St Catherine’s in the 120th Year

Year 2 have been enjoying the Unit of study entitled ‘History of St Catherine’s’. A visit to the Archive Centre in Sherren House was intriguing! History came alive! Today’s photos in The Blue Ribbon tell just a little about the learning and the fun.

Kristin Dodd and Lexie Hill did not want to leave all the St Catherine’s archive items

The chance to dress up was fantastic

Xinyue (Elena) Wei thought she would look good in the old School uniform

End of Term 1 2016

As we now enter the Easter period and Term 1 holidays, we wish all the Barbreck families a very relaxing break. May it be filled with time to spend with family, laughter and a refreshing rest from routine as well as time to catch up with friends. Thank you to all Barbreck members of the St Catherine’s community for your support and attendance at various activities and functions in what has been a short, busy but productive Term.

Day one of Term 2 is Monday 11 April. Please note the following organisational details for extra activities in Term 2:

Extra Activities Term 2, 2016

Please note the following important information regarding the commencement dates for extra activities in Term 2.

Week 1

– Swim squads and lessons, Monday 11 April at the scheduled times.

Before and After School Activities

– Commencing Monday 11 April on a weekly basis Years 3 and 4 have (optional) after School sport from 3.30pm – 4.30pm.

– Commencing Tuesday 12 April on a weekly basis Years 5 and 6 have (compulsory) after School sport from 3.30pm-5.00pm.

– Gymnastics commences Monday 11 April

– Junior Joggers (Years 3 to 6) commences Tuesday 12 April at 7.30am- Tennis commences Monday 11 April

– Jazz Ballet commences Wednesday 13 April

– Epstein Singers commences Wednesday 13 April, 7.45am – 8.45am

– Homework Happenings commences Monday 11 April – 13 May (for students booked in)

Week 2

‘STEM in the Morning’ held at 8.00am (commencing Monday 18 April)
Years 5 and 6 Monday
Year 3 Wednesday
Year 4 Thursday
Year 2 Friday

Please note: Year 1 commences ‘STEM in the Morning’ in Term 4

Write on Wednesday commences on Wednesday 27 April, 3.30pm – 4.30pm

Please note due to NAPLAN testing for Years 3 and 5 there will be no Junior School Assembly on Tuesday 10 May.

Give a hand in Fiji Appeal in Barbreck

A total of $486.10 was raised by Barbreck families in an appeal led by Sarah Pratt (Year 6) and the Year 6 students. We thank families indeed for the generosity and welcome response to a country in need.

Winter Uniform

With the break this year being relatively early due to the Easter period falling 24 March in 2016, the weather may still remain pleasantly warm at the commencement of Term Two (Monday 11 April). Students may choose to wear either summer or winter uniform for the first two weeks of Term 2. Parents are asked that choices be guided by weather and forecasts at the time. Unless further notified, winter uniform is officially required to be worn by all Barbreck students from Tuesday 26 April.

Uniform Length

Uniforms must be of a length which is suitable for sitting, standing, studying, playing, running and
jumping, all with dignity maintained. Bike shorts are not to be worn under the School uniform. For those students who like to wear shorts underneath uniform, the Uniform Shop sells navy blue cotton shorts (for health purposes, cotton should be worn if shorts are preferred.) It is imperative that shorts are not visible when students are standing in uniform.

Labels on Clothes

A friendly reminder to families to clearly name all School items. Clothing or belongings are returned to
owners as soon as possible if they are found. Despite our best efforts to find belongings stated to be
clearly labelled, at times, items do not appear to be anywhere within the School.
Parents are asked to check at home to ensure your daughter(s) have not, in error, brought someone else’s School uniform items home. This can easily happen when students are busily packing up after activities such as Sport or Swimming.

A further challenge occurs when secondhand items still bear the name of the original owner (who by now may well be into Secondary School and observably, the clothing no longer belongs to them). Please label all clothing and all belongings with the current owner’s name.

Mrs Alana Moor

Head of ELC and Barbreck

Junior School Sport: House Cross Country

Due to unfortunate weather circumstances the Barbreck House Cross Country had to be postponed from Friday 18 March until Wednesday 20 April.

The new scheduled date should not hinder our preparation for the District competition to be held on Monday 23 May at Kooyong Park.

I encourage all girls to maintain their running over the Easter break in order to be fully prepared for week two of Term two.

Mr Tom Crebbin

Junior School Head of Physical Education