Primary News

T3, Week 1

NAIDOC Week

Welcome to Term 3! It has been so lovely to see all our students return to school happy and enthusiastic to begin with their Term 3 learning! We have started the term celebrating Indigenous culture during NAIDOC Week. Our Primary students spent Period 4 and 5 on Wednesday engaging in learning experiences structured around Indigenous culture. These learning experiences ranged from playing Indigenous games, participating in Indigenous art and craft and cooking Indigenous food. Thank you to Mrs Patton and Ms Pietsch for organising such a great time of learning for our Primary students.

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Stage 3 Canberra Camp

During Term 2, Week 9 our Stage 3 students experienced a fantastic time in our Nation’s Capital. They explored the Australian Institute of Sport, the National Museum, Mount Ainslie, the Museum of Democracy, the Australian War Memorial, Parliament House, Questacon and the National Zoo and Aquarium. These great learning experiences are described by our students below:

"Best camp ever! One of my favourite things about Canberra was going on the giant seven metre slide at Questacon. Another experience I enjoyed was visiting the AIS because we got to look at some of the places where the athletes and Olympians train. What I learnt, while away from my family, was that even though I was nervous I pushed through and had an awesome time."

Lucy

"If I had to write about all the things I loved about camp, I'd still be writing until next February! I had a lot of fun over the three days, however, the standout activity was going to Parliament House. Did you know the elected government of state representatives overrule in numbers compared to the opposition and crossbench combined? I had such a fun experience with my cabin, my friends, and the legendary bus driver playing the best songs imaginable. It was the best Canberra Camp ever."

Jordan

"I loved Camp! My favourite thing we did was going to Questacon because we had a lot of fun and we got to see real lightning and we got to go on a massive slide. I got to learn about Parliament and I didn't know there was an 'old' Parliament House and it was turned into a museum. Going on camp with my friends was amazing and awesome and I can't wait for our next camp."

Cam

Please enjoy a selection of photos in our 2024 Stage 3 Canberra Camp Google Photo Album.

Kindergarten Excursion to Hunter Valley Wildlife Park

During Term 2, Week 9 Kindergarten visited the Hunter Valley Wildlife Park as part of their Integrated studies about Australian Animals. A great time was had by all as they visited each animal home and examined the important features of their habitat. The students were also challenged to consider our responsibility to take care of the special animals that God has placed in Australia.

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Wellbeing Wednesday

Our Primary students had a fabulous time exploring different Wellbeing strategies during Wellbeing Wednesday on the last Wednesday of Term 2. It was lovely to see so many of our students come dressed in Winter warmers to raise funds for Ms Pietsch’s mission trip to Rwanda. A huge thank you goes to all our families who donated cakes, biscuits and slices for our fundraiser cake stall. We are very excited to announce that we raised $1,155.10  to assist teachers and students in Rwanda.

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Book Week

Book Week will be held this term in Week 4 (19th - 23rd of August). The theme of this year’s Book Week is Reading is Magical and will be filled with lots of fun activities. The Book Week Costume Parade will take place on Thursday 22nd August from 9.30 - 10.30am. Primary students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character and parents are welcome to watch the procession. Don't forget to have a copy of the book your character comes from as part of your costume. We are looking forward to a fun week of literature exploration!

Primary Assembly and Chapel

Primary Chapel is held on Friday during odd weeks of the term and Primary Assembly is held on even weeks during the term. Primary Awards are presented at Assembly to students who have performed in an outstanding way academically or have been serving the MCS community, and classes take it in turns to share some of the excellent work they have been doing with the rest of the school community. Parents are warmly invited to both Chapel and Assembly which are held in The Lighthouse beginning at 2:15pm.

Date	Event
Week 1 Friday 2nd August	NAIDOC Week Chapel
Week 2 Friday 9th August	Assembly 1M Presentation
Week 3 Friday 16th August	Sport Assembly Period 3 (No Chapel)
Week 4 Friday 23rd August	Assembly 1W Presentation
Week 5 Friday 30th August	Chapel
Week 6 Friday 6th September	Assembly KA Presentation
Week 7 Friday 13th September	Chapel
Week 8 Friday 20th September	Assembly KL Presentation
Week 9 Friday 27th September	Chapel

We wish all our families a blessed and productive term!

Mrs T Wright Baker

Head of Primary

(Term 3 Overviews to be released next week)

Prep	Kinder
Year 1	Year 2
Years 3/4	Years 5/6

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Primary	Key Dates:
Wk 2 6the Aug	Australian Mathematics Competition
Wk 3 12-13th Aug	Stage 2 Camp
Wk 3 13th Aug	Primary Boys Soccer Gala Day Stage 3 - Information to be released through the Sentral Parent App
Wk 3 15th Aug	HRIS Primary Athletics Carnival Information to be released through the Sentral Parent App
Wk 3 16th Aug	Full House Sport Assembly

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