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From our Deputy Head of School

Welcome to Term 2. It has been wonderful to see the children return to school with so much energy and enthusiasm. On Monday, the teachers met as they always do, to prepare for the term ahead.  Part of this day is always devoted to study related to the ethos of the school. We spent some time together revisiting the principles on the which the school was founded. These are shown below.
To give the children information related to:

the simple principles of spiritual knowledge,
knowledge of the universe,
man, and
the individual’s relation thereto

in the belief that the child really knows, and, if the information is given simply and accurately enough, it will connect with that inner knowledge and make it available to the child.
It is very valuable to continually refresh our knowledge and understanding of these principles to ensure that we stay true to the type of education that we aim to provide at

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Headmaster’s Comment

This week we held our ANZAC commemoration at John Colet School. A special thank you to our guest speaker this year, past president of Forestville RSL, Mr John Scifleet, and special guests Mr Jason Falinski MP, and JCS Board Member Mr James Donald, along with parent attendees. As our Value in focus this term is Respect, this was a good opportunity for our students to appreciate the sacrifice that has been made and continues to be made for our community. The children were able to pay their respects to all people who have made a sacrifice. In the words from Kemal Ataturk’s Tribute: “There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side in this country of ours”. It is an occasion for people to unify towards peace for all.
All students showed outstanding respect both during the ceremony as well as during

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Deputy Head’s Comment

During this term we have had a lot of trainee teachers doing their professional placement at John Colet. It is wonderful for us to be able to support these teachers and give them an opportunity to experience the ethos of the school and to see the value of our approach to education. Several of them have come to speak to me about their impressions of the school. They have been impressed by the genuine love of learning, by the respect the children show for their teachers and each other and by the effect of pausing regularly during the day. This is great confirmation that the values that we strive to instil in the children are working.
Di Renshaw
Deputy Headmistress
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Headmaster’s Comment

After a year on pause, we are very excited to be holding our Walkathon next week. However, due to proposed maintenance of the adjacent public field, this event has been moved on site. The scheduled start is at 1:30 pm on Thursday and parents are welcome to attend. We would like to thank the Parents and Friends Association for embracing this change in venue so quickly, as it does require significant planning.
We would like to give particular thanks to Mrs Manjula Ghose, who after many years of organising our Walkathon, and building it up to what it is today, is stepping back after this year. The School Value that we have been exploring with the children this Term is Service, and there is no better example than the time and effort many of our parents give for the benefit of all. Service is the cornerstone of our school and wider

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This week 4th Classes learnt about gravity. The children completed an exciting investigation; by dropping two objects of a different mass and size from a high spot we watched to see which would hit the ground first. We discovered that as long as there is no air resistance stopping or slowing something down, everything falls at the same speed no matter what its mass. It takes more gravity to pull down a heavy object. It takes less gravity to pull a lighter object. The force of gravity and size of an object are balanced causing all things to fall at the same speed.
Anne-Marie Sjogren and Sara Bell – Teachers
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Deputy Head of School Comment

Today I received an email from our new Sports teacher Mrs Collins to say that our year 3/4 T- Ball team had shown such good sportsmanship that they had been commended by the opposition. “They graciously gave the opposition extra players to make up their team and were supportive and encouraging throughout.” It is always inspiring to see that the children are actively engaged in demonstrating the school values and representing John Colet so well.

Di Renshaw
Deputy Headmistress
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Head of School’s Comment

Thank you to our Parents and Friends Association who have been working with many families over the past month to organise Lunar New Year celebrations. The children have had a range of related activities in class and during Art, as well as receiving fortune cookies today and watching a Dragon Dance.
We would also like to acknowledge and thank those parents who have stepped into being Class Representatives this year. Our Class Representatives play an important part in coordinating and bringing our community together. They cannot do it alone though, and helping out over the year can come in many forms. Don’t hesitate to offer assistance when needed, as more hands make light work.
Julian Wilcock
Head of School
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