approaching, our practice sessions are more important than ever. Athletics training is still taking place every Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30pm to 4:30pm on the Secondary oval. The final training session will be Tuesday 8 September.
With a full program of track and field events not all can take place on the day of the carnival. Please see the dates below for when the pre-carnival events will be taking place, ribbons will be awarded at these events and house points will be earned.
| YEAR | EVENT | DATE |
| 3 | Triple Jump | Wednesday 9 September |
| 4 | High Jump | Friday 4 September |
| Triple Jump | Monday 7 September | |
5 & 6
| High Jump | Thursday 3 September |
| Long Jump | Tuesday 8 & Wednesday 9 September | |
| 400m (optional) | Thursday 10 September |
Parents are welcome to attend the Interhouse Athletics Carnival on Friday 11 September.
Mr Steve Williams
Primary Sports Coordinator