Junior School Bulletin Issue 16 / 14 November 2014 Jump Rope for Heart Our students have just completed the Jump off as part of the Jump Rope for Heart campaign. A record amount of $7554 was raised!
From the Head of Junior School Presentation Night On Thursday night we celebrated the wonderful achievements of our students at the annual 4-12 Presentation Night. It is also a rite of passage for our Year 6 and 12 students as they graduate from the Junior School and Senior School respectively. It was a great night and while we celebrated the outstanding achievements, I would like to recognize the effort given by all students to perform at their best and fulfill their potential.
Jump Rope for Heart aims to: • raise money for the Heart Foundation • promote healthy eating • improve fitness through skipping Congratulations to all students that were involved in this valuable activity.
2015 Junior School Captains We are very happy to announce the Junior School Captains for 2015 are: School Captain Boys – Isaac Thorpe and Elijah Friebel School Captain Girls – Sara Allan and Georgia Dunlea Cultural Captain – Toby Potter and Emily Martin House Captains Gowandi – Binging – Jubi – Wardjam –
Paige Burnett and Flynn Charters Saoirse Harding and Tom Warth Tayla Lawless and Joel Lupton Caitlin Wardrop and Matthew Gabriel
We would like to congratulate them on being elected and wish them all of God’s blessings as they fulfill their responsibilities next year. Mufti Day Recently we held our Mufti-Day with the proceeds going to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. It was fantastic to see the students support this charity by wearing red and making a small donation. More importantly, it served as an opportunity for some classes to talk about keeping safe. We have booked the Morcombe Foundation to come out next year to work with our students regarding strategies to stay safe.
Reading One of the College’s Strategic foci is Literacy. One of the greatest things you can do with your children to improve their literacy revolves around reading. I would like to share with you four reading tips. Firstly model reading to your child. Even if your child is in Year 6, take the time to read to your child and then discuss what you have read. It could be fiction or non-fiction, a book or a magazine or newspaper. Secondly listen to your child read daily and once again talk about what has been read. Thirdly, allow time for your child to read independently. Help them by removing all distractions such as TV, games and internet. Finally be a good role model by reading independently yourself. You will be making a wonderful investment of time with your children that will not only help your children improve their reading and literacy skills, but also open up opportunities to have conversations with them. Darrin Schumacher Head of Junior School