Primary News

2022 Primary Leadership

As mentioned in the Welcome Back to Term 4 – Primary School News communication, Year 5 students begin the exciting journey of being elected for student leadership positions in 2022.  An outline of the positions and nomination process will be emailed to Year 5 parents and students on Monday 11 October. 

Independence

This term is the ideal time to instil some independent habits ahead of the next year of school. If you have been walking in or picking your child up from inside the school grounds, this might be the perfect time to let them walk in and out without assistance. Packing their own bag the night before school and helping with filling their lunchbox and drink bottle are also important skills. Students in Yr 2 will be moving upstairs in the Primary Building in 2022; therefore, allowing them the opportunity to walk in themselves will help with the independent climb next year. 

Student Representative Council – Photo Competition 

The SRC encourages all Primary students to enter their Photo Competition to raise money for the Cancer Council. 

There will be a Prep - Year 2, Years 3 - 4 and Years 5 - 6 category. For $1 per photo entry, students are asked to capture a natural, manmade or animal image. All students who enter will receive a certificate, with the winner of each category being given the opportunity to select books to the value of $25. 

To enter, please complete the form which was sent home in Term 3. (More copies are available at the Primary Office). The due date for photos has been extended to Wednesday, 13 October, and are to be emailed to Mrs Corness at vcorness@clayfield.qld.edu.au. 

The SRC will judge the entries and announce the winners at our first Assembly in Week 2. Thank you to those students who have already submitted entries. We wish you every success in the competition!

Film Festival

This term, Clayfield College will be hosting its inaugural red carpet ‘Shining Lights’ Film Festival. The theme of the festival is ‘Connection’. All students from Prep to Year 6 are eligible to enter in either small groups or as an individual. There will be a Prep to Year 3 and Years 4 to 6 section. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

• Best Acting
• Best Storyline
• Best Costume
• Best Title
• Best Production
• Best Musical/Dance
• Best Creative use of Green Screen

The overall winner will be the Head of Primary for the Day! The class with the most creative entries will be awarded a pizza party. Entries are due by Tuesday 12 October and are to be submitted to Mrs. Angela Clark via a OneDrive link to aclark@clayfield.qld.edu.au or on a named USB.  

Queensland Surf Life Saving Visit

On Tuesday, 12 October, our Prep to Year 6 students will participate in a Beach Safe presentation provided by Queensland Health. The program aims to change behaviours and save lives through an increased understanding of vital beach safety messages. The children will learn how to identify the safe places to swim, understand symbols on beach signs, how to signal for help, how to swim out of a rip, learn about the equipment used by surf lifesavers, and water and sun safety tips.

Baby Give Back

We are very happy to support one of our Year 1 parents, Sandy lyer, in her request for donations for the Baby Give Back charity. Donations will be gratefully received until Friday, 15 October. 

Sandy asks: 

Do you believe every baby deserves a fair chance and adequate resources? 

Do you have a baby car seat you no longer use? 

Or maybe a high chair collecting dust or a pram cluttering your space? 

Would you consider donating these items to a charity who will lovingly refurbish these items and supply them to families in need? 

Baby Give Back helps families in crisis because we believe every baby deserves an equal start. We provide donations via social service agencies and social workers who are qualified to assess a family's needs. Our items range from nappies and wipes, prams, cots and car seats and everything in between. Everything that leaves our warehouse is thoroughly cleaned, safety checked, in good condition and beautifully packaged for their new family. 

This September, we are looking to secure at least 500 car seats to be redistributed to families in need. Car seats tend to be the first thing most parents need. Can you help? 

Ideally, we would like car seats that are less than 10 years old and have not been in an accident. 

Do you have other gently-loved baby items you could donate? Books, bottles, prams, cots or even open packets of nappies? Baby Give Back will gladly accept these donations. 

Please bring your donations to the Year 1 classroom at School. I will be happy to pick them up and take them to the donation centres. Alternatively, there are two locations that accept donations: Gold Coast 10/15 John Duncan Court, Varsity Lakes QLD. 

We are open: Monday (9:00 am - 4:00 pm); Tuesday (9:00 am - 7:30 pm), Wednesday (9:00 am - 4:00 pm), Friday (9:00 am - 4:00 pm); Brisbane 2/97 Jijaws Street, Sumner QLD. We are open: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. 

For a full list of what items are acceptable, please see the link below: https://www.babygiveback.org/pages/donate-items 

Dress Up Days - Gold Coin Donation

Monday 11 October – Odd Sock Day, students are invited to wear odd socks, as we celebrate differences and are reminded it is okay to have an odd day from time to time. 

Wednesday 13 October – Pink Ribbon Day, students are invited to wear a pink ribbon in support of the Cancer Council.

Term 4: Week 2 (Monday 11/10/2021 – Friday 15/10/2021)

Timetable: Week A - Primary What’s Happening Calendar Snapshot 

Please refer to the online calendar, via the CC app or your Parent Lounge, for a live daily/weekly schedule of events. 

Primary Sports and Andrews Cup Notices

Andrews Cup Gymnastics    

Training sessions will continue every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 6:40 am - 8:00 am in the PE Centre. Please ensure that your daughter is ready to start her warm-up on the blue floor at 6:40 am sharp. Andrews Cup Gymnastics is scheduled for Thursday 4 November at Somerville House. Leotards and Clayfield hair ribbons are available at the Clothing Shop and will need to be purchased as soon as possible, please.

The Megan Mitchell Shield scheduled for Sunday 24 October will no longer be taking place. Instead, a full dress rehearsal will be held for the entire team during a training session in the coming weeks.  An email will be sent home next week providing further information.

Andrews Cup Basketball    

Training will continue every Thursday afternoon 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm on the outside court and Friday afternoon from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm in the PE Centre. Please note that both of these sessions are compulsory. Andrews Cup Basketball will be held on Thursday 4 November.    

Andrews Cup Swimming   

Pre-season training will resume on Friday afternoon 8 October from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm at the College pool. From Week 2, training for those interested girls and boys will be held at the following times: Wednesday morning 6:45 am - 7:45 am and Friday afternoon 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. 

Please refer to the communication below for further information about these sessions.

Co-Curricular Activities

Primary Clubs

Please find below our Club offerings for Term 4. Clubs will commence next week from Monday, 11 October. Please note, Drama Club will commence from Monday 1 November. 

LEGO Club: This session will be led by Mrs McFarlane and will be conducted on Monday lunchtimes from 1:10 pm for children in Prep to Year 6 in the Makerspace Room. In LEGO Club students will be developing creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Please contact Mrs McFarlane for more information- emcfarlane@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Drama Club: This session will be led by Mrs Hodgson on Monday afternoons from 1 November – 29 November for students in Years 3, 4 and 5. This term, the Drama Club is back with a Christmas twist. From Weeks 5 to 9, Mrs Hodgson and her troupe of merry actors will come together to rehearse a Christmas Play which will be performed at our final Primary Assembly on Friday 3 December. The club will run for 5 weeks from 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm. This club is limited to 15 students. Please register via this link.

Please contact Mrs Hodgson for more information - dhodgson@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Needlecraft Club: This session will be led by Mrs Bailey and Ms Francis on Tuesday lunchtimes for students in Prep - Yr 6. Sewing helps improve hand-eye coordination, brain growth and promotes happiness. The projects this term will focus on finishing off bookmarks and teddy bears from Term 3. This session will take place in Room 132 from 1:10 pm. This club is limited to 15 students. Please register via this link.

 Please contact Mrs Bailey for more information - rbailey@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Fun with Maths: This club will be led by Mr Grice on Wednesday lunchtimes in Room 34 and will foster a love of Maths amongst Year 6 students through activities and games.

Please contact Mr Grice for more information – sgrice@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Ignite Science Club: This club will be led by Mrs Hart and the Year 11 Science Ambassadors on Wednesday lunchtimes in Lab 28. In these sessions Years 4 – 6 students will learn about Science in a fun and creative way. There will be Coke and Mentos explosions, slime making and many more amazing activities.

Please contact Mrs Hart for more information – phart@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Mindful Colouring Club: This club will be led by Mrs Skerrett on Wednesday lunchtimes from 1:10 pm in Room 127. Colouring can be a highly effective way of fostering physical and psychological wellbeing in children. While it is a relaxing form of self-expression that stimulates creativity, it also promotes a range of benefits to nurture well-being.

Please contact Mrs Skerrett for more information - jskerrett@clayfield.qld.edu.au

We look forward to your child participating in the Clubs program throughout Term 4. Further, we hope these additions to our Extra-Curricular Program will provide students with quality opportunities to develop their skills during some fun-friendship building activities.  Unless otherwise advised, please note that all clubs will run-up to and including the second last week of term.

Primary Support Group

The Primary Support Group (PSG) is a sub-committee of the Clayfield College Parents and Friends Association which provides valuable support to the Primary School. It is made up of an Executive Committee and class parent co-ordinators.

The PSG contributes to the school by helping to build a strong sense of community, organising social events, welcoming new families to the College and also organising fundraising activities. Meetings are held once a month after school drop off and everyone is welcome to attend and get involved. 

This year the PSG organised the inaugural School Fun Run, the Mother’s Day Stall, the Father’s Day Stall, and has raised funds to support projects and programs such as the Pre-Prep nature play garden being built at the start of 2022, new STEM provisions for Primary, Year 3 Story Dogs reading program and a shade sail for Year 6. 

We would like to thank Beatrice Peters (President), Alison Chalmer (Secretary) and Daniel Aziz (Treasurer) for leading the PSG this year, the class parent co-ordinators and all of the volunteers and families who have supported PSG events in 2021.

The PSG will hold its Annual General Meeting in the Boardroom of the school on 28 October at 8:30 am. At this time all of the positions for the executive (President, Secretary and Treasurer) will be open for nominations.

Please see the information below about the AGM and nominations for the Executive Positions.

If you have any questions about the PSG please email Beatrice Peters at beatricepeters01@gmail.com.