There has been energy and excitement in the Junior School over the first couple of weeks this term. Term 3 promises to be interesting and engaging with many College events and opportunities for our students. Our new Principal for 2025, Tim Cleary, will visit the students at our whole school assembly this week. Thank you to our teachers and families for their involvement in our Parent/Teacher interviews on Tuesday evening. It is good to be able to work together to share student goals for the semester and to continue to work together for the betterment of each student.
Friday 2 August – Blue & White Ball. A record 320 guests will gather to celebrate our school’s 70th year. Enjoy this wonderful occasion if you are one of the lucky ones to be going.
Saturday 3 August – Heritage Day. On this day St Edmund’s will play fixtures against our good friends Marist College throughout the entire day. Come along for some fun and enjoy the atmosphere. Junior School students attending the First XV match (rugby) or First XI match (football) are to wear their formal school uniform after their game.
Thursday 8 August – Australian Mathematics Competition. If your son has been nominated by his teacher, he will be participating in this challenging competition during period 3 and 4
on this day.
Friday 9 August – Book Week Performance. During the afternoon on this day, all Junior School students will enjoy a performance to begin our momentum for a huge Book Week 2024 in Week 5.
Monday 12 August – Wednesday 14 August. Year 5 Camp (Wagga Wagga). All information to be sent to families this week.
Thursday 15 August – Junior School Assembly at 11.30am in the R.J. Wallace Hall. During this assembly we will recognise students doing well in class and enjoy some performances.
Parents/carers of students receiving a certificate will be notified via email by Friday 9th August.
Monday 19 August – Experience Eddies Day. If you know any families considering St Edmund’s as a school for their son, please encourage them to sign up for this day.
Tuesday 20 August – Friday 23 August. Book Week/Book Fair – This year’s theme is magic. Thank you to all students, Ms Cusack and Mrs Hojem for the wonderful ‘steampunk’ display
in our Junior School library. The Book Fair will be open each afternoon after lunch. Our Book Week parade will be held period 1 on Wednesday 21 August at 9am in the RJ Wallace Hall.
Students may dress as their favourite book character for the day.
Thursday 22 August – Moderation Day. Pupil Free Day at St Edmund’s College.
Thursday 22 August – South Weston Athletics Carnival. Congratulations to the 34 students who have been selected to represent the College at the South Weston regional carnival. If
students finish in the top 4 in their event, they will qualify for the ACT carnival. All information will be sent to families this week. Unfortunately for the students, this carnival falls on Moderation Day.
Oliver Amey
Angus Armstrong
Zachary Blyton
Bryson Budden
James Darmody
Blake Erwin
Jack Erwin
Thomas Fairall
Liam Freeth
Hayden Frewin
Jenson Gagliardi
Patrick Gane
Hugh Gibson
Tom Gibson
Thomas Haskins
Angus Johnston
Dantae Lauvao
Kai Matthews
Connor Meszes
Samadhi Pathmaperuma
Jackson Reid
Reuben Roberts
Aidan Selems
Jake Smith
Zachary Stonham
Jett Summerell
Clay Thompson
Billy Unsworth
Patrick Wallace
John Wightman
Oscar Wightman
Jude Will
Jarvis Wind
Oliver Winn
Year 6 into Year 7 – Please note that students currently enrolled in Year 6 do not need to re-enrol into Year 7. Year 6 student enrolment automatically continues into Year 7.
School Sport ACT Representative 12/U Opportunities – School Sport ACT has changed the process for applying and participating in Sporting Trials.
Anyone interested in trialling for the various regional sports, now need 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 – Please note there will be no homework club next week!
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).
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 extremeor exaggerated fashion.
– Hair should be of uniform length and no shorter than a number ‘two’.
– 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