This beautiful Sanskrit writing by four children in 2nd class was selected for its neatness and clarity. Work of this standard calls for amazing focus, which is developed through the regular practice of Stillness.
Well done to Arnavi, Jet, Gail and Gabriel.
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Celebrating 40 Years of John Colet School
Celebrating 40 Years of John Colet School!
By now, you are likely aware of this year’s Gala Event on 29th March. This is a very special occasion marking 40 years since John Colet School first opened its doors. This milestone celebration will take place in the stunning Mahratta Estate in Wahroonga, home to the School of Philosophy.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have an incredible $25,000 worth of auction items, including one-of-a-kind artworks created by our talented staff and students.
Expect an unforgettable evening of exquisite food & wine, live entertainment and wonderful company!
Tickets are limited, so don’t miss out! If you haven’t secured yours yet, now is the time. Bookings will close in the next 48 hours.
More details and booking links can be found below.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
Julian Wilcock
Below is your link to purchase tickets for the evening.
https://www.trybooking.com/CYNWM
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On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 7
Monday Kipfler Potatoes served with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli Sauce
Tuesday Mexican Bean Nachos served with Avocado Guacamole and Sour Cream
Wednesday Salad Rolls with Carrots, Cucumber, Tomatoes and Lettuce
Thursday Cauliflower, Sweet Potato and Paneer Curry with Rice
Friday Freshly made Basil Pesto Penne
(Chefs’ selection of fruits and vegetables provided daily)
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On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 6
Monday Cream of Tomato and basil Soup served with crusty sourdough bread and butter
Tuesday Indian Dal served with buttered basmati rice
Wednesday Margherita pizza with fresh mozzarella and Italian herbs
Thursday Broccoli and cauliflower pasta bake topped with herb crumb
Friday Egg and tofu fried rice with sweet soy chili and fresh shallots
(Chefs’ selection of fruits and vegetables provided daily)
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IPSHA swim carnival a great success
On Tuesday, 4th March, a team of 18 students from Years 3-6 represented our school at the IPSHA Swimming Carnival, competing against other Independent Schools from across NSW. They truly did us proud, demonstrating great effort, sportsmanship, and enthusiasm throughout the day.
The team returned happy, energised, and motivated after an incredible experience swimming in the very same pool that hosted the Olympics 25 years ago!
Congratulations to all our swimmers on their outstanding achievements. A special mention goes to Declan W, who placed 4th overall in the 10-year-olds’ 50m breaststroke with an impressive time of 46.40 seconds, a fantastic result!
Well done to all who participated.
Anika Davey
PDHPE and Sports Teacher
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Deputy Head of School’s Comment
Recently, 6th Class teacher Mrs Hansson and I have been looking into a program called Learn Kind which we will be introducing later in the year to all the children from L1st-6th class. Currently 6th class are running modules as a pilot before it goes out the rest of the school. The idea is to develop a whole school approach to creating an environment where kindness is learnt and enacted. This is supported by all our school values, the Philosophy program and annual discussion from the New Alphabet for Humanity. There will be more information provided in due course.
Di Renshaw
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Head of School’s Comment
Over the past two weeks in our student assemblies, we have been reflecting on the following reading:
Tibetan Buddhist Prayer – The Four Immeasurable Attitudes
May all beings have happiness and its causes; (Love)
May all beings be freed from suffering and its causes; (Compassion)
May all beings constantly dwell in joy, transcending sorrow; (Joy)
May all beings dwell in equal love for those both close and distant; (Equanimity)
This ties beautifully with our recent Sanskrit prayer, which speaks to the happiness of all. Rather than simply wishing for happiness for ourselves and others, we have been discussing the actions we can take to bring this into reality—starting with those closest to us, extending to our school community, and reaching out to the wider world.
Through these conversations, we are encouraging students to think about kindness, inclusion, and how small, thoughtful actions can contribute to a more compassionate and connected world.
Julian Wilcock
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Maths – Week 4 update from 3rd Class
In Maths, we started multiplicative strategies by looking at the relationship between multiplication and division, describing them as inverse operations. We looked at arrays and how we can use them to write fact families. We discussed ‘turnaround’ facts in multiplication (e.g. 2 x 4 and 4 x 2) and identified them in a multiplication grid. We used number lines to explore the relationship between multiples of 2 and 4; 4 and 8; 5 and 10; 3 and 6; and 3 and 9. We looked at square numbers, representing them visually and in written form and started problem solving with multiplication and division.
Mrs Nadjarian
Teacher
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Term 1 Writing update from 3rd Class
In English this week we completed studying the structure of narratives by looking at complications and resolutions. We looked at ‘okay’ endings and ‘super’ endings before children were given a complication and asked to write a resolution. At the same time, we have developed knowledge of narrative features by practising making noun groups using adjectives. We also looked at writing descriptions of settings which may be included in narratives. We read and created examples of noun groups that engage the five senses and used them to describe a city landscape. Adverbs were also discussed and it’s wonderful to see children starting to use them with intention in their writing. We revised how to correctly punctuate direct speech – a tricky skill! In Spelling we looked at the digraph ‘ey’ making long vowel /a/ at the end of words. Each week we also look at irregular words and morphology (rules about
Week 4: Just a normal busy week in Upper 1st (Year 1)
English: This week in spelling and reading, we have looked at two syllable words ending in y. The y makes a long e sound in these words. In grammar, we looked at the differencesbetween questions and statements. In short burst writing, the children wrote about
camping. In parent writing we focused on using adjectives to write an informative description about a pelican.
Maths: This week the children revisited Data and the features of a picture graph. This included how to gather data using concrete materials, tally marks, lists or symbols such as
pictures of objects. They learnt about scaling where one object or picture can represent more than one data value. Discuss/Revise the features of a picture graph. The children are
becoming more confident in interpreting the data, organise the data into a graph and answer questions about the data.
Science: This week we revised what sound is and how it travels. The children also