Dear Parents, Welcome to the 2nd edition of our fortnightly newsletter. The students have applied themselves well after the CNY break and it was wonderful to hear stories of their holidays. In The Classroom ENGLISH: As part of our writing program, ‘Seven Steps to Writing’, the students have been understanding the importance of text structure and how to engage the […Read more]
Welcome to the first edition of our Year 5 Newsletter for 2019. We have been ever so impressed with the students’ resilience and responsibility since starting back to school. They have been involved in both individual class and House Group activities which have allowed them to connect as a whole cohort. These experiences have seen our new Year Fives off […Read more]
School Fair Yes, it was a fantastic day – the weather held, and it was neither too hot nor too cold. Thanks to huge amounts of planning by the Parents Association, our class reps, parents who helped before, during and after the event and students who also put in such an effort for their school. I have to say that […Read more]
Literacy We have been spending time on beautiful language this term. Students have shown such great clarity around alliteration, clauses, onomatopoeia, antonyms, synonyms and homophones, as well as increased skill in editing. Classes are doing a variety of activities with figurative language, including writing text for a book with only illustrations, and poetry writing. It has been fun to share […Read more]
Dear Parents, Welcome back to what has already proved to be the busiest of terms! Teachers as Students On Monday, as parents and students prepared to come back to school the next day, teachers were already hard at work, with Mathematics being the Primary School’s focus. Our school welcomed Phillipa Miller from the Association of Independent Schools, New South Wales, […Read more]
Dear Parents, John Farnworth Last Friday morning we had a real treat. John Farnworth displayed his considerable skills with a football. Wow! I know that the Year 5s were impressed and just between you and I, a few might secretly have changed their career goals as a result of that performance! Beach Day Yes, everyone was disappointed to find […Read more]
I keep thinking that life will become a little less busy. But this fortnight has been exceptionally full, with a huge variety of activities here at school. SRC and Energy Managers Leadership Assembly This Assembly took place a couple of weeks ago, but I would like to acknowledge the time and effort that these leaders put into their roles. Our […Read more]
Dear Parents, Book Week As in years gone by, Book Week (Week 6) is a highlight of the year. Mrs. Atkins has worked very hard to have new events ready for Book Week for our students. In the lead-up to this special week, during Library lessons, Mrs. Atkins has been reading the shortlisted Children’s Book Council Award books and Year […Read more]
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