Year 4 Camp

Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure and opportunity to join Year 4 students on camp for afternoon activities, dinner and a spot of bush dancing. It was wonderful to see every girl engaged and having such a great time along with their teachers. The girls participated in many activities from Irongirl triathlon challenges on the beach, to archery and kayaking.

Camps are an important part of learning for our girls, contributing to the holistic approach to education. It builds skills in leadership, problem solving, personal development, social awareness and physical challenge, along with putting into practice many of the skills and knowledge they learn throughout formal School programs.

Year 3 Highlights

Year 3 have had a great Term 1 with many highlights. 3C students have particularly enjoyed the new Junior School STEM program. They share some of their highlights and reflections below:

“I like STEM because it is very interesting and fun. My favourite thing is doing experiments. We have been learning about heat convection and conduction and what are heat conductors and insulators. A conductor is when the object gets rid of the heat and an insulator is when the object traps the heat,” Olivia Barr.

“We use an app called Seesaw on our iPads. Seesaw has activities about our projects. We sometimes split into groups, sometimes we do the experiments ourselves and sometimes we do them as a class,” Mirabelle Thomson.

“What I like about STEM is everything that we are learning about right now. We are learning about Pierre’s kitchen. Pierre sometimes needs help, so every week we write letters to him to help him. A few weeks ago, we were learning about heat energy. What I like most in STEM is the experiments. They are so cool! I love STEM!,” Nina Portnoy.

“What I love about STEM is how we make mixtures. Other times we have been learning about heat energy and sources of heat. I absolutely love doing Seesaw on the iPads too.” Scarlett Stevenson Kotsos. 

“I really, really like STEM! It is fun. We are learning about sources of heat at the moment. We are learning about a chef called Pierre and we are telling him what convection and conduction are,” Mietta Barrington.

Term 1 Draws to a Close

We have had a wonderful Term 1, with many opportunities and events throughout February and March. Junior School teachers have carefully planned every experience to ensure the girls’ learning is placed at the centre of all we do, providing experiences that continually grow and nurture girls’ academically, physically, socially and emotionally.

Highlights have included the Years 3 to 6 Swimming Sports, Years 3 to 6 Cross Country, many different Co-curricular activities from Write-on-Wednesdays through to Chess, visiting performers and authors, fundraising events, and Music assemblies just to name a few. The Term concluded with the Easter Service, providing a lovely occasion to join together as a community before the Easter break.

I would like to wish all families a very happy and relaxing holiday, and look forward to the safe return of our girls for the beginning of Term 2.

Choral Assembly

Students, parents and teachers greatly enjoyed seeing the girls perform at the Term 1 Choral Assembly this week.

This Assembly is a wonderful opportunity for the girls to demonstrate what they have been learning through the non-auditioned and auditioned choirs. It is particularly enjoyable to witness the growth as the girls move through the different sections of the School.

The commencement of the Assembly sees our Prep to Year 2 choir enthral us with their excitement and engagement as they sang the Sandcastle Underneath the Sea, whilst the Years 3 to 4 choir continued the aquatic theme singing Bumba Hunting. The Years 5 to 6 choir performed two songs, one of the audience’s favourites being The Cactus.

The Choral Assembly concluded with an impressive performance by the Epstein Choir who wowed us in their performance and level of skill, under the expert leadership of Mrs Lyn Henshall.

Ms Catherine Samuel, Acting Head of Junior School