Clubs

DEBATING CLUB

Debating Club this year was an excellent activity to learn many new skills, to build confidence, to develop oratory abilities, and to practise expressing our opinions and ideas in an eloquent manner. Debating started in Term 2 as a two-day commitment each week – Friday lunchtime training and then the online debates on Wednesday afternoons when we debated against each other to practise our skills. This was great fun but difficult, because there were often some technical issues with our Microsoft Teams or Zoom meetings where we accidentally got kicked out, got unintentionally muted by others or the occasional and highly annoying glitch happening smack in the middle of your opponent’s speech. Later on, we then got the privilege to debate other teams in different schools, again via Zoom. At some lunchtime clubs, we also got given some great tips from different coaches and some of the Year 6 Independent Schools' Debating Association (ISDA) debaters who gave us different ideas on how to make our speeches better. Debating is an extremely beneficial co-curricular activity. I would totally recommend it as it helps you to develop essential critical thinking and speaking skills, it teaches you to persuade, to listen and it helps students become more poised and confident.

Jemma Hung, Year 5

Imogen Wu, Matilda Ma-Conis, Iris Li and Alice Mao, Year 6

ICT Club

As the 2020 Year 6 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Leaders, we were entrusted with guiding the Junior School ICT

Club through the course of this year. We were very excited about taking on this role, however 2020 was a year filled with uncertainty and surprises. Along with these surprises came a few challenges that we had to overcome, and we learned from them, even though they were difficult to face.

We learned so much about leadership and technology through this role. We loved being a part of the younger ICT Captains’ technological journey; coaching them in how to use Google Drive, iMovie and all manner of new technology was an absolute delight.

The overall experience was such an exhilarating one, and it was an honour to be a part of the 2020 ICT Club. We very much enjoyed this experience and along the way, we brushed up on technological skills, forged new connections and learned how to lead. Delaney Burke and Ruhani Surana, Year 6

KINDNESS CLUB

What is kindness?

Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. In the Junior School we are being kind to others, to ourselves and the environment.

What is the role of the Kindness Captain?

The role of the Kindness Captain is to encourage people to be kind and then awarding the people who take the time to focus on kindness with a kindness sticker.

What is Kindness Club?

The Kindness Captains are involved in a kindness meeting every Wednesday where they talk and discuss ways to bring kindness into the Junior School.

What are some of the things we did in Kindness Club?

• We painted kindness pebbles • We made a kindness video to spread the joy of kindness to others • We made kindness posters • We made kindness flowers to stick up around the Junior School • We made a kindness garden.

Who is Heidi the hedgehog?

Heidi the hedgehog is the Junior School kindness mascot who sparkles kindness in every class she goes to. Saskia Nicholson and Addison Woods, Year 5

Clubs

LEGO CLUB

In Term 3, Year 3 students were able to attend Lego Club during Friday lunchtime. The girls were given the opportunity to play, be creative, engineer, design, modify and make. “I love Lego because I can be creative. When I grow up, I want to be an engineer or an architect and this will help me think of ideas. It’s also fun!” – Anika Verma, Year 3

“Lego helps you to think creatively and plan how to build something. You then get to play with what you build.” – Autumn Wang, Year 3 “I love Lego because you can take it down and rebuild to modify your designs.” – Phoebe Scott, Year 3 “When I play with Lego, I make a lot of inventions.” – Sophia Wong, Year 3 “Lego is creative and fun! It helps to build teamwork when you build with others.” – Iris Tang, Year 3

Olivia Chan and Sophia Wong, Year 3 Mahika Swamy, Year 6

Mahika Swamy, Angela Zhang, Sasha Clark and Siena Parsons, Year 6 Jing Yuan Liu, Molly Liu, Diyana Palihawadana, Mia Zhu, Arianna Ng and Chelsea Duan, Year 3

Sustainability Club

During Sustainability Club, we created a notion to help the Junior School become more environmentally aware. We helped the environment by picking up any rubbish and spreading awareness about any environmental problems we were facing. We installed compost bins and created Sustainability Awareness Owls. Mahika Swamy and Siena Parsons, Year 6 Sustainability Captains

“I liked creating the owls, it was the best experience as I got to collect sticks from the playground to create an artwork which had weekly messages. This sits proudly in our classroom.” – Arianna Ng, Year 3 “I liked making the owls because I let my creativity flow. I also like helping the environment.” – Jing Yuan Liu, Year 3

Clubs

JUNIOR IGNITE

Junior Ignite is a wonderful opportunity for the girls to explore God's word more deeply by reading the Bible, praying and engaging in fun activities such as art, craft, music and games that aim to unpack the concepts learned each week. Mrs Emily Clutterham

Estelle Lee, Rosanna Rew, Eesha Adusumilli, Eva Still, Rebecca Mak, Pia Vandeleur, Abigail Martin, Year 4 and Lana Tao, Year 3

Pia Vandeleur, Year 4, Abigail Martin, Year 4 and Lana Tao, Year 3 Betty Han, Jade Qi, and Lyann Shih, Year 3

Mandarin Club

This year our Mandarin-speaking students became teachers in the lunchtime Mandarin Club. Who were their students? Their teachers! Mrs Durrant, Mrs Brown, Mr Lister, Miss Bhargava, Mr Loker, Miss Mitchell, Mrs Kotian, Mrs Plant, Mrs Davey, Mrs Worthington and Miss Wells learned basic greetings and counting. It was hard being a student again – a big "Xie Xie" to our little teachers in Years 3 to 6 who were very patient. Mrs Victoria Adamovich

Jessica Persson, Feifei Wang, Irisa Han, Chloe Shao and Alessandra Liew, Year 4

Knitting Club

We love going to Knitting Club every Friday during lunchtime. At Knitting Club, we knit squares (40 stitches by 40 stitches) for a big blanket that we will donate to a charity. Everyone is invited and if you don’t know how to knit, Mrs Michie along with Mrs Meacock will teach you how. During Term 4 2020, we started knitting cute bunnies with Jessi Gao, Year 4, who taught us how to make the cute little creatures. It was a great way to end the year! Feifei Wang and Nicole Ho, Year 4