Last Friday was very enjoyable for Junior School students, as they were able to celebrate Founder’s Day, along with the Year 7-12 students. Whilst not every activity was completed with the High School, The Mass, Market Stalls and Grandstand activities were all highlights. Congratulations to Mulrooney House for winning the Waterford Cup relay. On Saturday I was fortunate enough to see many fine performances by our rugby teams, where Marist was hosting many matches against St Edmund’s for their inaugural Heritage Day. Well done to all players for the level of respect shown to the referees and the opposition. On Sunday, I was excited to see our Cabaret performers practicing hard for this Friday’s performance. Friday will be the culmination of many, many months of hard work. Congratulations to all Junior School students involved in the Cabaret and we hope you enjoy performing on Friday evening.
Scholastic Bookfair – Thank you all for your support of the Bookfair. We were fortunate to raise vital funds for new books and other library initiatives. Thank you to Mrs Kinnish for her wonderful organisation.
Junior School Assembly – Thursday 29 May at 11.30am in the RJ Wallace Hall. Parents/carers of students receiving an award will be notified via email by the end of this week. Please note this was rescheduled from Thursday 22 May due to the Cabaret.
Brumbies Primary Schools State Rugby Union Championships – Friday 30 May at Brumbies HQ, University of Canberra, Bruce. Information about this excursion will be sent to families in the next day or so. The rugby teams that have qualified are U10 Blue, U11 Blue and U12 Blue. Students will need to be able to get their own way to and from the venue.
Public Holidays – Monday 2 June and Monday 9 June. Please note ACT Public Holidays, Reconciliation Day and the King’s Birthday, are coming up. The school will be closed on these two days.
South Weston Cross Country – Tuesday 3 June at Stromlo. Excursion details will be sent to parents/carers of boys who have qualified via the parent portal this week by Mr Fox.
School Sport ACT Representative 12/U Opportunities – School Sport ACT has a set process for applying and participating in Sporting Trials.
Anyone interested in trialling for the various regional sports, needs to log onto the ACT Sports Website and register for the sport that your child wishes to trial. It is the responsibility of parents/carers to monitor the website for any upcoming sporting events, if your child is interested in competing in the regional competitions.
Please also note if your child is successful in being selected for an ACT team to participate in a national or regional tournament, a formal written letter is required, addressed to the College Principal to seek permission for absence from school during this period. Once the College has received such a request it can then be formally approved for your son’s participation in this activity with School Sport ACT. Secondly, we will also be able to acknowledge his achievement here at school.
Year 4-6 After School Homework Club
Tuesday & Wednesday after school (Weeks 2-8 only Term 2)
3.30pm – 4.30pm
Junior School Library lab
Boys are to bring work with them that they may need assistance with. This could be homework, assignments, extension work or additional work set by their classroom teacher.
Email hellem@sec.act.edu.au or book through Clipboard should you wish your son to attend.
Year 6 Runners Program – As a part of our Year 6 into High School transition program, we will be enlisting the assistance of Year 6 students to help as runners. As runners, the students will get to know the school layout very well ahead of Year 7. The students will work in pairs for a full day (learning remotely between jobs). The students will rotate through on a daily basis.
Hair Policy – Thank you to all parents/carers for keeping your son/s haircuts in line with the school’s uniform and hair policy. At times barbers may make mistakes. If they are informed of their mistake, many will fix the haircut (in line with our policy) at no extra charge. Could I please ask that all parents/carers familiarise themselves with the hair policy so that students can get about their daily work without teacher’s asking them about their haircuts. Thank you for your assistance with this.
- Hair should be kept neat, tidy and clean at all times and not grown or styled into an extreme or exaggerated fashion.
- Hair should be uniform in length (or blended gradually) and no shorter than a number ‘two’. Longer hair (below the collar) needs to be tied back during the school day.
- Students are not allowed to have lines or designs shaved into their hair nor grow long sections of hair that can be fashioned into ‘top buns’, plaits, undercuts, braids, ‘rats tails’, ‘mohawks’ or ‘mullets’ etc.
Student Drop Off and Pick Up – Please do not use the staff carpark (off Canberra Avenue) to drop or collect students before and after school. This is a dangerous place for our students to be moving through and we would like to keep this area for staff only. Thank you for helping to keep our community safe.
David Kelly
Assistant Principal – Junior School