From the Head of Staff and Students P-5

Before school each morning and in the afternoon, the Prep – Year 2 car park can become congested. Often students are alighting from or entering vehicles and moving through the car park. To ensure their safety, parents are reminded not to park in the...

Next Friday 27 th October is Day for Daniel. As parents, we are all familiar with Daniel’s story and appreciate the great work his parents have done through the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. At the Prep – Year 5 Assembly next week, I will be reminding...

Friday 27th October is also Bandanna Day, which supports young people living with cancer. “Every year, another 23,000 young people (63 per day) have to deal with the challenge of cancer”. Families/students wishing to support this initiative will be...

All Year 3 students will depart for their Outdoor Education Camp at Luther Heights next week on Thursday 26 th October. Parents are reminded that all camp/medical forms should have already been returned to your child’s classroom teacher. Mr David...

Welcome to the new term. We hope all families enjoyed a relaxing and enjoyable time together over the holidays. The term has commenced at a busy pace with Year 5 students having already attended their Outdoor Education camp last week! There are also...

Year 5 Camp Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Year 5 Outdoor Education Camp at Bornhoffen in the Numinbah Valley. The weather was perfect, the food was fantastic, the accommodation very comfortable and the facilities first rate. Students...

Educational research recognises that the social and emotional development of students is just as important as their academic development. “Non-cognitive aspects of students development, including their attitudes, values and a range of social and...

Thank you to all parents and families for their support and involvement in the many and varied aspects of life in the Prep – Year 5 area of the College this term. Your support and involvement is greatly valued and welcomed by children, staff and the...

Students commence Term 4 on Tuesday 3 rd October. Chess Mates Chess Mates will run classes afterschool on Tuesdays during Term 4. If your child is interested in attending, please contact the Junior College Admin Office (during term time) to collect...

With Father’s Day celebrated only last weekend and the holidays just around the corner, it is an ideal time to focus on how dads can help develop their children’s literacy. Research shows that dads play a critical role in their children's literacy...