Monday Egg and vegetable fried rice with sweet soy, chili and shallot fished with Asian herbs
Tuesday Pumpkin ravioli served with a tomato and basil cream sauce
Wednesday Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes with sweet chili and sour cream
Thursday Cheese and spinach filo triangles served with tomato jam
Friday Cheese and tomato pizza topped with fresh herbs and mozzarella
(served with chefs’ selection of fruits and vegetables)
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Deputy Head of School’s Comment
This week we had the pleasure of watching U1st and 2nd class in their dress rehearsals. The hours of effort and careful preparation have clearly paid off. The children have mastered their individual parts, and through teamwork they form wonderful presentations. It is hard to believe that for many of them, this is only their second or third experience of performing Shakespeare. To the families of Upper 1st and 2nd, we are confident you will thoroughly enjoy the performances next week.
Niree Nadjarian
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Head of School’s Comment
As we complete this term’s exploration of Respect, our assembly reading next week comes from the Dalai Lama. His point centres on motivation, not in the everyday sense of drive or effort, but deeper than that: the why behind what we do. The same action, physical, verbal, or even in thought, can be respectful or hollow depending entirely on what motivated it. Two children might do identical things, and yet one acts from genuine care and the other simply to be seen to do the right thing. The actions are the same; their quality is not.
What follows from this is practical. If the intention is good, the actions tend to take care of themselves. The focus is on the why, and at its best, the why is concern for others rather than for ourselves.
Julian Wilcock
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On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 9
Monday Lentil soup served with sourdough bread and butter
Tuesday Salad wraps, tomato cucumber, iceberg lettuce, carrot and cheese in a flour wrap
Wednesday Cheese and spinach puff pastry rolls served with tomato relish
Thursday Singapore noodles with Asian greens, shallots, sweet soy and chili, coriander and mint
Friday 4 cheese penne pasta topped with fresh herbs
(served with chefs’ selection of fruits and vegetables)
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Deputy Head of School’s Comment
Philosophy discussions in class each week allow students to consider ideas at a deeper level than they might ordinarily. For instance, when exploring the value of Stillness, Lower 1st contemplated the idea of focused attention. In practical terms, the children experienced the quality of attention that comes with colouring in — focusing on the point of the pencil as it touched the paper. The effect was careful, considered work, and sometimes the discovery that the pencil needed sharpening. There was also discussion about experiencing Stillness as presence. Many children described observing nature and becoming curious and full of awe. Through discussions and practices such as these, abstract ideas become familiar, and children develop the language and ability to talk about them thoughtfully.
Niree Nadjarian
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Head of School’s Comment
We have two special performances coming up to conclude Term 2.
Next Tuesday’s Instrumental Concert is largely an individual achievement. Each student has been practicing their instrument outside school hours, often without an audience, and in many cases this concert is their first opportunity to play in front of one. The Upper 1st and 2nd Class Shakespeare Festival, the following week, asks something different. These students have been rehearsing together all term, and what they are bringing to the stage is genuinely collective. This is their first standalone class play and the preparation has been considerable.
We look forward to welcoming families to both.
Julian Wilcock
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On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 7
Monday Cheese and spinach ravioli served with a tomato cream sauce topped with parmesan
Tuesday Indian style lentil curry served with rice pilaf
Wednesday Salad wraps tomato, cucumber, carrot, iceberg and cheese served with a flour tortilla
Thursday Tomato soup with fresh basil sourdough bread and butter
Friday Sausage sizzle for athletics carnival
(served with chefs’ selection of fruits and vegetables)
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Bumper Book Fair
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came along and supported our Book Fair at Open Day. We’re absolutely thrilled to share that, thanks to your incredible generosity, 153 books have been donated to our school library — a new school record! Your kindness means so much — not only have you helped grow our collection to new heights, but you’ve also inspired a love of reading in our students and truly brought our community values to life.
We want to extend an extra special congratulations to L1st C, who have donated the most books in the entire school! Your remarkable generosity and enthusiasm have set an extraordinary example of our school values of Service and Respect. Well done!
Miss Bower
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Deputy Head of School’s Comment
Open Day was a wonderful success and the excitement carries straight into next week. Founder’s Day will be marked at both the Infants and Primary Assemblies with a presentation on the origins of John Colet School. On Wednesday, finalists from 3rd to 6th class take the stage for the Primary Public Speaking Competition final, and Friday brings the Athletics Carnival, a favourite day of sport and fun for the whole school.
Niree Nadjarian
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Head of School’s Comment
We threaded the needle with fine conditions for Open Day last weekend, and fingers remain crossed for similar luck next Friday at our Athletics Carnival. This year the carnival will be held at John Colet School. With major maintenance works at Narrabeen Sports Centre leaving significant areas off limits, the distances involved in moving between available spaces were neither practical nor, in our view, safe for the children. It was not a difficult decision to make.
What has taken some doing is making our own grounds work for the day, and our Head of Sport, Mrs Davey, deserves real credit for the effort that has gone into the planning. With the full support of staff, we are confident it will be a day to remember. All parents and friends of JCS are very welcome to come along
Julian Wilcock
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