Junior School News
- From the Head of the Junior School
- Junior School Sport
- From the Junior Resource Centre
From the Head of the Junior School
PRAYER
Year 6 Blue have been writing some beautiful prayers for the Iwatani family under the guidance of Mrs Doheny. They had a beautiful presentation with Mr and Mrs Iwatani and Paige. Thank you to Shahe for this beautiful written and presented prayer.
It was great to see all the boys back in the last couple of days. While I think all the teachers did a great job with online learning, face-to-face is definitely better. While there was some good banter online, I find face-to-face much better. Maybe it is my vintage! Thank you to all the parents who have helped get the boys organised with haircuts and in some cases new shoes. The boys are very excited to be back.
On Monday we had an amazing experience from nature where a queen bee bought a whole swarm of bees to a Jacaranda tree outside the 6 Green classroom and Junior Library. There was much excitement, windows were closed and the dad jokes ensued such as "you need to bee have". Fortunately they flew off before the final bell of the day.
Reminder
Boys require a crunch and sip every day except Thursdays. Please note the different venues for this Thursday and therefore the different pick-ups as per Mr McBrearty’s Sports Section below.
On Thursdays we will leave for Oxford Falls at the beginning of recess so please ensure your son doesn’t have a 10.30 am music lesson. This week the group going to Beauchamp Park will have their recess and lunch at Beauchamp Park. Your son will need to bring his recess, lunch and a water bottle. Obviously a mask will need to be worn on the bus.
Timetable for Junior School
We are running a different timetable to allow the Junior School to be out in the playground when the remainder of the school are in class and vice versa. It means that the boys will have three periods in a row in the morning with a crunch and sip time sometime in Periods 2 and 3. Please ensure you pack a snack that is easy for the boys to eat in class.
( No roast dinners allowed! It has to be quick and easy and preferable not messy.)
ADMINISTRATION: 8:42 am - 8:57 am
Allow a crunch and sip for 5 minutes in Period 2 or 3. Remember a water bottle for the classroom.
Period 1 8:57 am – 9:50 am
Period 2 9:50 am - 10:43 am
Period 3 10:43 am - 11:36 am
Recess 11:36 am - 11:56 am
Period 4 11:56 am – 12:49 pm
Period 5 12:49 pm - 1:42 pm
Lunch 1:42 pm - 2:22 pm
Period 6 2:22 pm - 3:00 pm
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MERIT AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the following boys for being awarded a Merit Award last Friday. Keep up the good work.
Anthony Sawakid, Joshua Perry, Oscar Byrne, Liam Castellas, Patrick Kisso, Jasper Wetherill, Michael Chung, Charley Garnys, Samuel Worthington, Joshua Hourigan, Will Harkin, Jack Costa, Luke Telfer, Lucas Parino, Ryan East, Oscar Requin, Cruz Arapok, Lucas Parino, Ryan East, Oscar Requin, Cruz Arapok, Jacob Laface, Callum Basili, Luke Morton, Kobe Chand, Alan Pawlus, Jackson Byak, Hudson Savage, Graham Halgreen, Hudson Savage, Daniel Down, Daniel Gorken- Spyrou, Francesco Mazzeferro, Mikey Woo, Josh Barrell, Welton Ang, Zachary Rapa, Michael Yee, Samuel Bewley, Lucas Tubman, Alexander Chua, Aston Cortis-Jones, Alex Kim, Xavier Lines and Thomas Rochford.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS
A special congratulations to Matthew Castorina, Isaac Sharp, Michael Chung and Ryan East who achieved 5 Merit Awards and will be receiving a Certificate of Achievement. Matthew could also receive an award for the best smile! He was always smiling during online learning.
PRINCIPAL'S AWARD
Last week Michael Chung achieved a hat trick, he received three merit awards from three different teachers. But wait, it gets better, this means Michael now has 15 Merit Awards. Michael will now receive a Principal's Award. Well done Michael. Congratulations.
A THOUGHT TO PONDER
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.”
Malala Yousafzai
(The world’s youngest Nobel Laureate)
Thanking you for your support.
Mr Tim Long - Head of the Junior School
Junior School Sport
Junior School Sport News: IPSHA have cancelled Saturday Sport for the remainder of Term 4. Cricket and Tennis will take direction from their governing bodies.
It is now time for all uniforms on loan to be returned. All Basketball, Touch Football and Athletics uniforms are to be returned before the end of Week 6. Please return with a post-it note label indicating who is returning the uniform to Mr McBrearty’s office.
Thursday Sport: For Week 4 ONLY, boys playing Basketball and Multi-Sport will stay in Chatswood and be taken to Beauchamp Oval. They will spend their time playing a variety of games.
All other sports will go to Oxford Falls as per usual.
Pick-up Information: For parents who wish to pick their son up from Oxford Falls, pick-up will be at 2.10 pm via the car park as usual.
Mr Benn McBrearty - Junior School Sports Coordinator
From the Junior Resource Centre
This week's highlights:
Return of Students to the JRC
So wonderful to have students back in the Library! It was awesome to hear them laughing and talking about the books they love. Great see a book in each child’s hands.
Awesome Library Monitors return to the JRC! You have been missed.
Star Wars - The Mandalorian - This is the Way.
The Mandalorian has delivered the child to the JRC to share his amazing powers. Thank you to Oliver Hartry for his outstanding Book Week costume.
6 Green boys enjoying their Library Lesson
Name that villain! – Competition continues.
In preparation for our spooktakular festivities, the students are invited to enter the Name that Villain competition!
Fill out a guessing sheet with the name of the book that each villain can be found in. For an extra bonus, name the character. Drop you answers in to Mrs Martin for a CHANCE to win a prize! Remember to keep your answers TOP SECRET.
New Library Monitors for Term 4 2021
Introducing Jackson Byak, Loughlin Diver and Jake Yu as our new Library Monitors for Term 4 2021. Welcome to the team, boys!
Mrs Martin’s Book Trail: The 143-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.
THE TREEHOUSE ROCKS ON SO MANY LEVELS!! So lucky to get another 13 levels of this amazing treehouse. This book is so silly and so funny and so brilliantly put together that it is sure to hit the mark with anyone who loves adventure, a laugh and a crazy good time. #mrsmartinsbooktrail2020
Mrs Elena Martin – Teacher Librarian